Recently I wrote an opinion piece occasioned by a controversy involving the Yale basketball team.  An apology underscored the team’s support for “a healthy, safe and respectful campus climate.”

Similar versions of the article appear at an online outlet of Sports Illustrated (the Cauldron) via Medium, and at Connecticut Viewpoints.

As detailed in a January 2016 article, my wife recently became a U.S. citizen.  Now the Times of India has published a similar version of the news, intended to convey to the Indian diaspora some information about U.S. naturalization and citizenship.

Last week, Joe Nocera of the New York Times featured UConn's pursuit of membership in one of the “Power 5” athletic conferences.

Last year, my own op-ed – at Connecticut Viewpoints and Medium – included some similar arguments about the academic as well as financial risks of trying to be serious about college football in a state and region unfavorable to that sport.
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Despite my skepticism about football, I remain a fan of both UConn and Yale basketball.

On March 6, my brother and I observed as my son and nephew had an opportunity to participate in the introduction of the “starting five” before UConn’s “senior day” — its final home game of the season and of the seniors’ (and two graduate students’) careers.

On March 13, my son and I and friends attended the Yale basketball team’s celebration of its selection in the NCAA tournament, with an announcement event at the university’s gym.  On March 17, we returned to that gym to watch — on a large screen on the team's home floor — Yale upset Baylor for the first NCAA tournament win in school history.

Turmoil erupted last month over caste in Haryana, a state where my parents-in-law lived until recently (when they moved back to New Delhi proper).  The water supply in Delhi faces pressure.

The BBC, NPR, and New York Times reported on the events in Haryana and their implications nationally in India.

In 2015, a piece I wrote in the Times of India touched upon caste, politics, and opportunity as embodied by B.R. Ambedkar, principal writer of India’s constitution.

My April 2014 reflections followed a third trip to New Delhi and included mention of issues related to social class, politics, and the urban environment.