Rini SampathIt’s 7 am in Lecce, Italy and I’m laying wide awake, scrolling through social media when I find…She writes with fervor, and sprinkled throughout the essay are attributions to Emerson and Percy and Kant, and other great men, seemingly…Sep 8, 2023Sep 8, 2023
Rini SampathI am fixated on the events in Iran.“Petty slights and snubs that can leave deep wounds” — this is the headline on a column where I am questioned about “micro aggressions” as…Sep 25, 20221Sep 25, 20221
Rini SampathI have two little black squiggly lines within my left eye’s line of sight.The first time I see them, they’re paired with bright flashes of light; concentric circles that appear when I close my eyes. They’re so…Jun 28, 20221Jun 28, 20221
Rini SampathCameron and I are walking back from the abortion rights protest in front of the Supreme Court…We’re talking about his impending move to New York City. He slows down at the street corner, and as we are waiting to cross, he says to me…May 4, 2022May 4, 2022
Rini SampathWhen I was a little girl, I would look at the sculptures of women etched into Hindu temples with…I think I admired them because they looked like the wonderful women I knew, women all around me, grandmothers and aunts and cousins — it…Mar 12, 2022Mar 12, 2022
Rini SampathMy parents had no business buying me Abercrombie t-shirts while paying off a Toyota Camry and…On learning to like myselfDec 7, 20211Dec 7, 20211
Rini SampathTo be 22: Growing PainsThat screenshot right there is just one of many conversations I’ve had with my best friend about life in the past several months. I don’t…Mar 29, 20171Mar 29, 20171
Rini SampathA way forwardIn the past month, I’ve woken up panicked, my sleep encumbered by dystopian dreams. Fortunately, my subconscious afforded me one sublime…Mar 7, 2017Mar 7, 2017
Rini SampathIndia’s dowry system devalues womenAlthough I’m not the most well-versed in Bollywood films, having immigrated to the United States at the age of 7, I’ve watched my share of…Aug 3, 20152Aug 3, 20152
Rini SampathIndia’s Finest Photography CourseThough I can work the manual setting on my DSLR without worry, I’m no Dorothea Lange. So, two summers ago, when I packed my camera in…May 26, 2015May 26, 2015