Rajkamal's Substack

Green Card Preferred

While everyone debated H-1B families, nobody noticed what the new green card rules do to the Indian marriage market.

May 23 • Rajkamal Rao

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Sailing Royal Caribbean Made Me a Hypocrite

The cruise was magnificent. The labor model that powers it deserves a serious conversation.

May 22 • Rajkamal Rao

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Goodbye and Good Riddance, Spirit Airlines

The airline that charged you to breathe is gone, but its worst ideas are thriving

May 1 • Rajkamal Rao

End Gerrymandering. Let an Algorithm Draw the Map

The Supreme Court just handed Congress the perfect moment to act.

May 1 • Rajkamal Rao

April 2026

Trump Reposted That India Is a Hellhole

Why National Pride Alone Will Not Bring Diaspora Indians Home

Apr 28 • Rajkamal Rao

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One More Swipe

Why Instagram always wins — and your boring uncle never will

Apr 8 • Rajkamal Rao

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March 2026

Ask Not What Your Chatbot Can Do For You

AI Has Turned Antithesis From a Diamond Into a Tomato

Mar 30 • Rajkamal Rao

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When Both Sides Threaten Press Freedom

Media outlets must report fearlessly, and the government must let them.

Mar 25 • Rajkamal Rao

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Big State, Bigger Scandals: The Texas Primary Wipeout

Incumbents ousted, careers torched, and a Senate race that just got even more expensive

Mar 6 • Rajkamal Rao

February 2026

Indian Idol: From Shreya Ghoshal to Soap Opera

More glycerin, less genius — how the show lost the plot

Feb 28 • Rajkamal Rao

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Farewell, Ramanna Uncle!

An ode to someone who inspired me during my youth

Feb 25 • Rajkamal Rao

The H-1B Visa: How Good Intentions Became Indentured Servitude

Thirteen years after my book warned of abuse, a Harvard economist confirms that a program designed to bring exceptional talent has become a tool for…

Feb 11 • Rajkamal Rao

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