Satire: An IYD Yoga Sequence to Embrace a Common Nationalist Heritage
*This sequence is inspired by the June 20 International Yoga Day (IYD) 2019 video message tweet by Sri Lankan President Maitripala Sirisena to Indian Prime … Read more
Facing India’s Nightmare: Confronting India’s Occupation of Kashmir & The Hindu Right
In an interview with Democracy Now, award-winning Indian journalist, academic, and author, Siddhartha Deb, when reflecting on the 2019 landslide BJP victory in India’s national … Read more
Thoughts on a Generation’s Expectations: India vs. the U.S.
My husband I were in California in the last week of February. This was my first trip on a plane after my health scare in … Read more
Being Asian American In An Age Of Extreme Inequality
After arriving in New Jersey from India in 2006, Anjana Bhattacharya, my aunt, has often juggled multiple part-time jobs, usually working 80-85 hours a week … Read more
Will You Say No To Tulsi 2020?
#Tulsigottago is a national campaign started by Queer, Trans, Muslim, South Asian, and Arab Americans to stop Tulsi Gabbard’s 2020 presidential run. The movement came … Read more
The Piping Hot Tea Of Culture
The words, “we have no culture” clink around in our empty glasses as my aunt’s eyes dart around the dinner table, looking for someone to … Read more
Highlights From Hindi Cinema In 2018
From artists we finally we got more of, to weddings we couldn’t get enough of, 2018 proved to be a great year for Hindi cinema. … Read more
Our Enemy Is Still Fascism: Understanding Fascist Politics & How Best To Confront Its Growing Power
By the 1920s, fascism’s rise garnered a wide range of reactions from political and economic elites. Business leaders viewed Benito Mussolini’s fascism in Italy as … Read more
Intersecting Threads & Bridging Worlds — The Films of Mira Nair
Before I begin this review, a moment of indulgent transparency: Mira Nair’s Monsoon Wedding is my favorite film (topping a list of otherwise action and … Read more
Lia Wolock and Padma Chirumamilla #RememberTheMutiny
Lia Last month I helped bring together an academic round table of Mutineers, contributors to the community, blog, and phenomenon that was Sepia Mutiny (sepiamutiny.com, … Read more
