PERSPECTIVES

Makar Sankranti or Uttarayan or Maghi: A Day of Worshiping Vishnu and Savoring Sweet Offerings

The word Makar means Capricorn and Sankranti means transition. As per the solar cycle, once…

A Pandemic Transit: Through Cancelled Flights, Screaming Children and Northern Lights, My Unimagined Journey to America

On any regular year and time, holiday travel conjures scenarios of stressful queues, missed connecting…

Kashmiri Ethos Lives On in the Life and Work of Iconic Political Leader and Social Activist Khem Lata Wakhlu

As a child growing up in Kashmir, seeing women in power, working with men and…

A Bowl of Joy: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Pongal, the Harvest Festival of South India

I was born in India and was able to enjoy different festivals throughout the year.…

‘The Book of Indian Essays: Two Hundred Years Of English Prose’ Captures the ‘Temporary Mood of History’

This review could very well end up becoming a frivolous ploy. The book is an…

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…