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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
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A jail sentence for Rahul Gandhi in India’s new vishwaguru democracy
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‘Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga’ review: A smart and entertaining thriller
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‘Ready to pay any price,’ says Rahul Gandhi after being disqualified as Lok Sabha MP
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Aata Saata: An age-old custom of bartering brides survives till today in Rajasthan
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China’s dam-building spree on Mekong River has turned Thai fishing villages into ‘ghost towns’
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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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Watch: Tornado swirling up to a height of 120,000 kilometres observed on the surface of the sun
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‘Petulant’: Australian panelist on TV, describing India’s response to High Commission attack in UK
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Watch this video from the cockpit of a glider plane as it crashes into a building
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Watch: This basset hound patiently taught puppy to use the dog door
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Watch: Rocket with 3D-printed components lifts off successfully (though it fails to reach its orbit)
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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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‘Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga’ review: A smart and entertaining thriller
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‘Jubilee’ trailer: Series is set in the Hindi film industry of the 1940s and 1950s
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‘Bheed’ review: Chaos and ambivalence at a check post aimed at tackling the Covid outbreak
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‘Kanjoos Makhichoos’ review: Cheap thrills
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‘Parineeta’ director Pradeep Sarkar dies at 68
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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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WPL 2023, Eliminator, MI vs UPW live: Harmanpreet Kaur and Co asked to bat first, Grace Harris back
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‘Sultan’: A witty and heartfelt memoir of legendary Pakistani left-arm fast bowler Wasim Akram
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ISSF World Cup Bhopal: Rudrankksh Patil wins 10m air rifle bronze, Ramita narrowly misses podium
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Watch: Lionel Messi scores 800th goal with trademark free-kick in Argentina’s win over Panama
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WPL 2023, Eliminator: Harmanpreet Kaur and Alyssa Healy’s teams go head-to-head in first knockout