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Lavina Melwani
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Aasif Mandvi on why his 20-year-old play is still relevant in Trump’s America
‘Sakina’s Restaurant is counter to what’s going on in our culture right now, where we want to dehumanise immigrants.’
Lavina Melwani
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Being brown in America: Even legal Indian immigrants are scared of Trump’s victory
There is panic and tears, especially among the young.
Lavina Melwani
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How Guru Google and Fed Ex changed Diwali for Indians in the US
There was a time when the festival was an excruciatingly lonely affair in the US. Not anymore.
Lavina Melwani
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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How the brain’s clock speeds up around middle age can determine future health and dementia
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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Interactive art: Why a solid-gold toilet titled ‘America’ is also a commentary on India
A functioning 18-carat gold toilet at the Guggenheim in New York is a critique of the uber rich in the US and in other parts of the world.
Lavina Melwani
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Why have Indian-Americans lost the art of eating with their hands?
A dash of Raj legacy and a side order of inferiority complex have pushed desis abroad towards forks and knives.
Lavina Melwani