Growing up, my religious identity was primarily one of confusion. Nothing was pushed on me; nothing was overtly offered.

The youngest boy in an Indian family has a good life. Growing up in a matriarchal family where my Indian mom's culture was dominant, I experienced this first hand.

My definition of gender expands beyond just two genders.

A protective self-narrative during conflict and duress sometimes obscures us from seeing the worst in ourselves. When the self-sustaining haze lifts after that conflict has subsided, we may recognize in ourselves the flaws the other saw in us at the time that we didn't have the emotional bandwidth to examine in the moment.

Weapons of mass destruction aren't pulled out of a black hat like a white rabbit at a magic show. They're produced in factories. There's science and technology involved. They're not produced in a hole in the ground or in a basement.

I would advise all youths aspiring to athletic fame or a professional career to practice clean living, fair play and good sportsmanship.

The main lesson I learned from 2015 is that a World Cup doesn't define a player's career.

I don't think an actor's job is to be recognized. I think an actor's job is to facilitate the writing in a way that changes the way people think. No other business does that.