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Amanat Khullar
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‘Existing as a queer South Asian is draining’: How LGBTQ+ groups hope to combat stigma and exclusion
A few activists are attempting to help families overcome the specific challenges of being LGBTQ+ in the South Asian diaspora.
Amanat Khullar
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Will Joe Biden and Kamala Harris actually undo the anti-immigrant policies of the Trump years?
Though the Democrats promise to be more open to immigration, the ground has shifted over the last four years and switching back won’t be easy.
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2020 US election: Even if Trump goes, hate for immigrants won’t disappear overnight, say activists
‘Voting Trump out of office would be unequivocally positive... But the difficult work of taking on white supremacy, anti-blackness and racism remains.’
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Trending
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Harsh Mander: The dark clouds of 1935 Nuremberg have gathered over Indian skies
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Modi pulled bahujan voters to the BJP. Many are now drifting away
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Opinion: Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak and the democratic politics of pronunciation
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‘All We Imagine As Light’ review: A poetic exploration of love and dreams
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Payal Kapadia’s Cannes Grand Prix shows why free expression is vital for FTII and other institutions
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Asian immigrants ought to be ideal Republican voters, so what makes them lean Democratic?
Tanika Raychaudhuri’s research suggests that Asian American communities, including Indian-Americans, tend to pick up political preferences from their peers.
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Network lags, Zoom parties: How Indian students of foreign colleges are coping with online classes
‘I have to stay up the entire night with mugs of coffee... Basically, I’m paying Rs 10 lakh for studying online – and doing so is affecting my health.’
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Q&A: What should international students from India focus on in a post-pandemic world?
Soundarya Balasubramani, the author of ‘Admitted’, says there needs to be a focus on what happens between an admission and a job offer.
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Video
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Watch: ‘The Garfield Movie’ screened specially for cats and their owners in Dubai cinema hall
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Cyclone Remal: Scenes of damage as heavy rain and storms batter parts of Bangladesh and West Bengal
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Watch: When the ‘All We Imagine As Light’ team danced on the red carpet before the Cannes screening
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Eco India: Is traditional building the path to eco-harmony in the Himalayas?
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Eco India, Episode 261: Can ancient know-how revive sustainable mountain ecosystems?
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An Indian American writer confronts lack of representation of Sikhs with book on runner Fauja Singh
‘Fauja Singh Keeps Going’ tells the real-life story of the British-Sikh centenarian who became the world’s oldest marathoner.
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The silent mental health crisis among South Asian immigrants in US, UK is crying to be addressed
One solution to the challenge is culturally sensitive therapy.
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A month-long festival celebrates what it means to be South Asian in Britain today
The first South Asian Heritage Month wanted to educate people within and outside of the community about the subcontinent and its link with Britain.
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The Reel
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Start the week with a film: In ‘Io Capitano’, a gripping tale of flight and fight
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The miraculous resurrection of Nirad Mohapatra’s Odia classic ‘Maya Miriga’
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Payal Kapadia’s Cannes Grand Prix shows why free expression is vital for FTII and other institutions
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Cannes Film Festival: Payal Kapadia is first Indian to win Grand Prix for ‘All We Imagine As Light’
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Watch: A young man is possessed by an obsessive spirit in ‘Munjya’
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Why the progressive wing of the Democratic Party is not happy with Kamala Harris
The vice-presidential candidate’s prosecutorial past has made progressives suspicious of her.
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Kamala Harris’ candidature shows us Indian-Americans that we can aspire to highest office
An interview with Neil Makhija of IMPACT, an advocacy group that helps Indian-Americans run for office.
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A digital archive is collecting lockdown letters from South Asian Americans to their future selves
‘Being a new parent and being in isolation is very hard. It made me realise that I am able to find solutions during difficult situations.’
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The Field
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Boxing, World Olympic Qualifier: Ankushita Boro advances into second round; Abhimanyu Loura exits
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IPL 2024: Virat Kohli’s sweep to the million dollar babies – Here’s a look at the season’s takeaways
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Tennis, French Open: ‘My body isn’t what it was’ – Andy Murray as his Roland Garrors career ends
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Watch, IPL 2024: Kolkata Knight Riders’ celebrate after winning their third title
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Tennis, French Open: Naomi Osaka, Carlos Alcaraz advance; Andy Murray exits in opening round