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AI: The Battle of the Brown CEOs

Things are heating up between Google’s Sundar Pichai and Microsoft’s Satya Nadella after the Microsoft-OpenAI deal. But does it matter who wins?

Wazwan and the Fight to Keep the 36-Course Kashmiri Feast Alive

How Kashmiris around the world are championing the ancient meal once fit for kings as its chefs slowly dwindle.

How South Asians Reclaimed Tiffin

The colonial term — which refers to everything from a lunch box to a teatime meal — stuck around to become a cultural touchstone.

Tan France on What’s ‘Next in Fashion’

The ‘Queer Eye’ veteran chats about season two of the Netflix design competition show, the future of South Asian fashion, and more.

Shakira Baksh is Much More Than “Michael Caine’s Wife”

The Indo-Guyanese model broke barriers in British film and fashion, yet the media too often reduces her to a particular actor’s spouse.

Celebrating Women’s History Month: 2023

This March, read some of our best stories on female South Asian icons across film, music, food, business, comedy, and more.

Doja Cat is Not Indian. Here’s Why We Love Her Anyway.

Amala Ratna grew up in an ashram learning Bharatanatyam and bhajans, but has no Indian roots. This hasn’t deterred South Asian fans from claiming her.

Caring for South Asian Elders in the U.S., Miles from Home

While enrolling aging parents in nursing homes is common practice in the West, for South Asian American families, it’s more complicated.

Saffron, the Hue of the Gods Enmeshed in Scandal

How the color that once conveyed divinity, piety, and national pride became weaponized.

Hot Tamale Louie: The Pakistani, Tamale-Slinging Cowboy

How Zarif Khan changed a Wyoming town and redefined what it means to be American.

Merle Oberon, the Actor Who Passed for White

The first Asian to be nominated for a Best Actress Oscar maintained a lie she would take to her grave. Who was she really?

Trinidadian Doubles, the Unlikely Street Food Hit

How the national dish lifted families out of poverty, led to a family feud, and changed Caribbean cuisine forever.

‘The Romantics’ Evokes Nostalgia, But Lacks Nuance

The documentary celebrating 50 years of Bollywood studio Yash Raj Films has touching moments, but avoids deeper conversations.

Our Top 15 Stories on Love: 2023

From the love story of Princess Diana and Hasnat Khan to the queer legacy of ‘Bend It Like Beckham,’ dive into our favorite stories on love in all its forms.

‘Seinfeld’ Failed South Asians. We Watched Anyway.

The popular sitcom’s depictions of “poor immigrants,” India, and Pakistan were grossly racist. So why can’t we quit the show?

The Lost Ritual of Soi Patano

How the close friendships between Bengali women inspired literature and poetry, expanded women’s rights, and made men jealous.

How Indo-Fijians Found a Home in California

Centuries of colonial abuse and decades of discrimination fueled an exodus to a state where about 75% of Fijian Americans live today.

The Black Rulers of South Asia

Former slaves from Africa ascended to power during a time when the subcontinent had far greater social mobility and, perhaps, meritocracy.

Ethiopian and Indian Food: An Interconnected History

Sambusa and samosa. Injera and appam. Misir wot and dal. How over 2,000 years of trade shaped the cuisines of the two ancient cultures.

How the World Lost Dhaka Muslin

Once Bengal’s pride, the translucent fabric vanished under the British. Centuries later, can Bangladesh now resurrect it?