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  • Catch me in Kathmandu: Refugee Reflection

    As this election season has come to a close, there has been a great deal of talk about immigrants and refugees. This semester I have had the opportunity to immerse myself in the Tibetan refugee community. I have spent a total of seven weeks living with two different Tibetan families, one in Kathmandu and one…

  • Modi and the Politics of Yoga

    Narendra Modi’s new policies as India’s prime minister revolve around economics, social change, and…yoga?   Modi has been trying to reclaim yoga as an Indian art form and have it officially recognized as being rooted in Hindu tradition. While it is generally accepted that yoga originated in India, this movement, according to the new Minister…

  • The Hypocrisy of the West: Who is Exploiting Women in India?

    BY HANNAH LACAVA From the moment we enter this world, we are bombarded with rights and wrongs. “It is right to be speak out and be yourself,” says Dad when we stand up to the school bully. “It is wrong to conform,” says Mom when we start wearing the same clothes as the stylish girls…

  • Arnab Goswami and the Great Indian Debate

    BY RAJA KRISHNA If you switch on a television in India at dinner time (8 or 9 p.m. there), chances are that the first sight to meet your eyes will be the face of bindi-ed North Indian actress holding a shocked face as the camera zooms into her gaping, screaming, lipsticked mouth to the repetitive…

  • How Climate Change Affects Indian Political Stability

    In July, The Economist published a piece describing the effects of climate change in India and discovered two prevailing trends: first, India is getting warmer, and second, the summer monsoons are coming later and later in the year. Time Magazine recently looked into the phenomenon and found that India’s energy supply and distribution problems may…

  • An Open Letter to an Indian Politican

    Dear Ms. Bannerjee, A couple of weeks ago, you made the following statement on rape in India: “Earlier if men and women would hold hands, they would get caught by parents and reprimanded, but now everything is so open. It’s like an open market with open options,” Okay, I’ll wait. No?  You weren’t misquoted? It…

  • 5.3% is Failure

    Full disclosure: this hits close to home for me. As an Indian citizen, I’d be lying if I said that the last five years didn’t carry a tinge of pride. Consistent 8% growth, a booming services and telecom sector, and, most importantly, a retention of the country’s most important democratic institutions, painted a rosy picture…