In India Today, Has the Call of ‘Freedom’ Become a Ruse?
Do you think it has become a catchphrase for something else that’s lurking, that is more insidious? (If so, my call to you is, “Let us not stand down.”) ***[…]
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‘If They Come For Us’: Fatimah Asghar’s Poetry Explores History & Intimacy of Partition
The dedication to Fatimah Asghar’s much-awaited poetry collection If They Come For Us reads, “my family, blood or not.” Over the course of the book, which spans the years since[…]
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Kids Novels ‘Ahimsa’ & ‘Night Diary’ Share Nuanced Histories of Freedom & Partition Struggles
My 10-year-old son finally wanted to read about the Indian subcontinent’s independence movement, but had a condition set in stone — it had to be a compelling story. No fact-heavy,[…]
When Identity Exists Between Worlds
A couple months ago, I went on a Tinder date with someone I knew from college. Knew is maybe too strong of a word — we had both participated in[…]
Climate Change, Global Media, & Neocolonial Storytelling
Soon after the U.S. President withdrew participation from the Paris Agreement, another country made headlines for its eco-consciousness. In July 2017, Western media with a global reach lauded India —[…]
#DontEraseIndia’s Edits Are About Accuracy And Parity, Not Politics
In her April 15 piece “#DontEraseIndia And the Conflation of Religion and Politics,” Hema Karunakaram makes several excellent points. There really are Hindus outside India, and non-Hindus within it. Hinduism[…]
Indian Man Attacked By Policemen and Policewomen in Chennai
This is an awful story — and one that cannot go unnoticed. I’ll let Ajay share with you his story: I got off the train late in the evening around[…]
40 Punjabi Men Detained By Homeland Security in El Paso Since Last Summer Are on a Hunger Strike and Nobody Seems to Have Noticed
Here’s what we know. Somewhere in El Paso, Texas, 37 young men from Punjab went to bed hungry tonight. Let me explain. On Saturday, April 12, the El Paso Times[…]
Hot News Mix: This 97-year-old Man was the First Person to Cast a Ballot in Independent India
The Power of Voting. Google India has released yet another emotional ad. In 1951 — the year of the country’s first election — Shyam Negi became the first person to[…]