India Currents

India Currents

2/7/2025, 1:39:52 AM

Washington D.C.-based think tank, the Center for the Study of Organized Hate (CSOH) has published a new report that documents a surge in anti-Indian posts on the social media platform X between December 22, 2024, and January 3, 2025. The researchers identified the hateful posts as a backlash to the December 22 appointment of Indian-American venture capitalist Sriram Krishnan as the new White House Senior Policy Advisor for AI and Vivek Ramaswamy’s post on X, about American culture and mediocrity on December 26. Read full story here - https://indiacurrents.com/report-highlights-anti-indian-hate-on-x/

India Currents

2/11/2025, 1:49:11 AM

Ghasiram Kotwal, the magnum opus written by Vijay Tendulkar, Sangeet Natak Academy Fellowship awardee, and one of India’s leading playwrights, has been staged for over 50 years. Since its first opening in 1972, it has inspired legions of actors, directors, and avid theater enthusiasts. Currently being staged in the Bay Area by Naatak as its 112th production, the political satire set in 18th-century Pune opened to sold-out shows. Director Harish Sunderam Agastya speaks to India Currents about his adaptation and the challenges of staging a musical masterpiece: https://indiacurrents.com/ghasiram-kotwal-is-very-relevant-today/

India Currents

2/12/2025, 12:45:25 AM

The sixties was a politically, socially and culturally tumultuous and consequential decade for America, with many Americans –including the now famous ones – trying new spiritual paths. But it was the iconic 60’s British rock band, the Beatles, who brought the practice of spiritual trips to India by Western celebrities to the forefront. "The Beatles and India" is a 96-minute chronicle showcasing rare archival footage, photographs, eye-witness accounts and location shoots across various parts of India. Their India period gave us some of the Beatles’ most memorable songs, including _Mother Nature’s Son, Revolution, Sexy Sadie, Dear Prudence and Child of Nature._ Read full story - https://indiacurrents.com/documentary-beatles-spiritual-india-music-mahesh-yogi-ajoy-bose/

India Currents

2/24/2025, 11:33:50 PM

Menopause is a natural part of aging for all women. More than 1 million women in the United States experience menopause each year reports the NIH, yet the striking reality is that the majority of OB/GYNs receive little to no specialized training in how to properly treat and manage the condition. Leaving menopause out of medical school curriculums and residency programs has led to a lack of research and funding for the field However, menopause is starting to have a moment. In modern society, especially in the West, women freely discuss hot flashes, night sweats, brain fog, and even heart palpitations- something their mothers never did. But women need help to navigate the menopause years. Read full story - https://indiacurrents.com/beyond-the-hot-flash-unveiling-menopause/

India Currents

2/3/2025, 11:40:44 PM

President Donald Trump’s flurry of executive orders over his first 10 days includes actions that will impact many South Asian Americans, including trying to eliminate birthright citizenship, shaking up the H-1B visa program, and ramping up deportations (Indians are among the largest undocumented populations in the United States). In December, an AAPI Data/AP-NORC survey questioned a representative sample of 1,045 Asian Americans about what they anticipated with a second Trump administration. Some interesting findings, including: * More trust local and state governments than the federal government. * More are “fearful” and “angry” than “satisfied” and “excited” about Trump’s second term. * Immigration was the top issue of concern. * Overall, more Asian Americans polled favor Trump these days than previously (37% in this 2024 poll vs. 27% in 2023) — but the majority still doesn’t like him. It’s still the early days of the Trump 2.0 administration, but as commentator Ezra Klein recently pointed out, Joe Biden’s final actions as president and Trump’s unilateral behavior have both redefined rules and expectations of presidential power in the U.S. Read the opinion piece by Vignesh Ramachandran here - https://indiacurrents.com/trump-2-0s-impact-on-desis/