Post Grid – Style 9

Madame President: How Kamala Harris Can Upend Republican Effort to Actualize the Handmaid’s Tale

Four years ago I published an article in the iconic American feminist magazine, Ms. Magazine on the symbolic value of the then Senator Kamala Harris as the VP nominee for the Democratic…

Artisan India: My Visit to a Small Weaving Village in Odisha Known for its Organically Dyed Fabrics and Motifs

Last month, I took a nine-seater flight, the smallest I have flown in my life, from Bhubaneswar to Jeypore. The aim of the trip was to learn about the Panikas, the weavers…

Me, Myself and Morocco: A Selfish Trip to the Land of the Unknown

Moving on! Got tired of sitting on the sidelines. A short pause that turned into an eternity of silence — awkward, unkind, and unbearable. And the dilemma … To do or not…

South Brunswick Teen is Lone Indian American Among New Jersey’s Top 75 High School Football Players

Indian American teen Jai Patel of South Brunswick, New Jersey is among the state’s top 75 high school football players for the upcoming season, according to a list culled by NJ Advance…

Lockdown Liberation: Sari Sakhis for Earth Day

We are a group of sari lovers in Southern California. We met again for the first time in one and half years since Covid lockdown. The location was a winery in Temecula,…

Pakistan Film ‘Zindagi Tamasha’ Banned for Being ‘Blasphemous’ is Tapped for Oscars 2021

A film that set off a storm of controversy in Pakistan is now the country’s official entry to the Oscars this year, thumbing their nose at objections from religious and political groups.  The drama…

CNN Investigation Reveals Deepak Chopra Had Closer Friendship with Jeffrey Epstein Than Previously Known

In a detailed investigation published Feb. 20, 2026, CNN revealed that wellness guru Deepak Chopra maintained a closer and more extensive friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein than was previously known,…

Trump’s Nemesis: Neal Katyal Secures Historic Supreme Court Victory Blocking Trump’s Sweeping Tariffs

Neal Katyal, the Indian-American attorney and former Acting Solicitor General, scored one of the most significant constitutional victories of his career on Feb. 20, 2026, when the Supreme Court struck down President…

Geetha Rajan: The Strategy Leader Redefining How Fortune 500 Companies Think About AI

As Director of Corporate Strategy at Freshworks, a publicly-traded SaaS company, Rajan drives high-priority strategic initiatives that shape the company’s growth, investment decisions, and execution — with a particular focus on AI…

Before the Model Minority: The Forgotten History of South Asian Migration to America

Long before 1965 brought doctors and engineers, South Asians were sailors, farmers, and revolutionaries — erased by policy and memory alike. Part One – The Erasure In September 1907, white mobs stormed…

Melodies Without Borders: ‘Ghost Peppers’ Album Challenges South Asian Divisions Through Fusion Music

Four Orlando-based educators have released a debut album that uses music as a form of political resistance, blending South Asian and Western musical traditions to challenge the very concept of borders in…

India’s Hyperscale AI Data Hubs: The Implications of Tech Billionaires Marching In

India’s Budget 2026 included a significant corporate concession that received little media attention: an extraordinary 21-year tax holiday, lasting until 2047, for foreign technology companies that invest in data centers in India. Perhaps…