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India Has Higher Voter Turnout Than the United States

Despite fewer resources and more people, India does a better job than the United States at getting its citizens to show up to elections.

Dating In-Between in Sri Lanka

Dating in Sri Lanka — where the internet penetration is lower than the global average — is stuck between tradition and change.

Kabul Dreams Reclaims the Noise

Afghanistan’s first rock band’s English, Dari, and Farsi lyrics are thought-provoking, personal, and acutely anti-establishment.

The Instagram Chronicler of History

Ahsun Zafar, better known as brownhistory, has built an Instagram following, one sepia-toned South Asian story at a time.

What Does It Take To Become an Indian Federal Party?

Of the 465 parties that participated in 2014's federal elections, only 36 wins seats in the Lok Sabha.

Art as Mental Healthcare

Though South Asians who seek formal mental healthcare do well, music and art are informal avenues for those otherwise wary of institutions.

Bollywood and the BJP

A biopic on a sitting prime minister, a film glorifying 2016’s surgical strikes, and movies championing Modi’s policies: Bollywood seems increasingly BJP-led.

Falguni Pathak, Dandiya Queen

Her understanding of desirability is a queer manifesto: she gives women what men can’t, or won’t.

Where Politics in India and California Collide

Within California’s diverse Indian diaspora, nationalism for both America and India — as well as Hindutva and pride for Narendra Modi and the BJP — thrives.

How We Get the Job Done: Chitra Ganesh

The Brooklyn-based artist bends time to explore mythology, queerness, and feminism.

How Does India's Government Get Elected?

And why was BJP's 2014 win in the Parliament so significant?

The Journey of a Young Cardamom into Mr. Cardamom

How a young brown rapper found his Nani, and his name.

Thirty Years On: How Sakhi Builds Safe Spaces for Women

The NY-based organization aids survivors of domestic violence and never closes a case — women can always return for support.

Countering Violence with Community in the Sri Lankan Diaspora

Members of the Sri Lankan Diaspora in New York look to one another for strength and solace in the aftermath of the Easter Bombings.

In India, Why Do 18- to 22-Year Olds Matter So Much?

45 million people have turned 18 and become eligible to vote since the last election.

Are India’s Electronic Voting Machines Secure?

In the world’s largest democracy, electronic voting has been used a scapegoat for parties to claim fraud, often after they’ve lost. What’s the reality?

Taxi Drivers Navigate a City Stacked Against Them

Nearly 50% of New York City yellow cab drivers are from Bangladesh, Pakistan, and India — they must face ride-sharing’s rise and increasing driver suicides, together.

Why Does India Take So Long to Vote?

The elections span over 39 days — but they're actually short when one considers India's first three-month-long election after independence.

The Keralan Women's Network Minting Entrepreneurs

Kudumbashree, a government program in Kerala, has 4.3m+ members across the state. It's helping create jobs and new businesses in a state where the female unemployment rate was nearly 5x that of males in 2011.

How We Get The Job Done: Brooklyn Delhi's Chitra Agrawal

Can the founder of Brooklyn Delhi achieve Sriracha levels of success with her curry ketchup, curry mustard, and achaar?