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October 23, 2020
Opinion: Why More South Asian Americans Are Running for Office
More candidates are running — and winning — during this undeniable moment.
October 21, 2020
Opinion: Is Kangana Ranaut the Most Powerful Woman in Bollywood?
The actor has traded being crushed beneath Bollywood’s glass ceiling for a leading role in the witch hunts of the Hindu Right.
October 22, 2020
New Survey Breaks Down the Indian American Vote
The Indian American Attitudes Survey confirms that most support Biden, and provides surprising insights into the 22% who support Trump.
October 20, 2020
DDLJ, the Film That Took Bollywood Global
How the iconic movie plays at 25.
Editor's Picks
September 28, 2020
How the Death of a Bollywood Actor Became a Political Proxy War
The suicide of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput has fueled a four-month-long media circus, with internet mobs and politicians destroying lives and livelihoods in the name of “Justice for Sushant.”
September 08, 2020
How Ancestry Test Results Became Browner
South Asians curious about their genetic ancestry have had a front-row seat to the technology's evolution — and some are left wanting for more accurate results.
September 21, 2020
How a Yogi-Turned-Tycoon Won and Lost the Ayurveda Market
Baba Ramdev launched Coronil, an immunity booster, as a cure for COVID-19 to regain his slipping grip on the Indian market, but instead found himself engulfed in controversies.
August 20, 2020
Opinion: Yes, Patriot Act Oversimplified Things — Thank Goodness
The show wasn’t perfect, but access to credible news is a luxury and there shouldn’t be shame in learning from visual, jargon-free crash courses.
Business & Tech
October 19, 2020
How Somen “Steve” Banerjee Built and Destroyed Chippendales
The Bengali man pioneered strippers for women. Then his business partners started dying in a series of gruesome murders.
September 23, 2020
Pakistani Government Swipes Left On Tinder
The national ban against key dating apps is yet another avenue for the government to morally police young Pakistanis.
October 14, 2020
India’s Cinemas Are Finally Reopening — But Will Movie Lovers Return?
The pandemic has left India’s once-crowded theaters practically abandoned, causing movie lovers to search for new ways to escape.
September 21, 2020
How a Yogi-Turned-Tycoon Won and Lost the Ayurveda Market
Baba Ramdev launched Coronil, an immunity booster, as a cure for COVID-19 to regain his slipping grip on the Indian market, but instead found himself engulfed in controversies.
Culture
October 21, 2020
Opinion: Is Kangana Ranaut the Most Powerful Woman in Bollywood?
The actor has traded being crushed beneath Bollywood’s glass ceiling for a leading role in the witch hunts of the Hindu Right.
October 19, 2020
How Somen “Steve” Banerjee Built and Destroyed Chippendales
The Bengali man pioneered strippers for women. Then his business partners started dying in a series of gruesome murders.
October 20, 2020
DDLJ, the Film That Took Bollywood Global
How the iconic movie plays at 25.
October 16, 2020
Why We Love Sarita Choudhury
Nearly 30 years after her sizzling debut in “Mississippi Masala,” Choudhury plays the role of a mother in the latest Blumhouse horror flick with sensuality and aplomb.
Opinion
October 23, 2020
Opinion: Why More South Asian Americans Are Running for Office
More candidates are running — and winning — during this undeniable moment.
October 07, 2020
Opinion: To Be Black and Indian Right Now
As the country struggles to understand the dual narrative of its Black-South Asian vice presidential candidate, Kamala Harris, one man reflects on his own identity.
October 21, 2020
Opinion: Is Kangana Ranaut the Most Powerful Woman in Bollywood?
The actor has traded being crushed beneath Bollywood’s glass ceiling for a leading role in the witch hunts of the Hindu Right.
August 20, 2020
Opinion: Yes, Patriot Act Oversimplified Things — Thank Goodness
The show wasn’t perfect, but access to credible news is a luxury and there shouldn’t be shame in learning from visual, jargon-free crash courses.
Politics
October 23, 2020
Opinion: Why More South Asian Americans Are Running for Office
More candidates are running — and winning — during this undeniable moment.
October 21, 2020
Opinion: Is Kangana Ranaut the Most Powerful Woman in Bollywood?
The actor has traded being crushed beneath Bollywood’s glass ceiling for a leading role in the witch hunts of the Hindu Right.
October 22, 2020
New Survey Breaks Down the Indian American Vote
The Indian American Attitudes Survey confirms that most support Biden, and provides surprising insights into the 22% who support Trump.
October 08, 2020
Pakistani Women Said #MeToo — Now They're Getting Sued
Women who take to the streets and the internet to protest in Pakistan are being targeted by the very internet harassment law — PECA — that promised to protect them.
Sports
July 09, 2020
A Pommel Horse, Masala Macaroni, and an Olympic Dream
Gymnast Akash Modi — part of a “tight-knit” group of South Asian Americans in the sport — is aiming for an Olympic medal.
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.
January 30, 2020
The Random, Solitary Path of Sumit Nagal
Pursuing a tennis singles career in India is a lonely, expensive, largely anonymous journey.
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.
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