Women in India

It was lovely today to finally visit the office of Evidence, a non-profit organization that advocates for Dalit (outcaste) and…

Pa Ranjith is a Dalit activist and popular film maker who speaks out on behalf of low-caste and outcaste…

Here’s a recent example of the kind of caste conflict that continues in rural India, often surrounding access to temples. …

Just came back from a lovely evening of music, art, dance and discussion. So much happened- this is going to…

Gautam Raghavan, a married gay Indian man, worked as Obama’s liaison to both the LGBT and Asian communities. He’s recently…

Thanks to my friend Christine for forwarding this Keb Mo/Roseanne Cash music video entitled “Put a Woman in Charge”. It’s…

Growing up in South India, my siblings and I attended an American missionary boarding school in the Western Ghats, a…

This is the blossom of the Cannonball Tree! Yesterday I posted a recent home made slideshow set to Indian…

It’s very slow, but thanks to last year’s progressive Supreme Court ruling in India, some well known gay folks in…

My favorite Indian goddess has always been Sarasvati. Sarasvati is the Goddess of Knowledge, Education and Music. She…