by Nirupama V. | Oct 23, 2018 | Editorial
News of the migrant caravan is everywhere. The facts are simple: around 7000 migrants from Central America are making their way on foot through Mexico and hope to seek asylum at the US border in the next few weeks. As of today, PBS NewsHour reports that they are about...
by Nirupama V. | Oct 9, 2018 | Music
Vijay Gupta’s trip to being one of the winners of the 2018 MacArthur genius grant started with questions – questions only a musician would know to ask. Nathaniel Ayers was the questioner and Vijay, a violinist with the LA Philharmonic was immediately intrigued....
by Nirupama V. | Oct 8, 2018 | Food, Lifestyle
Festival Samayal—An Offering to the Gods by Viji Varadarajan. Orient Enterprises. March 2006. Paperback. 98 pages. $21.95. Divali is upon us, and it is time to pull out cookbooks and handwritten recipes to prepare dishes associated with the festival of lights. Viji...
by Nirupama V. | Jul 27, 2018 | Performing Arts
I have a strange habit. I remember people who have passed by the shape of their fingers, the texture of their hands, the lines in their palms and the curve of their wrists. Oh yes, I do remember their faces – their eyes, smiles, voices, but never in as much...
by Nirupama V. | May 22, 2018 | Editorial
By the time this essay is read, news channels and stories have already flogged to death the comment made by President Trump – “These are not humans, these are animals,” he uttered these words in a public meeting with sheriffs while discussing current...
