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Beating the College Competition: 3 Ways to Get Research Experience in High School

Colleges have increasingly gotten more competitive: the applicant pools at Harvard University, Columbia University, and Dartmouth College…

Hindu Nationalist Agenda of Asserting Control Over Women’s Bodies Continues in ‘Partly Free’ India

2020 was a year of celebration for women’s suffrage globally, as Kamala Harris became the…

The Feel-Good Lifestyle: How Maintaining a Gratitude Journal Unleashes the ‘Happy Hormone’

Often as children (or even adults!) we keep hearing, “Be thankful for your food!” “Be…

Hindu American Foundation’s Attempt to Delink Caste From Hinduism is Disingenuous

We are astonished at the views on caste and Hinduism in a recent American Kahani op-ed by Suhag Shukla, executive…

Feminism Turned Upside Down: Role Reversals, Contradictions and Double Standards in the Indian Diaspora

Last month, we celebrated Women’s History Month with the spectacular accomplishments of women all around…

Indian ‘Model Minority’ in Silicon Valley is in the Spotlight for All the Wrong Reasons

For decades, Silicon Valley, the high-tech capital of the world, has enjoyed positive media reviews…

Let’s Resist Racial, Ethnic and Religious Supremacy, Ultranationalism and Right-wing Ideologies

Last year, in 2020, I wrote and recorded a few short videos to celebrate National…

Solving Problems — Be it Addressing Inequity or Tackling Racism — We Must Start Where We are Rooted

Women’s History Month has served as a reminder that while politics requires a thick skin,…

Racism Through Another Lens: Why Atlanta Killings Must Open Our Eyes to Human Trafficking

Ever since I heard the news about the Atlanta massacre, like most others, I have…

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…