Features
THE FEATURED ARTICLES
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Commentary: Political Apathy Is No Solution
September 2018 -
WHEN SILENCE IS NOT AN OPTION: Indian immigrants don't like to rock the boat. A high school student says that now immigrants could learn a thing or two from their kids about political engagement.
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Milestones: A Bibliophile’s “World Cup”
September 2018 -
Not only did a writer and book enthusiast get a front-row seat at the Golden Man Booker Prize ceremony, but he met authors like Michael Ondaatje—and V. S. Naipaul, who died recently.
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My Turn: Climbing the Pyramid
September 2018 -
HOOKED ON ABC’s $100,000 PYRAMID: What’s it like to be on a mind-challenging, nerve-racking game show on TV—and be successful? An inside look from an Atlantan, Archith Seshadri.
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Perspective: Building a Bicultural Life
September 2018 -
How movies and TV shows in the 80s helped a young teen immigrant from India make sense of her two worlds. How does ‘race’ define you, she asks, when it was absent before you became an American?
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Americana: Forget the A’s and Embrace the (4) C’s: The Other Way to Enter Harvard
September 2018 -
A lawsuit by Asian-Americans argues that Harvard is discriminatory in its admissions practices. But research shows that it is not where you go to school. It is your later accomplishments that count.
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Review: Da-Bangg Reloaded: Massive Entertainment and Some Misses
August 2018 -
HITS AND MISSES OF THE RECORD-SHATTERING DA-BANGG SHOW: While the recent show was hugely entertaining for starry-eyed Bollywood fans, it was less so for the jaded critic.
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Spotlight: Heart-to-Heart with Dr. Sreeni Gangasani
August 2018 -
A PHYSICIAN WITH A MISSION: Dr. Sreeni Gangasani is no stranger to the Indian-American community, given his achievements. But he’s also making an impact in the broader community.
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Entertainment: "Sacred Games," Delightfully Ungodly
August 2018 -
NETFLIX’S FIRST INDIAN SERIES IS A BIG SUCCESS: The Mumbai underworld comes to life in "Sacred Games," a pulsing, actionpacked adaptation of Vikram Chandra’s bestselling novel.
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Food: The Genius of Chaat
August 2018 -
For BHARTI KIRCHNER, a novelist also known for her cookbooks, a return visit to Kolkata isn’t complete until she has made at least one trip to the roadside chaat hawkers in Chowringhee.
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Books: NUR JAHAN: WIFE TO EMPRESS
August 2018 -
A FRESH LOOK AT EMPRESS NUR JAHAN: Emory professor Ruby Lal’s compelling reappraisal of a legendary Mughal empress seems worthy of a Bollywood adaptation.
