Dear Sudip In 2029
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
Sharing South Asian American History: A Year of Collaboration With SAADA
In 2018, The Aerogram restarted its collaboration with the South Asian American Digital Archive (SAADA), which documents and shares the history of South Asian Americans. … Read more
Hidden Stories in the Family Photo Album: The ‘Brown Sugar Diaspora’
The exhibition Coolie Coolie Viens featuring the work of Canadian artist and scholar Andil Gosine, on view at the McIntosh Gallery at Western University until … Read more
Sari Stories, Chapter Three — Sari Sisters: Jaya & Swaati
How the drape holds meaning and memory for the desi mind, body, and soul. A series of interview-vignettes, showcasing uber serious sari love, brought out … Read more
Lia Wolock and Padma Chirumamilla #RememberTheMutiny
Lia Last month I helped bring together an academic round table of Mutineers, contributors to the community, blog, and phenomenon that was Sepia Mutiny (sepiamutiny.com, … Read more
Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi On Child Slavery & Doc Film ‘The Price of Free’
The Price of Free premieres on YouTube globally on November 27 at 9:00am PT and will be free for all to view 24/7. The film … Read more
A Suitable Girl Profiles the Journeys of Three Women Navigating the Next Step — Marriage
Traditional culture and contemporary sensibilities collide to paint a picture of the complex experiences of three modern Indian women in the documentary film A Suitable … Read more
Sakina’s Restaurant: “Remember that world?…I want to remember.”
What I remember is that it was my first time on a movie set. A Drew Barrymore film. Hugh Grant was in it too. The … Read more
How Americans Mourned Gandhi’s Death
The following piece is part of The Aerogram’s collaboration with the South Asian American Digital Archive (SAADA), which documents and shares the history of South … Read more
Kathmandu: Traveling to the Oasis of Siphal & the Land of Pashupatinath
One of my aims in my latest trip to Kathmandu was to find a place where I could immerse myself in local culture, yet not … Read more
