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 …
Books
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Hindu YUVA Hosts Scholar Sachin Nandha on U.S. Campus Tour Exploring Hedgewar’s Legacy
by SAH Staff Reporter 2 minutes readHindu 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
by R. Suryamurthy 7 minutes readFew 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
by Prabhjot Singh 5 minutes readIt 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 …
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Book Review: Sing, Dance and Lead by Hindol Sengupta
by Gauri Shankar Gupta 4 minutes readLeadership translates vision into reality. Leaders innovate, unite, motivate, take risks, and transform. Sing, Dance and Lead is a resonant call to reimagine leadership through the timeless wisdom and spiritual …
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Exclusive: Jugal Hansraj Announces 2026 Release of Third Novel Inspired by Buddhist Teachings
by T. Vishnudatta Jayaraman 5 minutes readBollywood actor, author, and filmmaker Jugal Hansraj has confirmed that the third book of his young adult fantasy fiction trilogy with HarperCollins will be released in the first half of …
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Redefining Tradition: How Second-Generation South Asians Are Navigating Identity, Love, and Stigma
by Bhavna Bhatia Roszel, Special to South Asian Herald 5 minutes readWhen you grow up as the child of immigrants, life often feels like a tightrope walk between two worlds. For second-generation South Asians in the U.S., this balancing act is …
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At a live ceremony for the International Booker Prize 2025 being held at the Tate Modern in London May 20, 2025, Heart Lamp a short stories collection by Banu Mushtaq became the e first …
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“The Sacred Sound Path” by Sesh Kumar to Launch at Avadhoota Datta Peetham in Mysore
by T. Vishnudatta Jayaraman 7 minutes read“The Sacred Sound Path: Walking with Nada Brahma and my Guru,” authored by P. Sesh Kumar, a former senior officer of the Indian Audit and Accounts Service, will be formally …
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From Immigrant to Leader: A Journey of Resilience and Transformation
by Shikha Bajaj, Special to South Asian Herald 7 minutes readSome journeys are written in ink, while others are forged in fire. Mine is the latter. Reflecting on being named one of America’s Top 20 Women of Excellence by the …