Latest Stories
January 24, 2020
Shubham Goel, Reality TV’s Favorite Brown Guy
How did the 23-year-old self-described “Indian James Bond” go from ranking dead last to nearly winning the show and becoming a fan-favorite?
January 22, 2020
One Wipe to Rule Them All
How one man found the in-between to a chambu and toilet paper.
January 23, 2020
Pakistani Cuisine is on the Cusp of a Renaissance
The diversity of Pakistani cuisine, from slow-cooked mutton roast to Kiamari prawn biryani, may finally be getting its due.
January 21, 2020
The American Diaspora Protests CAA
On Sunday’s National Day of Action, South Asians across the country came together to protest the new India.
Editor's Picks
December 20, 2019
The Citizenship Amendment Act and the Indian American Obligation
A dispatch from India’s protests, and why they matter for the diaspora.
November 05, 2019
Bollywood Warped the Brown Girl
Almost all Bollywood hits (and flops) from our collective millennial childhood have propagated anti-woman messages.
December 19, 2019
The Indian Films of the Decade
Indian cinema tends to be absent in most Western retrospectives — so we wrote our own.
October 21, 2019
Kamala Harris's Truth
Lessons from a historic and flailing candidacy.
Business & Tech
January 14, 2020
Radio Mirchi and the Nostalgia Market
The Indian radio station is like an aunty in your ear and knows what South Asians who have left in the ’80s and ’90s want to listen to.
January 09, 2020
2019: South Asia in Review
We’re highlighting the 10 trends we saw in 2019 and the five trends brewing in 2020.
January 13, 2020
Why Millennials Prefer Co-Star to Prem Jyotish
South Asian millennials knew about astrology before it became the rage. Their path to it isn’t always easy.
December 24, 2019
The Indian Tech of the Decade
Jayadevan P K examines the top tech trends of the 2010s in India.
Culture
January 24, 2020
Shubham Goel, Reality TV’s Favorite Brown Guy
How did the 23-year-old self-described “Indian James Bond” go from ranking dead last to nearly winning the show and becoming a fan-favorite?
January 22, 2020
One Wipe to Rule Them All
How one man found the in-between to a chambu and toilet paper.
January 23, 2020
Pakistani Cuisine is on the Cusp of a Renaissance
The diversity of Pakistani cuisine, from slow-cooked mutton roast to Kiamari prawn biryani, may finally be getting its due.
January 17, 2020
Alok V Menon and the Power of an Image
What does it take to celebrate one's highly contested body?
Opinion
September 18, 2019
Opinion: How Modi Capitalizes on the Diaspora
As India Prime Minister Narendra Modi pitches a worldwide Hindu agenda, the diaspora must decide whether feeling like they belong is enough to overlook what he stands for.
August 13, 2019
Opinion: Not the Role Model We Need
It’s time we ask for more from Priyanka Chopra-Jonas.
September 11, 2019
Who is Shamima Begum?
The story of a woman who ran away to join ISIS, and what it says about belonging, citizenship, and communities.
June 25, 2019
Opinion: Who is Kamala Harris Running For?
The presidential candidate has done little for South Asian Americans other than embrace her identity. Should we expect more? What should we expect?
Politics
January 21, 2020
The American Diaspora Protests CAA
On Sunday’s National Day of Action, South Asians across the country came together to protest the new India.
January 10, 2020
The American Nightmare
In Here We Are, Aarti Shahani tells the story of her wrongfully jailed father and uncle, and explores the ugly underbelly of the American dream.
January 16, 2020
CAA and The Instagram Baddie
Should diasporic influencers pause self-exoticizing on Instagram and sound the alarm against fascism?
January 09, 2020
2019: South Asia in Review
We’re highlighting the 10 trends we saw in 2019 and the five trends brewing in 2020.
Sports
November 01, 2019
Running the World’s Largest Marathon
Ahead of this Sunday’s New York Marathon, reflections on training for a marathon as a chef and a vegan.
July 29, 2019
Making Cricket Happen in America
Cricket could have become as popular as baseball, but it didn’t. With $1 billion in funding and a framework to go viral, cricket may soon be the next big thing in the U.S.
October 10, 2019
For the NBA, India Can’t Replace China Just Yet
The NBA’s operations in China are already $4b. Its future in India may be just as rosy — but it comes with political choices and isn't as simple as swapping a billion-plus country for another.
July 23, 2019
How Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Loves All
Pakistan’s top tennis player, 39, is past the average retirement age. But Qureshi plays tennis for reasons beyond trophies.
