Ganpati Bappa Morya Across America: Indian Diaspora Celebrates, But Some Are Choosing Caution From New Jersey to Seattle, Ganesh Chaturthi 2026 is bringing Indian faith and culture into American communities — even as some Indian-Americans debate how publicly they should…
The Ocean Beside India Is Also the Highway Beneath Its Economy Why the Indian Ocean is central to India’s security, energy and global ambitions Look at a map of India. The country’s geography appears almost to point southwards into the…
From Community Halls to Trafalgar Square: How Indian Festivals Went Global There was a time when celebrating an Indian festival abroad meant finding a community hall. Someone booked the hall. Someone brought a sound system. Someone arranged the food. Children…
From Jaipur to Dubai: How Indian Weddings Became a Global Celebration Industry There is a useful way to explain the modern Indian wedding to someone who has never attended one. It is not simply a wedding. It is a wedding,…
The Saree Goes Global: How India’s Six Yards Became a Fashion Statement Without Losing Its Soul For generations, the saree did something rather remarkable. It travelled everywhere without actually needing a passport. It went with Indian families to London, New…
India’s Chess Revolution: How a Game of 64 Squares Became a National Talent Engine There was a time when asking an Indian child to choose a sport usually produced a predictable answer: cricket. Chess was different. It was respected, certainly.…
From Ravi Shankar to Diljit Dosanjh: How Indian Music Found the World There was a time when the sound of India travelling around the world was largely associated with one instrument. The sitar. And, more specifically, with one extraordinary musician:…
Bollywood Abroad: How Indian Cinema Became a Second Home for the Diaspora A song begins. Perhaps it is an old Kishore Kumar number. Perhaps it is a Shah Rukh Khan dialogue that an entire generation can recite. Or perhaps it…
When NRI Parents Send Their Children to India: The Family Decision Behind a Complicated Choice For many Indian families living abroad, the question of where a child should grow up does not end at the airport. Sometimes it begins there.…
How Indian Food Became India’s Most Delicious Ambassador to the World There are many ways for a country to introduce itself to the world. India has diplomats. It has Bollywood. It has yoga. It has technology companies, cricket, literature and…