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The Last Indian Cane Cutters of Fiji

Starting from the 1800s, the British brought them over as indentured servants to cut sugar cane. Today, they are likely the last of their kind.

India’s OYO Wants to Take On the U.S.

The controversial hotel startup, the world’s third-largest by rooms, has grown extremely fast. Will its formula work in the U.S.?

How Amol Sarva Built a Better WeWork

The Knotel co-founder and CEO shares how Knotel is better (and cheaper) than WeWork, and his plans to be in every part of the office — from the walls to the couch.

Where Has India’s Early-Stage Startup Money Gone?

Why venture capital in India is shifting away from early-stage companies toward later-stage deals.

The South Asians Running 2020’s Campaigns

A boom in South Asian campaign staffers shows that the South Asian American vote matters. But will their efforts to shape the race work?

The Sari Crusaders

How creative interventions are reimagining the sari as a 21st-century garment.

Tanning While Brown

Embracing the sun as a South Asian feels like taking a political stance against shadeism — but it also has its consequences.

Fashion Brand NorBlack NorWhite’s Universe

How the designer duo with no fashion experience moved from Toronto to India to create the diaspora’s buzziest fashion label.

What’s in a Name?

For many South Asian Americans, choosing baby names is about balancing both South Asian and American heritage.

How South Asian Americans Make Thanksgiving Their Own

The diaspora shares what the holiday means to them — from remembering a fraught history to adapting culinary traditions and feeling gratitude.

How Bollywood Went Underground

The Indian government conferred industry status on its film industry only in 2001. For years, the best way to fund movies was through the world of crime.

Where Immigrants Die

As members of an aging diaspora die in the U.S., they’re forced to reconcile their after-death traditions with the reality of available services.

Tinku’s Protest Through Love

A Bengali newspaper outed him and his gay marriage to his community back home in 1992. Unfazed, he used it as a teaching moment for others.

Why It’s Hard to Open Indian Restaurants in America

Diners in the ’50s fell for butter chicken and naan. But for the Indian chefs seeking to do something different, it’s been an uphill battle.

Rianjali, A.R. Rahman Protege, is a Musical Swiss Army Knife

Ria Bhowmick, a singer trained in Hindustani classical and Bengali songs, can do it all when it comes to producing music.

A Bangladeshi Rickshaw in the Midst of Brooklyn

The story of how a rickshaw named "Rick" ended up in the city that never sleeps and got itself an even unlikelier owner.

Artist Manuja Waldia Builds a Practical Utopia

Manuja Waldia talks about money and the power of distractions.

Mumbai’s Disappearing Underworld

Bollywood has always drawn inspiration from its home city’s underworld. But where did all the gangsters go?

India’s Ranbaxy Was Theranos Before Theranos

Indian jugaad and pharmaceutical drugs just don’t mix.

Sarathy Korwar, Genius Waiting to Be Discovered

The London-based Indo-jazz musician has an entirely new sound.