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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.

Tatiana Tarasoff, 20-year old UC junior, and Prosenjit Poddar, a graduate student at UC Berkeley (AP Photo)

The Berkeley Murder that Changed America

Prosenjit Poddar, a Bengali student at UC Berkeley, fell in love. What followed would transform medical law.

Kiran Sampath

Radha and Krishna watching fireworks in the night sky, c. 1770 (National Museum, Delhi)

Has Diwali Lost Its Light?

The holiday celebrating diversity, generosity, and community has become the Olympics of exclusion.

Kavita Mehra

Sid Sriram performs onstage during Day 1 of Coachella on April 19, 2024 in Indio, California (Scott Dudelson/Getty Images for Coachella)

Sid Sriram Has Only Scratched the Surface

The Carnatic singer pulls off unexpected collaborations — from soul to jazz — with aplomb.

Snigdha Sur

Still from ‘All We Imagine As Light’ (2024)

‘All We Imagine As Light’: Sisterhood and Survival in Mumbai

Payal Kapadia shares how her award-winning film offers a radically refreshing depiction of India’s busiest city.

Meher Manda

‘Jigra’: Raja Beta Syndrome on Steroids

The Alia Bhatt-Vedang Raina film follows a sister who’ll do whatever it takes to save her jailed brother. The result is, unexpectedly, magic.

Snigdha Sur

Naveen Andrews attends the Emmy FYC Event for Hulu’s “The Dropout” on June 12, 2022 in Los Angeles (Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)

Naveen Andrews Doesn’t Believe He’s Sexy

The actor discusses his latest show, how he nailed that ‘Bride and Prejudice’ dance, and why he wants to change the world.

Snigdha Sur

Dalit man standing by wall painting of Erode Venkata Ramasamy, famous for their fight against discrimination, in Chennai, Tamil Nadu (Marji Lang/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Why Tamilians Drop Their Last Names

One Indian state’s movement to end caste discrimination changed naming conventions forever.

Surina Venkat

Indian customers are served inside the Indian Coffee House, established in 1942, on Bankim Chatterjee street in Kolkata. A portrait of Bengali writer, musician and artist Rabindranath Tagore hangs on the back wall. (REBECCA CONWAY/AFP via Getty Images)

The Bengalis Keeping Adda Alive

How a beloved style of conversation transcended class, gender, and Calcutta.

Mayesha Soshi

Nepali students hold candlelight vigil commemorating the 10 Nepali students killed in Hamas’s attack on Israel. The group also prayed for world peace. (Sanjit Pariyar/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

A Year After October 7, South Asians Reflect

The Israel Gaza war has forever changed the world. The community discusses parallels with its own history, how to help, and the path forward.

Kiran Sampath

‘CTRL’ Foretells Our AI Future

Vikramaditya Motwane and Ananya Panday chat about their new no-holds-barred thriller.

Snigdha Sur

Victory of Alexander the Great over Poros by Franciszek Smuglewicz (National Museum in Warsaw)

Alexander the Great, the Conqueror Who Couldn’t

How a failed invasion 2,300 years ago still shapes the Indian subcontinent.

Kiran Sampath

‘Haider’ Revisited: The Tragedy of Kashmir

Ten years later, Vishal Bhardwaj’s elegy for a land ravaged by violence remains as haunting as ever.

Meher Manda

Women protesting in Tamil Nadu against Hindi imposition in the 1960s (X: indianhistorypics)

Why India Doesn’t Have a National Language

Can a country with over 1,635 tongues ever unite under one?

Anandita Abraham

Ishaan Khatter as Shooter Dival in ‘The Perfect Couple’ (2024) (Netflix)

Ishaan Khatter’s Second Coming

After seven years in Bollywood, ‘The Perfect Couple’ star is making waves globally and carving out his own niche. It’s about time.

Poulomi Das

Why We Can’t Help But Compare

Long before social media, South Asians have felt trapped in a pecking order they can’t escape.

Mayesha Soshi

Narendra Modi at Nassau Coliseum (Narendra Modi X account)

Narendra Modi Visits the U.S., Again

India’s prime minister is on a campaign to woo the American diaspora after a surprising election result. Not everyone was impressed.

Anvee Bhutani

‘Khoobsurat’ Isn’t Your Typical Comfort Watch

The 2014 film pays homage to a time when everyday families — and unapologetic women — were front and center.

Snigdha Sur

A princess reclining on a terrace with attendants, c. 1730–1740 (Cleveland Museum of Art)

South Asians Can’t Give Up Tobacco. It’s Killing Us.

The region’s long history of paan, gutka, and hookah use has made us blind to a major health risk, especially in the American diaspora.

Mayesha Soshi

Dancers preparing for a performance for Language Month at Sylhet Central Shaheed Minar which was celebrated with an alphabet procession in Sylhet, Bangladesh (Majority World/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Is Bengali Really the World’s Sweetest Language?

The linguistics behind the sounds of the subcontinental tongue.

Mayesha Soshi

People eat lunch beside a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II alongside national flags of India and Britain, at a restaurant in Mumbai on September 9, 2022 (INDRANIL MUKHERJEE / AFP via Getty Images)

The Tipping Divide

A viral tweet reignited an age-old debate: why do some Indians view the practice as a “scam,” while others a necessity?

Anandita Abraham