PERSPECTIVES

I was There at the White House When America Made History With its Effort to Save Our Planet

Tuesday was an amazing day. This Indian immigrant, who came to this country at eight…

‘Stain Resistant’: How Women of Color Filmmakers Lab Helped Realize My Dream of Turning Words Into Moving Imagery

I have been a SAG-AFTRA actor in the American film market for over a decade…

Indian American or Hindu American? It is Essential to Acknowledge Intersectionality Where an Individual Can Have Different Identities

Depending on my mood, when I hear the question, “Who Am I,” I either recall…

I Faced Discrimination as a Hindu. Anti-Hindu Bias Exists. But it Does Not Equal Persecution

The recent string of attacks against Indians in the United States has been chilling, giving…

Sankar Sarkar and Sreya Sarkar’s Anthology ‘The Same Sky’ Depicts Beautiful Flows of Distinctive Poetic Fervor

I am writing this as a reader in the first place shelving every other self…

Tracking India’s Ascent to Great Power Status as it Widens its Foreign and Defense Footprints

On 2 September 2022, Prime Minister Modi commissioned India’s first indigenously constructed aircraft carrier, ‘INS…

The Passing of the Queen: How Am I Supposed to Feel? Saddened? Relieved? Indifferent?

On a hot July afternoon in 2019, my 9-year-old daughter and I walked the grand…

Befriend Fear, Don’t Fight It: A Mother’s Note to Her Daughter and All Those Starting College

It makes me immensely proud today to see all these young men and women right…

Adjust, Beta. Be Flexible. Jobs Come and Go. Marriage is Forever, No? — My Indian Matchmaking Nightmare

Last night I dreamt of S Aunty. Of course, it was a nightmare, what else…

Meet Hersh Khetarpal, an Exceptional Hindu Priestess in a Male-Dominated Profession

Hersh Khetarpal is the founding director of Yog Sadhan Ashram, located in West Chicago, which…

Castles, Castles and More Castles: My Perfect (and Insane) Road Trip Through Ireland and Northern Ireland

Ireland, I am going to say at the risk of sounding cliched, is green. But…

Totalitarianism on the Horizon: The Rise and Rise of Narendra Modi’s Morally Bankrupt India

This article is about the funk that I have been experiencing for the last few…