A curated take on South Asian art, literature, life and news
Rohin Guha 
• Proving the rumors to be true, Neel Kashkari — former U.S. treasury official and noted GOP member who is apparently verrry pro-good schools and pro-job creation — … Read more
Hey! Did you happen to see M.I.A.’s new January 2014 Nylon cover? Maybe you haven’t — it was for the brand’s Singapore edition, after all … Read more
• Remember how Devyani Khobragade — acclaimed Indian diplomat and alleged visa-forger and breaker-of-labor-laws — was like, “Oh LOL, I’m above U.S. laws so I’m going to … Read more
The past couple months, diplomatic relations between the U.S. and India have soured enormously over Devyani Khobragade and an unraveling spool of labor violation and … Read more
Watching The Golden Globes tonight? Of course you are. Then you probably noticed this TV spot for Microsoft’s Bing, the “fetch” of all search engines. … Read more
• Mindy Kaling doesn’t care if you care about the fact that hers is the only close-up of the quartet of Elle covers featuring funny actresses that hit newsstands this week. Oddly, she … Read more
HRNK! The Mindy Kaling Elle magazine cover’s here and she looks perfectly glam. So glam that she seems to be channeling an aura that’s part-Marlene … Read more
• In a country where businesspeople are likelier to invest money in sure-bets than flashy ideas, American-style start-up culture is beginning to take off in … Read more
• File under: Things that’d make for a compelling episode of Scandal. The full statement of Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara on the arrest of Devyani … Read more
On a high-stakes political thriller like Scandal, it’s easy to overlook some of the bit parts that keep the White House war machine churning. One … Read more
