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Anisha Sircar
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Explained: The Hindu American Foundation’s defamation case against Hindus for Human Rights founders
The suit prompted more than 300 prominent writers, academics, and scholars last week to stand in solidarity with Hindus for Human Rights.
Anisha Sircar
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Tech diaspora mobilises resources to help India make it through brutal Covid-19 second wave
‘Our government needs all the help it can get.’
Anisha Sircar
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‘Please remove your hat’: Sikh truck drivers in the US face discriminatory drug testing practices
‘You should know the options, rather than being backed into a corner where you have to decide between practicing your faith and having a job.’
Anisha Sircar
Trending
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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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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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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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Dilip Naik, the Hindi film industry musician you had heard even before you heard of him
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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Confronting taboos: A nonfiction anthology explores stories left untold in the South Asian diaspora
The editors of ‘untold: defining moments of the uprooted’ explain how they put together the collection of deeply personal essays.
Anisha Sircar
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The struggle to understand – and combat – heart disease among South Asian Americans
South Asians are four times more likely to get heart disease than other ethnic groups in the US. We are only starting to understand why.
Anisha Sircar
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Is the term ‘Desi’ offensive? Some South Asian Americans think so
‘Rather than solidarity, Desi feels like an imposition.’
Anisha Sircar
Video
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Caught on camera: Supermarket floor collapses, shopper falls through it
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‘Look at my wonderful costume’: Actor Anne Hathaway reacts to scenes from some of her popular movies
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Watch: Chef makes life-sized pencil and sharpener entirely from chocolate
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Watch: Musicians from Kerala perform their version of the iconic 1985 song ‘We Are The World’
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Caught on camera: Ostrich runs loose on a busy road in South Korean town
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‘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
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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
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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
The Reel
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‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ trailer: Diljit Dosanjh plays the slain Punjabi singer in Imtiaz Ali’s biopic
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Premiere date announced for Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Heeramandi’
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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The secret ingredient of Pratik Gandhi’s success: ‘Salt to taste’
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‘Bade Miyan Chote Miyan’ trailer: Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff team up for action thriller
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‘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
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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
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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
The Field
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Athletics: Neeraj Chopra to open his 2024 season at Doha Diamond League in May
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Badminton, Spain Masters Super 300: PV Sindhu wins opening match; Indian men’s singles campaign ends
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Captain’s log: The Indian Premier League has become a grooming ground for new captains
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IPL 2024: Record-breaking Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Mumbai Indians for first win of the season
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IPL 2024: ‘That’s some serious hitting’ – Reactions as Sunrisers Hyderabad set new tournament record