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’s Musical Magic
You definitely know his tunes, but do you know him?
America Ruined Caffeine. Can South Asia Save It?
How a pillar of community building became a drug for productivity.
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
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.
How Cricket’s Saurabh Netravalkar Engineers Victory
He’s who your mom compares you to: Oracle engineer, Cornell grad, star cricketer.
Why We’re Still Watching ‘House of the Dragon’
The draw of epic storytelling, from Ayodhya to Westeros.
Kamaladevi, the Activist for All
Remembering Kamala Harris’s alleged namesake, whose fight against injustice transcended borders and causes.
‘Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam’ Recast Masculinity
And we’re here for it.
Snigdha Sur
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.
‘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.
Sitaphal’s Contested Past and Sweet Eternity
The fruit associated with a Hindu goddess isn’t South Asian at all. Or is it?
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.
The Ambanis: The Making of a Global Brand
India is already the fastest-growing major economy. Its richest family is its next biggest export.
“Lihaaf”: Ismat Chughtai’s “Obscenity”
How the pre-partition Indian writer got away with depicting female queerness and opened our minds.
‘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.