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When Courts Punish Before They Judge
India’s legal system is wobbling by its own weight. Billed as one of the oldest justice systems that had evolved over centuries, today India’s legal system at best mirrors the…
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Indian Traveler Extraordinaire
Much before Travel Blogs became popular, there were many who traveled widely and wrote extensively about their experiences. The more famous ones were: Megasthenes, Fa-Hien, Marco Polo, Al-Biruni, Ibn Batuta…
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Yakub Mathew’s Seeking the Infinite Wins CLF Creative Book of the Year Award
The Canada Literature Festival (CLF) 2026 has honored Indian-American author Yakub Mathew with the prestigious Creative Book of the Year Award for his “thought-provoking” book, Seeking the Infinite: MahaKumbh 2025,…
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PTI’s Great Stories Behind News and Unsung Heroes
For readers who encountered PTI copy in “India Abroad” or “India West” during the 1990s, Sameer Mohindru’s “What They Don’t Teach You In Journalism Schools” offers a rare glimpse behind…
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Ghee? Not a Superfood
Have you ever been confronted with the question ‘Is dairy ghee good for health or bad.’ Or ‘Should I consume artificial sweeteners’? There are many such concerns that one faces…
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This Mother’s Day, A Kannada Memoir Speaks to Families Everywhere
In an era of migration, fractured families and increasingly hurried lives, stories about mothers continue to travel across borders with unusual force. That may explain why I Love My Amma…
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Parliament Art Tells India’s Epic Tale
A new book chronicling India’s civilizational journey through the murals of Parliament was released on Tuesday, placing the spotlight on art as a medium of historical storytelling and national memory.…
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Former Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar to Preside Over Launch of Yakub Mathew’s ‘Seeking The Infinite’ at IIC
The India International Centre (IIC) will host the formal launch of “Seeking The Infinite,” authored by global banking executive Yakub Mathew, at a ceremony to be presided over by former…
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Book Review: “Mahakumbh” A Mighty Event, A Mighty Book
“Mega events such as the Mahakumbh… bring upon us the realization that humankind has one unifying divine core,” writes Yakub Mathew in his recently released coffee table book, ‘Seeking the…
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Children’s Book “Little Birds: A Flock of Poems with Messages of Gandhi” Shares Gandhian Values Through Poetry and Art
“Little Birds: A Flock of Poems with Messages of Gandhi” is a new children’s book written by Director of the Gandhi Memorial Center in Washington, DC, Srimati Karuna. Just as…
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The Silent Crisis in South Asian Success: Why Our Brightest Voices Stay Quiet and What It’s Costing Us
Across the U.S., South Asians are breaking barriers in medicine, tech, finance, academia, and entrepreneurship. We are one of the most educated and highest-earning immigrant groups in the country. Yet…
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Yakub Mathew Unveils “Seeking the Infinite: Maha Kumbh 2025” at Indo-American Arts Council Literary Festival in New York
The Indo-American Arts Council’s Literary Festival in New York City hosted the launch of Yakub Mathew’s debut anthology, Seeking the Infinite: Maha Kumbh 2025, on November 16, 2025, at the…
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Celebrating a Decade of Amplifying South Asian Voices in America
Next year marks the 10-year anniversary of The Culture Tree, and it’s a moment of deep reflection, celebration, and renewed purpose. When we founded this organization in 2016, our vision…
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Hindu YUVA Hosts Scholar Sachin Nandha on U.S. Campus Tour Exploring Hedgewar’s Legacy
Hindu YUVA USA recently hosted noted scholar, author, and director of the International Centre for Sustainability (UK), Sachin Nandha, for a multi-campus U.S. lecture tour centered on his new book,…
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Book Review: Unlocking the Wisdom of the Ramayana, Bridging Itihasa and Self-Help
Few texts in world literature have proved as infinitely malleable as the Ramayana. Recast across millennia, languages, and geographies—from Valmiki’s Sanskrit original to Kamban’s Tamil Iramavataram, from Tulsidas’s Ramcharitmanas to…
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“USA vs Raj”: The Harrowing True Story of an Indian-American Doctor Wrongfully Imprisoned for Over Three Years
It is not fiction. This is a real-life drama of an individual who stood by his ideals and brought one of the world’s mightiest nations to its knees. It is…