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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.

The Indian American Voters of 2024, in Photographs

The election through one community’s eyes.

Kavya Krishna

Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks during a campaign rally in Greensboro, North Carolina on September 12, 2024 (Christopher Dilts/Harris for President)

Charting a New Way Forward for South Asian Americans

This election, we have the power to turn the page on the chaos of the past and create a brighter future worthy of our families.

Kamala Harris

Woman lighting candles for Diwali (Wikimedia Commons)

Celebrating Diwali: 2024

Ten must-read stories to enrich your festive season.

The Juggernaut

Daydream of a Nocturne by Shyama Golden (shyamagolden.com)

Halloween 2024: South Asian Edition

Fifteen must-read stories for this spooky season.

The Juggernaut

Kamala Harris, front left, with maternal grandparents, P.V. and Rajam Gopalan, her sister Maya, front right, and her niece, Meena (front bottom left) (Harris Campaign)

Kamala Harris Isn’t Just Black and Indian — She’s Also Brahmin

Many have dissected the presidential candidate’s background this election. Yet, most ignore her caste.

Yashica Dutt

An idol maker paints an idol of Kali at a workshop in Kolkata, India on November 9, 2023 (Sudipta Das/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

News Flash: Not Everyone Celebrates Diwali

The holiday has become so mainstream, we tend to overlook the subcontinent’s rich diversity of fall harvest traditions.

Mayesha Soshi

Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump greets U.S. entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Why Trump is Gaining Ground With Indian American Men

A new survey finds the Republican Party has made significant inroads with U.S.-born, under-40 Indian males.

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Tatiana Tarasoff, 20-year old UC junior, and Prosenjit Poddar, a graduate student at UC Berkeley (AP Photo)

The Berkeley Murder that Changed America

Prosenjit Poddar, a Bengali student at UC Berkeley, fell in love. What followed would transform medical law.

Kiran Sampath

Radha and Krishna watching fireworks in the night sky, c. 1770 (National Museum, Delhi)

Has Diwali Lost Its Light?

The holiday celebrating diversity, generosity, and community has become the Olympics of exclusion.

Kavita Mehra

Sid Sriram performs onstage during Day 1 of Coachella on April 19, 2024 in Indio, California (Scott Dudelson/Getty Images for Coachella)

Sid Sriram Has Only Scratched the Surface

The Carnatic singer pulls off unexpected collaborations — from soul to jazz — with aplomb.

Snigdha Sur

Still from ‘All We Imagine As Light’ (2024)

‘All We Imagine As Light’: Sisterhood and Survival in Mumbai

Payal Kapadia shares how her award-winning film offers a radically refreshing depiction of India’s busiest city.

Meher Manda

‘Jigra’: Raja Beta Syndrome on Steroids

The Alia Bhatt-Vedang Raina film follows a sister who’ll do whatever it takes to save her jailed brother. The result is, unexpectedly, magic.

Snigdha Sur

Naveen Andrews attends the Emmy FYC Event for Hulu’s “The Dropout” on June 12, 2022 in Los Angeles (Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)

Naveen Andrews Doesn’t Believe He’s Sexy

The actor discusses his latest show, how he nailed that ‘Bride and Prejudice’ dance, and why he wants to change the world.

Snigdha Sur

Dalit man standing by wall painting of Erode Venkata Ramasamy, famous for their fight against discrimination, in Chennai, Tamil Nadu (Marji Lang/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Why Tamilians Drop Their Last Names

One Indian state’s movement to end caste discrimination changed naming conventions forever.

Surina Venkat

Indian customers are served inside the Indian Coffee House, established in 1942, on Bankim Chatterjee street in Kolkata. A portrait of Bengali writer, musician and artist Rabindranath Tagore hangs on the back wall. (REBECCA CONWAY/AFP via Getty Images)

The Bengalis Keeping Adda Alive

How a beloved style of conversation transcended class, gender, and Calcutta.

Mayesha Soshi

Nepali students hold candlelight vigil commemorating the 10 Nepali students killed in Hamas’s attack on Israel. The group also prayed for world peace. (Sanjit Pariyar/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

A Year After October 7, South Asians Reflect

The Israel Gaza war has forever changed the world. The community discusses parallels with its own history, how to help, and the path forward.

Kiran Sampath

‘CTRL’ Foretells Our AI Future

Vikramaditya Motwane and Ananya Panday chat about their new no-holds-barred thriller.

Snigdha Sur

Victory of Alexander the Great over Poros by Franciszek Smuglewicz (National Museum in Warsaw)

Alexander the Great, the Conqueror Who Couldn’t

How a failed invasion 2,300 years ago still shapes the Indian subcontinent.

Kiran Sampath

‘Haider’ Revisited: The Tragedy of Kashmir

Ten years later, Vishal Bhardwaj’s elegy for a land ravaged by violence remains as haunting as ever.

Meher Manda

Women protesting in Tamil Nadu against Hindi imposition in the 1960s (X: indianhistorypics)

Why India Doesn’t Have a National Language

Can a country with over 1,635 tongues ever unite under one?

Anandita Abraham