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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.
Donald J. Trump and Melania Trump pose for a photo with the Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Imran Khan Monday, July 22, 2019, in the Oval Office of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks, via Wikimedia Commons)

Why Some Pakistanis Will Miss Trump

For many living in Pakistan, Trump’s administration will be remembered as a respite from drone strikes, and from the war in Afghanistan.

Michaela Stone Cross
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his wife Coretta, received by admirers after landing in Delhi, India, Feb. 10, 1959. King, known in the U.S. as the American Gandhi, flew to India on what he calls a "four-week pilgrimage in India which to me means Mahatma Gandhi." (AP Photo/Rangaswamy Satakopan)

Martin Luther King Jr.’s Fateful Pilgrimage to India

How a five-week journey transformed the civil rights leader’s understanding of Gandhi, caste, and race.

Devanshi Patel
Ravi Patel

Pursuing Happiness with Ravi Patel

We interviewed the comedic actor to find out how entertainment became a Patel family affair.

Devanshi Patel
Google headquarters in Mountain View, CA (Wikimedia Commons)

Alphabet Makes History with Biggest Tech Workers’ Union

South Asians make up just a fraction of unionized workers in the U.S. At Google, executive chair Parul Koul is helming the charge.

Beejoli Shah
'Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives' (Netflix)

The Fabulous and Boring Lives of Bollywood Wives

The reality show offers neither a salacious escape nor an anthropological window into people we care about.

Madhuri Sastry
App Store page displaying Signal and Telegram (Devanshi Patel)

New WhatsApp Privacy Notice Leads to Surge in Signal, Telegram in India

Concerns over a new privacy policy have led to mass downloads of WhatsApp rivals in the messaging app’s biggest market.

Beejoli Shah
Digital and print covers of 'Vogue' featuring Kamala Harris (Vogue)

Kamala Harris Vogue Cover Sparks Controversy

Vogue’s decision to portray Vice President-elect Kamala Harris as “approachable,” rather than powerful, draws criticism and demands for more diversity.

Michaela Stone Cross
Hrishikesh Hirway behind the scenes of 'Song Exploder' (Netflix)

Hrishikesh Hirway, a Masterclass in the Interview

We interviewed the interviewer, asking the brains behind “Song Exploder,” “Home Cooking,” and “The West Wing Weekly” what makes him so good.

Snigdha Sur
Illustration: Abhilash Baddha

How Chili Peppers Spiced Up the South Asian Palate

Whether fresh, dried, tempered, roasted, fried, powdered, stuffed, or pickled, the not-so-native fruit has become deeply enmeshed in regional cuisines.

Vidya Balachander
Sexpert Mahinder Watsa poses for a profile shoot on July 11, 2015 in Mumbai, India, then age 91. (Aniruddha Chowhdury/Mint via Getty Images)

The Sexpert Uncle of India

Dr. Mahinder Watsa — who died on December 30, 2020 — became famous for answering his country's most taboo questions, from female pleasure to bestiality.

Poulomi Das
Illustration: Radio Rani

How the Moon Comes Alive in South Asia

In a culture where romance too often must be conducted in secrecy, the moon has come to symbolize the sole companion to love.

Imaan Sheikh
The Indian Flag at Capitol Hill on January 6, 2021 (via Twitter)

The Indian Americans Who Rallied at Capitol Hill

The Indian and the Confederate flags were flying together during the recent storming of Capitol Hill.

Michaela Stone Cross
Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff (Jon Ossoff, via Instagram)

How Brown Democrats Mobilized in Georgia

A record turnout of South Asian American voters helped swing the Georgia runoffs.

Afghan filmmaker Roya Sadaat at Cinema Park, 2006 (Annette Kjaer)

Kabul’s Lost Cinemas

The importance of preserving a movie theater, once a hub of Bollywood showings, goes far beyond just saving a building.

Ruchi Kumar
Prime Minister Indira Gandhi of India at the National Press Club, Washington, D.C. (Warren K. Leffler for, U.S. Library of Congress)

The Rise and Fall of India’s Congress Party

How the party of the left turned “secularism” into a dirty word.

Michaela Stone Cross
Adarsh Gourav and Rajkummar Rao in 'The White Tiger' (Netflix).

The Incredible Roar of 'The White Tiger'

Netflix's powerful and unflinching film lives up to its title — and Aravind Adiga's award-winning book.

Ishani Nath
A package of Lijjat papad (The Juggernaut)

How Lijjat Became a Global Papad Brand

The story of a women-owned cooperative that turned 80 rupees into a business worth millions of dollars.

Priya Krishna
In recent years, Pakistan’s appeal as a market for dating apps has been aided by its young population and the explosion of mobile internet. (Garry Knight/Wikimedia)

The Apps That Got Us Through 2020

We couldn’t get enough of these mobile apps during a very strange, somewhat lonely year.

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The dishes of Dishoom (John Carey, courtesy of Dishoom)

2020 in Review: Our Top 10 Stories on Food

Our most drool-worthy food features from the year.

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Padma Lakshmi (Shyama Golden for The Juggernaut)

Our Top 15 Stories of 2020

The most-read articles this year.

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