Desi O’ Desi: Goodbye Kids! Hello Netflix!
By Anu Chitrapu
INE Columnist
BOSTON--Hundreds of families in the US are experiencing the ‘empty nesters’ syndrome this week. Many of us have left our last...
Desi O’ Desi: High Maintenance NRIs and Non-Returning Indians
By Anu Chitrapu
INDIA New England News Columnist
BELMONT, MA--We can very easily be identified in India with our bottles of mineral water in our hands....
O Desi! My Desi: The Best Part of Being a Desi in America
By Anu Chitrapu
INDIA New England News Columnist
The best part of being Desi in America is we get to celebrate both Indian and American festivals.
In...
O Desi! My Desi: Many Shades of Desi Marriages
By Anu Chitrapu
INDIA New England Columnist
BELMONT, MA--In the old days there were only two types of desi marriages — arranged marriage or love marriage....
O Desi! My Desi: Back to School Blues (or Yellows)
By Anu Chitrapu
INDIA New England News Columnist
Summer is gone and we are all in the middle of back-to-school blues. Those lovely mornings where you...
Desi O’ Desi: What ya, WhatsApp ya!
By Anu Chitrapu
INDIA New England News Columnist
There was a New York Times article that talked about how desis love to wish each other good...
O Desi! My Desi: From Costco to Chennai This Summer
By Anu Chitrapu
(Editor's note: We are pleased to introduce a new monthly column to our readers: O Desi! My Desi! by Anu Chitrapu. Anu...
Women, Temples and Traditions: The Sabarimalai Conundrum
By Anu Chitrapu
BOSTON--On September 28, 2018, the Supreme Court of India ruled that women of any age should be allowed to visit the Sabarimalai...
O Desi! My Desi: The Best Thing We Love About Shopping is Our Ability...
By Anu Chitrapu
INDIA New England News Columnist
The best thing we love about shopping in the US is the ability to return things we buy...
O Desi! My Desi: Never Too Late To Celebrate Valentine’s Day
By Anu Chitrapu
INDIA New England News Columnist
It is that time of the year where people all around the world are celebrating Valentine's Day. I...