Pranav GuruWhat We Can Learn from ScratUnderstanding Scrat, the running gag of the Ice Age media franchise who went on to become the mascot of the now-defunct Blue Sky Studios…May 22, 2022May 22, 2022
Pranav GuruWe’re Trying Too Hard to Miss the Point about ApuAfter years of essentially responding to allegations of Apu Nahasapeemapetilon being an allegedly racist caricature with little other than…May 1, 2022May 1, 2022
Pranav GuruWhat A Pair of Superhero Movies Taught Me About The State of Present-Day AmericaWhile it wasn’t my first time flying to Seattle to see family, it was my first time flying Alaska Airlines. Having recently flown my first…Feb 6, 2022Feb 6, 2022
Pranav GuruProcter & Gamble: Three Years After Gillette’s “We Believe”Torches were lit. Pitchforks were thrown. Minds were lost.Jan 12, 20223Jan 12, 20223
Pranav GuruImmigration Built the American DreamI’m not just a first-generation American.Dec 19, 2021Dec 19, 2021
Pranav GuruJohn Lennon’s Quote Was Right.John Lennon once said, “Life is what happens while you’re busy making other plans.” First time I heard that quote, I realized its truth.Dec 7, 2021Dec 7, 2021
Pranav GuruThe Lessons Nina Davuluri Taught to the Indian diaspora…and to meWhen I was returning to the campus of Purdue University in 2017 for my sophomore year as an undergrad, it still felt like something was…Nov 13, 2021Nov 13, 2021
Pranav GuruThe Lesson to Learn from Failed NBA PlayersThe years 2014 and 2015 made me proud to be an NBA fan and a person of Indian origin.Nov 4, 2021Nov 4, 2021
Pranav GuruHow Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman Proved There’s No Checklist to PatriotismNovember 19, 2019 proved to be a newsworthy day in America.Aug 29, 2021Aug 29, 2021
Pranav GuruReaction to Christian fundamentalists protesting Hindu prayersSome things are so rare, they happen only once in a lifetime. But rare things that happen twice in a lifetime? Even rarer.Jul 2, 20211Jul 2, 20211