March 24, 2021
This year marks almost five years since fans have seen the iconic Pakistani actor in Hindi cinema.
March 11, 2021
Recipes, family legacies, and lore are passed down in the kitchen, not the written word.
March 16, 2021
Should the media reflect the will of the people? Or tell the truths you might not know? For Modi supporters, the answer is clear.
March 04, 2021
This Women’s History Month, read some of our best stories on icons across politics, music, food, art, business, comedy, and more.
March 23, 2021
The co-founder and CEO of Zilingo talks about her startup, sustainable supply chains, and of course, Sabyasachi.
February 17, 2021
As the media industry contracts, with advertising budgets and in-person events drying up, Skift is betting on its innovative founder.
March 01, 2021
For decades, Indian temples have been selling hair to Black women around the world as part of the $58 million human hair export industry.
February 11, 2021
As the audio app takes off, Brown members are leading some of its biggest, buzziest rooms.
April 16, 2021
The uncrowning and recrowning of Pushpika De Silva is causing many to question why one’s marital status — and beauty pageants — matter in the first place.
April 14, 2021
How an ancient tradition cemented itself in Parsi kitchens, and why it is now fading away.
April 15, 2021
What set the Pakistani pop rock group — which disbanded after 33 years — apart was a fortuitous blend of timing and talent.
April 12, 2021
Wealth faded, political rifts widened, but the Indian-Burmese connection lives on.
November 06, 2020
In the winner of our spooky horror fiction contest, at a family get-together, the line between Maya’s recurring nightmare and reality blurs.
April 09, 2021
Filmmaker Khyentse Norbu’s latest, “Looking for a Lady with Fangs and a Moustache,” captures a man’s journey through the chaotic rift between the spiritual and the modern.
March 30, 2021
Amid the coronavirus pandemic and increasing politicization of society, "Ganashatru" is loudly prescient.
April 08, 2021
The BBC-Netflix co-production shows the serial killer for what he is: a cold-blooded escape artist and convicted international criminal.
March 29, 2021
The screenwriter elevated the ordinary to capture the dream of millions of Pakistani women: freedom to be themselves.
April 14, 2021
How an ancient tradition cemented itself in Parsi kitchens, and why it is now fading away.
March 25, 2021
A generation of Marathi cookbooks highlight unusual ingredients, old cooking techniques, and absurdly high expectations of women.
April 09, 2021
The rise of poppy in Bengali cuisine went hand in hand with the British love for tea.
March 15, 2021
From Holi celebrations to paan shops, bhang has been consumed for thousands of years in India.
April 01, 2021
Despite a long and fraught journey, Pakistan’s prime minister might be the first to finish his term in the country’s history.
March 22, 2021
Our ability to see and support each other is what matters.
March 26, 2021
Twitterati recently ridiculed a viral video of everyone’s favorite Instagram poet, but her politics deserve a chance.
March 18, 2021
What do you do when celebrities who once inspired you trade grace and morality for relevance?
April 08, 2021
In the taxonomy of American power, vocal women are castigated for taking up any space at all.
April 05, 2021
Despite the country’s refusal to acknowledge caste, pockets of activists continue to challenge an entrenched system of discrimination.
April 07, 2021
Six South Asians — the Asian subgroup with the highest number of positive cases and hospitalizations — lay bare their pandemic experiences.
April 01, 2021
Despite a long and fraught journey, Pakistan’s prime minister might be the first to finish his term in the country’s history.
April 12, 2021
The country that invented the ancient game is now producing some of the world’s biggest chess champions.
July 09, 2020
Gymnast Akash Modi — part of a “tight-knit” group of South Asian Americans in the sport — is aiming for an Olympic medal.
December 15, 2020
Once lauded internationally, Pakistan’s best female boxers are fighting to make ends meet.
January 30, 2020
Pursuing a tennis singles career in India is a lonely, expensive, largely anonymous journey.
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