Sandip Roy
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Thanksgiving was one of Sandip's favorite "American" holidays, now he considers what to give thanks for. -
A city with lights galore is proof of how successful and important it is.Yet darkness too is an old friend. Sandip ponders the shadows. -
Zohran Mamdani’s candidacy to be the next mayor of New York City has had an unexpected side effect.It’s been a crash course in South Asian Studies 101 for mainstream America.
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Last week was Diwali, the Indian festival of lights. But Sandip Roy grew up with the Goddess Kali. -
Sandip discovers that even a city we think we know inside out can surprise us, at night. -
India is apparently the the second most sleep deprived country in the world. 60 percent of Indians routinely getting by on less than 6 hours of sleep. Is it time for National Sleep Guidlines? -
India just celebrated its 79th Independence Day with the usual fanfare on August 15th. But Sandip asks us to remember those that fought without being recognized. -
Swayam, a feminist prganization in India, is hoping to make everyone think about "domestic" violence differently. -
Civilazation is always in the eye of the beholder, as Sandip was reminded of after Texas Congressman Brandon Gill's recent comment about proper dining etiquette. -
The news that there might be a Disneyland spread over 500 acres of Manesar in Gurugram near New Delhi has set social media afire in India.
