Friday, October 16, 2026
Naperville Diary
After the Aurora temple plot: what older immigrant communities can teach Indian Americans
After a foiled shooting at the Aurora Balaji temple and another season of jewellery burglaries, a look at how the Irish, Chinese, Italian, Japanese and Jewish communities learned to organize, what Sikh Americans have already built, and what the wider Indian American community can borrow.
By Suchitra Sharma|
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Lifestyle
Lifestyle
Townhouse Books and Café in St. Charles, IL — A Review by SAGA
SAGA reviews Townhouse Books & Café in St. Charles: an indie bookstore in an 1853 Victorian house on the Fox River — plus sandwiches and salads.
Naperville Diary
Naperville Diary
Attention Naperville: Parents and Kids Together Will Make the Difference
ParentsMatterToo: free 6-week Parent Conversation Circles in Naperville starting April 4 — trained facilitators, practical strategies for resilient kids.
Naperville Diary
Why Do Facebook Updates Resonate With Us?
Why a friend's Facebook update stays with you longer than a hundred scholarly articles — a Naperville writer on raw, unedited emotion and the case for
Naperville Diary
Tips to Transform from the Summer Mode to School Routine
Four tips for families shifting from summer mode to the school routine: reset the body clock, build study habits early, set screen rules, and stick to the plan.
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Education
Education
What India's test-prep machine understood about reading before America did
US seniors posted their worst-ever reading scores; India's foundational reading is recovering. India treats reading as a skill. America treats it as taste.
Health
Vamkukshi, revisited: what the post-lunch rest actually does to you
Ayurveda's post-lunch rest is having a moment. The honest version: the texts prescribe rest, not a nap — and science agrees the afternoon dip is real and short.
Economy
EPFO 3.0: When Your Provident Fund Starts Behaving Like a Bank Account
EPFO 3.0 promises UPI and ATM access to provident fund savings. What's live, what's still a proposal, and what easy liquidity means for retirement.
Politics
Why Apoorva Ramaswamy Might Be Vivek's Strongest Argument
Dr. Apoorva Ramaswamy: throat surgeon, mom of three, and the one person in Vivek Ramaswamy's orbit who has publicly disagreed with him. A profile.
Technology
Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Does October Actually Make Us Safer?
Does Cybersecurity Awareness Month make us safer? The research is mixed — October drills produce completion reports, while continuous training cuts phishing.
Technology
A Therapist Tried AI Therapy on Himself. It Worked. He's Still Warning You.
A therapist tried AI therapy on himself after an assault and wrote about it in The Free Press. What the trials show, what can go wrong, and what it means
Health
Constipated? Isabgol, senna, laxatives — part of life?
Isabgol or senna for constipation? An honest, trial-backed comparison of psyllium husk and stimulant laxatives, Ayurvedic context included.
Economy
The 100% tariff threat is forcing India's rupee moment
H.R. 5334, the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, was signed into U.S. law on September 18, 2026 — giving the president authority to impose tariffs of up to 100% on the largest buyers of Russian oil and gas. What it means for India's rupee-settlement push.
Culture
The 'Dhokla Diplomacy' Debate: Culinary Hegemony, Diasporic Anxiety, and the Unapologetic Rise of Indian Soft Power
An expat debate over vegetarian summit menus reveals a deeper question: why does serving dhokla to foreign leaders make some NRIs cringe — and why shouldn't it?
Mind, body and tradition
Health & Spirituality
Health & Spirituality
Yoga Diplomacy: How India Exports Wellness to the World
From ashrams to Instagram: how yoga became India's most successful cultural export, what was gained in translation, and who captures the value.
Politics
Water Crisis: Cities Running Dry Across India
Groundwater falling a meter a year, 30-40% of treated water leaking from pipes. India's urban water crisis is already here — not a future warning.
Culture
The Mahabharata Generation: Young Indians Rediscovering Dharma
Educated urban Indians under 35 are reading the Gita and Upanishads not as religion but as philosophy — a selective intellectual recovery of Hindu texts.
Health & Spirituality
India's Healthcare Paradox: World-Class Hospitals, Broken Primary Care
India's corporate hospitals rival the world's best while rural primary care collapses. Why the paradox persists — and what would actually fix it.