Shame on You, Dharun Ravi: The Boy who Can’t Say Sorry
Firstpost.com, Commentary, Posted: May 23, 2012
Dharun Ravi finally wept. But it had nothing to do with Tyler Clementi, his former roommate who jumped off the George Washington bridge.
Categories: Asian, Education, Gender & Sexuality, Law & Justice, Top Stories
Tags: clementi, cyberbullying, dharun, mother, rutgers, south asian, suicide, tyler, weeping
Obama and Same-Sex Marriage: Thank His Kids
Firstpost.com, Commentary, Posted: May 12, 2012
When Obama said those ten words – “I think same-sex couples should be able to get married” – the analysts went into a tizzy.
Categories: Gender & Sexuality, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: couple, culture, gay, identity, marriage, obama, politics, president, rights, same, sex, sexuality
The Big Chill - the Coolness of Loverboy Barack Obama
Firstpost.com, Commentary, Posted: May 08, 2012
The upcoming book on Obama by David Maraniss is rather tame. But the timing of the excerpt is rather obvious.
Categories: African American, Election 2012, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: 2012, book, early, election, girlfriend, maraniss, obama, romance, sex, youth
An Incredible Hulking Shame: The Avengers go to Calcutta
Firstpost.com, News Report, Posted: May 01, 2012
West Bengal’s chief minister promised to turn Calcutta into London. But Joss Whedon in the Marvel comics saga, The Avengers, has gone backwards instead.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Front Page, South Asian
Tags: calcutta, hollywood, hulk, london, movie, The Avengers
Perils and Pleasures of Living Alone in India
Firstpost.com, Commentary, Posted: Apr 07, 2012
Anytime I talk about living alone, the first amazed question is always the same. “But what do you do about food? Do you cook?”
Categories: Ethnic Media Network, Featured Columnists, Gender & Sexuality, Living, South Asian, Top Stories
Dharun Ravi’s Biggest Liability: He Was Indian
Firstpost.com, Commentary, Posted: Mar 17, 2012
No one knows whether Tyler Clementi jumped off the George Washington Bridge because of what Dharun Ravi did.
Categories: Asian, Law & Justice, South Asian, Top Stories
Tags: clement, deportation, dharun, indian, ravi, rutgers, suicide, trial
Goa, Goa, Gone: Beach Paradise Overdosing on Its Own Tourists
Firstpost.com, News Report, Posted: Mar 13, 2012
An odd thing is happening in Goa. India’s sun-sand-and-smiles tourist paradise might be just about overdosing on tourists.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Asian, Environment, Living, Multi-ethnic, Top Stories
Tags: beach, destination, Goa, india, south asia, tourism, travel, vacation
Obama’s America: More Warren Buffett’s Secretary, Than Warren Buffett
First Post, News Analysis, Posted: Jan 25, 2012
Obama's State of the Union address had a muted tone, and that's not necessarily a bad thing.
Categories: Featured Columnists, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: 2012stateoftheunion, obama, stateoftheunion
Pakistan Has Always Been a Negative Identity: Aatish Taseer
New America Media, Question & Answer, Posted: Jan 11, 2012
Noon is a novel but in Aatish Taseer’s work, the lines between fiction and non-fiction, novel and memoir can appear blurry.
Categories: Featured Columnists, Politics & Governance, Religion, South Asian, Top Stories
Tags: Aatish Taseer, identity, indian, islam, Kashmir, noon, pakistan, violence
Republican Primaries: the Quest for the Ultimate Outsider
Firstpost.com, News Analysis, Posted: Jan 09, 2012
Everyone who wants to move into the White House spends all their time trying to emphasise how they don’t really belong there.
Categories: Featured Columnists, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: 2012, d.c., election, Gingrich, gop, newt, primary, republicans, romney, ron paul, washington, white house