India Currents Foundation Wins Local Journalism Grant
India Currents Foundation was awarded a $30,000 grant from the Silicon Valley Community Foundation in May. The grant will fund India Currents’ general opera
Award Winning
On the Presidential Debate: “Candron Enkolo!”
Unrestricted international travel - the one thing that has been denied to millions across the world - has been mine, these past few months, through the act of r
IC Wins 10 at the 2020 SF Press Club Awards!
This past year was challenging for us - adapting to changes with our medium of storytelling, turnover of the editorial staff, and limited resources for our nonp
Is Kamala Devi Harris Desi Enough?
I just spent the last fifteen minutes enjoying a new TikTok cultural phenomenon. Wakhra Dougie. It's blowing up on TikTok. Combining the Dougie with bhangr
What Would My Mother Say to Donald Trump?
Ever since the coronavirus pandemic began, I have been thinking of my mother. If ever there was a person who was ready for an epidemic, it was my mother. She wa
Road Warrior
Gurjeet Kaur Randhwa drove a truck from Central Valley, California, carrying fresh produce to dinner tables across fifty states of the United States of America.
They Found A Way To Say I Do
The owner of Silver Spoon, Vidya Gurikar, listened in horror as Governor Gavin Newsom effectively shut California down. Her son’s wedding, set for April 18th,
Where Is My Economic Impact Payment?
The radio crackled alive as the lines were opened to listeners. Radio show host, Raman Dhillion fielded queries from perturbed truck drivers and their families
Kamala Harris’ Amma, an Unlikely Soulmate
Until recently, American elections used to evoke in me, not angst, but wonder. When Bill Clinton ran for president, I watched The Man from Hope, a documentary
India Currents Wins 8 Awards from the SF Press Club!
The San Francisco Press Club held its 42nd annual journalism awards dinner at the Hilton San Francisco Airport Bayfront Hotel in Burlingame on November 7, 2019.
The Making of a Youthful Jihadi
Fatima Bhutto’s novel The Runaways about the lonely, disenfranchised path that leads a young person to Jihad comes from a tragic, knowing place. Her aunt, B
Can the Public Charge Rule Deny Your Green Card?
A recent Politico survey shows that 80% of Indians who applied for green cards were initially denied by a new Public Charge rule, but were able to reverse the d
