How Soya Nuggets Became a Household Ingredient in India
A strange twist of history made this plant-based protein a feature of Indian cuisine.
Shirin Mehrotra
Black Women, Indian Hair
For decades, Indian temples have been selling hair to Black women around the world as part of the $58 million human hair export industry.
Sabrina Toppa
Why Brown Moms Love Princess Diana
The South Asian women who came of age in the 1980s viewed Lady Di as both a contemporary and a cautionary tale.
Devanshi Patel
In “Namaste Wahala,” the Villains Drive the Story
The rare depiction of Black and Brown love left us craving more romance.
Oluwadunsin Deinde-Sanya
Excerpt: "The Three Mothers"
In honor of Black History Month, an excerpt from a book celebrating the untold stories of the mothers who raised and influenced Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin.
Anna Malaika Tubbs
Sri Lanka’s Little-Known Memoni Cuisine
For years, Memoni food remained absent from mainstream Sri Lankan cuisine, but women from the community are changing that.
Zinara Rathnayake
Rekha, Amitabh, Jaya: A Silsila of Deprivation
Decades later, Bollywood’s most infamous love triangle seems even more tragic than we first thought.
Imaan Sheikh
Dissenting Cinema: Why India Censors Films
The Indian government has long been quick to censor content that poses a challenge to the reigning politics of the time.
Meher Manda
Deep Dive: Inside the Indian Twittersphere
How the BJP exploited Twitter and created the world’s largest non-stop political campaign.
Erin Blair
Nisha Ganatra and the Whole Picture
The director behind 'Late Night' and 'Chutney Popcorn' forges masterpieces by centering the full lives of her diverse characters, not just their identities.
How the Indian Judiciary Lets Down Sexual Assault Victims
Two cases in the past year alone highlight how India’s approach to adjudicating sexual assault is outdated at best, dangerous at worst.
Priya-Alika Elias
How Rafat Ali’s Startup Skift is Weathering the Pandemic
As the media industry contracts, with advertising budgets and in-person events drying up, Skift is betting on its innovative founder.
JP Mangalindan
Why Nigeria Loves Bollywood
With its emphasis on family values and forbidden love, Bollywood has long been popular in Nigeria, influencing the country’s prolific movie industry.
Diekoye Oyeyinka
What I Loved — and Loathed — About “The Big Day”
Turns out watching rich Indians talk about their “modern” multi-million-dollar weddings is less satisfying than you’d think.
Ishani Nath
For NYC Taxi Drivers, Debt Relief is a Lifeline
After years of struggling with loans, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, New York City cab drivers are speaking up.
Arvind Dilawar
How K-Dramas Crash Landed on South Asian TV Screens
The genre’s swoon-worthy romance, side-splitting comedy, treacherous villainy, and thrilling fight sequences are some of the many reasons Brown viewers are helping fuel the Korean drama craze.
Sarah Khan
Why Everyone is Talking About Disha Ravi
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg tweeted out a toolkit to help mobilize allies of India’s protesting farmers. Here’s how it led to the arrest of a student in Bangalore.
Our Top 15 Stories on Love: 2021
From interracial relationships to 18th-century Urdu poetry to an ode to the guava, dive into our favorite stories about love.
The Juggernaut
Why Tillotama Shome Views Her Career as “Slow Cooking,” Not “Instant Noodles”
From playing the quiet Alice in “Monsoon Wedding” to the vibrant Ratna in “Sir,” the veteran actor has come into her own.
Poulomi Das
Why Everyone is Talking About Nodeep Kaur
The Dalit labor rights activist, who protested alongside farmers, was arrested on January 12. Allegations of her torture and sexual assault at the hands of police have garnered international attention.
Michaela Stone Cross
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