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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.

In ‘Girls Will Be Girls,’ Women Find Refuge in One Another

In a world that polices its women more than its men, the debut feature film from Shuchi Talati offers up a salve.

Snigdha Sur

A group of Hindu devotees blocked the Shahbagh intersection in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Friday, August 9, 2024 to protest the recent vandalism, looting, and arson of Hindu temples and houses in various parts of the country (Md. Rakibul Hasan Rafiu/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Bangladeshi Hindus are No Stranger to Violence

Language and other shared traditions birthed the country. So why have attacks against the religious minority become a pattern?

Mayesha Soshi

Donald Trump speaks as Kamala Harris reacts during the presidential debate at National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, PA on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024 (Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Has Kamala Harris Entered Her Policy Era?

Vibes propelled much of the VP’s rise. Yesterday’s debate showed that it’s now about substance.

Hassaan Bin Sabir

AP Dhillon performs at the 2024 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival in Indio, California (Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for Coachella)

How Punjabi Music Went Global

A language that isn’t as widely spoken as Hindi or Urdu is now the default export of the Indian subcontinent.

Kiran Sampath

Deepika Padukone maternity shoot (Instagram, photos by Avani Rai)

Why Deepika Padukone Deserves an Apology

The superstar gave birth to her first child on September 8. Yet, for trolls, she was never pregnant enough.

Poulomi Das

PUL-E ALAM, AFGHANISTAN -- JANUARY 17: Afghan women beg in the snow, with a child, on the Kabul road south to Pul-e Alam, Afghanistan, on January 17, 2022.(Photo by Scott Peterson/Getty Images)

Afghan Women Deserve Better than Silence

The world is quietly watching as the Taliban brutally erases women, law by law.

Sara Wahedi

Meet the Newest South Asian American Voters

For first-time voters, the 2024 election is an opportunity to help redefine America.

Hassaan Bin Sabir

‘Colonel Mordaunt’s Cock Match’, Johan Zoffany, c.1784–6 on display at Tate Britain

India’s “Overwhelmed” Visitor, a History

From the Mughals to travel influencers, the perception of the subcontinent as chaotic, barbaric, and excessive has never gone away.

Anandita Abraham

People stand in a queue to exchange Rupees 500 and 1000 notes at Punjab National Bank in Allahabad on November 10, 2016 (Amar Deep/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Why Many South Asians Hate to Queue

Spoiler alert: it’s not about impatience.

Anandita Abraham

Former principal of R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital Sandip Ghosh escorted by security officials to Alipur CBI Court on September 3, 2024 in Kolkata, India (Samir Jana/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

India Arrests Ex-R.G. Kar Principal Sandip Ghosh

The CBI detained the head of the state-run hospital, where a resident doctor was raped and murdered, for corruption.

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Bansi Lal cut cane for most of his life and now drives the tractor that pulls the loaded cane trucks to the rails for transportation to the Labasa mill. (Preston Merchant)

Celebrating Labor Day 2024

Ten of our best stories on South Asian workers and their history around the world.

The Juggernaut

Avani Lekhara of Team India poses during the medal ceremony after Women’s 10m Air Rifle on day two of the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympic Games (Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

Avani Lekhara Becomes First Indian Woman to Win Two Paralympic Golds

The 22-year-old won the 10m air rifle at the 2024 Games, with compatriot Mona Agarwal taking home the bronze.

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Why Aruna Shanbaug Still Matters

The 1973 rape of a Bombay nurse reminds us that, in India, sexual violence and systemic injustice often go hand in hand.

Mayesha Soshi

Are South Asians Very Demure, Very Mindful?

How a TikTok trend revealed the judgmental aspects of subcontinental culture.

Mayesha Soshi

Why the Danish Cookie Tin Never Has Cookies

“Eco-minimalism” is the West’s latest fad. But for South Asians, reusing containers is serious business.

Anandita Abraham

Raveena Aurora (Courtesy of Raveena Aurora)

Raveena’s Healing Harmony

For the Punjabi American artist, “very demure, very mindful” isn’t a trend — it’s what makes her music sing.

Ayesha Le Breton

Moi Ali with her father, Asuk Ali, and siblings in the early 1970s (Moi Ali)

How Sylhetis Sailed Across the World

One unassuming region has produced one of the largest global Bangladeshi diasporas.

Mayesha Soshi

Kamala Harris celebrates after accepting the Democratic presidential nomination at the Democratic National Convention on August 22, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Kamala Harris Defines Herself

At the Democratic National Convention, the presidential candidate reintroduced herself, with a sari-clad aunty, Oprah, Michelle Obama, and Mindy Kaling in tow.

Hassaan Bin Sabir

Doctors and students take part in a protest over the alleged sexual assault and murder of a doctor in Kolkata, on August 21, 2024 in New Delhi, India (Arvind Yadav/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

Why Doesn’t India Believe its Women?

The outrage over R.G. Kar is about much more than one woman and one case.

Anandita Abraham

Commuters travel in an overcrowded train near a railway station at Loni town in India's state of Uttar Pradesh on April 24, 2023 (ARUN SANKAR/AFP via Getty Images)

Why India Runs on “Chalta Hai”

For better or for worse, a simple phrase shapes the world’s most populous country.

Kiran Sampath