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A land of colours: India through the eyes of the first cyclist to circumnavigate the world
India didn’t always turn out to be as Thomas Stevens imagined it when he pedalled across the nation in the 1880s.
Anu Kumar
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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
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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
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These innovations have made Amrik Sukhdev Dhaba in Murthal the truck drivers’ favourite since 1967
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Why BJP leaders’ comments on study about Muslim population in India are misleading
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In Sambhal, Muslims allege UP police stormed booths, snatched IDs and beat up voters on polling day
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Ambitious tourism plans for Lakshadweep ignore limited availability of freshwater
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Malegaon blast: Army officer Prasad Purohit claims he was tortured by ATS, forced to take blame
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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