Indian American

UPenn law professor Amy Wax’s anti-Indian rants leave out inconvenient history

By Suhag Shukla — April 20, 2022
(RNS) — Wax’s appearance on Tucker Carlson’s show crossed into an increasingly common Hinduphobia. 

Meet the Hindu god Rama, an immigrant

By Khyati Y. Joshi — November 4, 2021
(RNS) — How the Diwali story lights our path in the U.S.

Jains gather in California with the next generation on their minds

By Paul O'Donnell — July 10, 2019
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — The ancient Indian faith has seen tremendous growth in the U.S. over the past two decades, largely through immigration. Now the challenge is sustaining the faith's numbers among millennials and Gen Z.

Vandals paint swastikas around home of Indian-American, Christian candidate

By Lauren Markoe — October 25, 2016
(RNS) Someone sprayed swastikas on Peter Jacob's home.

Pixar’s ‘Sanjay’s Super Team’ takes a gamble on Hindu theme

By Anne Marie Hankins — November 18, 2015
(RNS) There’s been no dearth of adult movies about Christian themes, but it’s far less common to see films about Hinduism on the big screen.

COMMENTARY: Chanting ‘Osho’ and letting go

By Chhaya Nene — April 30, 2014
PUNE, India (RNS) I had no idea whether I was ready for the Osho International Meditation Resort. But chanting a name other than the divine ones I believe in felt wrong.
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