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Capitol Hill

Opinion: Different Strokes for Different Folks 

It is not a question of a war in different time zones of Washington and Tel Aviv. It is a conflict that is pegged to the political fortunes of two…

By Sridhar Krishnaswami · September 4, 2026

AI

AI Changed Search: What Does That Mean for Marketers?

Every few years, the marketing industry discovers a new acronym and reorganizes itself around it. Search Engine Optimization (SEO) gave way to Search Engine Marketing (SEM), which expanded to include…

By Sumeet Pahwa · September 2, 2026

Diaspora

Ancient Questions, Modern Science: Exploring the Future of Healing

For thousands of years, healing traditions across South Asia have treated health as more than disease. Mind, body, environment and inner life were understood as connected, with meditation, breath, movement,…

By Carol Wick, Special to South Asian Herald · September 2, 2026

Children & Students Corner

Students Are Struggling, Schools Are Still Catching Up

Every day, students walk into school smiling, laughing, and acting as if everything is fine. Behind those smiles, many are quietly struggling with stress, anxiety, loneliness, and pressure that no…

By Dhea Katkuri · August 31, 2026

Diaspora

The Two-Minute Mental Detox

We live in an always-on world. Notifications, deadlines, side hustles, an endless scroll. Sometimes it feels impossible to just breathe. Most Gen Z and millennial professionals are building careers thousands…

By Manish Kumar · August 30, 2026

Culture & Heritage

Jyotirgamaya: Vedas, Upanishads and Puranas

The Vedas are a large body of Sanskrit texts that constitute the oldest layer of “Shruthi” literature that were not composed by anyone but heard by ancient sages as revelations…

By Prof. H.S. Ram Mohan · August 30, 2026

Diaspora

South Asia Notes: The US-India-Pakistan Triangle 

US Ambassador to India, Serio Gor, was on a two-day trip to Kashmir starting August 19. The visit was important as it was the first standalone one since India revoked…

By Elizabeth Roche · August 30, 2026

Diaspora

Dhanayoga: Beyond SIPs – Building Wealth Faster

Imagine not merely investing in mutual funds, but actively shaping your path towards financial freedom. The objective, however, is not to accumulate a predetermined number of mutual fund units. For…

By Sethu Venkataraman · August 29, 2026

Diaspora

Soul Talk: Happiness Is Not a Location 

You have been told, perhaps many times and by many people, that happiness is within. On certain days — the still ones, the clear ones, the ones where life feels…

By Chhavi Upadhyay · August 29, 2026

Africa

BRICS in New Delhi: Can Expansion Deliver Power?

When India hosts the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi on September 12–13, it will preside over a grouping that is simultaneously larger, more ambitious and, paradoxically, more difficult to…

By R. Suryamurthy · August 29, 2026

Diaspora

The Clause That Shook the Campus

The University Grants Commission's (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026, were meant to be a landmark step toward addressing caste-based discrimination on India's campuses. Instead, they ignited…

By Vivek Das · August 29, 2026

Climate Change

A Global Crisis Beyond National Borders

The recent devastating flash floods in Nepal show, once again, that climate change is a global crisis that extends far beyond national borders, a powerful reminder of a reality the…

By Nicholas Biswas · August 29, 2026

East Asia

Opinion: The Forgotten War in Ukraine

No one seems to be talking of a war that is in its fifth year, a scandalous “Special Military Operation” started by President Vladimir Putin in 2022 to take care…

By Sridhar Krishnaswami · August 28, 2026