In early September, I joined my husband as he went back to his village in Palakkad, Kerala, after a ten-year hiatus. He had grown up in Palakkad in a large joint family with his grandmother, mother, brother, and sisters along with several uncles, aunts, and cousins,...
On September 10, Indian American prosecutor Diane Gujarati was unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve as the newest District Judge in the Eastern District of New York. Gujarati (51), was first nominated by President Obama in 2016 towards the end of his...
“They want a girl who is slim, tall, educated, and from a good family,” says matchmaker Sima Taparia, as she flips between pages of marriage biodatas. Beside Taparia, her husband laughs. “They want everything.” Directed by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Smriti Mundhra,...
Tasveer Film Fund is the first of its kind grant dedicated to South Asian storytellers in the U.S. creating short films – submissions accepted through July 31, 2020 Tasveer, the non-profit that operates the Tasveer South Asian Film Festival (TSAFF), the largest...
South Asians who are ‘foreign-born’, on H1B visas, refugees or even asylum seekers can still participate in Census2020! Find out how. #SouthAsian #immigrant #2020Census #BayAreaCounts2020 #CompleteCount #MeeraKymal 1. Are South Asians included on the...
