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Religious Leaders and Organizations Express Solidarity With Workers Exploited by New Jersey Hindu Temple

A broad coalition of over 120 religious leaders and organizations have endorsed a multi-faith statement…

Why We Should Not Let Juneteenth Become a Holiday Like July 4th or Memorial Day

On June 17, 2021, President Biden signed legislation to officially make Juneteenth a federal holiday.…

Life’s Never the Same Without Him But Beautiful Memories Keep Him Close to Me

My father Haladhar Biswal was a celebrated teacher at Secondary Board High School in Cuttack. In…

Are Hindu Americans Being Victimized by Allegations of Dual Loyalty? Really?

Cries of “dual loyalty” have often been followed by pogroms and genocides around the world:…

Anjali Rimi’s Long Journey from a Traumatic Childhood in Southern India to Transgender Activism in America

Since 1999, June is celebrated as L.G.B.T.Q.+ Pride Month to affirm people’s different identities and…

Does This Come With a Side of Rice or Chapati? Browsing Through Indian Restaurants in the American South

Indian curries are spicy and need to be eaten with rice or leavened/unleavened bread. Most…

Anatomy of Privilege: The Alt-Racism of America and the Alt-Casteism of Indian Americans

A few years ago, shortly before the 2016 U.S. presidential election, my son and I…

How Yoga Helped Me Recover from Exercise-Induced Anaphylactic Attacks

International Yoga Day is coming up on June 21. To be honest this is the…

Fabric of Life On the Edge: The Endangered Weavers of Kotpad and Niyamgiri in Odisha

COVID-19 has had a devastating impact all over the world. While people in the United…

‘Continue Believing in Me’: Prakash Churaman, an Indo-Caribbean Man in New York Fights for Justice

In Recife, readers were hard to find. It was 1960 and the northeastern coastal city…

Why I’m a Reluctant Hindu: We are Responsible for Shaping the Indian and Global Trajectory of Hindutva

The Indian-American community has been recently roiled by three lawsuits, which have shed light on…

Roaming the World with Dan Mayur: ‘A Review of ‘Global Nomad: Travels and Travails’

Summer is around the corner and the world is gradually opening after a year of…