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South Asians Built the Gulf. They Can’t Escape the Missiles.

Migrant workers helped build the region’s glittering cities. Now, many fear for their lives and livelihoods.

The Sacred Geometry of Bharatanatyam

How the ancient Indian dance reveals the hidden mathematics of the universe.

Inside Padma Lakshmi’s Next Culinary Chapter

The TV host on creating ‘America’s Culinary Cup,’ how immigrants shape what we eat, and why food is the perfect Trojan horse.

The Rohingya Are Done Waiting for Justice

Exclusive: Reporting from The Hague, where the stateless community demanded the world name the violence they faced in 2017.

Celebrating Women’s History Month: 2026

This March, dive into our stories about South Asian women in all their multitudes. Astronaut. Spy. Goddess. Saint.

Before Romeo and Juliet, There Was Laila and Majnu

How an Arab-Persian legend about star-crossed lovers traveled over 2,000 miles — and took root in the Indian subcontinent.

Bridgerton Season 4: Even Fantasy Has Its Limits

Benedict and Sophie’s Cinderella romance forces the ton to confront class. The question is how far it’s willing to go.

How an Indian Woman Sparked “First in the Bloodline”

Exclusive: We spoke to the medical student behind the viral post that became a global movement.

Bengalis Are Falling in Love — Just Not With Each Other

For a culture so obsessed with its own superiority, why do so many marry outside the community?

Heathcliff Was Never White

Emily Brontë had very clear intentions with ‘Wuthering Heights,’ her first and only novel.

Why Do South Asians Have Dark Circles Under Their Eyes?

What we’ve long dismissed as cosmetic may be revealing something deeper about our health.

The Wealth Tax That Split California

A 5% tax on billionaire assets has put Rep. Ro Khanna at odds with tech veterans and some of the very voters who sent him to Congress.

The European Fantasy That Betrayed Its Bengali Heroine

In the 1930s, a Romanian scholar turned one woman’s story into a salacious novel. She refused to let his version become history.

Before “Too Many Asians,” It Was “Too Many Jews”

Today’s anti-Asian panic follows a familiar script, one written a century ago about Jewish people.

Indian Looksmaxxing: In Search of the “Perfect” Face

From TikTok tutorials to risky surgeries, Indian men are chasing a new standard of beauty. Is it worth it?

Anil Ambani in the Epstein Files: What’s Real, What’s Fake

Outlets like Bloomberg claim the billionaire solicited a “tall Swedish blonde.” We actually read the files — the answer is more complicated.

Winter Olympics 2026: Meet the South Asian Underdogs

Their countries have little snow, scarce funding, and difficult odds. These athletes are chasing history anyway.

Celebrating Black History Month: 2026

Fifteen of our favorite stories on the often-overlooked, intertwined histories of Black and South Asian communities.

The Epstein Files Don’t Spare South Asians

From Deepak Chopra to the Ambanis, we scoured millions of files to trace how the region and its people tapped into elite power circles.

The Outrageous History Behind the Taj Mahal Necklace

Hollywood and Western luxury houses keep exploiting Indian royal artefacts to sell jewels on the red carpet. When will it stop?