Ritual, Love and Community: A 21st-Century Family’s Mundan Ceremony
I always knew I didn’t want an Indian wedding. Even when I thought that I might marry a boy someday, I imagined us eloping, telling … Read more
Nine Takes for the Nine Divine Nights of Navratri
Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this post are entirely mine. The Sanskrit terms and Hindu ideology are a reflection of my interpretation. Maha Navratri is a nine-day Hindu … Read more
Read ‘The Cleft’: From Prajwal Parajuly’s ‘The Gurkha’s Daughter’
A shortlisted selection for the Dylan Thomas Prize for young writers, The Gurkha’s Daughter is Prajwal Parajuly’s literary debut set to release in the US … Read more
A Look at the Many Ways Bollywood Mishandles Mental Health
Millions of Indians suffer from mental illnesses, yet to this day, the stigma associated with these medical conditions can be overwhelming. In a country with … Read more
20 Years After ‘Bhaji on the Beach’: Meera Syal on South Asians in Film & TV
2013 marks the 20th anniversary of Meera Syal’s acclaimed film Bhaji on the Beach, directed by Gurinder Chadha. Focusing on a group of South Asian … Read more
‘The Mindy Project’ Recap: Season 2, Episode 3 ‘Music Festival’
It’s happened. Pastor Casey, the chillest dude to ever step up to the pulpit, he’s history. I never liked him all that much, to be … Read more
Hot News Mix: Lost Languages, Comparing Miss America and Miss Israel and More
India speaks 780 languages, 200 lost in last 50 years. Ganesh Devy supervised the People’s Linguistic Survey of India, the first comprehensive survey of Indian … Read more
‘The Beautiful, Rowdy Prisoners’: Chee Malabar in Conversation With Vivek Bald
Editor’s note: This interview comes to us by way of our friends at Mishthi Music, where it was conducted as part of the Beats for … Read more
An Excerpt From ‘The Pomegranate King,’ a New Collection of Essays
The Pomegranate King is a collection of twelve essays by Nishta Mehra on topics ranging from growing up in Memphis to grappling with identity to … Read more
New Fiction by Mustafa Abubaker: ‘Past Visiting Hours’
The steps you take remind me of my adolescence, a gentle breeze, a sly grin, a pitcher of ice cold Corona in the dead of … Read more