by Vibha Akkaraju | Aug 1, 2016 | Cover Story, Features
Wasia Jan was six years old when her father was killed in the India-Pakistan border conflict. The year was 1999. He was a tailor and had never been involved with the military, though his brother had been in the army, and Jan thinks that this may have had something to...
by Vibha Akkaraju | Oct 11, 2014 | Features, General
I’ve forgotten the could-be’s name, but remember all too well the feelings that he elicited in me: discomfort, disconnection and a self-consciousness to the point of paralysis. I sat across the table from him at a Chinese restaurant, trying to focus on the task at...
by Vibha Akkaraju | Feb 4, 2014 | Features, General
Recently, there was a big blowout party for the American Girl store opening at Stanford Mall. Our youngest daughter was ready to hand over her piggy bank. I was ready with my rant: In short, American Girl is 99% unAmerican. Those of you who have somehow managed to...
