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The Uncancellable Jameela Jamil

In a time where beauty and marginalization are both strange forms of currency, some react to the Jameela Jamils of the world as hoarders of wealth.

The Appeal of Khan Noonien Singh

Revisiting Star Trek’s most iconic Indian villain.

The Rise of Sri Lankan Diaspora Music

Fifteen years after M.I.A. released her first album, a new wave of singers, rappers, and producers from the island are making their mark.

Indian Chill in the Age of Corona

On Monday, India told residents to “prepare, but do not panic.” Right now, however, it looks like Indians are doing neither.

Mira, Royal Detective, is on the Case

Disney, too, wants a bite of the South Asian content market.

Filter Coffee Deserves Its Moment

In a nation of tea drinkers, South India’s signature drink, kaapi, has remained largely in the background.

When Parents Love Modi

What happens when the people who condone Hindutva are your family?

“Not Indian Enough”

Despite maintaining their Indian traditions for over a hundred years, Indo-Caribbeans still grapple with defending their identity.

The Jungle Prince and the Western Gaze

How Western media built and unraveled a myth.

The Delhi Riots in Photos: Fake News, Real Blood

Understanding the 2020 Delhi anti-Muslim pogrom in Modi's censored India, in photos.

Fake News, Real Blood

Understanding the Delhi anti-Muslim pogrom in Modi’s censored India.

Elizabeth Warren Holds a Mirror to Our Failing

Nobody *deserves* to be president. But Warren deserved better than she got.

Why India’s Supreme Court is the Last Recourse for Justice

Historically the greatest obstacle to rewriting the country’s constitution, the highest court today is being subverted by Modi’s government.

What is the Religion of Bollywood?

How the default lens of India’s most visible film industry others Muslims.

For South Asian Americans, Bloomberg Will Do

South Asian American voters want a candidate that can defeat Donald Trump in November — Bloomberg or otherwise.

Photo Essay: Coastal Karnataka’s Ancient Nighttime Performance

Once limited to men, Yakshagana — which features demons, comedians, and a singing narrator — has evolved with the times.

How America’s Oldest Mosque Became an Icon of the Midwest

The Mother Mosque in Cedar Rapids, Iowa has weathered it all — the Great Depression, floods, and the rise in global anti-Muslim rhetoric.

My Family’s Anti-Blackness and Boris Johnson’s Cabinet

My Indian family fled from Uganda to the U.K. — that still doesn’t give them or other South Asian Brits the right to be racist.

Brownpandering is a Thing

Political campaigns have started wooing brown people, sometimes authentically, sometimes not.

Not Just Yet: The Asian American Ceiling

Despite grinding it out in Silicon Valley, Asians are least likely to be promoted from within to lead big tech companies.