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Day of the Pink Hibiscus: Observing Pitru Paksha When the Deceased Loved Ones are Close to the Living Realm

It is Pitru Paksha, the fortnight of the waning September moon when Hindus remember their…

Biden-Harris Talk Up Democracy With Modi Even as His Party Accelerates State-sponsored Violence Against Muslims

As the Biden-Modi bonhomie in Washington make headlines in India, the precipitous slide in Indian…

ā€˜It Must Be a Full Moon Night Somewhere in Americaā€™: Poets Congregate for an Evening of Lyrical Passion

Poetry of Diaspora in Silicon Valley hosted a memorable evening of poetry on August 29,…

Brown Sisterhood: I Cherish the Bond With Democratic State Legislators Who ā€˜Flippedā€™ Their Districts

While we might be ā€œZoomed out,ā€ I love that I have developed friendships via video…

One Tumultuous Year On, Indian Farmers’ Protest Keeps the Values of Secularism Alive

Itā€™s been one year of seeing our farmers face police batons, water cannons, rainfall, scorching…

When She Held My Hand: How My Daughter and I Found Each Other in an Orphanage in Calcutta

The heat and humidity of Calcutta in April 1987 were overwhelming. I had not experienced…

Ode to a Broom: The Magic Whisk Whirls me Back to the Bountiful Bowers of Childhood

We lived in Chembur, a suburb of Bombay, the financial and Bollywood capital of India.…

American Debacle in Afghanistan: The What, When and How It All Unraveled

The Kabul airport massacre, the drone strike and the Talibanā€™s attacks on women’s rights are…

Examining My Brown Privilege: Confronting Otherness Through an Assumption About Homeownership

The sun shines magnificently on the wrap-around deck of our new home in Westchester, New…

An Aggrieved Parentā€™s Open Letter to Universities That Participated in the Conference on ā€˜Dismantling Global Hindutvaā€™

ā€œHindutva is inseparable without Hinduism. Arguments that Hindutva is not Hinduism are deeply dangerous”

Anatomy of Hinduphobia: Dismantling Global Hindutva Conference is Really about Silencing Hindus

Early in March of 2021, a group of Hindu studentsĀ from across the U.S., Canada, and…

Will Taliban’s Triumph in Afghanistan Encourage Other Islamist Groups to Up the Ante in Kashmir?

Al-Qaeda praised the Taliban for their victory in Kabul on August 31, only hours after…