Member Spotlight: Shivaji Sengupta

Resistance Member Spotlight: Shivaji Sengupta

I am honored to announce that the published articles by my fellow resister, Shivaji Sengupta, will now be a regular feature of this section.

To learn more about Shivaji, read my blog post from May 7^th- The Politics of Grammar, where I introduced Shivaji and posted his very kind review of my book. As a retired Professor Emeritus, he is an erudite and informed thinker and writer and as an Indian-American, he provides a unique and enlightening perspective to the news. With Senator Kamala Harris, who is both African-American and Indian-American, on the Democratic ticket, his insights take on an even greater importance.

Shivaji is a regular contributor to two publications, The India Tribune and The South Asian Times. All of Shivaji's work can be found on the websites of both newspapers:

https://thesouthasiantimes.info/?s=Shivaji+Sengupta

https://indiatribune.com/?s=Shivaji+Sengupta

Occasionally, we will be highlighting a column with the link to it and a pdf of the article, such as these articles leading up to the 2020 election. We are grateful to both newspapers for granting permission to reprint Shivaji's articles.

July 7, 2021: The India Tribune - Waking Up with Woke: A Critical Race Theory

https://indiatribune.com/waking-up-with-woke-a-critical-race-theory/

July 6, 2021: The South Asian Times - How is Kamala Harris faring as VP?

https://thesouthasiantimes.info/how-is-kamala-harris-faring-as-vp/

June 29, 2021: The South Asian Times - What is Critical Race Theory and How Does it Affect Americans?

https://thesouthasiantimes.info/what-is-critical-race-theory-and-how-does-it-affect-americans/

June 9, 2021: The India Tribune - Happiness is a Warm Gun: the Myth of Gun Control in America

https://indiatribune.com/happiness-is-a-warm-gun-the-myth-of-gun-control-in-america/

June 8, 2021: The South Asian Times - Ease of Voting in America Under Assault

https://thesouthasiantimes.info/ease-of-voting-in-america-under-assault/

May 31, 2021: The South Asian Times - Whither bipartisanship? Paralysis and sabotage in US politics

https://thesouthasiantimes.info/whither-bipartisanship-paralysis-and-sabotage-in-us-politics/

May 13, 2021: The President's Proposed Infrastructure Bill: What Does It Mean for America?

https://indiatribune.com/the-presidents-proposed-infrastructure-bill-what-does-it-mean-for-america/

April 28, 2021: The India Tribune - From shaping the news to slanting it: the culture of 'Narratives' in America now

https://indiatribune.com/from-shaping-the-news-to-slanting-it-the-culture-of-narratives-in-america-now/

April 26, 2021: The South Asian Times - Narendra Modi: An Indian American Perspective

https://thesouthasiantimes.info/narendra-modi-an-indian-american-perspective/

April 18, 2021: The India Tribune - Gun culture in America: will it ever end?

https://indiatribune.com/gun-culture-in-america-will-it-ever-end/

March 30, 2021: The South Asian Times - Guns and Roses: America's Song

https://thesouthasiantimes.info/guns-and-roses-americas-song/

March 18, 2021: The South Asian Times and The India Tribune- Whither American Capitalism?

https://thesouthasiantimes.info/whither-american-capitalism/

https://indiatribune.com/whither-america-bidens-bold-politics-and-the-republicans-dare/

March 16, 2021: The India Tribune - Crossing the Rubicon: Conservative America: 1960-2020

https://indiatribune.com/crossing-the-rubicon-conservative-america-1960-2020/

March 9, 2021: The South Asian Times - Immigration policies of Biden and Trump: Beware of extremes

https://thesouthasiantimes.info/immigration-policies-of-biden-and-trump-beware-of-extremes/

February 21, 2021: The India Tribune - Republicans at crossroads: what will happen to the party after Trump?

https://indiatribune.com/republicans-at-crossroads-what-will-happen-to-the-party-after-trump/

February 11, 2021: The South Asian Times - 1876 and all that: Donald Trump’s Second Impeachment Trial

https://thesouthasiantimes.info/1876-and-all-that-donald-trumps-second-impeachment-trial/

January 25, 2021: The South Asian Times - The Promise for the First '100 Days': Joe Biden and the New Government

https://thesouthasiantimes.info/the-promise-for-the-first-100-days-joe-biden-and-the-new-government/

January 18, 2021: The India Tribune - Trump's second Impeachment: Lessons for American History

https://indiatribune.com/trumps-second-impeachment-lessons-for-american-history/

January 4, 2021: The South Asian Times - From the Personal to the Public: A Panorama of 2020

https://thesouthasiantimes.info/from-the-personal-to-the-public-a-panorama-of-2020/

January 3, 2021: The India Tribune - The ultimate test of Democracy: Denying a clear winner the Presidency

https://indiatribune.com/the-ultimate-test-of-democracy-denying-a-clear-winner-the-presidency/

December 25, 2020: The India Tribune - The Democrats won; but has Democracy?

https://indiatribune.com/the-democrats-won-but-has-democracy/

December 18, 2020: The South Asian Times - Why Biden won and why Trump lost?

https://thesouthasiantimes.info/why-biden-won-and-why-trump-lost/

December 10, 2020: The India Tribune - Joe Biden's Dilemma: To Win or Not to Win Senate Majority

https://indiatribune.com/joe-bidens-dilemma-to-win-or-not-to-win-senate-majority/

December 1, 2020: The South Asian Times - Biden’s Foreign Policy: Internal Evidence and External Criteria

https://thesouthasiantimes.info/bidens-foreign-policy-internal-evidence-and-external-criteria/

November 23, 2020: The India Tribune - Post-election transition - or the lack thereof. What it means for America

https://indiatribune.com/post-election-transition-or-the-lack-thereof-what-it-means-for-america/

November 11, 2020: The South Asian Times - What Will Joe Biden Do Now?

https://thesouthasiantimes.info/what-will-joe-biden-do-now/

October 29, 2020: The India Tribune - The Most Important Election Of Our Lives It May Well Be

https://indiatribune.com/the-most-important-election-of-our-lives-it-may-well-be/

October 26, 2020: The South Asian Times - Trumps Lightning Rod in the 2020 Elections

https://thesouthasiantimes.info/trumps-lightning-rod-in-the-2020-elections/

October 13, 200: The India Tribune -Decisions 2020: America’s Future Hangs in Balance

https://indiatribune.com/decisions-2020-americas-future-hangs-in-balance/

September 29, 2020: The South Asian Times - What can we expect from Trump’s second term?

https://thesouthasiantimes.info/what-can-we-expect-from-trumps-second-term/

August 18, 2020: The South Asian Times and The India Tribune - Kamala Harris

The August 21^st article in The India Tribune - Kamala Harris: America's Tribute to Multiculturalism , introduces Senator Harris' biography and recounts the reaction to her selection in India and the August 18^th article in The South Asian Times - Kamala Harris: Multicultural politics in America, explores the impact her selection might have on American voters in the fall.