Holi is not only a religious but a cultural festival, a unique opportunity to share happiness, love and positivity. South Asian festivals particularly celebrate human qualities, including human dignity. Holi argues that…
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PISCES February 21 – March 20 This month is a reminder for you to be more responsible. Your actions affect those around you. By showing compassion, taking care of yourself and staying…
One of the most challenging aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic is its effect on the wealth gap in the United States. It has simultaneously caused enormous pain for lower-income families, while ensuring…
When Indra Nooyi, former Pepsi Co. CEO wrote her self-titled biography, she included details on her upbringing in India. The Yale grad learned early in life to meditate as a way to manage…
We bring you the love story of all love stories from India where an obstacle--the backlack against inter-faith and inter-racial marriage gave birth to an activism on Instagram chronicling the love story…
In March of 2020, Arpita Mukherjee’s New York city based Hypokrit Theater Company had plans to revive filmmaker and writer Sharbari Zohra Ahmed’s “Raisins Not Virgins,” seminal play from 2003. And Mukherjee…
On that day that Kamala became Vice President, the text came from her cousin in Austin, Texas. “CNN calls Biden President elect! Wins PA.” She sat on the sofa in…
Dried henna tattoo. Ravie Kattaura has applied mehndi or henna on many brides. Of them, 11 have been Caucasian with no Indian connections. Two decades ago, henna, a part of Indian and…
The boys at school used to pull my hair so much that the root of the plait that used to run down my back to my waist was sore. Sometimes they would…
A woman is born not into a world, but into a warzone. We see this with Buchhu Devi, who begins her day at three every morning after a fleeting night of rest.…