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Bangladesh@50: Honoring the Birangona, Surviors of Rape During the Liberation War

“I work with and sculpt the bark of trees as they signify to me the…

Outside the Window: A Teenager’s Reflections on One Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic

It’s officially been one year since the COVID-19 pandemic took over our world. Isn’t it…

Of Churnings, Beheadings, Avatars, and the Spiraling Dynamics of the Indian Subcontinent

Anthropocene has plunged humanity into an unprecedented crisis, and people are scrambling to find a…

We Have Come a Long Way From Advocating Intersections Between Indian Casteism and American White Supremacy

Two weeks ago, I checked my family’s mailbox, and hidden among advertisements and utility bills,…

Myriad Colors of History: How Black Civil Rights Struggles Helped Me to Embrace My South Asian Identity

The heart of this proud country bleeds a million different colors — colors that have…

My Mother’s Story is Not an Exception. It is a Story of Ongoing Violence Against India’s Muslims

That fateful “X” meant death. The two blood-red lines sloppily meeting each other glistened in…

As a 11-Year-Old Indian American How I See Discrimination of Blacks in America and Dalits in India

At the 2021 U.S. Presidential Inauguration, the poet Amanda Gorman spoke about “the past we…

Jewel in the Crown: The Modernization and Cultural Convergence of Indian Jewelry

Designers from several cultures all over the world have been inspired and impacted by Indian…

American Born Queer Desi: Balancing My American and Desi Identities with My Queer Identity

In elementary school, when other kids sat with their Lunchables or with fruit roll-ups dangling…

On this Int’l Women’s Day Let’s Not Forget India Remains the Most Dangerous Country for Women

After watching the Hindi movie “Chhapaak,” based on a true story about an acid victim…

Primary Colors: What I Learned Knocking Doors for Bernie in a Working-Class Neighborhood

The first few doors that I knock on remain unanswered. It was in Dearborn Heights, Michigan. Clearly,…

‘The Government Thinks That it is Extremely Easy to Silence Women’: A Conversation With Dalit Activist Nodeep Kaur

Early morning as I sat in front of my Zoom on the other side of…