Bhagat Singh Thind: The soldier whose fight for US citizenship reverberated for decades

His pursuit to become a naturalised citizen led to an influential Supreme Court judgement, which ruled that Indians aren’t legally white.

Anu Kumar

· Nov 23, 2021 · 12:30 pm

Meet lawyer Shekar Krishnan, who hopes to be among the first South Asians on the NYC council

The lawyer from the Jackson Heights neighbourhood in New York City says he wants to help alleviate the problems of immigrants.

Priyali Prakash

· Oct 29, 2021 · 11:30 am

In the 19th century, groups of American women rose up in support of an Indian activist

Pandita Ramabai’s reputation as a pioneering educationist, feminist and Sanskrit scholar had preceded her to the US.

Anu Kumar

· Oct 12, 2021 · 11:30 am

Remembering the forgotten Indian biochemist who made pioneering contributions to cancer treatment

Yellapragada Subbarow’s research didn’t earn him fame. But it did secure his place in history.

Anu Kumar

· Sep 03, 2021 · 11:30 am

Opinion: Why the Dismantling Global Hindutva Conference is not ‘Hindu-phobic’

The event seeks to bring a long-delayed global awareness about the operations of an exclusionary and discriminatory ideology.

Rohit Chopra

· Aug 26, 2021 · 06:30 am

A look at 19th century America through the eyes of early Indian travel writers

Ishuree Dass and Jehangir Kothari were the first Indians to write accounts of their travels to the United States.

Anu Kumar

· Aug 13, 2021 · 11:30 am

Oriental cults? Factional rivalries? The mystery of the ‘Hindu murders’ in 20th century US

A spate of murders of Punjabi men in California’s Central Valley region sparked a guessing game in the media.

Anuradha Kumar, The India Forum

· Aug 11, 2021 · 11:30 am

Kedar Nath Das Gupta: The Gandhian theatre producer who tried to build peace in the world

A ‘godly dreamer’ of peace, Das Gupta believed that the arts and literature could bridge differences between people.

Anu Kumar

· Jul 24, 2021 · 11:30 am

Rohan and Kumar go to the baseball big leagues

Kumar Rocker and Rohan Handa are poised to take America’s pastime by storm.

Vivek Menezes

· Jul 22, 2021 · 08:31 pm

During Immigrant Heritage Month, Indian Americans take to Twitter to recall their parents’ stories

The United States is celebrating June 2021 as the National Immigrant Heritage Month to ‘honour the sacrifices made by immigrants’.

Priyali Prakash

· Jun 25, 2021 · 08:30 pm

From Bollywood to Beatles and beyond: The amazing journey of Shiv Dayal Batish

A singer, composer and teacher, Batish’s life was defined by talent and serendipity.

Anu Kumar

· Jun 24, 2021 · 11:30 am

One in two Indian Americans say they faced discrimination in the past year, reports new survey

The third edition of the 2020 Indian American Attitudes Survey analyses the ‘social realities of Indian Americans’.

Priyali Prakash

· Jun 09, 2021 · 11:00 am