Achal Mehra
Two Faced Struggle
Far too many are judgmental or prescriptive in their notions of what an authentic Indian American identity is, or ought to be.
Twilight Of Empire
The coming decade will mark the inflexion point and how the U.S. navigates the transition ought to be its central focus
Science Of Multiculturalism
The world's largest ever gene mapping exercise has found that the "genetic landscape of the Indian population captures the genetic diversity of the world."The Indian
The Indian American Bundlers
Hillary Clinton has bagged almost half the Indian American bundlers this primary season.
Parsing The Sacred
An award-winning book on Ganesa by an Emory University professor has factual inaccuracies in its claims on the Puranas, the ancient Hindu texts.
Turn of the Turds
Scholars have a professional obligation to engage dissenters, just as their critics are obligated to unequivocally deplore threats against those with whom they disagree.
Have No Faith
A new book on Mother Teresa, the global icon of faith and service to God, reveals that she was privately tormented for decades, perhaps until
Imagine
Imagine. You are giving up your overseas residence and pass along your cell phone’s SIM card with some unused minutes to a friend, possibly a
Dual Citizenship Striptease
Even green card holders in the US enjoy more rights and privileges than holders of Overseas Indian Citizen cards do in India.
Immigration Deform
Since 2000, India has been the second largest source of immigrants to the United States, after only Mexico. You would not know that from the
A Glance Away
Within hours of the terrible tragedy at Virginia Tech University, long before Cho Seung-Hui's identity became known, word was out on the street, blogs and
No Anand Jon
Anand Jon, the self-promoting fashion designer to the stars, has been charged with 20 counts of sexual assaults over a three-year period on seven women.
Ungentlemanly Conduct
The pain, disappointment and anger that fans in the sub-continent feel in the aftermath of the disastrous performance of their teams is understandable. The violent reaction is not.
Not Making History
The baton is preparing to pass to a new generation of Indian Americans born in the USA.
Heading for the Bush
It's time Americans rise up to reclaim their freedoms and courage from the hands of a president whose instinctive reaction in a crisis was to race for the bush.
