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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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Bodies with hands tied uncovered from mass graves in Gaza, says UN
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CAA is a letdown, but Bengali Hindus in Assam are unlikely to ditch BJP
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Over 17,400 citizens write to EC seeking action against PM Narendra Modi for hate speech
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Australian journalist leaves country amid visa troubles, says ‘too difficult to do my job in India’
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What Sudhir Kakar (1938-2024) had to say on violence, secularism, and religion in India
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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