PERSPECTIVES

Don’t Blow Up your Life: Take Responsibility for the Choices You Make

There comes a time in the path of personal transformation when you question every single…

‘Daughters of Madhubani’: A Heartwarming Tribute to the Creativity and Dedication of an Artistic Community

“Daughters of Madhubani,” a photobook on Mithila art, by Shreya Jha, is a beautiful, personal…

Domestic Violence the Morning After: No Matter How Strong I am, the Trauma Will Always Be a Part of Me

A year ago, I wrote an article for American Kahani during Domestic Violence Awareness Month…

Ocean’s 4: The Quad Factor in the Indo-Pacific and Strategic Challenges for India

While the world has come to a grinding halt due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the…

‘Move: The Forces Uprooting Us’: Parag Khanna’s Exposé About 4 Billion Movers Who Will Change the Planet

Human beings move. That’s obvious, and as Parag Khanna tells us in his new book,…

Fomenting Hinduphobia: Does the University of Pennsylvania Care About Civil Rights or Academic Integrity?

This past September, thousands of Hindus across the country were raising an alarm over a…

How Love’s Labor’s Lost: A Man’s Pride and Prejudice Without Sense and Sensibility

This love was flawed and broken the way only we humans know how to break…

How Betsy Devos’ Destructive Education Agenda Drove Me to Become a Democrat

Four years ago, on a full moon day in October, I officially became a Democrat.…

An Appeal to South Asian Americans in Virginia: Show Up and Earn a Seat at the Table

What is the value of a vote? With November 2nd quickly approaching in Virginia, this…

Remembrance of Halloweens Past: How I Almost Called the Cops on Scary Trick or Treaters

Everything was ready for the familiar Indian ritual of moving into a new home. The…

Tagore’s Girls: A Spellbinding Portrayal of the Kaleidoscopic Beauty of Bengali Women

“Stories by Rabindranath Tagore” is streaming on Netflix (the television series which aired on the…

Bollywood Films are a Perfect Escapist Fare But Not Representative of Indian Culture

Over the past several years, a caring set of friends have indulged me by joining…