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Late November last year, Disney Junior announced a new animated series about a young Indian girl with a penchant for solving mysteries, to debut in 2020. Titled Mira, Royal Detective,[…]
The latest episode of the South Asian Stories podcast series features Olympic medalist, entrepreneur, artist, and public speaker Raj Bhavsar sharing his unique story of getting into gymnastics as a[…]
Movies · Opinion · Pop Culture
From artists we finally we got more of, to weddings we couldn’t get enough of, 2018 proved to be a great year for Hindi cinema. Many unwritten industry rules that[…]
Fashion · Literature · Politics · Pop Culture
How the drape holds meaning and memory for the desi mind, body, and soul. A series of interview-vignettes, showcasing uber serious sari love, brought out via passion, history, politics, through[…]
Trying (and failing immediately) to not fangirl too hard, I briefly chatted with Peabody Award winning actor, writer, comedian and most recently Netflix show host Hasan Minhaj about his new[…]
Literature · Movies · Opinion · Pop Culture
Before I begin this review, a moment of indulgent transparency: Mira Nair’s Monsoon Wedding is my favorite film (topping a list of otherwise action and science-fiction movies of the last[…]
Fashion · Movies · Pop Culture
How the drape holds meaning and memory for the desi mind, body, and soul. A series of interview-vignettes, showcasing uber serious sari love, brought out via passion, history, politics, through[…]
Life · Opinion · Pop Culture
Lia Last month I helped bring together an academic round table of Mutineers, contributors to the community, blog, and phenomenon that was Sepia Mutiny (sepiamutiny.com, 2004-2012). We gathered at 8:30[…]
Movies · Opinion · Pop Culture
The year 2018 was a great one for Hindi cinema. From big budget behemoths to funny family films, strong content succeeded at the box office. This Thanksgiving we’re not only[…]
Fashion · Politics · Pop Culture
How the drape holds meaning and memory for the desi mind, body, and soul. A series of interview-vignettes, showcasing uber serious sari love, brought out via passion, history, politics, through[…]
