Salman Rushdie, back on trial
Threats and protests keep Rushdie from the Jaipur Literary Festival -- just the latest assault on Indian freedoms
Thursday, Jan 26, 2012 4:10 PM UTCEntertainment Books, Salman Rushdie, India
Sandip Roy
Entertainment Books, Salman Rushdie, India
The new colonialism of “Eat, Pray, Love”
The phenomenon set off a horde of tourists looking for enlightenment in Asia. They were better off staying home
Saturday, Aug 14, 2010 12:20 AM UTC 57Life Eat, Pray, Love
Proposition 8 and S.B. 1070: Sisters under the skin?
How two court rulings in the last week validated two important aspects of my identity
Thursday, Aug 5, 2010 6:01 PM UTC 18All Salon Proposition 8, Immigration
What Maine means for gay marriage in California
The Maine fight was supposed to be the dress rehearsal for repealing California's Prop. 8 -- but gay marriage lost
Wednesday, Nov 4, 2009 5:05 PM UTC 212News Gay Marriage, 2008 Elections
Gay mecca no more
California used to be a sanctuary for homosexual immigrants worldwide. Now they might go to South Africa, or Maine.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009 10:15 AM UTC 72All Salon California, Gay Marriage, LGBT
Guns and bombs in booming India
Amid calls for a fierce crackdown on "potential terrorists," Indians strive to define the Mumbai attackers as "the other."
Sunday, Nov 30, 2008 2:34 AM UTC 66All Salon
Gays in the age of Obama
For many, the jubilation over the new president is greater than the sorrow over Proposition 8.
Thursday, Nov 6, 2008 11:08 PM UTC 95All Salon California, Gay Marriage
Be gay, be anything — just not single!
With same-sex marriage now legal in California, mothers across India and elsewhere are eager to see their gay sons and daughters finally get hitched.
Friday, May 30, 2008 10:44 AM UTC 17All Salon California, Gay Marriage
We South Asians like our leaders dead
The assassination of Benazir Bhutto reminds us that in this region the allure of sacrifice runs deep.
Thursday, Dec 27, 2007 8:04 PM UTC 43All Salon Pakistan
Don’t ask, don’t tell, Iranian style
Why did Ahmadinejad claim Iran has no homosexuals? It has to do with a quilt.
Wednesday, Sep 26, 2007 10:45 AM UTC 47All Salon Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, LGBT
In defense of Larry Craig
All he wanted was some consensual sex, which he didn't get. Where's the GOP outrage about Sen. David Vitter?
Tuesday, Sep 4, 2007 5:25 PM UTC 66All Salon
How Opal Mehta saved our lives
Kaavya Viswanathan's spectacular plagiarism screw-up should reassure overachieving Indian-Americans that we can fail and survive.
Friday, May 5, 2006 5:20 PM UTC 121Life Academia, Harvard
GayBombay
Online gathering places provide safe harbor for India's gays. But they may prevent some people from coming out.
Monday, Dec 2, 2002 8:30 PM UTCEntertainment India, LGBT
Terrorist or dissident?
Human rights in China, Chechnya and elsewhere could be a casualty of the global war on terrorism.
Wednesday, Oct 3, 2001 8:56 AM UTCNews
Sandip Roy is an editor with New America Media and host of its radio show New America Now (www.newamericanow.org) and co-host of the call-in program Your Call on KALW 91.7 FM. He is also a commentator for NPR's Morning Edition. His work has appeared in mainstream and ethnic media like
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