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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.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping walk together in Wuhan, China, in April 2018. (India Press Information Bureau)

Can China and India Coexist in Peace?

If India and China cannot manage their insecurities, they will only keep butting heads — and not just at their border.

Naz El-Khatib

A painting by 19th-century painter Raja Ravi Varma. (Salar Jung Museum)

The Obsession with Long Hair

Long hair once signified wealth and religious affiliation. Today, South Asians say it’s more about personal expression.

Anna Purna Kambhampaty

How a Cult-turned-Corporation Hijacked Sikhism

Yogi Bhajan, a Punjabi conman, created the “Kundalini Yoga” brand and turned a centuries-old religion into a commodity that centered whiteness.

Michaela Stone Cross

Smriti Mundhra (second from right) and other show producers, with matchmaker Sima Taparia. (Via Instagram)

Behind the Scenes with “Indian Matchmaking” Creator Smriti Mundhra

The executive producer and filmmaker talks about the reactions to the first season and what’s next.

The Juggernaut

In 2017, a team of cartoonists released a comic edition of the letter. (Letters for Black Lives)

Asian America Writes “Letters for Black Lives”

Working in over 40 languages, Asian Americans ask community elders to reconsider their commitments to Black people.

Sarah Thankam Mathews

Why the H-1B System is Broken

Though the H-1B visa opens up opportunities for immigrants, outsourcing companies tend to monopolize the visa, pay low wages, and award it to non-specialists.

Vandana Menon

Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, pictured in New Delhi in 2016. (India Prime Minister’s Office)

India and Nepal: A Tale of Two Maps

The India-Nepal border dispute isn’t new — but this time, it’s louder and hyped by competitive nationalism.

Atul Bhattarai

The author’s paternal grandfather, grandmother, father, and friends, on a weekend excursion to a temple site in the Kansai area of Japan. (Jhaveri family)

Growing Up Indojin

What makes you feel like you belong is profoundly personal — especially for those who grew up in the close-knit Indian diaspora of Kobe, Japan.

Aarti Virani

Indian troops wait in base as they prepare to leave, during WWI. (Imperial War Museum Archives, London)

Opinion: Britain’s Forgotten Immigrants

The U.K. repeatedly forgets the legacy of South Asian immigrants on its frontlines — from the trenches to hospital wards.

Adib Chowdhury

Pradhyuman on a date with actor and model Rushali Rai, set up by matchmaker Sima Taparia on Netflix's "Indian Matchmaking." (Netflix)

The Multiple Dealbreakers of Netflix’s “Indian Matchmaking”

Netflix’s latest attempt to corner an Indian market is entertaining but overlooks crucial issues in the arranged marriage industry.

Ishani Nath

Phalgi is a winter Sherpa dish, pictured at Raithaane. (Rida Bilgrami)

Nepali Cuisine Comes into its Own

The nation’s cuisine is far more than dal bhat and momos: restaurants are gradually incorporating regional specialties in Nepal — and abroad.

Rida Bilgrami

M.I.A., born Mathangi “Maya” Arulpragasam, is a rapper, singer, filmmaker, and visual artist — not afraid to stir the hornet’s nest. (Coup d'Oreille/Flickr)

The Essential Legacy of M.I.A.

Her Brownness was palatable to the industry and their persistent search for a fresh eclectic star — but her politics were not.

Meher Manda

Models dressed in kurtas from Rina Singh’s first kurta collection, which launched in India in October 2019. (UNIQLO)

The Kurta Makes its Fast-Fashion Debut

UNIQLO’s kurta collection popularizes the ancient South Asian garment, but also elicits mixed reactions.

Sneha Mehta

Pranav Reddy is a resident physician in Connecticut. (Pranav Reddy)

Opinion: My New Normal on the Frontlines

As the COVID-19 pandemic spread, one doctor saw childhood rules in a new light.

Pranav Reddy

Stanford Men’s gymnast Akash Modi competing in March 2014. (Hector Garcia-Molina/ISIPhotos)

A Pommel Horse, Masala Macaroni, and an Olympic Dream

Gymnast Akash Modi — part of a “tight-knit” group of South Asian Americans in the sport — is aiming for an Olympic medal.

Nirmal Mulaikal

India’s Battle for LGBTQ Rights is Far from Over

Two years after India’s Supreme Court revoked Section 377 — which criminalized homosexuality — violence, assaults, and discrimination are still the norm.

Dhruva Balram

The University of California-Berkeley campus (Charlie Nguyen/Flickr)

Why Test Scores Can Be a “Proxy for Privilege”

For many South Asian Americans — even those who excel at tests — test-based admissions are a flawed system.

Alia Wong

Dishoom Birmingham (John Carey, courtesy of Dishoom)

Ten Years of Dishoom

Co-founder Shamil Thakrar shares what it takes to build a food institution — deepen, don’t dilute.

Snigdha Sur

Maharaja Sovan Singh playing pachisi (c. 1868)

Ludo Under Lockdown

South Asians are rediscovering a classic board game that has been the center of intrigue for centuries.

Somdyuti Datta Ray

An artist acts in front of a mobile phone camera while making a TikTok video on the terrace of his residence in Hyderabad on February 14, 2020 (NOAH SEELAM / AFP via Getty Images)

Will Indians Replace TikTok?

Indian founders rush to fill the gap created by India’s Monday ban of 59 Chinese apps.

Varsha Bansal