A curated take on South Asian art, literature, life and news
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,[…]
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[…]
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 —[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
US: Sikh community of San Joaquin Country held candlelight vigil for Parminder Singh … – http://t.co/K0P1TYThYx pic.twitter.com/4h1fdggtFq — Sikh Siyasat News (@sikhsiyasat) February 2, 2014 The Death of an Unarmed[…]
Santa brought Gov. Nikki Haley a Beretta for Christmas: “Our family had a wonderful Christmas together! I must have been good Santa gave me a Beretta PX4 Storm,” wrote the[…]
