Features
THE FEATURED ARTICLES
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Perspective: Free Our Universities
August 2021 -
The BJP’s Attack on Universities is dangerous to India’s democracy, argues Shashi Tharoor, Member of Parliament, acclaimed author and statesman.
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Life Positive: Inward Journeys in Pandemic Times
July 2021 -
In a time of great anxiety and disruption, people from different walks of life have drawn strength from ancient Eastern practices, ranging from yoga and meditation to the study of Vedanta.
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Flash Fiction: Sir’s Grateful Drive
July 2021 -
This cab driver couldn’t have had a better customer from abroad. At the end of each visit, Sir tipped generously. Every year, the tip was double the previous year’s.
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In Memoriam: Honoring India's Covid Victims
July 2021 -
While the pandemic’s crushing second wave in India has been widely covered, we don’t know much about the innumerable victims across the nation. Here are profiles of a cross-section of Indians who lost their lives to Covid-19.
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Diaspora: Lessons from Trinidad and Guyana
July 2021 -
The Indians of these Caribbean nations are fully assimilated—and yet, remarkably, have maintained their religious heritage despite generations of disconnect from the land their ancestors left behind.
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Monsoon of Memories: Mango Season: The Indian Manna!
July 2021 -
Growing up, surrounded by mangoes and mango fanatics, I learned, quite early on, that while the rest of the world has four seasons: spring, summer, fall, and winter, we Indians have five.
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Books: Loss and Exile in the Homeland
July 2021 -
Ayad Akhtar’s widely acclaimed Homeland Elegies is autofiction that combines autobiography and fiction. Finding the traumatic truth in that tension, Akhtar is able to tell his own story.
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Spotlight: Playing for a Better Day
July 2021 -
Ananya Jain, a materials engineer from Georgia Tech, wins the prestigious Diana Award for creating a mental health platform for Gen Z.
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MyTurn: Post-Covid Anticipations
July 2021 -
Normalcy! That’s what we all are craving, as we fantasize about happy plans free from the worry of the virus.
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Books: A Journey in the Borderlands
June 2021 -
Midnight’s Borders: A Review: The author traveled about 9000 miles in the borderlands of India to show how nation-states can wreak havoc.
