This article by Anahita Mukherji, published in The Wire on January 31, 2022, examines the experiences of Dalit students in U.S. universities who face caste-based discrimination, isolation, and social exclusion within academic and community settings. Drawing on personal testimonies, the piece highlights how caste bias travels with South Asian migrants and manifests in American institutions, calling for greater awareness and policy change.
In this November 4, 2025 article published on MedCity News, Arundhati Parmar explores entrepreneur Mark Cuban’s critique of employer health plans and PBMs in the U.S. healthcare system. The piece examines whether Cuban’s challenge to self-insured employers is realistic, highlighting conflicting perspectives from industry executives who argue employers lack the purchasing power he claims.
The Khamak is a one-headed drum played by plucking a string attached to the bowl of the drum. Typically played with 'Baul' (spiritual/folk) music, played in West Bengal and Assam, India as well.
The Khol is a two-headed drum used in Bangladesh, and Northern and Eastern India. It is traditionally used in devotional music, and is known as the primary drum used for bhajan and kirtan in Hare Krishna practice.
An early on-air promotional clip from the launch of Bolly 92.3 FM (KSJO 92.3 FM San Jose) in 2016, produced under Universal Media Access when the station became the Bay Area’s first and only 24/7 Bollywood FM music station. This short recording captures the station’s initial branding and upbeat style as it transitioned from earlier multilingual formats into a dedicated South Asian music platform. It reflects the moment when Bollywood radio moved from AM to FM in the Bay Area, a milestone for diaspora media.
