by L Iyengar | Jul 11, 2019 | *Slider - Latest, Cover Story, Health & Wellness, Healthy Life
Thinking and writing about the complexity of mental health issues has jogged several memories. When I was in graduate school a fellow student tried to take his own life. He had a brilliant academic record, was doing well at school, and was Indian. Fortunately, a...
by L Iyengar | Jun 11, 2019 | *Slider - Latest, Cover Story, Features, Heritage Arts
It was 627 A.D. when Hsuan-Tsang, a Buddhist monk, left China under the cover of night and headed westward, to seek out original Buddhist texts and teachings. He was dissatisfied with the contradictions that he found in several schools of Buddhism extant in China at...
by L Iyengar | May 21, 2019 | *Slider - Latest, Cover Story
Mindy Kaling, the famous actor-producer in the hit series – The Office – stated on Twitter “I just signed up! All my fellow South Asians, let’s make a difference here – it’s so easy, and one day it could be you or someone you love.” She was referring...
by Kalpana Asok | May 14, 2019 | *Slider - Latest, Cover Story, Features
Making the decision to seek mental health services is a tough one within the South Asian immigrant community. This book – Whose Baby Is It Anyway? Inside the Indian Heart by therapist and writer Kalpana Asok lays bare cultural nuances that make this process less...
by Rajeev Singh | Apr 15, 2019 | *Slider - Latest, Cover Story
On April 10th, Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard’s campaign for President announced that it has surpassed the threshold of 65,000 unique donors required to join the Democratic debates. Gabbard’s campaign is building momentum with supporters from every state in the nation,...
by Nirupama V. | Apr 15, 2019 | *Slider - Latest, Cover Story
Founder – Publisher’s Note 1987: A new immigrant in a foreign land. Incredible loneliness. Phone calls to India are $3.50 per minute. Aerograms cost 36c. It takes 28 days to get a reply. Were there others like me? How did they cope? I scan the local...
