A curated take on South Asian art, literature, life and news
Rohin Guha 
• OH NO! Under the Gunn reality TV judge and designer Rachel Roy is closing up shop. This means that despite being shown in New York last month, … Read more
When it comes to beating a dead horse, CNN has a certain gift for cudgeling the corpse until all that’s left is a bloody pulp. … Read more
So, you should listen to the Swet Shop Boys’ “Benny Lava.” If you’re like me (and gosh, I hope for your sake, you aren’t!), you … Read more
#Captain Kamal Kalsi is one of three individuals who are allowed to keep his beard and turban while in #Army. #sikh pic.twitter.com/Iv7WG9g23F — India Currents … Read more
The day before I turned thirty last December, I felt my heart crumble in my chest. India, my motherland, had trebucheted itself back into the … Read more
• Have you missed Mindy Lahiri? Of course you have. Which is why she — and the rest of her colleagues — are coming back to … Read more
#ICYMI — and we did, unfortunately! — the radiant Archie Panjabi stopped by The Queen Latifah Show a couple weeks ago to talk about her … Read more
• Meet Saru Jayaraman — a labor activist who’s ruffling the feathers of heavyweight restaurant industry lobbyists by working to increase the minimum wage for … Read more
What not to do if you are a hack Red Carpet host at the 2014 Oscars, rubbing elbows with Hollywood glitterati: Ask them something as … Read more
We were a bit bummed when Disney neglected to include any South Asian languages in the otherwise impressive multilingual version of the Oscar-nominated song “Let … Read more
