A curated take on South Asian art, literature, life and news
Pavani Yalamanchili 
Yesterday, Kausar Mohammed and Krishna Kumar shared “Namaste,” their parody of the music video for “Formation,” Beyoncé’s hit single from her visual album Lemonade, a single … Read more
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 … Read more
This year will mark a decade that drummer and music journalist Sriram Gopal has called Washington, D.C., home. His album The Fourth Stream, released this week … Read more
Rapper and actor Riz Ahmed (aka Riz MC), has made a career out of helping to bring to life the stories of others in movies … Read more
President Barack Obama met with young people in London at a town-hall style meeting during his recent visit to the United Kingdom. He spoke about … Read more
On last night’s episode of The Daily Show, news satire correspondent Hasan Minhaj met with designer and actor Waris Ahluwalia to discuss Islamophobia and its effect … Read more
In a moving op-ed at The New York Times, author Zia Haider Rahman shares his thoughts on hyphenated identities and integration in Britain. Rahman was born … Read more
This year’s Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA) commemorates the 50th anniversary of director Bimal Roy’s death with a restored version tribute screening of … Read more
A national conversation about Sureshbhai Patel and police brutality took place online last week when South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT) and 18 Million Rising … Read more
Padma Lakshmi appeared on The Ellen Show to talk about her new memoir and her new line of foods. She shared a recipe for yogurt … Read more
