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The Hindu Responsibility: BJP Should Strive to Bring Democracy and True Religious Equality to India

It appears that some would have us believe that the current actions of some Hindus…

A Plea to My Fellow Indian Americans: We Should Not Bring Indian Socialist Ideas to the American Shores

India was a great country with rich culture, heritage, freedoms, tolerance, ancient pearls of wisdom,…

Illustrative Cases of Domestic Violence and its Repercussion on the Second Generation Indian Americans

In 2019, more than a million women were victims of some form of domestic violence,…

Breaking the Class and Cultural Barriers: Why Kabir Khan’s ‘83’ Moved Middle-aged Indian Men to Tears

The movie 83 had been in the making for a few years now. When I…

The Unbearable Lightness of Swiping Right: How Dating Apps and Hookup Culture Have Made Us Averse to Meaningful Relationships

Dating nowadays is more difficult than jumping out of an airplane. The chances of surviving…

Making the Connection: How We Raised Our Adopted Children to be Proud of Their Indian Selves

We were noticed. We were ignored. We were stared at. We were talked about. We…

Melting Pot of Cultures: How My American Parents Shaped an Indian Adoptee’s Life

Thanks to advances in DNA testing and a dash of Hollywood theatrics (I’m looking at…

Two Views of Time to Contemplate in 2022: Netflix’s ‘Don’t Look Up’ and ‘Decoupled’

As we go through the rituals of the end of one year and the beginning…

Coming to America: They Couldn’t Find a Box That Fit Me. And I Couldn’t Fit Into the Box They Shoved Me In

In my early twentiestwo suitcases, seventy pounds eachI arrived in America. Where are you from?A…

2021: A Year When HungerMitao Rallied Indian and Asian American Communities to Fight Hunger Amid the Pandemic

Here we are, 2021 is coming to an end. What a year it has been!…

A Clear Reflection in Cloudy Waters: How I Navigated 2021 Through Turbulent Transition to Adulthood

The 21st year of the 21st century has been anything but ordinary. As we approach…

2021 and the Tale of Two Homes: I Feel Guilty Not Merely for Surviving the Pandemic But Surviving It in Comfort

It’s surreal to think it has been two years of the pandemic, of quarantining and…