“This Is One Of Those Days”: Review of Ms. Marvel #13
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
The Colonization Of Curry In The West
Pakistan’s cultural currency — an example Next to other cultures, Pakistan’s culture is not ascending in the global marketplace. Quite the contrary. The most notable … Read more
The Problem With ‘Punjammies’
Who wouldn’t want to buy Punjammies? The company’s goods are “created by women who wish to remain free from sex-slavery.” If not out of guilt, … Read more
Cartoons Are Serious Business: Review of Caricaturing Culture in India
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
REVIEW: Standout Characters Keep Film Afloat In Muted Sequel The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
The unexpected 2011 hit The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel centered on a group of elderly Brits who, upon learning that their retirement home in India is more … Read more
Caste Privilege Is About Caste-based Discrimination, Not Caste Itself
As a liberal, practicing Hindu, I read Thenmozhi Soundararajan and Sinthujan Varatharajah’s “Caste Privilege 101: A Primer for the Privileged” with interest. Let me start … Read more
Parallel Lives, Love, & Lies: Review of Ms. Marvel #11 & #12
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
Despite Focus of India’s Daughter, Rape In India Is Not Just About Poverty
Watching Leslee Udwin’s documentary India’s Daughter was a wake up call for me. The film, which is about the brutal gang rape and murder of … Read more
Why the Oscars Hurt — And Yet, Still Mattered
Last Friday, some friends at Teachers College put together a #BlackLivesMatter event centered around telling stories. We sat in a large auditorium, in all shapes … Read more
A Nation of Others: On Our Right to Be Treated as Humans
“That these people — these Others — are merciless, and can take any one of us whenever they choose.” — Sayid Jarrah, Lost I. At some … Read more
