All the hoopla surrounding today’s solar eclipse reminded writer Deepak Singh of an eclipse he experienced as a child in India — the one his parents did not…
Deepak Singh moved from India to the U.S. with an advanced degree – so he was surprised when he was only able to land a low-paying job. He…
In his new book “How May I Help You? An Immigrant’s Journey from MBA to Minimum Wage,” Deepak Singh writes about what it was like to arrive in…
I stood there inhaling the aroma and thinking how it was funny that growing up in India, I was surrounded by such smells no matter where I went:…
Before my family bought a television set, it was radio that I stayed glued to. I must have been 10 years old, or maybe 9. My grandfather, uncle…
“I don’t crave hot samosas, or the Hindi language or India every single day, but every time I move to another small, nondescript, town in the US, I…
“When writer Deepak Singh was growing up in India, his grandmother always wanted to know his friends’ names so she could determine their caste, and judge them based…
“My mother is very bitter about the traffic in general in India. She often says, “If you want to commit suicide, just go take a walk on a…
Every year when I go back to Lucknow to visit my family, one of the people I look forward to seeing is Mr. Ram Advani. Having a conversation…
I have a sweet tooth, I admit it. Growing up in India, my mother always made great sugary snacks.I loved them so much that sometimes I’d go for…
When DEEPAK SINGH took his 6-year-old daughter to India, he hoped that she’d get interested in Indian traditions and culture, like dance. Instead, what she remembers from her…
On my recent trip to India, I relived the old days by bathing in cold water. I was staying with my parents, and they have a small water…
A few weeks ago, while visiting my parents in Lucknow, India, I decided to go out and take pictures of the sights in the city. I lived there…
When I was a child growing up in India, once every year my father took my two siblings, my mother and me to the village where he grew…
Aziz Ansari and I both look Indian, but there is a difference of day and night in our upbringing. He was born in an American hospital, and I…
The other day I was walking around the University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor and I stumbled on a store that looked interesting. I opened the door…
Every year, just a few days before Diwali, I would have an argument with my father. I wanted the flashing, multicolored string of electric lights; he insisted on the boring…
The author grew up in India, where namaste was a way of saying hello — respectfully — to his elders. In America’s yoga culture, he’s found, it…
A tooth repair spans two continents nine months, and a rotating cast of dentists. Source: How to bond with your dentist – The Boston Globe