Hyderabad: A Different Kind Of Love Story
It recently came to my attention that people might not know what Hyderabad is. In my first short story to be published, I decided to … Read more
Embracing Bengali Folk Islam & Complex Lived Experiences In The Diaspora
Learn about namaj before you do it. Keep your eyes on the human Mecca. Fulfill human’s desire here and now, through human. Handsome Kala [Krishna] plays … Read more
Travel Diary of Zen Alladina: The Great, Grand Motherland
I wanted to visit India ever since I was a child — but with no family ties to the subcontinent, it wasn’t as easy for … Read more
A Struggling Writer’s Talisman
By the end of that year, I knew I had to get out of this nine-to-five cycle, if I wanted to write. It was a … Read more
The Prosaic Mosaic: An Effort To Normalize Diversity In Science
On my first day of graduate school, I was one of two people of color in a room of 15 students and a marine lab … Read more
Our Histories Must Matter
On November 8, my great aunt passed away. She was born on a tea plantation in Sibsagar, Assam, on September 11, 1925, the eldest daughter … Read more
Quick Picks: Cartoonist, Writer & Performance Artist Vishavjit Singh
This week we feature the current favorites and obsessions of Vishavjit Singh, a New York City based cartoonist, writer, performance artist and creator of www.Sikhtoons.com, who … Read more
Indian Street Art, Women, & Claiming The Right to Public Spaces
Once home to stray graffiti and innocuous sentences of love and heartbreak, the busiest New Delhi neighborhoods are seeing a rise in public street art, … Read more
Yellow Roses To Greet Your Sweet Valentine
When my parents got married, almost sixty years ago, Valentine’s Day was a concept as foreign to them as the very notion of falling in … Read more
Going Their Own Way: Indian Women Immigrating Independently
In 1961, Bharati Mukherjee moved from India to Iowa. She was in her early 20s and single. With a recent master’s degree from the University … Read more
