Sopan Deb Archives - Little India: Overseas Indian, NRI, Asian Indian, Indian American

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This Playwright Has Been Listening to Her Mother
While “India Pale Ale” is intensely personal for Backhaus, it’s not exactly autobiographical. It’s more about Bhira, her...
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A Grand Cross-Cultural Body Slam as WWE Star Turns Up the Heat
The WWE has historically struggled with its depictions of minorities, where villains like the Jinder Mahal character have...
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The Big Sick, South Asian Identity, and Marriage
I never told my Bengali parents about my first kiss. I was 14 and we were in the...

Chetna Kapoor | February 28, 2019
Virginia Brewery Apologizes For Beer Sharing Name With Hindu Deity
A Virginia brewery has apologized for a beer that shares its name with a Hindu deity. Olde Salem...
Chetna Kapoor | February 28, 2019
Easier E-visa For Business Trip To India
In a bid to make it easier for foreign nationals to visit India for business trips, the government...
Chetna Kapoor | February 28, 2019
The Rise Of The NRI, The Influential Non-voter
In 1936, Radhakamal Mukerjee, a famous Lucknow-based social scientist, wrote a book titled Migrant Asia that contained an...
Chetna Kapoor | February 28, 2019
Why India Refuses To Sign On To US Plans For Overseas Regime Change
The India-US embrace today is much tighter than it was in 2001, in the chaotic days after the...
Chetna Kapoor | February 28, 2019
How The Escalating Crisis Between India And Pakistan Threatens The US
As the world’s largest democracy gears up for a national election, India is facing a dramatic rise in...

This Playwright Has Been Listening to Her Mother