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On the 250th Anniversary of American Independence, Sandip Roy reflects on what then "American Dream" means to him.
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Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Every week NPR contributor (and former San Franciscian) Sandip Roy brings you a little taste of the 'new India' – a letter home from his other home.
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20 of 30 episodesObscene Vulgarity
A controversy over a 4,500 year old "Dancing Girl" once again raises the question over what constitutes obscenity and vulgarity. Sandip Roy...
Mural of Pride
Even as corporates and multinationals move away from DEI policies that once made June an explosion of rainbow, LGBT lives are not going back...
I Too Sing America
As the Whitehouse lawn showcases one very specific version of America, Sandip speaks with someone who has another version.
Slots or Beethoven?
It's the "controvery over public art" game show again, this time in Kolkata. Sandip Roy kicks it around for us.
A Home in the Himalaya
Sandip talks with author Anuradha Roy about her home in the Himalayas and how they've witnessed firsthand the effects of climate change.
Paash Baalish
They say you cannot ever go home again but as long as there is a paash baalish you can come pretty close. what IS a Paash Baalish? Sandip Ro...
Things to be Done
As David Attenborough turns 100, Sandip remembers his mother and all the things left to be done.
Citizen Who?
West Bengal just went to the polls with several million voters struck off the electoral rolls, banished to some kind of limbo land. The Spec...
Something Fishy's Going On
It's election time in India and that means noise and songs and speeches. But this year both parties are using fish to prove their local cred...
Brimful of Asha
Sandip bids farewell to an icon of Inidan cinema and song.
Deep Fried New Year
Bengali New Year celebrations are filled with street fairs, noise, colors and.... food. The more deep fried, the better. Sandip partakes in...
The Caste Census
Counting seems simple enough, but when you're counting people other questions arise.
Who Are You?
It would seen that in India, at least, there's an acceptence of non-binary people. Ah, but there's always one more box to check.
Fresh Air
On a recent trip to San Francisco Sandip reflects on a certian "luxury."
World War Meme
A TikTok video by Madhu Raju, an Indian immigrant in the US on an H1-B visa sparks a lot of controversy, but Sandip wonders, are we missing...
Art Boxes
Sandip ponders the need to over-explain everything.
Epstein's Island
Jeffrey Epstein and his connections to rich and powereful people seems never ending, but Sandip wonders if we had been invited onto that gil...
A Carnival of Books
At the Jaipur Literary Festival Sandip considers books and festivals and weather they go together.
A Beefsteak at Stake
We are all a little too sensitive these days. In Kolkata one influencer got a little burnt with his post about being served a wrong dish at...