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We’ve published over 1,650 stories at The Juggernaut diving into South Asian culture, politics, history, profiles, business, and tech. Here are all of our stories for you to peruse, with the most recent first.

abour Party leader Keir Starmer and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak attend the Remembrance Sunday ceremony at the Cenotaph on Whitehall on November 13, 2022 in London, England (Toby Melville - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

The U.K. Elections Don’t Matter

Today’s vote will likely end Rishi Sunak’s premiership. But a Labour government won’t reverse Britain’s decline.

Hassaan Bin Sabir

Why You’re Bald in Your Baby Photos

The science and tradition behind shaving off that feathery soft, newborn hair.

Ayesha Le Breton

India Molded Math. Then Europe Claimed It.

We all know the quadratic formula and the Fibonacci sequence. Why don’t we talk about their roots?

Isha Banerjee

Home is Where Your Shoes Aren’t

A viral article claimed it’s rude to ask guests to remove their shoes. South Asians would like to have a word.

Kiran Sampath

‘Kalki 2898 AD’: A Future We’ve Seen Before

Nag Ashwin’s sci-fi universe harnesses Indian mythology and a superstar cast, but its all-too-familiar packaging dampens its ambition.

Meher Manda

R.D. Burman (Kelsea Peterson for The Juggernaut)

R.D. Burman’s Musical Magic

You definitely know his tunes, but do you know him?

Isha Banerjee

Rekha (L), from New Delhi, and Shabnam from Bombay sipping cups of tea in Varanasi during a convention (PAWAN KUMAR/AFP via Getty Images)

America Ruined Caffeine. Can South Asia Save It?

How a pillar of community building became a drug for productivity.

Ayesha Le Breton

Calligrapher Mohammad Ghalib at a bookstore in Urdu Bazaar, Old Delhi (Mir Umar)

How India Forgot Its Calligraphers

The artisans left their mark on historic monuments and manuscripts. Today, their reality is a far cry from that.

Mir Umar

Ardhanarisvara, a deity composed of both Siva and his consort Parvati, representing the masculine and feminine energies of Hinduism (The British Museum)

Ardhanarishvara, the Gender-Bending Deity

The half-male, half-female Hindu god has reemerged in different avatars over millennia. What it stands for is entirely up to you.

Ayesha Le Breton

Saurabh Netravalkar of Team USA celebrates victory during the ICC Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup 2024 match with Pakistan at Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium on June 6, 2024 in Dallas, Texas (Matt Roberts-ICC/ICC via Getty Images)

How Cricket’s Saurabh Netravalkar Engineers Victory

He’s who your mom compares you to: Oracle engineer, Cornell grad, star cricketer.

Isha Banerjee

Emma D'Arcy as Rhaenyra Targaryen in 'House of the Dragon' (Max)

Why We’re Still Watching ‘House of the Dragon’

The draw of epic storytelling, from Ayodhya to Westeros.

Kiran Sampath

Graphic by Macy Sinreich for The Juggernaut

Kamaladevi, the Activist for All

Remembering Kamala Harris’s alleged namesake, whose fight against injustice transcended borders and causes.

Isha Banerjee

Still from 'Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam' (1999)

‘Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam’ Recast Masculinity

And we’re here for it.

Snigdha Sur

A painting of a youth and dervish from the early to mid 17th century (The MET Museum)

How Shah Hussain Became Madho Lal

The Punjabi Sufi saint reportedly fell in love with a teenage boy. Some deny it to this day, but his poetry tells a different story.

Ayesha Le Breton

Still from ‘Bridgerton’ Season 3 (Netflix)

‘Bridgerton’ Season 3, Part 2: Women Finally Get to Have it All

Must it always be about the marriage mart? The Regency Era drama concludes this season: definitely not.

Snigdha Sur

Custard apples sold in Mumbai, India (Godong/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Sitaphal’s Contested Past and Sweet Eternity

The fruit associated with a Hindu goddess isn’t South Asian at all. Or is it?

Ayesha Le Breton

USA players celebrate after defeating Pakistan in a super over during the ICC Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup at Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium on June 6, 2024 in Dallas, Texas (Matt Roberts-ICC/ICC via Getty Images)

The U.S. Cricket Team is Here to Stay

A group of dreamers and part-timers beat some of the world’s best. We asked them how they did it.

Isha Banerjee

Anand Parimal, Mukesh Ambani, Nita Ambani, Radhika Merchant, Anant Ambani, Isha Ambani, Shloka Mehta, and Akash Ambani (from left to right) during Anant’s engagement in Mumbai on January 19, 2023 (Sujit JAISWAL / AFP / Getty Images)

The Ambanis: The Making of a Global Brand

India is already the fastest-growing major economy. Its richest family is its next biggest export.

Isha Banerjee

Ismat Chughtai and “Lihaaf” (Shruti Ashok for The Juggernaut)

“Lihaaf”: Ismat Chughtai’s “Obscenity”

How the pre-partition Indian writer got away with depicting female queerness and opened our minds.

Ayesha Le Breton

Still from ‘The Watchers’ (2024) (Warner Bros. Pictures)

‘The Watchers’: Horror, with a Shyamalan Twist

No, not that one. Director Ishana Shyamalan, 24, chats about her first feature film in a very familiar genre.

Snigdha Sur