by Isha Trivedi | Jan 22, 2019 | Youth
High school is rough. For freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors, every school year presents new struggles and threats to the state of our mental and physical health. The American school system, to very loosely quote my favorite Prince Ea video, is incredibly...
by Swathi Ramprasad | Jan 7, 2019 | Youth
On every visit back to India, my grandparents shower me with the stories of old, served hot with a little bit of spice to taste. Usually, the stories follow a predictable pattern, trying to teach us a lesson about our own morality. My patti (grandmother) begins, “In...
by Adya Agarwal | Dec 4, 2018 | Young Professionals
A world-famous professional soccer player, a father, and a man whose annual salary is 30 million euros. Who knew that one would need to add alleged sexual assault offender to that list to describe Cristiano Ronaldo? Kathryn Moryaga, 34, recently accused Cristiano...
by Anirudh Prabhu | Nov 27, 2018 | Heritage Arts, Music, Youth
Like most teenagers my age, I go to Google for answers. Several months ago when I turned to Google yet again, this time for information on veena makers, I realized that there is very little out there. While I found some YouTube videos on the art of veena making, there...
by Swathi Ramprasad | Oct 22, 2018 | Cover Story, Youth
Her fingers flitted across the paper seal, trembling around the hallowed crest. She stuck her finger in and tore. Hard. The consequence of this letter would be the culmination of 18 years of hard work; academic achievement, extracurricular leadership, and careful...
by Samyukta Suresh | Oct 7, 2018 | Youth
Toward the end of September of each year, the South Indian community enters a frenzy of chaos and excitement in preparation for Golu, the exhibition of dolls in honor of Navratri. Golu has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. Despite living in the...
