Rahul Parikh takes issue with Joel Stein 's column about Indian Americans in his hometown . Last I checked , your essay was one of the most read and e-mailed articles at Time.com . Essay was meant to be satire , but Parikh found it a xenophobic , racist rant . Parikh says writer distilled ancient and diverse culture into clichés and stereotypes . Score: 7
Rahul Parikh takes issue with Joel Stein 's column about Indian Americans in his hometown . Essay was meant to be satire , but Parikh found it a xenophobic , racist rant . Parikh says writer distilled ancient and diverse culture into clichés and stereotypes . Score: 7