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They Arrested My Father, Mother, and Sister and Demolished Our House Just Because We are Muslims

I am Afreen Fatima from Allahabad, India. My father has been unjustly and illegally arrested…

A Pogrom in Prayagraj: Bulldozing of India’s Constitutional Values is a Disaster for All Indians

As noted Indian Muslim activist Afreen Fatima and her family had anticipated, India’s most populous…

Ending Racism and Casteism: Is Isabel Wilkerson Right to Say a Fresh Coat of Paint Won’t Do, the House Needs to Be Torn Down?

Glancing across the New York Times one morning, a headline covering the humanitarian crisis in…

A Hodophile’s Notebook: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Attending Festival de Cannes

Amid the seemingly unattainable decline of the COVID-19 pandemic, I, like many people in April…

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni and Kathak Come Together at the Legendary Southern Theater in Minneapolis

Occasionally I chance upon an illuminating performance that stays with you long after the show…

The ‘Fringe’ That Went Mainstream: Prime Minister Modi’s Silence on Hate and Bigotry Makes Him an Accessory

Hindu extremists in India stayed true to their touchstone of hate and bigotry and added…

‘Samrat Prithviraj’ Could Have Been Two Films — A Royal Love Story and the Saga of the Last Brave Hindu King

My mother was from Rajasthan. She would tell us of the amazing love story of…

My Very Own ‘Maverick’: An Indian American’s Adventurous Life With a Top Gun

I am the daughter of immigrants from India. My parents came here in 1969, just…

An Indian American Queer Sikh CEO’s Story: Pride Begins (or Ends) With Family and Community Support

I had no idea I was lesbian when I was growing up in India. Sure,…

Twisting an Otherwise Colorful and Diverse Hindu Culture Into Something Much More Malevolent was Fairly Easy

When I walked into class just a few weeks ago, I was taught that my…

As a Hindu Girl Living in the American South, I Understand the Struggles of Blacks and Dalits

The deeply held belief of Dalits being “polluted” has pushed them to an unwanted corner…

The Suffering That Dalits in India Have Endured is Parallel to the Enslavement of African Americans

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” – Martin Luther King Jr. Those who…