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South Asia’s Largest Queer Film Festival

Ten years on, KASHISH continues to bring the world of LGBTQIA cinema to India.

The Female Bodybuilders of India

Bodybuilding is one of the most extreme avatars of gym culture. Despite taboos and financial constraints, female bodybuilders in India continue to compete.

‘Sacred Games’ Season 2 Isn’t What We Hoped For

Sacred Games season two's historical explorations are timely, but they can’t make up for its misogyny or depiction of Muslim characters.

The Rise and Fall of Anand Jon

The acclaimed Indian-born fashion designer fell from fame after U.S. courts convicted him of rape. We revisit the controversial case.

Gurinder Chadha’s Supreme Reign

The prolific director talks about support systems, encouraging diversity, coming of age as an outsider, and her new feature film, Blinded by the Light.

Let’s Talk About Mental Health

Asian Americans report the lowest rates of treatment of any racial group. How can more South Asians have better relationships with their mental health?

The Smell of Sabyasachi

From celebrities to everyday brides, South Asians all over the world are paying thousands to buy the designer’s creations. What makes it worth it?

A Hindu Temple on the Island of Jamaica

A Guyanese couple managing a Hindu temple on the island of Jamaica share their Indo-Caribbean experiences — an ignored history of indentureship, baptism, and much more.

The New Khiladi in Town

Sruthi Chowdary has always been breaking the rules — from cooking with meat to starting a new progressive South Indian restaurant.

Bollywood’s Hot Boys and Girls

How six-packs became a religion in the world’s largest film industry.

Qasim Rashid’s Uphill Battle for State Senate

He’s running to be Virginia’s first Muslim American state senator. Death threats and Islamophobia can’t keep him down.

Julie Sahni is Doing Just Fine

New York’s — if not the country’s — preeminent cooking teacher has eschewed fame for a simpler cause: making Indian food accessible without dumbing it down.

Why I Don’t Celebrate India Day

Kashmir may have become a union territory of India, but I will never celebrate India’s independence.

The World’s Biggest India Day Parade

With a record number of Indians living in the U.S., Manhattan’s India Day Parade has plenty to celebrate — as well as its fair share of challenges.

In Little Pakistan, Independence Day Reveals Tensions

Younger and older generations clash in Brooklyn as locals fight over who gets to run New York's biggest Pakistan Independence Day parade.

The Promised Land

What happens when a country’s foundation is built with a fundamental flaw?

Opinion: Not the Role Model We Need

It’s time we ask for more from Priyanka Chopra-Jonas.

Pakola, Pakistan’s Iconic Soda

How a neon-green soda helped build a national identity.

Making ‘Fraaaandship’ with Hatecopy

Artist Maria Qamar talks judgmental family, food, and politics leading up to her first solo New York exhibit.

Designing for Love

Brown people love to date other brown people. How do you design for that?