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Raksha Bandhan: Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh Helps Society to Bond During Happy and Challenging Times

From time immemorial, humans developed special occasions or festivals to come together and enjoy the…

Bigotistaan: Sexual Violence Against Women is Distressingly Rampant in My Homeland

Visiting Pakistan for two weeks has been as dramatic as one would expect in the…

A Proxy War in South Asia? What the New Taliban Regime Means for the Rest of the World

In a stunning turn of events, the world, along with the citizens of Afghanistan, watched…

My Thoughts on Tampon Tax, Period Poverty and Bollywood Film ‘Pad Man’

As a State Representative for Michigan’s 41st House District, knocking doors is my favorite way…

The Forgotten War: Why South Asian Americans Should Rally Against America’s Support for Saudi-led War in Yemen

On August 8, a group of Yemeni American and antiwar activists held a memorial in…

The Double Standards of Hindutva Ideology on Religious Freedom in India and the United States

I was recently in a talk show along with three other panelists on TV Asia’s “Bottom Line…

Pebbles in a Jar: The Buddhist Way of Practicing Meditation With Visualization

Mindfulness needs practice and I often use meditation to be mindful. Meditation helps to calm…

Aging in America: The Predicament of Indian American Seniors Growing Old in Adopted Land

Indian Americans are known as the most successful minority — their per capita family income…

Poetry Builds Community: Let’s Gather to Save Old Fashioned Deeply Committed Love in Our Modern Ways

Ghazal ki aan main palkon ke saaye mohabbat ki hifaazat kar rahe hain (In poetry’s…

Memory Histories: ‘I Am Not Your Data … I am Not the Soul Waiting to be Harvested’

I am not your data, nor am I your vote bank,I am not your project,…

‘Pagglait’: What Happens When the Widowed Daughter-in-law Does Not Assume the ‘Expected’ Role of Mourning?

‘Pagglait’ is a recent Hindi dramedy film streaming on Netflix. The narrative follows the emotional…

Barack Obama @ 60: The Man Who Completely Changed My Life and the Lives of So Many Others

Late to the party but didn’t want to miss out on the #Obama Birthday bash! …