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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…

Kamini Ramani’s ‘Lotus Leadership’: A Pioneering and Long-Overdue Account of How Indian Women Succeed on Their Own Terms

Before any of it, there was a girl on a bus. Kamini Ramani grew up in Bombay, trudging through knee-deep monsoon water to board the Number 122 red double-decker, watching for the…

Searching for the Man for All Seasons: Rahul Gandhi Has Found the People. Can He Find the Politics?

Rahul Gandhi has come a long way since 2014. That much is no longer in dispute. The interesting question is not what happened to him. It is what he does with what…

In Netflix Series ‘Unaccustomed Earth,’ Jhumpa Lahiri’s Most Celebrated Book Finds Its Ideal Form

On September 17 and 18, 2026, Netflix released the first look images of “Unaccustomed Earth” — its upcoming adaptation of Jhumpa Lahiri’s 2008 short story collection — along with a confirmed premiere…

Anupam Kher and Swaroop Sampat Featured Play Draws Attention to Forced Loneliness and Chosen Solitude

Last Friday on September 18th, my daughter and I went to see the wonderful musical production “Jaane Pehchaane Anjaane” at the San Jose Center for the Performing Arts. The show featured Anupam…

Do’s and Don’ts for Indian Americans: What a Viral Post Reveals About Cultural Friction Between Americans and Indian Immigrants

Julie Borowski is a libertarian political commentator and YouTuber based in the Washington, D.C. area, known for accessible, humor-inflected commentary on current events. Her YouTube channel has accumulated a substantial following over…

Netflix’s ‘Best of the Best’ Is a Joyful, South Asian-Centered Dance Film That Earns Its Crowd-Pleasing Finale

“Best of the Best,” directed by Lena Khan from a screenplay by Hasan Minhaj and Prashanth Venkataramanujam, premiered on Netflix on September 18, 2026. It runs 112 minutes, carries a PG-13 rating,…

Why It Matters Now: Pakistani American Akbar Shahid Ahmed’s Definitive Account of How Biden and Harris Failed Gaza

“Crossing the Red Line: Biden, His Advisors, and Israel’s War in Gaza” by Akbar Shahid Ahmed was published today, September 22, 2026, by W. W. Norton & Company in the United States.…

Race, Ethnicity, Nationality, Citizenship and the Sports Arena: Will Indian American Cricket Fans Pass the Tebbit Test?

Rishi Sunak has been thinking about cricket, which is a respectable occupation for a former prime minister, and one that more former prime ministers might usefully take up. Having delivered the Cowdrey…

Bombay Talkies 2: A Beautifully Crafted Celebration of Hindi Cinema With Music, Memories, and Magic

There are theatrical experiences that entertain you, and then there are those that transport you to a place filled with joy and nostalgia. “Bombay Talkies 2,” a Naatak original (Season 31) written…

American Tribal Wars: The Mind Sciences Hindu Civilization Refined for Millennia are the Tools This Moment Requires

E. O. Wilson liked to put the human predicament in one sentence: we have Paleolithic emotions, medieval institutions, and godlike technology. That is a recipe for disaster. Hindu civilization began with the…

Usha Vance at the Kennedy Center: A Low-Profile Trustee in the Middle of a High-Profile Fight

When Usha Vance joined the board of trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in February 2025, she brought to the institution a background that was more closely…

Highway Horror: A Sikh Truck Driver is Stabbed 17 Times in Wyoming — Did Government Rhetoric Make it Possible

Early on Sunday morning, September 13, 2026, a 28-year-old Sikh truck driver from Sacramento pulled his commercial vehicle off Interstate 80 at the Bitter Creek Rest Area in southern Wyoming. He was…