Growing Up With India's Light-Skinned Beauty Standards
Despite 22 years of living in this skin, skin that has gotten darker with each passing summer, I still find myself more beautiful in pictures where my skin looks fair.
View ArticleAsylum: What You Should Know Before Applying
The United States offers protections to individuals who have suffered persecution, or fear that they will suffer persecution, due to their race, religion, national origin, political opinion, or...
View ArticleLetter to a Young Boy in Small Town India
Your world will change completely in about a decade and, without really having planned it, you will end up on this tiny island on the other side of the world called Manhattan -- a place full of people...
View ArticleRat Suspect Found Dead In ATM Amid $19,000 Worth Of Chewed Indian Rupees
The rodent might have had accomplices.
View ArticleSex Energy on the Brain
Kundalini: It's not a pasta. The Sanskrit root of the word means coiled or spiral. The image of a snake piled on itself or two snakes rising is used to depict this reservoir of energy at the base of...
View ArticleIndia Declares Freedom Of Sexual Orientation A Fundamental Right
"Equality demands that the sexual orientation of each individual in society must be protected on an even platform.”
View Article30 Places To See Before You're 30
Seeing the world is a surefire way to enrich your life and learn, and some destinations are best visited while in your twenties. Amazing destinations around the world cater to the particular strengths...
View ArticleIndian Americans Have Always Faced Racism, But 'Model Minorities' Don't Speak...
The model minority stereotype renders Indians abroad to be complacent.
View ArticleThe Drug From Limitless Is Available for Purchase on Your College Campus
Although exaggerated for Hollywood, it's clear why students might be tempted to take a pill that might lend mental clarity and energized focus. I wondered, though ... how are people getting their...
View ArticleSecrets of Beings: The Avatars of Vishnu
Though known as a Supreme Hindu god, Vishnu is a universal deity who sends his avatars to all nations, cultures, and races. Vishnu has appeared in many avatars, the most famous of which are Krishna...
View ArticleVedic Cosmology: Integrating God and Physics
The Vedic cosmology of ancient India is incredibly rich and has many points of tangency with modern cosmology, which may help in the construction of that common ground between science and religion...
View ArticleThe History Of India's Third Gender Movement
Fluid understanding of gender can be seen in many cultures around the world. In Native American cultures, people who do not
View ArticleHere's What's Causing India's 'Superbug' Problem
It's not as simple as reducing the nation's massive antibiotic consumption.
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