A curated take on South Asian art, literature, life and news
On Thursday at the White House, President Obama awarded the 2014 National Humanities Medals to ten recipients, five of whom were writers, including Pulitzer Prize-winning … Read more
Recently, the author of the next James Bond novel dismissed fan favorite Idris Elba as “too street” an actor to portray Agent 007, a reference that … Read more
A photo posted by harikondabolu (@harikondabolu) on Aug 20, 2015 at 6:12am PDT Yesterday Hari Kondabolu had a 49-minute interview on Greater Philadephia’s WHYY-FM Radio Times … Read more
Jonas Hassen Khemiri’s Invasion! begins with a metatheatrical interruption. A group of students are on a school trip to see Signora Luna, a Swedish play … Read more
Chitra Ganesh is a South Asian American visual artist who has earned accolades and awards and exhibited her bold and inventive work all over the … Read more
Singapore’s Indian Heritage Centre opened on May 8, 2015. The museum’s jewel box-like façade towers over the historic and colorful shophouses on Campbell Lane and … Read more
Note: This post contains spoilers for those who haven’t read the 13th issue of Ms. Marvel. Purchase it on Amazon and Comixology or at your … Read more
Ritu Khanduri is an anthropologist at the University of Texas-Arlington who has been working on India’s cartoon culture for many years. In Caricaturing Culture in … Read more
Note: This post contains spoilers for those who haven’t read the 11th and 12th issues of Ms. Marvel. Purchase them on Amazon [#11, #12] and … Read more
Even if you haven’t heard of Gingger Shankar, you’ve likely already heard her music. Her compositions have been the sonic backdrop to momentous films such … Read more
