There are two million South Asian Americans – at least those were the numbers we had to use and were derived from the 2000 Census. But as we’ve written before, the numbers of the community were suspected as being underestimated … Continue reading
If this was 2004 (when this website was first created), the incident described below wouldn’t surprise me at all. But in 2011? Really? Via TPM: Gov. Steve Beshear (D-KY) is heavily favored to win re-election in a vote next Tuesday, … Continue reading
You may remember Ranjit “Ricky” Gill, the young candidate who in May announced his run for Congress as the Republican candidate for California’s 9th district against incumbent Democrat Jerry McNerney. The third-year law student will be eligible to serve in … Continue reading
In the early morning hours of September 10th, the Desi community of D.C. was rocked when a local aeronautical engineer and theatermaker Gaurav Gopalan was found near death only two blocks away from his home. He died soon after. He … Continue reading
Last month protesters marched in front of the San Jose Museum of Arts, protesting the interpretation of Sita in the animated film Sita Sings the Blues and in a painting by M.F. Husain where Sita is depicted the nude. The … Continue reading
It’s like Bhagat Singh Thind all over again. Are we White? Are we Brown? Are we Hindoos? Can I be white so that I can own property (as in Thind’s case)? Can I be White so that I can become … Continue reading
Actor/political liaison Kal Penn will be making another trip back from the Beltway to Hollywood. TVLine reports that Penn will appear on the Emmy award-winning TV comedy How I Met Your Mother, set to premiere its seventh season on September 19.
Continue readingIf you are a student of Bollywood, you will have already found the blog Beth Loves Bollywood, which documents one superfan’s encyclopedic knowledge of the largest film industry in the world. There, Beth Watkins takes apart Bollywood (and other Indian) … Continue reading
Unfortunately there’s not as much quantitative data on Indian Americans as I’d like. To be fair, you can say that about almost anything, by which I mean there’s always a lack of enough data for my taste. One good source … Continue reading
Given the recent praise and admiration expressed for the humble dish known as upma following its Top Chef Masters appearance, you may want to ward off the evil eye the next time you have some, maybe with a pinch of salt or chili powder.
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