Maulik Pancholy to Make Broadway Debut in It’s Only a Play
Move over Ronald Weasley, the show must go on. Maulik Pancholy is making his Broadway debut in It’s Only a Play, stepping in to play the role of Frank Finger, formerly played by Rupert Grint of Harry...
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Is There Now A Responsibility To Offend?
The caricatures of Mohammed, and of the “random Muslim dudes” often portrayed in the French magazine Charlie Hebdo that was the recent site of a terrible massacre, looked nothing like the terrorists...
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The Chapel Hill Shooting & The Importance Of Labels
Three Americans were executed near UNC Chapel Hill. And the country’s reaction is, to say the least, muted. Why? Because these three Americans happened to be Muslim, and their killer happened to be...
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Ankur Patel Wants ‘More Teachers, Fewer Administrators’& Could Be First South...
The Aerogram does not officially endorse any candidate or organization in connection with this campaign/election. This interview has been condensed and edited for clarity and editorial purposes....
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Deconstructing the Indian Dream at the Wharton Forum
Program booklet for Wharton India Economic Forum 2015 India is currently enjoying a renewed moment in the global spotlight. On his recent state visit to India, President Barack Obama spoke of Prime...
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Despite Focus of India’s Daughter, Rape In India Is Not Just About Poverty
Watching Leslee Udwin’s documentary India’s Daughter was a wake up call for me. The film, which is about the brutal gang rape and murder of Indian student Jyoti Singh in Delhi, concentrated on the...
View ArticleGov. Nikki Haley: “Time Has Come” To Take Down Confederate Flag
On Monday afternoon, in the aftermath of last week’s Charleston church massacre, Governor Nikki Randhawa Haley called on the state legislature to remove the Confederate flag from South Carolina’s State...
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Another Time Malala Got Real With Jon Stewart On The Daily Show
Malala Yousafzai, the youngest-ever Nobel Peace Prize laureate, is speaking to sold-out crowds in California in advance of her documentary film — He Named Me Malala, scheduled for October release....
View ArticleHot News Mix: The Supercharged TB-Bobby-#Velfie-Rihanna Edition
Supercharged Tuberculosis, Made in India. Mumbai’s Dr. Zarir Udwadia, a lung specialist, declared an outbreak of drug-resistant TB in 2011. In June an Indian patient who is now quarantined and being...
View ArticleHot News Mix: The New Jersey Hate-WWI-Indian Summer Edition
Indian Man Attacked in Apparent Hate Crime in NJ. Rohit Patel, 57 (incidentally the same age as Sureshbhai Patel), says it hurts to talk after he was beaten over the head by a stranger in North...
View ArticleHot News Mix: The Rushdie-Wimbledon-Disney-Kingsley Edition
Salman Rushdie requests parody account to stop using his name. Earlier today author Salman Rushdie tweeted a request for the administrator of @RushdieExplains to tweet under his own name. Known for its...
View ArticleSurgeon General Vivek Murthy Continues Public Charm Offensive
As the nation’s leading spokesperson on public health matters, Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy speaks out to promote the health of Americans and reduce risk of illness and injury. He frequently meets...
View ArticleHot News Mix: 3 Desis Making Waves
The Bangladeshi Surf Star Defying Cultural Taboos. Nasima Akter, 18, went against cultural taboos in Bangladesh against women swimming to take on the waves and become a surfer. She stuck with the sport...
View ArticleDays Before 9/11 Anniversary, Sikh American In Chicago Suburb Attacked In...
9/15/15 Update: The DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office has decided to file a hate crime charge in the Inderjit Singh Mukker assault. A Sikh Hate Crime Press Conference was held in support of the...
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Obama Awards Jhumpa Lahiri National Humanities Medal For Enlarging The Human...
On Thursday at the White House, President Obama awarded the 2014 National Humanities Medals to ten recipients, five of whom were writers, including Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri (at...
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#AfterSeptember11: Remembering Balbir Singh Sodhi, the 1st Post-9/11 Hate...
September 15 marked the 14th anniversary of the murder of Balbir Singh Sodhi. He died in the first fatal act of hate violence after September 11, 2001, when he was shot while arranging American flags...
View ArticleSacrilege in Punjab, Aftershocks In Canada
In early October, ripped out pages from a Sikh holy book were found strewn over a rubbish heap in the Punjab. Four weeks later the North Indian state is torn with political strife, the waves of turmoil...
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Twitter On The Smell Of Basmati Rice (aka Terror Rice)
The investigation into Wednesday’s senseless and tragic shooting in San Bernardino, California, which killed at least 14 people and wounded 21 is ongoing. As it began to unfold on Wednesday in the...
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Get Your Last-Minute $400K Dream Trip To India From Neiman’s Christmas Catalog
Looking for a last minute Christmas gift to share with someone special? How about a $400,000 trip to India! Luxury retailer Neiman Marcus’ Christmas Book is one of the most famous, luxe gift...
View ArticleA Call To Action From Community Activists: 4 Things You Can Do To Counter...
Scores of people crowded into the back of The Booksmith in San Francisco’s Haight Ashbury neighborhood last week to listen to Deepa Iyer discuss her new book, We Too Sing America. Another full house...
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