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The Man From Madras: Brinda Charry’s ‘The East Indian’ Imagines the Life of the First Indian Immigrant to America

Historical fiction writers live in three time zones simultaneously: The past is what they aim…

A Dystopian Nightmare: Indians Who Want to Send Children to America Seeking a Future Need to Think Long and Hard

A text popped up on my WhatsApp group. My wife’s cousin asked, “Is it a…

Norwegian Woe: A Gut-wrenching True Story of a Woman Who is Rendered Stateless, Homeless and Childless

“Mrs. Chatterjee vs Norway” is a quest of an Indian immigrant mother trying to regain…

Hydra-Headed Hindu Nationalism: The Roots and Branches of Rising Hindu Extremism in the United States

When the next phase of the grand Swaminarayan Akshardham temple in Robbinsville, N.J. is completed…

‘What I Imagine is Always Beyond What I Can Reach’: A Conversation With Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s name is synonymous with Indian American fiction. An award-winning writer, activist, and…

Romancing the Break-up Artist: ‘Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar’ is An Enjoyable Comedy of Errors

“Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar” is a 2023 Indian Hindi romantic comedy “of errors”  directed by Luv Ranjan and written by Rahul…

From a Mother to Mother: The Most Beautiful Memory I Kept Locked In My Heart

Growing up in India, I was unaware of Mother’s Day, its history, and its significance.…

Mothers Who Have Shaped My Life: We are Composite Characters Shaped By Different People

I am a daughter and mother and, lately, a grandmother. All my life, I have…

When Do You Remember Your Mother? Should the Question Be ‘When Do You Ever Forget?’

I have been thinking of my mother every day for the past few days, even…

Memories, Mothers and Daughters: Why I Didn’t Tell My Daughter About Delicious Besan Ladoos My Mother Made

Mother’s Day is upon us. I dream of a rustic village in Punjab with blooming…

‘What’s Love Got to Do With It?’ is a Delightful Multicultural RomCom Based on the Lives of Two Millennials

I had an opportunity to interview the male lead Shazad Latif from the new movie…

‘Unnatural Mothers’: What About Women Who Are Unable or Unwilling to Be Mothers?

The original Mother’s Day proclamation envisaged in 1870 by the great abolitionist and suffragette Julia…

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