June 22, 2022
Nik Dodani is Making Hollywood His Own
Luck helped the actor and writer, known for ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ and ‘Atypical,’ break into Hollywood. But he’s not leaving the rest up to chance.
Shrai Popat
April 26, 2022
Meera Syal Refuses to Be Disappointed
The star of 'Goodness Gracious Me' and 'The Kumars at No. 42' brought audiences unapologetic portrayals of South Asian womanhood — and she's just getting started.
September 24, 2021
In Poet Natasha Rao’s "Latitude," Nature is Sublime
The debut collection — winner of the First Book Prize — is a meditation of the natural world, full of “Krishna-skin skies” and “snow that melts to milk.”
August 3, 2020
Opinion: A Paean to the Rakhi
Despite Raksha Bandhan’s patriarchal origins, for some, the holiday is less about religion and more about bringing together siblings.
May 4, 2020
Her Death Was the Clarion Call for More South Asian Stem Cell Donors
Liyna Anwar’s campaign to find a match as she battled leukemia revealed donor shortages, cultural barriers, and chronic misinformation.
February 26, 2020
My Family’s Anti-Blackness and Boris Johnson’s Cabinet
My Indian family fled from Uganda to the U.K. — that still doesn’t give them or other South Asian Brits the right to be racist.
October 9, 2019
Fatima Bhutto Looks East for Culture
The writer, from Pakistan’s dynastic family, grew up in exile around the world. In her new book, she talks about phenomena from Bollywood to Dizi, and the gaps that Western culture can’t fix.