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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.

Princess Victoria of Sweden with Thomas A. Steitz (L) and Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, winners of Nobel Prize in Chemistry at Banquet on December 10, 2009 in Stockholm (Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

Does the Nobel Prize Have a South Asia Problem?

The prestigious annual prize seems to recognize global geniuses — just not when they come from the Indian subcontinent.

Tulika Bose

Woman lighting candles for Diwali (Wikimedia Commons)

Celebrating Diwali: 2025

Ten must-read stories to enrich your festive season.

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Kajol and Farida Jalal in DDLJ (1995) (Yash Raj Films)

How ‘DDLJ’ Did Its Women Dirty

Thirty years later, the Bollywood classic still sparkles — but its cracks are now impossible to ignore.

Snigdha Sur

Subu Vedam with his sister Saraswathi (Courtesy of the Vedam family)

The Tragedy of Subu Vedam: A Life Stolen Twice?

He spent 43 years in jail for a murder he didn’t commit. After finally being freed, ICE wants to deport him to India.

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Mahendra Patel, 57, appears for his bond hearing at Cobb County Superior Court in Marietta, Ga., on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. Patel, who was accused of trying to kidnap a child at a Walmart in March, was in the Cobb jail for more than 40 days without bond. (Arvin Temkar/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Mahendra Patel Seeks $25 Million as New Details Emerge

Exclusive: The retired Indian American engineer is fighting back — with a legal filing exposing the full horror of his 46 days in jail.

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Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai looks on during an international summit on 'Girls' Education in Muslim Communities', in Islamabad on January 12, 2025 (AAMIR QURESHI/AFP via Getty Images)

Malala on Why Activism Isn’t Sainthood

Her new memoir, ‘Finding My Way,’ reveals the woman behind the icon — flawed, funny, and still fighting.

Snigdha Sur

Why ‘Umrao Jaan’ is the Quintessential Rekha Film

No other role, which won her a National Award, captured her beauty, pain, and intelligence so completely.

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New York Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani speaks during a press conference at the United Federation of Teachers (UFT) headquarters on July 09, 2025 (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Who Loses if Zohran Mamdani Rewrites Gifted Education?

The NYC mayoral candidate wants to end the kindergarten gifted program, which might hurt Black and Brown communities most.

Snigdha Sur

‘Devi’ Reminds Us to Seek Truth in Devotion

This Durga Puja, revisit Satyajit Ray’s “poetry on celluloid”: what unfolds when a woman is mistaken for a goddess?

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Utah Governor Huntsman holds Indian child Asha Bharati as his wife Maryand their adopted Chinese child Gracie Mei look on at The Matruchhaya Orphanage in Nadiad, Gujarat, December 19, 2006 (SAM PANTHAKY/AFP via Getty Images)

The Missing Stories of South Asian Adoption

For decades, thousands from the subcontinent were adopted abroad, mostly by white families. Why have they been forgotten?

Siobhan Neela-Stock

Ishaan Khatter and Vishal Jethwa in Neeraj Ghaywan's 'Homebound' (2025)

‘Homebound’ Remembers What a Nation Wants to Forget

India’s Oscar entry asks us: what happens when caste, faith, and survival collide?

Poulomi Das

Shah Rukh Khan in 'The Ba***ds of Bollywood' (Netflix)

‘The Ba***ds of Bollywood’: Aryan Khan Takes on Nepotism

His debut series will remind you of Farah Khan’s ‘Om Shanti Om’ — but does it pull off the same magic?

Snigdha Sur

January 26, 1961: Prince Philip (left) with Prince Jagat-Singh (with his foot on tiger's head), the Maharaja of Jaipur, Queen Elizabeth II, Maharani of Jaipur Gayatri Devi. The tiger, over 8ft long, was shot by Philip. The skin will be sent to Windsor Castle. (Fox Photos/Getty Images)

When the British Killed India’s Tigers

They decimated over 80,000 big cats in 50 years. To them, the majestic animal wasn’t just prey, but a performance of empire.

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Why Lilly Singh No Longer Whispers “Sex”

Her debut film, ‘Doin’ It,’ is more than a raunchy comedy. It’s a manifesto to hold the sharam and be unapologetically yourself.

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Chandra Nagamallaiah (Courtesy of local news)

The Dallas Murder America Doesn’t Want to Talk About

Chandra Nagamallaiah was brutally killed in front of his family. Why are mainstream media and politicians silent?

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Yordanis Cobos-Martinez, 37, who brutally killed Chandra Nagamallaiah, 50 (Dallas Police, GoFundMe)

The Brutal Murder of Chandra Nagamallaiah

What many are calling the Dallas beheading case occurred when the Indian American motel manager spoke to Yordanis Cobos-Martinez about a broken washing machine.

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Hrithik Roshan, Jaya Bhaduri, and Karisma Kapoor in 'Fiza' (2000)

When ‘Fiza’ Was Too Honest for Its Time

Critics dismissed Khalid Mohamed’s directorial debut in 2000. Over 25 years later, it feels prophetic.

Snigdha Sur

Fire rages through the Singha Durbar, the main administrative building for the Nepal government, in Kathmandu on September 9, 2025 (Prabin RANABHAT / AFP via Getty Images)

How Nepal’s Democracy Exploded Overnight

A social media ban was the last straw. Now, over 19 are dead, the prime minister is gone, and the country is demanding a new future. Will it get it?

Snigdha Sur

Richa Moorjani as Captain Zoya Zaveri in 'Alien: Earth' (2025)

‘Alien: Earth’: Richa Moorjani is the Last Human Standing

The star — who plays captain Zoya Zaveri in the reboot of the cult classic — opens up about leadership, betrayal, and surviving the unknown.

Snigdha Sur

Taylor Swift's engagement ring (Taylor Swift Instagram)

The Dark History Behind the Old Mine Cut Diamond

Taylor Swift’s engagement ring isn’t just vintage. It hearkens to a period of colonial loot.

Snigdha Sur