Musings of the Young

The Beginning of Reverse Brain Drain in India

Jaipur, India = “The Indian Americans have an important role to play in the economy as well as democracy of the United States, and...

A Cultural Connection: Japanese Hina Matsuri and Navratri Kolu

Irving, Texas - My name is Jayashree Krishnan and I am an Indian by heart and birth. After marriage in 1998, I moved to...

Belong

Washington, DC - My head is pillowed across my best friend’s lap, and I am squinting into the sun through the filtered light of...

Thumbprint

Washington, DC - It’s a scene from a story I’ve heard so often I couldn’t doubt it if I wanted to; my mother used...

Shakthi

Washington, DC - Introductions have never been my strongest suit. After sixteen years of suffering through mispronunciations, I’ve resigned myself to the realization that...

Exhale

Washington, DC - No matter how dark you think backstage is, you are mistaken: it’s darker. I stumble forward, trying not to get tangled...

Little Light

Washington, DC - “How are your eyes so big?” I ask quietly, to no one in particular. She turns to me, dinner-plate eyes blinking...

Moment

Washington, DC - Should I be nervous? It feels odd to be nervous. Nervous at a time like this, that is. The keeper is...

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