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Mumbai’s Disappearing Underworld

Bollywood has always drawn inspiration from its home city’s underworld. But where did all the gangsters go?

India’s Ranbaxy Was Theranos Before Theranos

Indian jugaad and pharmaceutical drugs just don’t mix.

Sarathy Korwar, Genius Waiting to Be Discovered

The London-based Indo-jazz musician has an entirely new sound.

The Violence of Bangladeshi Student Activism

A recent killing has highlighted how Bangladesh's campuses, once a site for revolution and independence, have taken a turn toward the sinister.

Faiz Shakir Moves the Conversation Left

How the Pakistani American, now Bernie Sanders’s campaign manager, has dedicated his life to building a progressive agenda.

The Dream of Flying

In rural Pakistan, one man’s flight of fancy is up against an impossible reality.

Kunal Kamra, India’s Dissenter-in-Chief

How one comedian uses standup for homegrown resistance: “man, India is just full of content.”

How a Radio Nation is Developing a Taste for Podcasts

Even before the numbers make sense, India is investing in podcasts and hoping that audio will go the way of video.

Jab SRK Met Letterman

David Letterman, in conversation with Shah Rukh Khan, failed to capture the mega-star’s patent charisma.

Bollywood Warped the Brown Girl

Almost all Bollywood hits (and flops) from our collective millennial childhood have propagated anti-woman messages.

How Rap Came to Bollywood

Pitbull, Snoop Dogg, Akon — the delightful, strange trend of American rappers in Hindi cinema.

Running the World’s Largest Marathon

Ahead of this Sunday’s New York Marathon, reflections on training for a marathon as a chef and a vegan.

What It Takes to Be Madame Gandhi

In today’s hectic, social media-driven world, the percussionist asks us to look inward in her latest album Visions — and succeeds.

The Rise of Indian Digital Media

New digital publications are trying to fill the gaps left by print media — but it’s not as easy as it seems.

The Great British Bake Off’s Multicultural Utopia

We can learn a lot more from the baking competition show than how to make a cake.

Apple’s Long-Awaited India Debut

Apple is finally opening its legendary physical stores and online store in India — but will it help the company corner the notoriously competitive market?

Bernie Sanders and the South Asian Progressives

Thanks to a host of factors, including the rise of Bernie Sanders, there’s a new group of South Asian progressives. They’re gunning for radical change — for all.

Heavy is the Head That Wears the Crown

Indian unicorns are raising more venture capital than ever before at pricey valuations. But are investors just betting on the status quo?

Finding South Asia on the Swahili Coast

East Africa and South Asia have been linked for centuries — this connection finds a delicious apex in Swahili food.

Counting South Asian Americans

The demographic is one of the fastest-growing populations in America. But will South Asians be fairly represented this upcoming decennial census?