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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…

‘The FBI Director Is MIA’: Allegations of Excessive Drinking, and a Year of Mounting Questions for Kash Patel

On the evening of Friday, April 17, 2026, The Atlantic published an investigation into FBI Director Kash Patel under the headline “The FBI Director Is MIA.” Within hours, the story — and…

The Quiet Extinction: In America, As In India, Press Freedom Dies Without a Shot Being Fired

In February 2026, a regional court in a Southeast Asian democracy ordered a digital news platform to remove an investigative report on military procurement contracts within six hours or face a $2…

Talking Movies: EnActe Arts Launches Virtual ‘Actors on Acting’ Series Spotlighting South Asian Performers

EnActe Arts has announced the launch of a new virtual roundtable series, “Actors on Acting,” aimed at spotlighting South Asian and Middle Eastern voices in film, television and theater. The inaugural session,…

The Judge Who Said No to Trump Administration: The Rise and Abrupt Dismissal of Roopal Patel

She was in the middle of an asylum hearing, on a brief break between proceedings, when the email arrived. Roopal Patel, an immigration judge at Boston’s federal immigration court, read the message…

Mamdani and Musunuru Among Five Indian Americans Named to TIME’s 100 Most Influential People of 2026

TIME magazine released its annual list of the 100 Most Influential People of 2026 on Wednesday, featuring five prominent Indian Americans who have made significant global impacts across technology, politics, healthcare, and…

Exceptional Four: Indian American Scholars and Writers Named to 2026 Guggenheim Fellowship Class

The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation has named 223 fellows across 55 disciplines in its 2026 class, recognizing individuals for “prior achievement and exceptional promise.” Selected through a competitive, peer-reviewed process from…

The Quiet Coup Against South India: Parliamentary Delimitation Dressed Up As Empowerment

India is in the middle of a special parliamentary session this week (Apr 16–18). The headline, as broadcast on prime-time news, is historic: women will finally get reserved seats in the Lok…

Predators, Perverts, Pedophiles: Social Media is Breeding Ground for Predators Who Target Children

Two recent verdicts in New Mexico and Los Angeles exposes the sleazy side of social media: Why would sections of social media encourage, or turn a blind eye to pornographic content being…

The Legacy of Asha Bhosle: How ’Dum Maro Dum’ Became the National Anthem of the Restive Indian Youth

Legendary Indian playback singer, Asha Bhosle (born September 8, 1933) died on April 12, 2026, in Mumbai at age 92. Known for a versatile eight-decade career with over 12,000 songs, she won…

The Dangers of Normalizing Hate: Why Priya Patel’s Views are Intellectually Shallow and Socially Harmful

Priya Patel, an entrepreneur and conservative influencer, who has built a following through outspoken views on culture and identity, is no stranger to disseminating hate. Her recent remarks labeling India as “third…

The Republic of Ruin: With Trump What Has Changed is Not American Power But the Candor

There was a time when the threat to “send a nation back to the Stone Age” belonged to the private lexicon of war rooms—phrases uttered in anger, then buried under the disciplines…

The Hungarian Losers: Tucker Carlson. Steve Bannon. Peter Thiel. JD Vance. Donald Trump

“Ruszkik haza.”Russians, go home. Four syllables. Seventy years old. The last time they echoed over this river, Soviet tanks were already in the streets. It was October 1956. Hungarian students and factory…