Zohran Mamdani makes history

The 34-year-old political powerhouse will be New York City’s first mayor of Muslim and South Asian descent.

Nov 5 • 

Vignesh Ramachandran

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The Brown guy running for Nancy Pelosi’s seat in Congress

Saikat Chakrabarti was AOC’s former chief of staff. Now, he wants to head back to D.C. to represent San Francisco in Congress.

Nov 3 • 

Vignesh Ramachandran

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September 2025

The season of H-1B chaos

The Trump administration’s sudden H-1B visa changes have left tens of thousands of documented Indian American immigrants and applicants in legal and…

Sep 23 • 

Vignesh Ramachandran

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How Indian Canadian rapper NAV reached stardom

Guest writer Amitav Dhingra shares his perspective and reporting on how NAV has defied and contradicted stereotypes to achieve musical success.

Sep 8 • 

Amitav Dhingra

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August 2025

When authenticity is performative

A hot take on why gatekeeping what‘s culturally “authentic” can often be problematic itself.

Aug 18 • 

Vignesh Ramachandran

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Brace for Indian grocery price hikes

With changes in trade policy, U.S. tariffs on India are poised to be upwards of 50%.

Aug 14 • 

Vignesh Ramachandran

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July 2025

Indian Americans said what?

The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace’s latest survey found shifting sentiments around identity over the last four years.

Jul 22 • 

Vignesh Ramachandran

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June 2025

Zohran Mamdani sweeps NYC mayoral primary

The 33-year-old Democratic socialist — and son of acclaimed Indian American director Mira Nair — will head toward New York City's general election for…

Jun 25 • 

Vignesh Ramachandran

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The U.S. without international students

Losing global talent could cost the United States' economic and cultural benefits for generations to come.

Jun 2 • 

Vignesh Ramachandran

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February 2025

Green cards, gold cards, red cards

Trump proposes a $5 million “gold card” as an alternative green card for permanent residency and route to U.S. citizenship.

Feb 27 • 

Vignesh Ramachandran

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Normalize hating Indian hate

Like a bonsai’s trunk that grows in wayward paths, so does our society’s trajectory toward equality sometimes.

Feb 14 • 

Vignesh Ramachandran

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A land with(out) immigrants

It’s easy to forget that every American, except for Indigenous populations, are immigrants or from a lineage of immigrants.

Feb 6 • 

Vignesh Ramachandran

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