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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…

Desi Transgenders Find Solace, Encouragement and Acceptance From Activists and Support Groups

This year marks a lot of firsts for transgender political activists in the United States.…

Grassroots Organization ‘They See Blue’ is Looking Ahead to Agenda 2021

They See Blue is a grassroots organization with a mission to mobilize and engage Americans of South…

What You Need to Know About Covid-19 Vaccine and Why You Should Not Be Afraid to Take It

At the end of January, in the middle of a torrential rain, my husband and…