Jackson Heights Doesn't Need Amazon to Be Expensive
Amazon may not have come to Queens, but the borough’s once-bustling Jackson Heights is still suffering.
Parth Vohra
Sunil Gupta’s Portrait Party
The photographer revisits documenting gay love in India, and consent in photography.
Fariha Róisín
Alisha Rai is Making Brown Sex Sexy
The Indian American romance author is writing sexy, happy stories, and is ready to move on from tragic South Asian characters.
Shabnaj Chowdhury
Diasporic Longing in Salman Toor’s East Village Iqbal Bano
Artist Salman Toor melds longing, desire, and a space for queer resistance in a small apartment in the East Village, as an ode to ghazal singer Iqbal Bano.
Noor Asif
In Manhattan’s Curry Row, Innovate or Die
From bohemian to Instagrammable, South Asian vendors in Curry Row in the East Village must change to fit with the times — or fail.
Meghna Rao
India’s Strange Relationship With Hitler
For decades, Mein Kampf has remained a bestseller in India. But that doesn’t necessarily mean what you think.
Michaela Stone Cross
Making Cricket Happen in America
Cricket could have become as popular as baseball, but it didn’t. With $1 billion in funding and a framework to go viral, cricket may soon be the next big thing in the U.S.
In the East Village, Madina Masjid Stands Still
In an ever-evolving neighborhood, the Bangladeshi-founded mosque has remained a constant.
How Snapchat Lost India
And how Bytedance — and TikTok — managed to win the market.
Neil Arora
The Momo Queen
Her restaurant has won accolades, but owner Yamuna Shrestha has left family behind in Nepal, and may just want to go home.
How Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Loves All
Pakistan’s top tennis player, 39, is past the average retirement age. But Qureshi plays tennis for reasons beyond trophies.
Emaad Akhtar
Not All Shows Are Made in Heaven
“Made in Heaven” — as one of Amazon Prime Video’s first Indian originals — had the opportunity to break many rules. Yet, it stuck to formulas Bollywood has explored for years.
How We Get the Job Done: Fatima Farheen Mirza
The novelist explains how she decided to honor an Indian-American family for her debut novel.
Ahmed Ali Akbar
Sanctity Can’t Save India’s Cows
In an environment where India must chase growth, cows are still mistreated in two of the country's largest industries — leather and dairy.
Puja Changoiwala
Afternoon Tea at Janam’s
One woman is trying to make afternoon Indian tea happen. Can she avoid the colonial comparisons?
Making Room for Oneness
A group of Indo-Caribbeans is leading the charge to help those left out of mainstream Hinduism fit into the religion’s tenets.
Harsha Nahata
A Night Market in the Valley of Ashes
John Wang, a Taiwanese-American from Texas, has started a phenomenon: a weekly international night market in Flushing Meadows Park in Queens that runs through the summer.
In Queens, the Bombay Theatre Persists
New York City’s last remaining Bollywood theater faces multiple threats: streaming, multiplexes, and changing demographics.
Siddhant Adlakha
Does Religion Really Affect Your Cholesterol?
According to a new MASALA study, there might be a link between religion and high levels of “bad” cholesterol — but the study misses out on diverse diets within religions.
How Zareen’s Feeds Silicon Valley
The Pakistani American entrepreneur has built a beloved brand in the heart of Silicon Valley by testing and scaling different South Asian food concepts.
Snigdha Sur