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Michaela Stone Cross

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Michaela Stone Cross is a freelance writer from Philadelphia. She currently lives in Mumbai, where she spends most of her time trying to explain why she's there. She's written for several publications, including VICE.

How Kala Bagai Came Home
Michaela Stone Cross

In the streets of U.S. cities, Brown history is often invisible. It took a group of historians and Berkeley activists to address an injustice committed over a hundred years ago.

September 16, 2020

How a Cult-turned-Corporation Hijacked American Sikhism
Michaela Stone Cross

A Punjabi conman created the “Kundalini Yoga” brand and turned a 550-year-old religion into a commodity that centered whiteness.

July 27, 2020

The Jews of India
Michaela Stone Cross

For 2,000 years, India has been home to a small but prominent Jewish community. So what makes India one of the safest places for Jews in the world?

June 23, 2020

Black and Brown Love
Michaela Stone Cross

Black and Brown couples don’t have it easy. Marrying Brown can be difficult, but for Black partners it’s especially hard.

June 16, 2020

The Murky History of “South Asia”
Michaela Stone Cross

How brown people around the world reclaimed a term created by CIA-funded orientalists.

May 05, 2020

Irrfan Khan, the People’s Actor
Michaela Stone Cross

Amid Bollywood’s commercialism and Hollywood’s token characters, Khan carved out a niche for himself with pure technical skill.

April 29, 2020

Coronavirus and “The World’s Pharmacy”
Michaela Stone Cross

How Indian pharmaceutical companies are supplying the U.S. with hydroxychloroquine after Western pharma has been trying to undermine Indian pharma for years.

April 13, 2020

Brown Memes on Corona Themes
Michaela Stone Cross

In the age of coronavirus, memes are no longer just a time sink — they’re also a source of hope.

April 06, 2020

How Bollywood Went Underground
Michaela Stone Cross

The Indian government conferred industry status on its film industry only in 2001. For years, the best way to fund movies was through the world of crime.

November 27, 2019

Mumbai’s Disappearing Underworld
Michaela Stone Cross

Bollywood has always drawn inspiration from its home city’s underworld. But where did all the gangsters go?

November 18, 2019

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