The Female Bodybuilders of India
Bodybuilding is one of the most extreme avatars of gym culture. Despite taboos and financial constraints, female bodybuilders in India continue to compete.
Karen Dias
‘Sacred Games’ Season 2 Isn’t What We Hoped For
Sacred Games season two's historical explorations are timely, but they can’t make up for its misogyny or depiction of Muslim characters.
Parth Vohra
The Rise and Fall of Anand Jon
The acclaimed Indian-born fashion designer fell from fame after U.S. courts convicted him of rape. We revisit the controversial case.
Gurinder Chadha’s Supreme Reign
The prolific director talks about support systems, encouraging diversity, coming of age as an outsider, and her new feature film, Blinded by the Light.
Anjali Enjeti
Let’s Talk About Mental Health
Asian Americans report the lowest rates of treatment of any racial group. How can more South Asians have better relationships with their mental health?
Amal Ahmed
The Smell of Sabyasachi
From celebrities to everyday brides, South Asians all over the world are paying thousands to buy the designer’s creations. What makes it worth it?
Michaela Stone Cross
A Hindu Temple on the Island of Jamaica
A Guyanese couple managing a Hindu temple on the island of Jamaica share their Indo-Caribbean experiences — an ignored history of indentureship, baptism, and much more.
Mugdha Mahalanabish
The New Khiladi in Town
Sruthi Chowdary has always been breaking the rules — from cooking with meat to starting a new progressive South Indian restaurant.
Meghna Rao
Bollywood’s Hot Boys and Girls
How six-packs became a religion in the world’s largest film industry.
Qasim Rashid’s Uphill Battle for State Senate
He’s running to be Virginia’s first Muslim American state senator. Death threats and Islamophobia can’t keep him down.
Shabnaj Chowdhury
Julie Sahni is Doing Just Fine
New York’s — if not the country’s — preeminent cooking teacher has eschewed fame for a simpler cause: making Indian food accessible without dumbing it down.
Priya Krishna
Why I Don’t Celebrate India Day
Kashmir may have become a union territory of India, but I will never celebrate India’s independence.
Bassam Shawl
The World’s Biggest India Day Parade
With a record number of Indians living in the U.S., Manhattan’s India Day Parade has plenty to celebrate — as well as its fair share of challenges.
In Little Pakistan, Independence Day Reveals Tensions
Younger and older generations clash in Brooklyn as locals fight over who gets to run New York's biggest Pakistan Independence Day parade.
Jeevika Verma
The Promised Land
What happens when a country’s foundation is built with a fundamental flaw?
Meher Ahmad
Opinion: Not the Role Model We Need
It’s time we ask for more from Priyanka Chopra-Jonas.
Pakola, Pakistan’s Iconic Soda
How a neon-green soda helped build a national identity.
Rida Bilgrami
Making ‘Fraaaandship’ with Hatecopy
Artist Maria Qamar talks judgmental family, food, and politics leading up to her first solo New York exhibit.
Devanshi Patel
Designing for Love
Brown people love to date other brown people. How do you design for that?
Good Woman, Bad Woman
Pakistan’s Aurat March opened the floodgates to dialogue that continues to thrive five months later.
Dur e Aziz Amna