These Things DO Happen To Us: How Indian-Americans Can Stop Failing Each Other
A few months ago, a Buzzfeed article entitled “How My Culture Failed Me When I was Raped” made the rounds on my Facebook news feed. … Read more
VIDEO — Blessings: Little Pakistan, Brooklyn
Last week, Muslims around the world celebrated Eid-ul-Fitr after a month of fasting. On the eve of Eid, many people hold moon-sighting or “Chaand Raat” … Read more
Do You Think My Muscles Are Sexy?
I recently had a conversation with a guy about how much muscle toning is sexy in a woman (relax Aunty, we were just talking). I … Read more
Quick Picks: Author & Interfaith Activist Saadia Faruqi
This week we feature the current favorites and obsessions of Saadia Faruqi, author of the short-story collection Brick Walls: Tales of Hope & Courage from … Read more
Drawing Inspiration: A Conversation With Visual Artist Chitra Ganesh
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 New Indian Heritage Centre Traces History of South Asian Communities
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
In Search Of The Unknown: Secular Sanyasi
In 1807, William Thackeray concluded in his Report on Canara, Malabar and ceded districts that “In India, the haughty spirit, independence and deep thought which … Read more
A Real-Life Heart-to-Heart With My Grandmother
There isn’t much that dots the poor town in West Virginia my grandparents have called home for the last half-century. As new immigrants in a … Read more
Desi Dance Parties In The ‘90s And The Underside Of Identity Work
There is a scene in the film American Desi (2001) where one of the characters, Jagjit, reads aloud the following sentence from a campus newspaper: … Read more
I Propose Arranged Marriage
My apologies to Kim Kadarshian’s behind, but if anything’s going to break the internet, it’s the clamor of newly broken-up Malayalee Catholic men at the … Read more
