‘Indianised’ dishes and difficult conversations: How Indian-Americans are marking Thanksgiving 2020

‘We actually have to acknowledge that as Indian-Americans, we are racialised as people of colour.’

Anisha Sircar

· Nov 26, 2020 · 06:30 pm

Beyond Kamala: Indian-Americans are also putting more money into US politics than ever before

‘In America, money ends up being the mother’s milk of politics.’

Anisha Sircar

· Nov 01, 2020 · 06:30 pm

The Covid-19 crisis is threatening to push many Indian-American households into poverty

Stories about one of America’s most affluent ethnic communities obscure the grimmer reality of a section below the poverty line.

Anisha Sircar

· Oct 21, 2020 · 06:30 pm

‘Family values and right stance on India’: Meet the Indian-Americans campaigning for Donald Trump

‘Almost every Indian American has already been reached by the Trump campaign, and will be reached again multiple times.’

Anisha Sircar

· Oct 16, 2020 · 07:30 pm

How a secret wave of early South Asians found a home in America long before the H-1B immigrants

Scroll.in speaks to Vivek Bald, author of ‘Bengali Harlem’ which tells the stories of South Asians who migrated to the states between the 1880s and the 1950s.

Anisha Sircar

· Sep 26, 2020 · 06:30 pm

Long-distance relationships are hard at the best of times. Covid-19 has made them harder for Indians

With India’s case load rising to record numbers, Indians in long-distance relationships are unsure when they will be able to travel to meet their partners.

Anisha Sircar

· Sep 21, 2020 · 06:30 pm

What Joe Biden’s presidency might mean for H-1B visas and Indian immigration to the US

The Democratic presidential nominee has laid out his policies. But will he implement them? Immigration lawyers aren’t so sure.

Anisha Sircar

· Sep 07, 2020 · 07:30 am

After seven decades, the children of Partition are going back home through virtual reality

A non-profit in the UK is using technology to help South Asians revisit fading memories.

Anisha Sircar

· Aug 27, 2020 · 03:30 pm

In India, coronavirus has created a ‘crisis within a crisis’ by bringing migration abroad to a halt

International migration brings India billions of dollars and gives millions of its citizens jobs. Not this year.

Anisha Sircar

· Aug 25, 2020 · 06:30 am

‘My mother and grandparents instilled us with pride’: Kamala Harris on her Indian American identity

In her 2019 memoir ‘The Truths We Hold’, the Democratic vice-presidential candiate explores her Indian and African American heritage.

Anisha Sircar

· Aug 18, 2020 · 05:30 pm

‘Don’t want pandemic to quiet their voices’: This fund is supporting South Asian artists in the US

The South Asian Arts Resilience Fund, run by the India Center Foundation, has raised a total of $60,000 so far.

Anisha Sircar

· Aug 07, 2020 · 08:30 pm

California’s landmark lawsuit against Cisco trains the spotlight on casteism in the tech world

The US state has filed a federal lawsuit against the tech company for discriminating against a Dalit engineer.

Anisha Sircar

· Jul 11, 2020 · 06:30 am