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The Dangers of Normalizing Hate: Why Priya Patel’s Views are Intellectually Shallow and Socially Harmful

Priya Patel, an entrepreneur and conservative influencer, who has built a following through outspoken views…

The Republic of Ruin: With Trump What Has Changed is Not American Power But the Candor

There was a time when the threat to “send a nation back to the Stone…

The Hungarian Losers: Tucker Carlson. Steve Bannon. Peter Thiel. JD Vance. Donald Trump

“Ruszkik haza.”Russians, go home. Four syllables. Seventy years old. The last time they echoed over…

Noble Cause of a Nobel Laureate: Rabindranath Tagore’s Pioneering Efforts to Protect the Environment are Still Relevant

According to the UN Environment Program, “Around 3.2 billion people, or 40 percent of the…

The Private Sovereignty of Platforms: In the Age of Social Media, Power Without Accountability is No Longer Acceptable

The email arrived without warning. In March 2026, a veteran journalist who had spent years…

Six Yards of Everything – Part III: Revival, Reinvention, and the Diaspora Statement

Let me tell you where this series began. I grew up Tamil. A boy on…

In ‘Daughter of a Refugee,’ Tanya Momi Paints the Unspoken Traumas of India’s Partition

“A line drawn in haste on a paper map can permanently scar the geography and…

‘Bait’: A Meditation on Islamophobia, Aspiration, Trauma, and the Fractured Mirror of Postmodern Culture

A series like “Bait” — smart, self-aware, and unsettling — does not merely tell a story; it…

Desi Prince of Denmark: Reimagining Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’ From a South Asian Perspective

Riz Ahmed stars in a modern, London-set film adaptation of Shakespeare’s most enduring tragedy, “Hamlet,”…

Six Yards of Everything — Part II: The Cost and Caste of Making and Wearing the Most Complicated Garment in the World

I grew up Tamil, which means I grew up surrounded by sarees. My Paattis wore…

Rām or Rāma? The Linguistic Story Behind a Sensationalized Debate Triggered By Amitabh Bachchan

If you celebrated Sri Rāma Navami a few days ago, the name Rāma and some…

Six Yards of Everything: A Love Letter to Saree, the Most Complicated Garment in the World — Part I

If you asked me to close my eyes and describe the women who raised me…