A curated take on South Asian art, literature, life and news
Traditional culture and contemporary sensibilities collide to paint a picture of the complex experiences of three modern Indian women in the documentary film A Suitable Girl, screening this weekend at[…]
In the Freddie Mercury biopic, Bohemian Rhapsody, there’s a scene in which a family member scolds Mercury. “So now the family name is not good enough for you?” “I changed[…]
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. * * *[…]
Fashion · Movies · Music · Pop Culture
Today is Halloween and while I refuse to dress up as anything other than A Woman Who Has Worn Leggings and the Same Sweatshirt For the Past 72 Hours this[…]
What I remember is that it was my first time on a movie set. A Drew Barrymore film. Hugh Grant was in it too. The year was 2007, and it[…]
In the portrait series Jasmine Blooms At Night, artist Jaishri Abichandani honors contemporary South Asian American feminist activists through unique, multimedia paintings. Abichandani is the founder of the South Asian[…]
Arts · Fashion · Pop Culture
See more of Nirja Desai’s work at @kalakar on Instagram. Ruth Bader Ginsburg is the second female justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, and known as Notorious[…]
Last week, Elizabeth Warren played the race shifting game of claiming Cherokee heritage, and last month Dear Abby warned against owning ‘otherness’ when naming our babies “foreign” names. Names matter,[…]
Twinkle Mehra is just an awkward, Indian-American high schooler trying to live out her dreams of being a female film director. Unfortunately, a few things are currently distracting her from[…]
Life · Politics · Pop Culture
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. * * *[…]
