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Opinion: Aziz Ansari’s Comic Rehabilitation in India

Aziz Ansari made his India debut for an easy audience — and it worked.

The "Why" of Police Brutality

Devi Laskar’s debut novel is thoughtful in its interrogation of gun violence against South Asian Americans — but, in its search for the “why,” misses a few moments.

How Bakarmax Is Leading India's Underground Comics Renaissance

From searing political insight to poop jokes, Sumit Kumar’s Bakarmax is at the vanguard of India's underground comics scene.

How We Get the Job Done: Ayush Kejriwal

Ayush Kejriwal's unconventional models and uniquely patterned saris have helped the Glasgow-based fashion designer command an Instagram following of 185k+.

Life in Limbo

Ten years after the Sri Lankan civil war, many Tamil refugees in India are still unsure about their futures.

The Duality of Modi

In the largest democratic exercise in history, India has reelected Narendra Modi. Those who choose Modi's form of development are also choosing Hindu nationalism.

Who is Voting in India?

India is diverse, and it’s been difficult to identify consistent voter blocs. However, there are a few demographics that will matter in 2019.

Film in the Time of Fascism

Despite the precarity of cinemagoing during the turbulent Zia years, cinema in Pakistan became a site of desire, transgression and political disobedience.

Photo Essay: Gold in the Kutupalong Camp

For Rohingya women, gold is multifaceted: it represents security and beauty, but also risk and vulnerability.

The Weight of Gold for Rohingya Refugees

After losing everything they’ve owned, Rohingya view gold as their most valuable tangible asset.

Joy Crookes is Taking on the World

The Bangladeshi Irish singer, whose rich voice has been compared to that of Amy Winehouse, chats with us about compliments that are “too big,” writer's block, and London's best South Asian food.

Mangos, from Lucknow to Goa

The rich history and business of Indian mangos includes everything from a single mango tree that produces 300 varieties in Malihabad, Uttar Pradesh to Goan mango Malgesh, which means "difficult to digest" in Portuguese.

India Has Higher Voter Turnout Than the United States

Despite fewer resources and more people, India does a better job than the United States at getting its citizens to show up to elections.

Dating In-Between in Sri Lanka

Dating in Sri Lanka — where the internet penetration is lower than the global average — is stuck between tradition and change.

Kabul Dreams Reclaims the Noise

Afghanistan’s first rock band’s English, Dari, and Farsi lyrics are thought-provoking, personal, and acutely anti-establishment.

The Instagram Chronicler of History

Ahsun Zafar, better known as brownhistory, has built an Instagram following, one sepia-toned South Asian story at a time.

What Does It Take To Become an Indian Federal Party?

Of the 465 parties that participated in 2014's federal elections, only 36 wins seats in the Lok Sabha.

Art as Mental Healthcare

Though South Asians who seek formal mental healthcare do well, music and art are informal avenues for those otherwise wary of institutions.

Bollywood and the BJP

A biopic on a sitting prime minister, a film glorifying 2016’s surgical strikes, and movies championing Modi’s policies: Bollywood seems increasingly BJP-led.

Falguni Pathak, Dandiya Queen

Her understanding of desirability is a queer manifesto: she gives women what men can’t, or won’t.