Personality : Dr. Satish Anand – A Portrait in Courage
What is being courageous? What is being brave? What is being heroic? Please do not rush to a dictionary to…
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A Closer Look Inside New York City Schools
“There’s a lot of work our teachers and principals are doing every day to put us on the path to…
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Perspective : Appeal to Community Leaders to Demand an Apology for Racial Slurs called for Indo-Americans
“Edison Mayor Mr. Lankey must understand if Keith Hahn running against him for the post of mayor in the recently…
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Guest Comment – Reversing slaughter ban: Hindutva succumbs to common sense
World opinion and economic necessity do matter. And that is why the Modi government finds itself constrained to explore a…
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As I See It – Unbought and Unbossed: Honoring Shirley Chisholm, a West Indian/ American Icon
On December 1, 1955 Park Rosa was arrested for refusing to move to the back of a bus and give…
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HAITIANS AND OTHER REFUGEES DESERVE AMERICA’S HELP
BY Albert Baldeo “Our country has been the leading provider of humanitarian aid for refugees” -Elizabeth Esty “I believe in…
Read MoreGuest Comment : Politics and Padmavati
Chief Ministers cannot cite law and order threats as an excuse to curb free expression Given the violence and the…
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AS I SEE IT :Time for action is now: Climate change is here
“The smog that choked millions did not stop at the India-Pak or India-Nepal borders. Nor at the borders of Indian…
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Feature : 5 Cities with Great Job Markets for People over 50
The years between age 50 and 70 represent a tricky transitional “life stage” for many professionals. If you’ve been successful…
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Feature: Why Indian Americans were among the biggest winners in U.S. State & Local Elections
Indian Americans triumphed in state and local elections across the country in elections this month in another demonstration of the…
Read MoreGuest Comment : Stifling Padmavati: IFFI row also undermines artistic liberty
An unseemly row has erupted over Padmavati. No film can, and no film maker is obliged to appease the sentiments…
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As I See It: An Itinerary in Search of a Strategy: on Trump’s East Asia Tour
Donald Trump’s transactional diplomacy during his East Asia tour has only created confusion “Mr. Trump’s “Indo-Pacific dream” may not appear…
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Perspective : A Chinese View of the New Global Order
By Luo Zhaohui “The Xi Jinping Thought on major country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics is highly innovative and consistent. One…
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Guest Comment : A failed experiment: Anniversary of an unnecessary disaster
Even after a year of painful demonetization, the government is struggling to smoke out black money. Contrary to its expectation,…
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As I See It :Two Summits & an Agenda: Scene set for a Global Tug and Pull
“China seeking “great power relationship” is nothing but a desire for the US to accept them as the only “other”…
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Perspective: Straws in the Gujarat breeze
“For the past several years, the BJP has constantly harped on the Gujarat model of development claiming that it was…
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Feature:Shakespeare Wallah, the movie
By Mabel Pais "Shakespeare Wallah," the restored version of the 1965 movie is being released in New York on November…
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Feature : Prayer for Peace – The Power of One Voice Concert
By Mabel Pais "This will be our reply to violence: to make music more intensely, more beautifully, more devotedly than…
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As I See It : Trapped in the nuclear web – The challenges India faces
“Though Pakistan has not enunciated a formal nuclear doctrine, its then head of strategic planning division of its nuclear command…
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Perspective : Sardar Patel, a shared inheritance
“The Congress’s de-option of Patel was an error, Hindutva’s co-option of Patel is an execration”, says the author. Vallabhbhai Patel…
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Readers Write :“Vedic Yagnas were pure Satvik deeds”
Dear Sir, In reference the mischief-laden comment by the author Audrey Truschke, Beef Eating and Horse sacrifice in Vedas is…
Read MoreGuest Comment :Terror strikes NY, again; City mourns while politicians posture
The worst terrorist attack in New York after the 9/11 tragedy came on Tuesday. Eight persons were killed and 12…
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As I see It : Is the PM having an attack of nerves?
The resources at the Centre’s disposal are generated by the people. Modi is not a monarch to distribute largesse at…
Read MoreGuest Comment : Taj and bigotry
Hinduism can reasonably be seen as a long religious tradition that stretched back 3,500 years to the Vedic period and…
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Perspective : I am Not a Non-Reliable Indian
“Even faraway from our land our efforts and fortunes were inextricably linked to our country and our identity as Indians.Our…
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ONE NATION, OVERDOSED!
America’s Opioid Crisis “Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail.” –…
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As I See It : No second coming for Anna: A bogus morality is dangerous
“Granted, his movement attracted honest, idealistic souls to his corner at the Ram Lila ground, those who thought that a…
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Perspective : Standing Up against Sexual Harassment
“The men and women ought to be ashamed of themselves who blame the woman for the wrong doing. Stupid comments…
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PERSPECTIVE: A NEW DAWN FOR THE CONGRESS PARTY IN PUNJAB
“For a change this time, there was complete unity in the ranks of the Congress, which was surprisingly missing throughout…
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Diwali stood for Hindu-Muslim solidarity in the Mughal era
India has been a great nation for ages and will continue to be one. It is one of the few…
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