It’s the end of the year and the end of a decade. And in the tradition of nearly every other media outlet, we like to do a little inventory of the stuff we did this year, like how we published so many pieces, started a podcast, and put out yet another issue of our print … Read More
Welcome to Agony Aunty! Every month the Agony Aunty gives YOU advice on your problems. If you’d like them to weigh in your life, email them at info@kajalmedia.com with the subject line “Agony Aunty.” Hey Agony Aunty! It’s Stuck in the Suburbs. I have recently felt incredibly suffocated by the area I live in. Everything … Read More
Welcome to Agony Aunty! Every month the Agony Aunty gives YOU advice on your problems. If you’d like them to weigh in your life, email them at info@kajalmedia.com with the subject line “Agony Aunty.” Hey, it’s Lurked and Got Hurt! Is it stupid to be upset when someone you are dating is liking photos of … Read More
Dear readers it’s been another whole year – a year of original articles, essays, poems, and art from and for the South Asian diaspora. We had the pleasure of publishing so many wonderful pieces this year that held a mirror up to our world. Our site got a beautiful redesign, and we’re hard at work … Read More
Hello, readers! We’re back with this year’s edition of our gift guide. After scrolling through Instagram for hours, here’s our curated collection of the best this year’s creators have to offer. For the new art collector: Waldia & Co. Prints These beautiful, vivid pieces come straight from the deft hands of artist Manuja Waldia. Meditating … Read More
Kajal, Vol. 2: Mytho-Techno explores the intersections of technology and faith, or the lack of. We’ve invited over 20 writers and artists to share short stories, poems, paintings and more that explore the wide gaps and arching bridges between these two subjects. These pieces are a fever dream of combinations – from love in a … Read More
Dear readers, We started Kajal Magazine as a platform to rectify so many media wrongs by giving space to voices of color. From our earliest days, we have applied our politics to our platform as much as we can. It is the policy of this magazine to NOT report on people who have been accused … Read More
A year in review It’s hard to say, really, if a year has been worse than others. Objectively, 2016 was terrible, but it’s less clear with 2017. On the one hand we all got better acquainted with 45’s Twitter fingers, but on the other we saw people take a stand all around the world against … Read More
Back by popular demand, our Kajal Gift Guide is here to save you from going empty-handed to your office gift exchange! We’re so excited to share with you some of our favorite artists and goods from this year. Everything listed below is designed, made, and sold by South Asian women around the world. It’s a … Read More
Dear readers, What occurred this weekend in Charlottesville, Virginia was an act of domestic terrorism. One anti-fascist protester, Heather Heyers, was murdered for marching against the gathering of neo-Nazis. Two State Troopers, H. Jay Cullen and Berke M.M. Bates, were also killed in the line of duty. What began on Friday as a gathering of … Read More
