PERSPECTIVES

American Democracy Bubble has Burst. We Must Impeach the President Who Caused It

Hello America, the bubble called “American Democracy” has burst. We’re exposed. We do not have…

Six Yards of Love: A Daughter Longs for Her Mother and Finds a Message in Her Sari

In the New Year, when families celebrate the dawn of a post COVID world, I…

Back When a White Man Gave Me the Middle Finger for No Reason at All

There was a minor incident a few years ago in my quiet suburb of Saratoga…

Dear Georgia Desis: The Fate of the Biden Administration Could be in Your Hands

I am not exaggerating when I say that the Georgia runoff elections are among the…

In ‘Girl, Serpent, Thorn’ Melissa Bashardoust Unveils Zoroastrian Mythology for Young Adults

The good thing about teaching at liberal arts colleges in the U.S. is that you…

Eye of the Hurricane: How SewaDiwali Made Me Realize ‘We are Not in the Same Boat’

2020 has been a bit of a whirlwind, hasn’t it? We started the year with…

‘Inkilab Zindabad’: How I Stepped Away From My Comfortable Perch and Joined the Resistance

I have followed politics for a very long time. I am deeply interested in the…

Hindutva’s Dangerous Rewriting of History as a Means of Advancing Modern Political Goals of the BJP

These are excerpts from an essay published in South Asia Multidisciplinary Academic Journal. In January 2019,…

My First Term is Done. I Already Have Plans on How to Make My Second Term Better

I went to Lansing to improve how we fund our public schools, and discovered an…

When I Came Out Happy: Confessions of a Proud Mother of a Queer, Nonbinary Child

The day my only child came out to me was one of the hardest in…

The Political Correctness of Greeting ‘Happy Holidays’ Robs Us the Joy of Celebrating Rich Diversity of Cultures

As December dawns, we often hear the politically correct greetings from everyone — “Happy Holidays”!…

A Nest for Lalitha: Ken Langer’s Novel is a Political Thriller that Mirrors Real India Straddling Two Worlds

Ken Langer has had many incarnations. His complex relationship with India began half a century…