While her photographs of a Sikh Captain America caught the world's collective imagination in 2013, Fiona Aboud has been documenting Sikhs in the US since 2006. The photographer shares her vision of the community with Rediff.com's Chaya Babu.
Chaya Babu discovers how the SALGA float went from struggling to get people to show up to being one of the most vibrant contingents at the NYC Pride Parade
Chaya Babu meets the founder and volunteers of Uplift Humanity, a non-profit organisation that skills, mentors and teaches juveniles and orphans and helps them build self-esteem and honesty
Savan Kotecha has written songs for Usher, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Enrique. Chaya Babu spoke with the desi songwriter.
Chaya Babu discovers the musical influences that shape the unique vision of singer Kavita Shah
Playwright Madhuri Shekar speaks to Chaya Babu about landing in the spotlight
Raj Suri, producer of the now famous Super Bowl Doritos commercial, speaks to Chaya Babu about being stretched thin between a day job and his passion and the big win that makes it all worth it
Chaya Babu on braving the dating trenches and offers that immediately get clicked into the trash
From battling cancer to making Michelle Obama and Miss America Nina Davuluri groove to Bollywood tunes, Nakul Dev Mahajan has had a whirlwind year.
What was once a small affair in the common room of a freshman dormitory is now a display of South Asian music, dance, art, comedy, and more, finds Chaya Babu.
Twelve-year-old Indian origin boy Sathwik Karnik, the winner of the prestigious annual National Geographic Bee, is still too excited to plan for his future, reports Chaya Babu.
Vijay Iyer, the critically acclaimed jazz musician, is the only Indian-American among this year's 24 MacArthur Geniuses. Chaya Babu meets the musical genius.
260 two-and-a-half-foot-tall eggs, designed by varied artists, made up the New York debut of the Faberge Big Egg Hunt. Chaya Babu tracks them across the five boroughs and rediscovers her city
Chaya Babu gets a peek into the inside world of Anil Gupta, one of the topmost inkers in the US.
The India Day Parade in New York drew the masses, but where was the young second-generation? Chaya Babu reports from the parade
Leading television anchor Rajdeep Sardesai was roughed up by pro-Modi supporters outside the Madison Square Garden in New York, shortly before the prime minister's address.
'I hope the prime minister starts telling those abusers to stop abusing... Because when he remains silent, these people get more muscle,' journalist Rajdeep Sardesai told Chaya Babu/Rediff.com soon after he was heckled and pushed around in New York on Sunday.
The South Asian International Film Festival celebrates 10 years of showcasing independent cinema.
The Indian-American was one of the real sheroes at the awards.
Hours before Narendra Modi takes the stage at Madison Square Garden, fans thronged in thousands to the venue to catch their seats at the arena.
Thenmozhi Soundararajan works to break the shackles of caste for Dalits.
Anup Patel tells Chaya Babu that he is bound by a sense of duty to help the country of his birth fight the menace of human trafficking
Riya Shah, a New York teenager, who had been to Baroda to volunteer with an NGO that works for upliftment of orphans and delinquents, shares her learnings with Chaya Babu.
Anjuli Pandit wants to use her skills to educate more and more Indians, says Chaya Babu
The Lumoid site a is clean and user-friendly e-commerce experience, prompting visitors to select a category, like 'Landscape,' 'Sports,' and 'Student' for recommended custom created kits or 'Shop All Gear' for those who prefer to pick and choose the pieces they need.
Author Ranbir Singh Sidhu's book Good Indian Girls is a departure from the themes that define 'Indian Diaspora fiction', finds Chaya Babu
'So you have a middle class, and an elite that have seceded into outer space and they look down and say, "What's our bauxite doing in their mountains?" and "What's our water doing in their rivers?" There's a sense of entitlement there.' Arundhati Roy captures minds with her thoughts on capitalism, Indian politics, war, and more in New York.
Meet the Indian-American comedian behind Homecoming King, which has become the toast of Netlix.
Purvi Patel is the first woman in America to be sentenced to prison for foeticide. Chaya Babu/Rediff.com reports on the verdict and the ripples of shock and fear it set off.
Desis in the US recall their earliest celebration of the festival of lights on American soil. Chaya Babu reports
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