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Annapurna Devi Pandey teaches Cultural Anthropology at the University of California, Santa Cruz. She holds a PhD in sociology from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, and was a postdoctoral fellow in social anthropology at Cambridge University, the U.K. Her current research interests include diaspora studies, South Asian religions, and immigrant women’s identity making in the diaspora in California. In 2017-18 she received a Fulbright scholarship for fieldwork in India. Dr Pandey is also an accomplished documentary filmmaker. Her 2018 award-winning documentary “Road to Zuni,” dealt with the importance of oral traditions among Native Americans.
I have collected the life experiences of a few Indian adoptees who came to the U.S. in the 1980s and were primarily raised in small rural towns.
US law has no provisions to help a dependent H4 Visa holder spouse if abandoned by an H-1B Visa holder, and is deported. The Indian govt should collaborate with the US to protect these women.
Anjali Rimi, is the president of the only trans nonprofit organization Parivar, a movement to fight the injustice that people of color are subjected to in a white-dominated, patriarchal, and heteronormative society.
The Festival of Lights has become the identity marker that connects with a distant past, while also ensuring traditions continue for a new generation of diasporic Indians.
Hersh Khetarpal, who has conducted several interracial and same-sex weddings, believes in making wedding rituals participative and inclusive.
It is essential to put out our stories where women are not pitted against each other; instead, they hold each other up and celebrate each other. Here is mine.
Parents, religion, or society have not taught Indian women how to get out of the patriarchal setup. "We are taught to 'fit in' in society and serve others," Tanya Momi says. "We try to look good for our parents, family, and in the process, lose ourselves."
The strength of this woman is that she does not give up and give in to her fate. In the words of the director Bhansali, she confronts the world and says, “No, I have a voice, I have my rights.”
“I started to become a protector for my mom when my dad would abuse her, and I would threaten to call the cops if he continued...”
In many cases, transgender women navigate life by 'passing', where they are assumed to be cisgender women. Passing is a safety and survival tool for many who are disproportionately subjected to discrimination and violence.
Authentic handloom weavers of the Odisha Bandha sari from villages form a significant part in the Odisha's cultural heritage. In today's context, they are often forgotten and are in dire need of support.
Raja Gopal Bhattar has conducted over 24 marriages and most were LGBTQ weddings. Highly qualified, Bhattar hails from a lineage of Hindu scholars & pundits!
I take great pride in teaching about goddess Durga in California. I’ve noticed male artists make the goddess idols & male priests monopolize Durga puja. It's good to see a flicker of change!
Due to covid, I could fly down from America to visit my mother after almost 2 years. It was a scary situation! But seeing my mother & the love from friends was worth it!
Many of my father’s students are spread all over India and the U.S. Some of them — mostly older Odia Americans — call me my father’s daughter. My father Haladhar Biswal was a celebrated teacher at Secondary Board High School in Cuttack. In the 1960s and 70s, while I was growing up, I saw my father […]
When we reflect on our lives, often, our mothers stand out as the ones who nurtured us with endless love and helped us grow as human beings.
"Dance is a therapy for mental and physical development. It’s a stress buster for teenagers and adults.”
Burdened with the major part of emotional and caregiving load, these NRI moms of children with special needs on the autism spectrum share their stories of struggle.
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