THE FEATURED ARTICLES
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Flash Fiction: A Rather Serious Matter
November 2021 - A physician in a bind at a Mumbai hospital is pleased with the conversation he has with an influential local politician. But will things go according to plan?
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Screen Time: Disney’s Spin on Indian-Americans
November 2021 - Our inaugural column talks about how the Disney Channel is breaking new ground with Spin. The show normalizes Indian-Americans, portraying them as mainstream characters rather than as stereotypical caricatures.
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Perspective: Pluralism is in very nature of India; BJP is challenging it
November 2021 - A state of society in which members of diverse ethnic, racial, religious, or social groups maintain and develop their traditional culture or special interest within the confines of a common civilization.
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Empowerment Project: Storytelling with Sakhi: Uma's Story
November 2021 - Bent But Not Broken: Uma's Story. This personal narrative is part of the Empowerment Project: Storytelling with Sakhi undertaken by Pooja Garg for Khabar magazine in collaboration with Raksha and The Woman Inc. It is supported by USC Fellowship for Domestic Violence Impact.
Survivors of domestic abuse from Indian-American community are guided in writing their intimate stories of experience with domestic abuse. It is an endeavor to give them agency in sharing their stories which often go unheard.
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MyTurn: Ending Leads to New Beginning
November 2021 - While the sting of divorce seems inevitable, it can also bring relief and renewal. An excerpt from a memoir.
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Empowerment Project: Storytelling with Sakhi
November 2021 - This is Your Truth: By Jaya. This essay is part of the Empowerment Project: Storytelling with Sakhi undertaken by Pooja Garg for Khabar magazine in collaboration with Raksha and The Woman Inc. It is supported by USC Fellowship for Domestic Violence Impact.
Survivors of domestic abuse from Indian-American community are guided in writing their intimate stories of experience with domestic abuse. It is an endeavor to give them agency in sharing their stories which often go unheard.
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Flash Fiction: A Child Between Us
October 2021 - In a grand European capital, two Indian academics embark on a tentative relationship. They have a complicated past, as does the historic city they live in—and then there’s the five-year-old child who is with them.
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Food & Dining: Vegan Chaat? Chef Palak Patel is banking on it
October 2021 - Chef Palak Patel brings us Dash & Chutney, a vegan chaat joint at the newly opened Chattahoochee Food Works in Upper Westside, Atlanta.
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IndiaScope: A Crisis of Competence and Credibility
October 2021 - America’s recent decline has been painful to watch, especially for immigrants. TINAZ PAVRI, a naturalized citizen who has lived here for many years, is perplexed and saddened.
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Monsoon of Memories: Sibling Revelry
October 2021 - Growing up, did I love sharing my bed with my sister? A loud, happy and affirmative yes! Should my sister read this piece about her? Oh never! I am not giving her that pleasure!