Storyteller: Kalyani & The Voice From the Well
It was summer and Kalyani’s daughter, her son-in-law, and grandkids who had come from Bombay, were all stuffed into her humble abode in Palakkad, the little house almost bursting at[…]
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Kid Lit Titles ‘Always Anjali’ & ‘Meet Yasmin’ Teach Without the Preach For the Win
Books about inclusion and valuing difference have never been more important, but how do you get kids to absorb the good stuff when they’re unwilling to be overtly educated? Fortunately,[…]
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Coming to America From Bangladesh: Those First Days
The following piece is part of The Aerogram’s collaboration with the South Asian American Digital Archive, which documents and shares the history of South Asian Americans. * * * Immigrating[…]
Breaking Ice in Finland — A True Story
The taxi meter was rising, and I realized that I wouldn’t have enough Finnish marks for the museum ticket and the return trip if I didn’t halt the taxi and[…]
Arts · Life · Pop Culture
A Q&A With Comics Creator Shebani Rao
Shebani Rao is an artist, writer, illustrator, and researcher who is almost always creating. She’s also a part of the wonderful team that makes The Aerogram possible, contributing her vibrant,[…]
What Does an Indian Look & Sound Like?
It was the year 1999 when I stepped inside my very first nail salon in NYC. “Did your mommy mix daddies?” the Korean owner at the nail salon enquired. “You[…]
Review: The Good, The Bad, & The WTF! of Biopic ‘Sanju’
A few years ago, Maanayata Dutt, Hindi film actor Sanjay Dutt’s wife, asked popular filmmaker Rajkumar Hirani to consider making a movie about the controversial star. Dutt’s life truly has[…]
When Gay Pride Was Excluded From India Pride
The following piece is part of The Aerogram’s collaboration with the South Asian American Digital Archive (SAADA), which documents and shares the history of South Asian Americans. *** YouTube video[…]
Life · Opinion · Pop Culture
On Yoga, Diversity Lite, & the Empire of American Wellness
I started learning Yoga at the age of 20 in Mumbai at The Yoga Institute, the oldest organized Yoga center in the world. I was in good health, had zero[…]
Arts · Life · Movies · Pop Culture
Frameline Film Fest Features Desi-led Queer Shorts
In honor of the 1969 Stonewall riots in Manhattan that represented a tipping point for the Gay Liberation Movement in the United States, we celebrate Pride Month every year in[…]