In India Today, Has the Call of ‘Freedom’ Become a Ruse?
Do you think it has become a catchphrase for something else that’s lurking, that is more insidious? (If so, my call to you is, “Let us not stand down.”) ***[…]
Movies · Music · Pop Culture
Q&A With Hip-Hop & Hollywood Star Utkarsh Ambudkar
You may know multidisciplinary artist Utkarsh Ambudkar from his role as Mindy’s aspiring rapper brother Rishi on The Mindy Project, or perhaps from Pitch Perfect as Donald the beatboxing champion.[…]
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[…]
‘If They Come For Us’: Fatimah Asghar’s Poetry Explores History & Intimacy of Partition
The dedication to Fatimah Asghar’s much-awaited poetry collection If They Come For Us reads, “my family, blood or not.” Over the course of the book, which spans the years since[…]
Life · Literature · Opinion
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,[…]
Understanding Racial Capitalism & Our Beginnings/Ends
By 2020, white households will own 86 times more wealth than black households. “In 2016, the median wealth for nonretired black households 25 years old and older was less than[…]
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[…]
‘Durga’s Hundi,’ — Poetry by Anish Kumar
Durga’s Hundi Pray to Hanuman he told his child — urging him forward with a five-dollar bill — He will make you strong. He circled Hanuman, praying his child would[…]
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,[…]