South Asians Ring the Alarm on Climate Change
Sunday morning the world came together and took to the streets for the People’s Climate March. It was the largest event of its kind in … Read more
The Art of Letter Writing in an Ancient World
Growing up in India in the ’70s, I don’t remember being one of her favorite [pullquote align=”right”]She was old fashioned and it suited me well.[/pullquote]grandchildren. … Read more
Quick Picks: Author Prajwal Parajuly
This week we feature the current favorites and obsessions of Prajwal Parajuly, the author of The Gurkha’s Daughter, a collection of short stories. (Read one … Read more
Feasting On Saveur’s India Issue
Issue No. 167 of Saveur magazine — The India Issue — offers an ambitious and mouthwatering journey across India, from East to West, from South to North and Northeast … Read more
Snoop Dogg Makes Surprise Visit During Chicago Wedding
A Chi-town couple received quite the surprise when rapper Snoop Dogg decided to crash their wedding and get an up-close and personal photo op with … Read more
NYPD Allegedly Attack, Arrest Desi Woman Waiting For Family to Use Bathroom
A little bit of backstory: Did you know that the NYPD used to have a habit of spying on not only Muslim individuals but other brown folks — … Read more
Quick Picks: Sumana ‘DJ Sumie’ Murthy
This week we feature the current favorites and obsessions of Sumana ‘DJ Sumie’ Murthy who threw iPod dance parties in her college dorm room and … Read more
Preserving the Memory of the Partition: The 1947 Partition Archive
In 1947, Pritpal Kaur was 12 years old when she and her family became part of a mass migration, or rather, a mass displacement, which … Read more
Border Anthems: ‘Pak Sar Zameen’ & ‘Jana Gana Mana’ (Official Music Video)
Border Anthems is a music video/short film juxtaposing both India and Pakistan’s national anthems. It’s a collaboration between Indian-American opera singer Zeshan Bagewadi and Pakistani-American photojournalist/filmmaker Nushmia Khan (desis y’all!). … Read more
I Got 99 Problems and They’re All #DesiProblems
I’ve a ton of work to do, but I’m too busy LOLing at #DesiProblems like this one: pic.twitter.com/9FwUVX0mR4 h/t @KamSingh_ — Aby Sam Thomas (@thisisaby) … Read more
