A curated take on South Asian art, literature, life and news
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Opinion
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“That these people — these Others — are merciless, and can take any one of us whenever they choose.” — Sayid Jarrah, Lost I. At some point, they all awoke and[...]
Arts · Movies · Music
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Even if you haven’t heard of Gingger Shankar, you’ve likely already heard her music. Her compositions have been the sonic backdrop to momentous films such as Mel Gibson’s The Passion[...]
News · Opinion
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Three Americans were executed near UNC Chapel Hill. And the country’s reaction is, to say the least, muted. Why? Because these three Americans happened to be Muslim, and their killer[...]
Literature
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Her Name Is Kaur: Sikh American Women Write About Love, Courage, and Faith offers insight into the lives of Sikh women in America. Through its stories it explores the concept of love[...]
Opinion · Religion
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The shooting of three young, Muslim students near UNC Chapel Hill has sparked a necessary moment of reflection for Muslims and non-Muslims alike. It also stresses the need to understand[...]
Opinion
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Introduction: Calling Out and Challenging Caste Look. It’s time that we South Asians of the diaspora call out caste. Every issue that we might want to understand better and address[...]
Music
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Hi, who do I have to talk to about getting Bollywood playback queen/”Made In India” superstar Alisha Chinai to record an EP of Lana Del Rey covers? For the uninitiated[...]
Arts · Music
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You guys, Rene Sharanya Verma is a brilliant student from Delhi who’s fighting misogyny in rap — specifically rap from desi folks like Honey Singh — with rhymes of her own.[...]
Life
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This week we feature the current favorites and obsessions of journalist and author Anjan Sundaram. Sundaram is the author of Stringer: A Reporter’s Journey in the Congo, which has been optioned[...]
Movies · TV
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First things, first: Yep — that’s yours truly tweeting about how about how a certain U.S. pay cable network with amazing programming (but a noticeably troubling lack of diversity in[...]
Movies
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The Real Millionaire (Khara Karodpati) The Indian version of TV game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? hosted by Amitabh Bhachchan found its way deep into the national popular consciousness. While he[...]
Politics · Religion
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The phrase “Yankee Hindutva” owes its origins to a chapter title of the same name in Vijay Prashad’s book, The Karma of Brown Folk.1 Since Prashad’s coinage, the phrase has[...]
Movies
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In honor of 2015 and an entire 12 months worth of new movies to look forward to, it’s time to put together my favorite column of the year. Some of[...]
Life · Movies
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The Picture House in Pelham, New York, hosts a January 22 screening of Brahmin Bulls and Q&A with Sendhil Ramamurthy. The film will be released on VOD later this year. Waiting[...]
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