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March 11, 2021
What Recipes Leave Off the Page
Recipes, family legacies, and lore are passed down in the kitchen, not the written word.
March 01, 2021
Why Brown Moms Love Princess Diana
The South Asian women who came of age in the 1980s viewed Lady Di as both a contemporary and a cautionary tale.
March 04, 2021
Celebrating Women's History Month
This Women’s History Month, read some of our best stories on icons across politics, music, food, art, business, comedy, and more.
February 24, 2021
Rekha, Amitabh, Jaya: A Silsila of Deprivation
Decades later, Bollywood’s most infamous love triangle seems even more tragic than we first thought.
Business & Tech
March 23, 2021
Talking Shop with Ankiti Bose
The co-founder and CEO of Zilingo talks about her startup, sustainable supply chains, and of course, Sabyasachi.
February 17, 2021
How Rafat Ali’s Startup Skift is Weathering the Pandemic
As the media industry contracts, with advertising budgets and in-person events drying up, Skift is betting on its innovative founder.
March 01, 2021
Black Women, Indian Hair
For decades, Indian temples have been selling hair to Black women around the world as part of the $58 million human hair export industry.
February 11, 2021
How South Asians are Building Community on Clubhouse
As the audio app takes off, Brown members are leading some of its biggest, buzziest rooms.
Culture
April 09, 2021
How a Nepali Drama Deconstructs Male Ego
Filmmaker Khyentse Norbu’s latest, “Looking for a Lady with Fangs and a Moustache,” captures a man’s journey through the chaotic rift between the spiritual and the modern.
April 08, 2021
Charles Sobhraj: The Serpent Who Charmed India
The BBC-Netflix co-production shows the serial killer for what he is: a cold-blooded escape artist and convicted international criminal.
April 09, 2021
How Posto Became Bengal’s Comfort Food
The rise of poppy in Bengali cuisine went hand in hand with the British love for tea.
April 07, 2021
A Year into Lockdown, South Asian New Yorkers Share their Stories
Six South Asians — the Asian subgroup with the highest number of positive cases and hospitalizations — lay bare their pandemic experiences.
Fiction
November 06, 2020
Fiction: It Started with a Dream
In the winner of our spooky horror fiction contest, at a family get-together, the line between Maya’s recurring nightmare and reality blurs.
Film & TV
April 09, 2021
How a Nepali Drama Deconstructs Male Ego
Filmmaker Khyentse Norbu’s latest, “Looking for a Lady with Fangs and a Moustache,” captures a man’s journey through the chaotic rift between the spiritual and the modern.
March 30, 2021
How a 1990 Satyajit Ray Film Predicted the Future
Amid the coronavirus pandemic and increasing politicization of society, "Ganashatru" is loudly prescient.
April 08, 2021
Charles Sobhraj: The Serpent Who Charmed India
The BBC-Netflix co-production shows the serial killer for what he is: a cold-blooded escape artist and convicted international criminal.
March 29, 2021
Haseena Moin’s Wonderful World of Women
The screenwriter elevated the ordinary to capture the dream of millions of Pakistani women: freedom to be themselves.
Food
April 09, 2021
How Posto Became Bengal’s Comfort Food
The rise of poppy in Bengali cuisine went hand in hand with the British love for tea.
March 15, 2021
A History of Bhang, India’s Most Accessible Cannabis
From Holi celebrations to paan shops, bhang has been consumed for thousands of years in India.
March 25, 2021
Community Cookbooks, A Window Into a Bygone Era
A generation of Marathi cookbooks highlight unusual ingredients, old cooking techniques, and absurdly high expectations of women.
March 11, 2021
What Recipes Leave Off the Page
Recipes, family legacies, and lore are passed down in the kitchen, not the written word.
Opinion
April 01, 2021
Opinion: The Resurrection of Imran Khan
Despite a long and fraught journey, Pakistan’s prime minister might be the first to finish his term in the country’s history.
March 22, 2021
Opinion: How Do We Write a Better Story of Asian America?
Our ability to see and support each other is what matters.
March 26, 2021
Opinion: It’s Too Easy to Criticize Rupi Kaur
Twitterati recently ridiculed a viral video of everyone’s favorite Instagram poet, but her politics deserve a chance.
March 18, 2021
Opinion: How the BJP Took Away My Childhood Idols
What do you do when celebrities who once inspired you trade grace and morality for relevance?
Politics
April 08, 2021
How Recent Senate Hearings are Confirming our Worst Fears of Sexism
In the taxonomy of American power, vocal women — such as Neera Tanden and Vanita Gupta — are castigated for taking up any space at all.
April 05, 2021
The Fight for Dalit Rights in Pakistan
Despite the country’s refusal to acknowledge caste, pockets of activists continue to challenge an entrenched system of discrimination.
April 07, 2021
A Year into Lockdown, South Asian New Yorkers Share their Stories
Six South Asians — the Asian subgroup with the highest number of positive cases and hospitalizations — lay bare their pandemic experiences.
April 01, 2021
Opinion: The Resurrection of Imran Khan
Despite a long and fraught journey, Pakistan’s prime minister might be the first to finish his term in the country’s history.
Sports
December 15, 2020
All Punch, No Pay: The Story of Pakistan's Female Boxers
Once lauded internationally, Pakistan’s best female boxers are fighting to make ends meet.
January 30, 2020
The Random, Solitary Path of Sumit Nagal
Pursuing a tennis singles career in India is a lonely, expensive, largely anonymous journey.
July 09, 2020
A Pommel Horse, Masala Macaroni, and an Olympic Dream
Gymnast Akash Modi — part of a “tight-knit” group of South Asian Americans in the sport — is aiming for an Olympic medal.
November 01, 2019
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.
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