PERSPECTIVES

The Story of Velveteen Cat: When the Fairy Whispered ‘You Should Go, the Little Girl Will Be Waiting For You’

Once upon a time, there was a Velveteen Cat made from soft fur with ears…

The Enigma of Arrival: The America I Had Imagined Is Not the America I Found

Why did I choose to move to a completely new environment, culture, and society and…

‘Inkilab Zindabad’: How I Stepped Away From My Comfortable Perch and Joined the Resistance

I have followed politics for a very long time. I am deeply interested in the…

When I Came Out Happy: Confessions of a Proud Mother of a Queer, Nonbinary Child

The day my only child came out to me was one of the hardest in…

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…