A curated take on South Asian art, literature, life and news
In an interview with Democracy Now, award-winning Indian journalist, academic, and author, Siddhartha Deb, when reflecting on the 2019 landslide BJP victory in India’s national elections, stated, “India loses again[…]
In 2011 Kavya had many life changes. She got married, she quit her job working at a large Indian-IT company, and she immigrated to the United States from India. “It’s[…]
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 via passion, history, politics, through[…]
After arriving in New Jersey from India in 2006, Anjana Bhattacharya, my aunt, has often juggled multiple part-time jobs, usually working 80-85 hours a week at places like Dunkin’ Donuts[…]
#Tulsigottago is a national campaign started by Queer, Trans, Muslim, South Asian, and Arab Americans to stop Tulsi Gabbard’s 2020 presidential run. The movement came together because we are tired[…]
When certain customers picked up their prescription from Hala Choudhary, their eyes glanced over her starched white lab coat, scanned past her diamond lip piercing and slightly tan skin, and[…]
Fashion · Literature · Politics · Pop Culture
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 via passion, history, politics, through[…]
By the 1920s, fascism’s rise garnered a wide range of reactions from political and economic elites. Business leaders viewed Benito Mussolini’s fascism in Italy as necessary for “preserving” economic growth.[…]
Fashion · Politics · Pop Culture
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 via passion, history, politics, through[…]
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 Asian Americans. * * *[…]
