A curated take on South Asian art, literature, life and news
The exhibition Coolie Coolie Viens featuring the work of Canadian artist and scholar Andil Gosine, on view at the McIntosh Gallery at Western University until Jan. 12, explores life after[…]
Newly employed in the health administration field, Benita Abraham of Long Beach, California, has a lot to celebrate. She shared the good news of her job offer on Facebook by[…]
I grew up in a desert country, Oman, where I would pretend that the flowers I saw in gardens were primroses I read about in Enid Blyton novels; when leaves[…]
This weekend, May 28-29, the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center presents “Crosslines: A Culture Lab on Intersectionality,” a free event in Washington, D.C., at the Smithsonian Arts & Industries Building.[…]
My Body Is Not Your Battleground is a two-part photographic exploration of what it means to be a South Asian woman today, specifically in terms of identity, religion, education, employment[…]
When most people think of Bangladesh, extreme poverty, environmental disasters and political turmoil instantly come to mind, overshadowing a thriving arts scene that has always existed at the core of[…]
Each week, we’re asking different writers, artists and others to share some of their current favorites. This week we feature picks from photographer Preston Merchant. 1. Indian Ocean Journals, by[…]
For about two weeks at the beginning of August every year, clusters of villagers dot the Goan roadside hawking handpicked mushrooms known in Konkani as olmi. These edible mushrooms grow in[…]
According to ancient mythological texts called the Puranas, Parshurama, a Priest-Warrior and the sixth avatar of Lord Vishnu, following a bloody campaign to annihilate the ruling Kshatriyas, flung his mighty[…]
Photographer Sanaa Hamid’s series entitled “Through Her Eyes” shows her attempts to conform to culturally inherited expectations and ideologies that are sometimes imposed on her. It is portrayed through a[…]
