Manika Kaur is the Culture Bearer of Kirtan Music
Manika Kaur is a singer, songwriter, and philanthropist, currently taking the world by storm as the leading contemporary performer of ‘Kirtan’ music. Kirtan
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To Mask Or Not to Mask: With the Delta Variant, Why is That Still a Question?
COVID-19 manifested itself in a new variant this year: The Delta Variant. The beginning of the variant was found in India, where the original strain has already
Asian American Voices Take on Voting Rights in US Elections
Over the years, America has seen a nationally growing community of minority populations. The 2016 elections caused a huge wave of anger and frustration within t
COVID Overtakes India: Indian Americans Struggle With How to Support Their Loved Ones
This article is being revised and updated with information & resources. Originally published on April 30, 2021. The second wave of COVID in India has caused
12 Months. 12 Cities. 1 Suitcase: An Indian American Travels to India to Find Her Home
Amanda Sodhi is a DC native and was previously an LA-based screenwriter, songwriter, filmmaker, and writer. This year she has launched a program titled Twelve S
The American Dream May Be Quenched For All Immigrants By the 2021 Dreamers Act
The Dreamers Act is a bill passed in 2021 by the House of Representatives in a vote of 298-197. “The bill would provide conditional permanent resident status
De-Colonizing the System: The Core Divisiveness Between Minorities
I grew up in an environment where my grasp of English determined my intelligence and the colour of my skin determined my beauty. Undermining those with ‘heavy
Aki Kumar Fuses Blues With Hindi and Makes It Familiar
Aki Kumar is a blues musician and artist from the Bay Area. Over the years he has developed his identity as a musician and what it means to be Indian in a tradi
Love. Come. Go Away.
Love come, go away like curtains you fall back and forward in the golden hour of the darker lights hidden, open, quiet breathe, you’re loud, soft to touch h
Pink and Pollution at 4 O’Clock
I’ve begun applying hot coconut oil on my hair again every Saturday. I search for the little footprints I left back in the streets of India playing football.
What was 2020 About?
I struggled with 2020. What was it all about? All over the world this year people weren’t just fighting COVID-19 and lack of freedom, but were also standing u
At 52 Hz, My Throat is Parched
The 2020 US elections were not just about differing political views. People’s lives were impacted on the basis of their skin color, their gender, their sexual
