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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.

Raghu Rai, who began taking pictures that document contemporary India, on work at his Mehrauli office on January 8, 2015 in Delhi, India (Pradeep Gaur/Mint via Getty Images)

Raghu Rai, the Accidental Photographer Who Captured India

As a photojournalist, he went where few dared — documenting war, disaster, power, and beauty with unflinching truth.

Snigdha Sur

The Joyful Absurdity of ‘Caminho das Índias’

Indians are rediscovering a 2009 Brazilian telenovela about them — and loving it. Why does it still hit across borders?

Isha Banerjee

Mishti doi is a traditional fermented sweet yogurt originating from the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent and common in the Indian states of West Bengal, Tripura, Assam's Barak Valley, and in the nation of Bangladesh (Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

The World’s Fermentation Hotspot Isn’t Where You Think

We spoke to the scientists documenting what subcontinental kitchens have known for centuries, from panta bhat to chaas.

Tulika Bose

Sunny Naqvi "reuniting" with family and CCTV footage of her earlier in the day (X, Dodge County Sheriff)

How Sunny Naqvi Finally Got Caught

A U.S. citizen faked an ICE detention. Then, a county sheriff and ex-boyfriend started comparing notes. We spoke to both.

Snigdha Sur

A salesman at a showroom in Lethpora, Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, India, sells shilajit to customers on June 17, 2025 (Nasir Kachroo/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Why Everyone is Shilajit-Maxxing Now

The black goo has gone from ancient Ayurvedic remedy to an influencer-backed cure-all for men. But does it work?

Samia Qaiyum

Princess Sophia Duleep Singh by Lafayette Studio, c. 1900 (Wikimedia Commons)

The Punjabi Princess Who Took On the British Empire

The exiled Sikh royal fought for women’s rights, didn’t pay taxes, and supported British Indians — all to resist the empire that raised her.

Sadaf Ahsan

Indian singer Asha Bhosle performs at the '75 years of Asha' concert at Carnegie Hall, New York, April 17, 2008 (Jack Vartoogian/Getty Images)

Asha Bhosle’s Voice Refuses to Stay in the Past

How did a singer from Maharashtra become one of the most versatile, remixed artists of all time?

Snigdha Sur

Woman preparing fresh squash flowers to be used as an ingredient in a Thoran in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on August 14, 2023 (Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Why India, Italy, and Oaxaca Eat the Same Flower

One fragile squash blossom, dozens of regional recipes, and a surprisingly global journey.

Meher Mirza

Vijay Deverakonda at his wedding (The House on the Clouds)

Move Over Mehndi. Alta is Having a Revival.

Bollywood aesthetics dominated weddings for decades. Now, the ancient red dye is reclaiming its place.

Ushoshi Das

Isha Banerjee

Why Did No One Stop Sunny Naqvi?

Exclusive: The Juggernaut reviewed court filings and police records to reveal how she kept getting away with it.

Tulika Bose

How ‘Chiraiya’ Exposes India’s Marital Rape Exception

A streaming series is forcing people to confront a reality the law refuses to recognize. Will it also create real change?

Snigdha Sur

Living the Life of Puja

Everyone’s arguing about her rise. What if they’re missing the point?

Snigdha Sur

Mohammed Jamal makes homemade brandy in 2002 in Kabul, Afghanistan. The pressure cooker is filled with fermented melons, bananas or grapes. (Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)

The Secret Life of Afghan Wine

Drinking can cost you your life. Yet many are risking it all to preserve the ancient tradition that has survived religion, war, and bans.

Siobhan Neela-Stock

Fawad Khan, Shakun Batra, and Sidharth Malhotra on the set of 'Kapoor & Sons' (2016)

Why ‘Kapoor & Sons’ Couldn’t Be Made Today

No star wanted to play a gay man. Studios didn’t want a broken family. In an exclusive, Shakun Batra tells us how he pulled off the 2016 film.

Snigdha Sur

Renaissance Bangalore Race Course Anglo Indian Food Festival (Courtesy of Karen Martin)

Anglo-Indian Cuisine is More Than Colonial Food

For decades, it was dismissed as a relic of empire. Now, it’s getting a second life.

Bindu Gopal Rao

Murals to fight against garbages, Rajasthan, Sawai Madhopur, India on July 15, 2019 (Eric Lafforgue/Art in All of Us/Corbis via Getty Images)

“Zero Civic Sense”: Are Indians Actually That F***ing Rude?

The internet thinks so. But the accusation is more loaded than you think.

Tulika Bose

Riz Ahmed and Guz Khan in 'Bait' (Amazon MGM)

Riz Ahmed on Why James Bond is Obviously South Asian

The actor talks ‘Bait’, why being Brown feels like being stuck in a spy thriller, and bringing his full, messy self to the screen.

Snigdha Sur

Yasmeen Ghauri walks the runway at the Chanelshow as part of Paris Fashion Week Fall/Winter 91-92 in July 1991 (Victor VIRGILE/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)

Why Yasmeen Ghauri Could Only Exist in the 1990s

There was a time when supermodels ruled. She defined the era, and left before the party was over.

Isha Banerjee

Did ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’ Lose Its Edge?

The sequel smashed box office records on day one. But its cinematic payoff pales next to the first installment.

Snigdha Sur

John Kennedy, Jr. and his wife, Carolyn Bessette stroll together near their TriBeCa loft after lunch at Bubby's (Lawrence Schwartzwald/Sygma via Getty Images)

JFK Jr. and India: An Untold Love Story

Years before the spotlight, the young Kennedy traveled through the country, searching for something few understood.

Sanchita Kedia