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Brandon Stanton of Humans of New York and Karishma Mehta of Humans of Bombay (The Juggernaut using Getty Images)

How Humans of Bombay Lost at Its Own Game

The Mumbai-based company accused another account of plagiarism. When Humans of New York founder Brandon Stanton called out the hypocrisy, all hell broke loose.

Poulomi Das
Nirmala (Ranjita Chakravarty) marrying her boyfriend Len (Jeff Garlin) in 'Never Have I Ever' season 4 (Netflix)

Culture

The Exciting Dating Lives of South Asian Seniors

Khans (The Juggernaut)

Culture

King Khan: Tracing South Asia’s Most Iconic Surname

Calicut, India has a long spice trading history, exporting black pepper and other spices (Soltan Frédéric/Sygma via Getty Images)

Food

Black Pepper: From India’s “Black Gold” to Afterthought


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Dilip Patel, 63, right, and wife Saroj, 60, owned a 7-Eleven store in Riverside for nearly two decades (Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Celebrating Labor Day 2023

Illustration by Karuna Gangwani for The Juggernaut

Remembering Partition and Independence, 76 Years On

Freddie Mercury of Queen, 1982 Tour in Oakland, California (Steve Jennings/WireImage)

Celebrating Pride Month: 2023

Naina Hussain for The Juggernaut

Celebrating Asian Pacific American Heritage Month: 2023

Nighties (Aziza Ahmad for The Juggernaut)

Celebrating Women’s History Month: 2023

Jess and Jules holding hands when Jules's mother calls them out

Our Top 15 Stories on Love: 2023

American civil rights leader Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his wife Coretta, both wearing garlands, are received by admirers after landing at the airport in New Delhi, India, Feb. 10, 1959. King, who is known in the U.S. as the American Gandhi, flew to India on what he calls a "four-week pilgrimage in India which to me means Mahatma Gandhi." (AP Photo/Rangaswamy Satakopan)

Celebrating Black History Month: 2023



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Culture

Hasan Minhaj in 'The King's Jester' (Netflix)

Hasan Minhaj, Friend or Foe?

The comedian recently admitted to fabricating major incidents in his comedy specials, leaving South Asians split over his “emotional truths.”

Allana Akhtar

English writer Agatha Christie (1890-1976) seated reading by a bookshelf of books in a living room at her home, Winterbrook House near Wallingford, Oxfordshire in 1949 (Popperfoto via Getty Images)

Agatha Christie, the Mystery Queen Who Won South Asian Hearts

A monkey, rhesus macaque, is sitting on a wall at Swayambhunath temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, reaching out for an ice cream (Frank Bienewald/LightRocket via Getty Images)

The Rise and Fall of Monkeys

Shah Rukh Khan and Jaya Bhaduri in 'Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham' (2001)

Why South Asians Prefer the Mother’s Side

Sarah Jessica Parker and Sarita Chouhdury in Season 2 of 'And Just Like That' (Max)

Why Seema in ‘And Just Like That’ Subverts Expectations

Shafilea Ahmed (Apsana Begum MP Twitter)

Shafilea Ahmed Didn’t Have to Die

Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt at their wedding (Alia Bhatt Instagram)

The Bollywood Bahu Effect

Meena Kumari in 'Pakeezah' (1972)

Why South Asians Love Feet



Profiles

DJ Rekha playing at a club for Diwali 2022 (Instagram, DJ Rekha)

DJ Rekha Wants to Make You Dance

The Basement Bhangra founder created a sanctuary for generations of South Asian Americans. The artist isn’t done anytime soon.

Mehr Singh

Zarna Garg (Maria Fleishmann)

Zarna Garg, the Indian Mom Making the World Laugh

Couturier Gaurav Gupta on the Tailor Floor at his newly-opened five-storied atelier on November 5, 2022 in New Delhi, India (Rubina A. Khan/Getty Images)

How Gaurav Gupta Won the Red Carpet

Madhur Jaffrey (Shravya Kag for The Juggernaut)

Madhur Jaffrey, Always the Perfectionist

Raymond Ablack (Morgan Hotston for The Juggernaut)

Raymond Ablack is Heating Up

Deepika Padukone for the launch of 82°E, her self-care brand (82°E)

Deepika Padukone is Ready to Build an Empire

Sabaysachi Mukherjee at his New York City store at 160 Christopher Street (Madison McGaw/BFA.com)

How Sabyasachi Found Himself

Jacob Tilley, Eric Cannata, Sameer Gadhia, Payam Doostzadeh, and Francois Comtois. (MK Sadler)

Young the Giant is Changing the Face of Indie Rock



Film & TV

Hasan Minhaj in 'The King's Jester' (Netflix)

Hasan Minhaj, Friend or Foe?

The comedian recently admitted to fabricating major incidents in his comedy specials, leaving South Asians split over his “emotional truths.”

Allana Akhtar

English writer Agatha Christie (1890-1976) seated reading by a bookshelf of books in a living room at her home, Winterbrook House near Wallingford, Oxfordshire in 1949 (Popperfoto via Getty Images)

Agatha Christie, the Mystery Queen Who Won South Asian Hearts

Shah Rukh Khan in 'Jawan' (2023)

‘Jawan’: What’s Old is New Again — And More Relevant Than Ever

Sarah Jessica Parker and Sarita Chouhdury in Season 2 of 'And Just Like That' (Max)

Why Seema in ‘And Just Like That’ Subverts Expectations

Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt at their wedding (Alia Bhatt Instagram)

The Bollywood Bahu Effect

The cast of 'Made in Heaven' Season 2 (Amazon Prime)

‘Made in Heaven’ Season 2 Was Well Worth the Wait

Janhvi Kapoor and Varun Dhawan in 'Bawaal' (2023)

‘Bawaal’ Trivializes the Holocaust. No One Has Apologized.

Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt in 'Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani' (2023)

‘Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani’ Review: Big Bollywood Romance is Back



Health

Local men playing chess in a village on September 27, 2009 on Fedu Island, Maldives (by EyesWideOpen/Getty Images)

Maldives and Sri Lanka May Hold the Secrets to Long Life

Life expectancy in Maldives, at 80, and Sri Lanka, at 76, are years higher than the world average, but are understudied compared to Blue Zones. Why don’t we talk about it more?

Allana Akhtar

Shah Rukh Khan in 'Pathaan' and Amitabh Bachchan in 'Mohabbatein' were the same age, 57 (The Juggernaut)

Brown Don’t Frown: The Science of South Asian Aging

An ampule of glutathione used for skin lightening, July 17, 2018 (STEFAN HEUNIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Glutathione: The Injectable, Modern-Day Fair & Lovely

Dr. Moneim Fadali, cardiovascular and thoracic surgeon, examines patient Ahmed Muhnee during a heart and lung evaluation at his office in Los Angeles (Mel Melcon/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

U.K. Study: Common Heart Medicine Doesn’t Work For Most South Asians

An Indian artisan puts a nose ring as he gives finishing touches on a clay idol of the Hindu Goddess Durga at his workshop in Chennai. (Photo credit should read ARUN SANKAR/AFP via Getty Images)

How India Invented the Nose Job

An Ayurveda practitioner checking a patient's pulse (BSIP/UIG, Getty Images)

Is Eastern Medicine the Answer for Infertility?

Mother and daughter embracing in kitchen (Getty)

Welcome to the Only Child Generation

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South Asians Need to Talk About Dementia — Before It’s Too Late



Food

A plate of tandoori meat (GupShup NYC on Instagram)

The Succulent World of South Asian Barbecue

The subcontinent’s reverence for grilled meats and treats transcends the tandoor.

Mehr Singh

Choriz and pulao at O Pedro (O Pedro)

Goan Food is Much More than Vindaloo

Shan Masala at Patel Brothers (Trisha Gopal for The Juggernaut)

How Shan Masala Spiced Up Diaspora Tables

Haleem at Tagmo (Tagmo)

Haleem, Now Available Near You

Padma Lakshmi in 'Taste the Nation' Season 2 (Hulu)

Padma Lakshmi on ‘Taste the Nation’ Season 2: “To Eat is Political”

Aneesa (Megan Suri) gifts Ferrero Rocher to Nalini (Poorna Jagannathan) in Never Have I Ever Season 2 (Netflix)

How Ferrero Rocher Melted South Asian Hearts

An Indian shopper browses at a supermarket in Mumbai in front of an aisle full of chocolate malt drinks such as Horlicks, Bournvita, Boost, etc. (INDRANIL MUKHERJEE/AFP via Getty Images)

How Horlicks, Bournvita, and Complan Took Over India

P. Rajagopal, founder of the Saravana Bhavan food chain, on a menu at one of the popular restaurants in Chennai (ARUN SANKAR/AFP via Getty Images)

Saravana Bhavan: Dosa, With a Side of Murder



Business

Instacart founder and CEO Apoorva Mehta, stands in the Bi-Rite Market on Divisadero Street on Thursday, July 24, 2014 in San Francisco (Lea Suzuki/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)

Who is Instacart’s Apoorva Mehta?

As the grocery delivery company goes public today, the mysterious India-born founder’s journey leaves more questions than answers.

Allana Akhtar

Indian businessman Vijay Mallya smokes during a break in his extradition ruling at Westminster Magistrates Court on December 10, 2018 in London, England (Jack Taylor/Getty Images)

The Undoing of Vijay Mallya, the “King of Good Times”

An ampule of glutathione used for skin lightening, July 17, 2018 (STEFAN HEUNIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Glutathione: The Injectable, Modern-Day Fair & Lovely

An Indian girl plays with Barbie dolls in Bangalore (Sabina von Kessel, Wikimedia)

How Barbie Failed Black and Brown Girls

P.R. Man Singh poses beside bottles of imported alcohol at his store in Secunderabad, the twin city of Hyderabad on August 28, 2013 (NOAH SEELAM/AFP via Getty Images)

How Whiskey Won India

Hajmola bottles (Dabur)

South Asia’s Stinkiest Beloved Treat? A Laxative.

Dilip Patel, 63, right, and wife Saroj, 60, owned a 7-Eleven store in Riverside for nearly two decades (Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

7-Eleven and South Asians, An American Success Story

Raja Kumari, Diipa Büller-Khosla, and Dolly Singh (L-R) at Cannes 2023 (Courtesy of Diipa Büller-Khosla)

How Diipa Büller-Khosla Got to Cannes — And Brought Her Brand



Politics

The Battle of the Hydaspes, in what is now Punjab, between tAlexander the Great and the Indian king Porus, 326 BC; from the Faits du Grand Alexandre, c. 1470

How India Got Its Name

For a country that has renamed cities and states, the latest “Bharat” debate is about much more than nomenclature.

Mehr Singh

Chandrayaan-3 (ISRO)

India Lands on the Moon, First to Reach Lunar South Pole

"Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru & Mr M.A. Jinnah [walking together in the grounds of Viceregal Lodge, Simla.]" (1946, British Library)

Nehru and Jinnah’s Star-Crossed Bromance

Graduating Harvard University Law School students stand and wave gavels (Robert Spencer/Getty Images)

Affirmative Action is No More. Now What?

Official State Visit Of Indian Prime Minister Modi To The U.S. (Anna Moneymaker, Getty Images)

Modi’s U.S. State Visit Reveals America’s Growing Reliance on India

Spring day view from Sterling Library at Yale University (Stan Godlewski for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Does Yale Discriminate Against Asian Americans?

Amritpal Singh (C) along with devotees takes part in a Sikh initiation rite ceremony also known as Amrit Sanskar at Akal Takht Sahib in the Golden Temple in Amritsar on October 30, 2022 (NARINDER NANU/AFP via Getty Images)

‘Who is Amritpal Singh?’ is the Wrong Question

Scotland's Health Minister and SNP MSP, Humza Yousaf (C) reacts as the SNP vote for their new party leader on March 27, 2023 in Edinburgh, Scotland (Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Humza Yousaf, the Next Leader of Scotland, Makes History



Opinion


"Nepo babies" is the term netizens have been using to describe the kids of Indian film stars (The Juggernaut)

Opinion: Bollywood Nepo Babies Aren’t the Problem

Migrant workers stand in the doorway of their shared bedroom at a workers’ camp in al-Khor, Qatar, on June 17, 2011. (Sam Tarling/Corbis via Getty Images)

Opinion: The World Cup is Over. But What About the Migrant Workers?

Gold medalist Eileen (Ailing) Gu of China celebrates her women's big air victory at the Beijing Medals Plaza in Beijing on February 8, 2022. (MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP via Getty Images)

Opinion: Eileen Gu and the Hyphenated American Dream

Scene from "Malgudi Days"

Opinion: R.K. Narayan’s Idyllic Malgudi Might Not Be Enough

U.S. Marines guide evacuees on to a Boeing C-17 Globemaster III during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 21 (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Samuel Ruiz)

Opinion: How the U.S. Failed Evacuation Efforts in Afghanistan

Aryan Khan (center) is escorted to court by Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) officials for a bail plea hearing in Mumbai on October 8, 2021, after his arrest in connection with a drug case. (Photo by Punit Paranjpe/AFP via Getty Images)

Opinion: Aryan Khan is Paying the Price for Being Muslim in India

Contestants on "The Bachelor," "Love Island," and "Dating Around"

Opinion: Why I Hate Seeing Diversity on Dating Shows