THE FEATURED ARTICLES
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October 2017 -
HOW TO BRIDGE DIVISIONS: Can we show empathy and have a dialogue with people who are ignorant, fearful, or bigoted? Indeed, we can—and should, argues a crosscultural coach.
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October 2017 -
Gurinder Chadha's lavish period drama on the Partition of India, Viceroy's House, claims that Britain’s wartime prime minister, Churchill, plotted to split up India, and Mountbatten was a pawn.
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October 2017 -
To know a language well is to also know its country of origin. Samanyu Kothapeta, who has been learning Mandarin since sixth grade, won a scholarship to study in China. He shares his experiences.
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October 2017 -
RENEWAL AFTER RUIN IN SRI LANKA: A sumptuous tour of India’s pearl-shaped neighbor. After enduring a brutal civil war and a devastating tsunami, it is rising to meet 21st century challenges.
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October 2017 -
Mental health issues have been in the news. Parijat Deshpande's MySahana provides culturally sensitive information for South Asians and for mental health providers who work with them.
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October 2017 -
The Trump administration changed Pakistan's status from ally to "frenemy" and called on India to step up its game as a stabilizing force in the region and in Afghanistan.
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October 2017 -
After World War II came the Cold War, when America feared nuclear war with Russia and Eugene McCarthy accused his political enemies of being Communists.
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September 2017 -
Sunita Viswanath, with her progressive and inclusive approach, promotes environmental hygiene among Hindus, speaks against Islamophobia, and takes on the saffron-clad Hindu right.
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September 2017 -
TIPPING WELL IS IMPORTANT: Ungenerous South Asian tippers should realize that restaurant servers rely on gratuities for their livelihood, notes a college sophomore who moonlights as a waiter.
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September 2017 -
Siddharth Dhananjay was studying philosophy in Grinnell College in Iowa when his parody rap videos went viral, winning him a plum U.S. movie role. Patti Cake$ has humor, energy, and great beats.
