Rape in the ‘New India’ Rape in the ‘New India’
Exploding the myth of the “two Indias,” the brutal attacks on women have shown that there is only one, where social Darwinism reigns.
Jan 16, 2013 / Lakshmi Chaudhry
Slumdog President Slumdog President
Many Indians believe Obama's victory makes all things possible for people of color--but for all the good will, there is little mention of India's ever-present racism.
Jan 15, 2009 / Feature / Lakshmi Chaudhry
Mumbai’s 9/11 Meme Mumbai’s 9/11 Meme
We have much to fear from easy evocations of 9/11, but in India, it is a call to the world to recognize their loss.
Dec 3, 2008 / Feature / Lakshmi Chaudhry
California Dreaming California Dreaming
The Golden State's lesson for Clinton and Obama is that they each need to craft a more daring politics of transcendence.
Feb 7, 2008 / Lakshmi Chaudhry
Amnesia at the Multiplex Amnesia at the Multiplex
Two films address US adventures in Afghanistan and Pakistan, with a big dose of historical amnesia, political pandering, moral superiority and outraged innocence.
Dec 30, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Lakshmi Chaudhry
Will the Real Generation Obama Please Stand Up? Will the Real Generation Obama Please Stand Up?
The cranky, quirky and sometimes progressive politics practiced by a generation once considered slackers could be a deciding factor in this presidential election.
Nov 15, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Lakshmi Chaudhry
New Girl Order New Girl Order
In the autumn issue of the City Journal, Kay S. Hymowitz eulogizes the rise of a new international role model: "Yes: Carrie Bradshaw is alive and well and living in Warsaw. W...
Nov 14, 2007 / Lakshmi Chaudhry
The New Prohibition The New Prohibition
Reason magazine offers a stinging critique of a new crop of increasingly draconian DUI laws titled, "Prohibition Returns!" One example: In Washington DC, cops can arrest ...
Nov 5, 2007 / Lakshmi Chaudhry
Aliens in America Aliens in America
Most fish-out-of-water stories are told at the expense of the poor fish. But not so with Aliens in America, which may well be the best television show you're not watching. Well, yo...
Oct 29, 2007 / Lakshmi Chaudhry
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Rebecca Solnit, as usual, offers plenty of food for thought in her essay, "Finding Time." As often with Solnit, I was both impressed by her insight, and impatient of her ...
Oct 22, 2007 / Lakshmi Chaudhry