↓
Menu ↓
  • Home
  • Bio
  • Books
  • Art
  • Essays
  • Fiction
  • Film
  • Audio
  • Blog
  • Contact
  • Twitter
  • Facebook

Sarita Sarvate

Writer, Artist, Filmmaker

Sarita Sarvate
Home Menu ↓
Skip to primary content
Skip to secondary content
  • Politics
  • Society
  • Culture
  • Women
  • Children & Education
  • World
  • Memoirs
  • Movie Reviews
  • Book Reviews
<< 1 2 3 4 5 … 18 19 >>

Post navigation

← Older posts
Newer posts →

Democrats, Thanks for the Apocalypse

Posted on December 26, 2016 by Sarita Sarvate
Reply

Two years ago, when the prospect of another election loomed, I hoped that Hillary Clinton wouldn’t run. I thought she had no chance of winning. The Republicans hated her. Even Democrats disliked her. Many women could not relate to her. … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | Tagged Donald Trump, Election, Hillary Clinton | Leave a reply

Masters of Political Theater

Posted on September 9, 2016 by Sarita Sarvate
Reply

Donald Trump has climbed to the top of the opinion polls with his outrageous statements. This is no surprise. Politics is, after all, theater. But American politicians are rank amateurs when it comes to creating an entertaining yet succinct message … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | Tagged Donald Trump, Indian politics, Narendra Modi, US Politics | Leave a reply

We Will Always Have Bhopal

Posted on September 6, 2016 by Sarita Sarvate
Reply

An email pops into my inbox. I open it idly, thinking it’s probably a reader. At first, I can’t place the person at all. But like a photograph that slowly takes shape when you insert the print into the hypo … Continue reading →

Posted in Memoirs | Tagged Bhopal, love, Memoirs, romance | Leave a reply

Northern Light

Posted on August 7, 2016 by Sarita Sarvate
Reply

The land is rolling, understated, desert like. Lava fields, volcanic craters, and boiling, sulfurous pools of water abound. But what I notice first is the light. A flat, soothing white light that envelops the land. A light that caresses your … Continue reading →

Posted in Essays, Memoirs, World | Tagged Iceland, Travel | Leave a reply

My Hillary Moment

Posted on July 7, 2016 by Sarita Sarvate
Reply

Something happened to me on June 7th, 2016. As I watched Hillary give her victory speech (for being the presumptive Presidential nominee of the Democratic Party), tears came to my eyes. I was shaken to the core. Rationally, I could … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Politics, Society, Women | Tagged Donald Trump, Feminism, Hillary Clinton | Leave a reply

The United States of Minorities

Posted on June 6, 2016 by Sarita Sarvate
Reply

When a Filipina friend told me that her relatives and friends were voting for Donald Trump, I was dumbstruck. I knew they voted for John McCain in 2008 and Mitt Romney in 2012. The rationale then was that the Republicans … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Society | Tagged Donald Trump, Filipinos, Minorities | Leave a reply

Dreaming of Delaware

Posted on May 8, 2016 by Sarita Sarvate
Reply

For years, I have been asking the question, “Where is the outrage?” When George W. Bush took America into never-ending wars against Afghanistan and Iraq, I asked the question, “Where is the outrage?” When it became clear that the wars … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Society | Tagged Delaware, Donald Trump, Election, Money Laundering, Panama Papers | Leave a reply

Why I want To Hang Up My Pen

Posted on April 3, 2016 by Sarita Sarvate
Reply

Like many technical professionals who have always made a comfortable living, I have spent a lifetime fantasizing about the artistic life. I have made pronouncements like, “If I had to do it all over again, I would go to Columbia … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Politics | Tagged Adolf Trump, CNN, Media, Writing | Leave a reply

My Hillary Dilemma

Posted on March 6, 2016 by Sarita Sarvate
Reply

For all her self-aggrandizement, Hillary can’t seem to inspire or lead. She never talks about her dreams for our glorious country, just anlaytical details …. This election season has revealed a strange reality to me, namely that a large proportion … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Society, Women | Tagged Bernie Sander, Bill Clinton, Email Server, Feminism, Hillary Clinton, Monica Lewinsky | Leave a reply

Unfriended

Posted on February 1, 2016 by Sarita Sarvate
Reply

I was browsing the web recently when I realized that someone whose posts I used to see regularly had been flying under the radar lately. Curious, I checked my profile and discovered that indeed, the person was no longer listed … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Essays, Society | Tagged Facebook, Social Media | Leave a reply

Post navigation

← Older posts
Newer posts →

Sarita in the News

  • New California Media Award
  • New America Media Award

Share It

Share on Tumblr
© 2023 - Sarita Sarvate Proudly powered by WordPress  Aspen by WP Weaver
↑