PERSPECTIVES

Love All, Serve All and Decolonize All: Prime Minister Modi’s Embrace of Sri Sathya Sai Baba’s Message

Sri Sathya Sai Baba’s centenary celebrations have started in Puttaparthi with a galaxy of leaders…

An Ungainly Bromance of Donald and Zohran: The Whole Affair Left Much to Decipher and Read Between the Lines

The optics of the New York City mayor elect standing next to the president, hands…

Reading Arundhati Roy’s Memoir Made Me Wonder How Will My Own Children Remember Me?

Arundhati Roy’s “Mother Mary Comes to Me” is the story of a writer being forged—by…

Bollywood’s Fading Fortune: Selling Glamour Without Substance and Misery Without Solution

From the outside, Bollywood looks less like a vibrant film industry and more like a…

Selvamani Selvaraj’s ‘Kaantha’: A Whodunnit Neo-Noir Love Letter to Tamil Cinema’s Golden Era

The kind of film whose imperfections only make it more unforgettable. Every studio is both…

A Tale of Two Perspectives: Banu Mushtaq Sees Life From Gallis of Hyderabad; Arundhati Roy Writes From a Privileged Altitude

In the crowded field of Indian English writing about the marginalized, two recent voices stand…

Unapologetically Yours: Dissecting Mamdani’s Path to Historic Victory in New York City

A year ago, no one knew him. Since then, he has run a successful campaign,…

Jayatu Jagati Hindutā: The Song That Expounds the True Meaning of Hindutva, Not as Exclusion But Expansion

When righteousness and human values are reduced to politics and shame, the Sanskrit hymn “Jayatu…

Why the Left Consistently Wins JNU Students Union Elections and the BJP Affiliated Right Fails

The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union (JNUSU) election results attract national attention year after year…

The Trap of Imagined Victimhood: Indian Americans Must Learn to Laugh At Themselves and Get a Life

America buzzes with taco stands, jazz bars, and comedy clubs where diverse crowds eat, drink and roar with…

Je Suis Zohran: New Yorkers Chose Solidarity Over Hate and It’s Time Democratic Party Leaders Catch Up

New York City will soon be led by Mayor Zohran Mamdani. It almost seems surreal…

Minority Report: What I Learned From Zohran Mamdani’s Win — A Balanced But Unapologetic Embrace of Identity

Few political victories have resonated with such clarity and urgency as Zohran Mamdani’s unprecedented triumph…