A curated take on South Asian art, literature, life and news
Sudip Bhattacharya 
In an interview with Democracy Now, award-winning Indian journalist, academic, and author, Siddhartha Deb, when reflecting on the 2019 landslide BJP victory in India’s national … Read more
After arriving in New Jersey from India in 2006, Anjana Bhattacharya, my aunt, has often juggled multiple part-time jobs, usually working 80-85 hours a week … Read more
Dear Sudip in 2029, Earlier this December in 2018, after drinking my third cup of mocha coffee and ignoring the tightness in my stomach, I … Read more
By the 1920s, fascism’s rise garnered a wide range of reactions from political and economic elites. Business leaders viewed Benito Mussolini’s fascism in Italy as … Read more
By 2020, white households will own 86 times more wealth than black households. “In 2016, the median wealth for nonretired black households 25 years old … Read more
I was 11 years old when I completed what my family describes as the “thread ceremony.” It took place in our ancestral village in West … Read more
It’s been a long two years for Carimer Noelia Andujar, an engineering student at Rutgers University and undocumented activist. “Sometimes, I feel completely exhausted and … Read more
In early February, Democrats and Republicans negotiated a spending bill that would effectively keep the government up and running. At first, it seemed that both … Read more
“I used to write prolifically, I used to dance every day, I would read avidly. After my assault, I stopped writing, reading and dancing. So, … Read more
On the final weekend of 2017, activist and freedom fighter, Erica Garner, passed away. Her death at age 27 marked the end of a brutal … Read more
