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‘Fieldwork as a Sex Object’: Meena Kandasamy’s Darkly Comic Reckoning with Digital Misogyny of Fictional ‘Hindu Incels’

Meena Kandasamy’s latest novel, “Fieldwork as a Sex Object,” published by Brazen Books in May…

Could the Knicks Win the Championship? The Last Time They Won Progressive Hinduism Didn’t Even Exist

In 2014, as a part-time liaison to Upper East Side’s Assemblymember Dan Quart, I went…

The Kid From Carmel: How Nishesh Basavareddy, Son of Telugu Immigrants, Stunned the French Open on Day One

On the afternoon of Sunday, May 24, 2026, a young man from Carmel, Indiana walked…

‘Unbelievable’ Aaron Rai: Florida-based British-Indian Golfer Makes History with Stunning PGA Championship Victory

Aaron Rai delivered one of the most unexpected and remarkable performances in modern major championship…

Tropical Temples and Tourist Traps: Unfiltered Reflections on Why Indonesia Stole My Heart

In “short,” Indonesia can be described as the land of islands, islets, shoals, sandbars, and…

A Touch of India at the Met Gala: Karan Johar’s Raja Ravi Varma Cape was a Cinematic Tribute to Indian Heritage

When we think of the Met Gala, the dresses that flash across the mind’s eye…

Mango Season: Beyond the Divisions, a Sense of Belonging and a Shared Past That Binds the Subcontinent

Each summer, the mango reappears across South Asia and into its far-flung diasporas, bringing with…

Behind the Glass Cubicle: Confessions of a Working Woman Who Walked Away, and Other Musings

I remember the moment something felt completely off. I was in one of those soundproof…

Six Yards of Everything – Part III: Revival, Reinvention, and the Diaspora Statement

Let me tell you where this series began. I grew up Tamil. A boy on…

Six Yards of Everything — Part II: The Cost and Caste of Making and Wearing the Most Complicated Garment in the World

I grew up Tamil, which means I grew up surrounded by sarees. My Paattis wore…

Six Yards of Everything: A Love Letter to Saree, the Most Complicated Garment in the World — Part I

If you asked me to close my eyes and describe the women who raised me…

Call It What You May — Appalam, Appadam, Papad. It’s a Sophisticated Piece of Food Engineering in the Ancient World

Pick up a papad before it hits the oil. It’s paper-thin — almost translucent. You…