Bollywood’s Love Affair with the Love Triangle
Long before ‘Challengers,’ the formulation has given Hindi cinema some of its biggest hits. What makes it so timeless?
Isha Banerjee
How the Bhagavad Gita Sets Us Free
We tend to view fate and free will as diametric opposites. The ancient text made a different argument long ago.
Kiran Sampath
‘Bridgerton’ Season 3: Little Spice, But Still Very Nice
The delicious Regency era drama and Kanthony are back. But don’t expect the unexpected.
Snigdha Sur
Swami Vivekananda, America’s Favorite Monk
How a Bengali man sold the West on Hinduism and altered the course of Indian history.
Ayesha Le Breton
Why South Asian Men Love the Skin Fade
The haircut has become the go-to for Brown men from Delhi to London, but for very different reasons.
How Sake Dean Mahomed Birthed “Shampoo”
The rise and fall of an Indian man from Patna who changed hygiene forever.
Sukhada Tatke
Asna Tabassum is Both America’s Dream and Nightmare
South Asian traditions of resistance have long been a feature of political movements. But what happens when we speak out?
Hassaan Bin Sabir
Win Rozario Should Be Alive
NYPD fatally shot a Bangladeshi American teen in the midst of a mental health crisis. Where is the outrage?
Rabindranath Tagore’s Lost Legacy
The Bard of Bengal won a Nobel Prize and global fame. So why do we tend to ignore his relevance today?
Met Gala 2024: South Asians, and Color, Return
Alia Bhatt won “The Garden of Time” amid beige overload and 2023's black-and-white Lagerfeld theme.
The Juggernaut
Dalip Singh Saund, the First Asian American in Congress
The remarkable story of how an Indian immigrant went from second-class citizen to elected official.
Sepia Mutiny, South Asian America’s Front Page
From 2004 to 2012, one internet forum shaped the community’s conversations like never before. And this is its story.
Celebrating Asian Pacific American Heritage Month: 2024
This May, a roundup of 15 stories that celebrate South Asian American life, culture, innovation, and history.
‘Heeramandi’ is Beautiful But Incomplete
Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s streaming debut is characteristically grandiose. But it falls short where it matters most.
Poulomi Das
Coke Studio is Pakistan’s Multicultural Reality
Many would have you believe the country is a monolith. But its most popular music says otherwise.
‘Laapataa Ladies’: A Master Class in Loss, Love, and Laughs
What happens when a man takes home the wrong bride? Hijinks galore and a searing treatise on how society treats women.
The Making of the Indian Rupee Symbol
Unlike other large economies, India took centuries to design a currency sign of its own. Was it worth the wait?
Sneha Mehta
Sachin Tendulkar, a New Hero For a New India
The cricket legend’s talents are beyond question. But what if his superstardom has to do with more than skill?
How a 2001 Bollywood Song Birthed a Viral TikTok Trend
The ‘Asoka makeup’ hashtag is now everywhere. Its origins might surprise you.
What Kerala’s Syrian Christians Tell Us About Caste
The community has toed the line between its minority status and privilege for millennia. But few have examined its contested past.
Vaishnavi Naidu