A curated take on South Asian art, literature, life and news
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
I wanted to visit India ever since I was a child — but with no family ties to the subcontinent, it wasn’t as easy for … Read more
Pithas in Barahipur Earlier this year, I visited Bangladesh. They somehow manage to squeeze half the population of the entire US into a country the … Read more
In a few weeks, we’ll be coming up on the one year anniversary of the reinstatement of India’s anti-gay law. I wrote a longread about it … Read more
It’s a daunting task to achieve originality in a movie about street kids in India, but in Jaya, director Puja Maewal’s debut film, a complex … Read more
Amal director Richie Mehta made a solid comeback during the screening of his latest film Siddharth, at the 12th annual Indian Film Festival of Los … Read more
Via Apple iOS7 Beyond the Turban: Bringing Diversity to Emojis. Apple has announced plans to roll out more “diverse” emojis (current options are limited to an … Read more
Balloons is a short story that is a part of Potluck, a new literary collection that was recently released in India. From the intimate to … Read more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hLLP3YTFoM&sns=fb I have a confession to make: as of this writing, I’ve watched this video of actor/rapper Utkarsh Ambudkar rapping about a little kid five … Read more
The Mumbai portrayed in The Lunchbox, director Ritesh Batra’s latest film, is one that’s very different from what fans of Indian cinema are probably used … Read more
