These Ugly Tshirts Intend to Undo Decades of Trauma
Swastikas, hatred, and tshirts. The politics of reclamation are, in a word, difficult. Slurs can…
DRUM’s Moving Art is a Necessary Space for Youth Creation
Moving Art paves the way for expression and inspiration. In June, Kajal met with organizers…
Ashni’s New Single “Weave” is the Jazz-Wave We Long For
Kajal got first-listen for Ashni’s new single “Weave,” released today. “Weave” opens by revealing its spine, a resonant vibration characteristic of a sarod or sitar sound, its vertebrae keyed by…
We Don’t Have High Hopes for the New Qandeel Baloch Biopic
Qandeel Baloch’s biopic is a commendable project. But will it represent her accurately? I won’t…
Hari Kondabolu’s Documentary About The Simpsons’ Apu Is Coming Soon
Thank you, come again. It’s been a phrase, innocuous at first take and humiliating in…
New Aladdin, Same Racism
For most of my life, I saw myself akin to the characters in Disney’s Aladdin.…
Maalai: Chicago’s Sound Installation Exploring Intergenerational Trauma and the Untold Stories of South Asian Women
Maalai brings visibility to the trauma and untold stories of South Asian women through past…
July Horoscopes: Gothic Short Poems
We see light because we know darkness. On July 9th, the Capricorn full moon signifies…
Why Don’t Brown Women Deserve Love Onscreen?
Why are brown men so infatuated with white women onscreen, BuzzFeed writer Imran Siddiquee asks…
The Performance of a Loving Alliance Between Trump and Modi Terrifies Me in the Same Way Most of My Romantic Encounters Do
Confessions of a Single Indian-American Woman Exposed to Opportunities for Love in an Economy of…
Tamarind y Trump
I wanted to remember every single detail about the night that Donald Trump became President…
Tara Anand and Anoushka Agrawal’s Shade Cards Talk About Colorism Through Poetry
Last week, artist Tara Anand began posting curious illustrations to her Instagram: girls of varying…
On Grief, My Grandmother, and Never Having the Right Words
In March 2015, six months after relocating to the U.S., I found myself unexpectedly back…
You can’t beat Bollywood. While the London School of Economics is known as one of the most prestigious universities in the world, hosting and home to…
It was only three years ago that India passed The Rights of Transgender Persons Bill to end discrimination against trans people in the country. Since then,…
To fight back and stay alive. We are living in scary times — with the inauguration next week of the country’s first Dorito-in-Chief and the beginning of the ACA…
It accepts students who want to continue their education. The Sahaj International School, which opened at the beginning of the year, is the first of its…