India’s strength lies in its civilizational diversity, its age-old tradition of ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ (where the world is seen as one family) and no attempt to paint with a monochromatic brush can bring the real Indian canvas to life. Zohran Mamdani’s ideas – plural, liberal and invaluable – resonate with the core of a new India and make him stand out as a leader worth celebrating.
As friends, colleagues, mentees, and admirers gathered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to celebrate her 80th birthday in November 2025, what became clear was that the accolades tell only part of the story and don’t explain why a roomful of people from across the world came to honour her.
The exhibition also sits in conversation with an earlier project co-curated by Hashmi and Walia, exploring the creative and political possibilities of South Asia through art and film. That curatorial lineage expands the meaning of this library project, situating it within a broader feminist and regional tradition of asking uncomfortable questions.
Mamdani represents a different era — one less interested in fitting in, and more in standing firm. Obama deflected when his middle name became a slur in the mouths of opponents. Mamdani pronounces his own name slowly until others get it right. Obama avoided being read through a Muslim lens. Mamdani says being Muslim, African-born, and South Asian is the story — not a liability.
A Dubai-based 14-year-old boy from Kerala who had made a six-layered stencil portrait of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a gift to him on the occasion of the country's Republic Day, has received a letter of appreciation from the latter who told him that the sketch reflects his love and affection for the nation
A federal court in the United States sentenced a Pakistan-origin American venture capitalist to 12 years in prison for hiding his identity as a foreign agent while lobbying high-level US officials, Dawn reported
Three Bangladeshi students have been killed in Arborg, Canada, when the car they were traveling in crashed head-on with a car, reported Dhaka Tribune
President Joe Biden's Indian-American nominee for a cabinet post is at risk of not getting the Senate's approval after a Democratic Senator announced he would not vote for her
As the world watched the new NASA rover touchdown on the Martian surface, it was Indian American Swati Mohan who virtually spearheaded the successful landing of Perseverance that will search for signs on life on the Red Planet
Democrats introduced on Thursday a comprehensive immigration reform bill that wants to allow more permanent immigrant status or green cards for professional Indians, who have the longest wait for immigration to the United States
Indian expats who lost their life's possessions due to a fire at a warehouse in Dubai filed a plea with the Kerala High Court seeking legal assistance to recover their dues
Indian diaspora leaders are reaching the pinnacles of public leadership globally - now serving as presidents, prime ministers, cabinet officials, legislators, and in dozens of other key roles in 15 countries, says a new leadership brought out Monday
Nepali migrants living and working in Malaysia and their families back home will soon be covered under the Malaysian government’s comprehensive social security scheme
The Consulate General of India in Dubai has asked Indian expats not to visit the mission unless it was absolutely necessary in an effort to stop the spread of COVID-19
The Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce (ICCC) and many other Indo-Canadian organisations have welcomed Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's promise to provide COVID-19 vaccine to Canada
People of Indian origin are excelling in engineering in companies all around the USA and have broken the glass ceiling multiple times and very successfully, said Dr. Pradeep Khosla, Chancellor at University of California San Diego at an event organized by the American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin (ASEI)
When she came up before a Senate panel, Neera Tanden, the Indian-American nominee to US President Joe Biden's cabinet, apologised to Republican senators for insulting them with venomous tweets
Warren Hastings, the 18th-century British governor-general of Bengal, figured intriguingly in the US Senate trial when the prosecutors cited his impeachment by the British House of Commons after he had left his Indian position as a precedent for trying Donald Trump who is no longer the president
Eleven Nepalis are still missing in the floods caused by a glacial avalanche in the Uttarakhand state of northern India on Sunday
