Tracking his younger sisters’ growth, Suleiman gives us an intimate look at the mind of an artist. Imran Suleiman works in multiple mediums–text, film, photography–but his latest…
This piece was originally posted on Homegrown. Manish and Amir do swift high jumps when their turn in the class comes and everybody is left in…
Calcutta, oh Calcutta When I was five, I thought the world extended as far as Kolkata. I couldn’t quite fathom anything beyond our narrow, little neighborhood. When…
Religion in its many forms in India and Nepal. An omniscient vibration resonates throughout the compound followed by the opening verse of the Quran. The Niazi Nizami…
During her transition, artist, performer and writer Vivek Shraya began recreating photos of her mother. In images that look like modern retellings, echoes and updates of…
Artist and photography Baljit Singh’s new photo series, “Paraya Dhan” is a direct commentary on dowries. In her photographs she has layered typical dowry items over…
In February, Sania Noreen Ahmed traveled to Pakistan and documented her trip, the sights and sounds. Set to the haunting “Allah Hoo” by Sain Zahoor, the…
Pooja Prabha doesn’t know when she began collecting shots of people walking around Kerala but one day she realized she had piles of photographs showing men,…
The coverage for the new social media campaign #UnFairAndLovely has been fast and amazing–-from posting pictures of dark South Asian women in places that they previously…
Durga, one face of the goddess and mother of preservation and annihilation, is a force of power. Pure power. Astride a tiger and brandishing a trident…