Behind hate crimes: The persistence of prejudice
Dr Prabhjot Singh, an assistant professor in Columbia University, was brutally beaten up by a group of men while he was walking in upper Manhattan, New York City. His assailants, …
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Diaspora: forever india
A passage to India: From Guadeloupe, with memories and longing
The India they know exists only in half- remembered stories heard in childhood. But they are now no longer content with bits and fragments – the French citizens of Indian …
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Terror Inc: From Mumbai to Nairobi, mayhem goes on
Terror is rapidly shrinking geographies and has emerged as a truly trans-national enterprise that specialises in manslaughter and packages savagery in the guise of a perverse ideology. Five years ago, …
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Surinamese Indians: A new voyage of nostalgia and rediscovering roots
It’s been 140 years ago since the first group of Indians reached Suriname, then a Dutch colony in northern South America, in June 1873 on the sailing ship Lalla Rookh. …
Read MoreFreed in UAE, 17 Indians on death row get a new life
It is a second life for these 17 Indians. They were on death row for murder in the United Arab Emirates since 2010, and are now reunited with their dear …
Read MoreAsian-Americans better off than others
The American dream continues to burn bright, specially for nearly 20 million adult US-born children of Asian and Hispanic immigrants. They are substantially better off than their parents in household …
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Malaysia party bats for Kamal Hassan
KUALA LUMPUR: Kamal Hassan, the besieged actor-producer whose latest film Vishwaaroopam has triggered a raging controversy, has found support from Malaysia’s largest ethnic Indian political party MIC. The party has …
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