Safe Homes: India’s Mixed-Status Couples Navigate Caste and Faith
India’s social fabric remains hostile to interfaith and intercaste couples. But “safe homes” offer some security.
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Meet the Couples Upending India’s Caste-Based Marriages
In stark contrast to the billionaire Ambanis’ wedding, some Indians are subverting patriarchy, caste, and class in their ceremonies.
Indian Voters Deliver Blow to Prime Minister Modi and BJP
An Indian journalist explores why voters have lost enthusiasm for the BJP and Narendra Modi’s right-wing Hindu-supremacist policies.
Justice by and for India’s Women
Long harmed by patriarchal, casteist norms within the legal system, women in India are implementing women-centered forms of grassroots justice.
The Right to Recreation
These community activities are about equality as much as entertainment.
Bhopal Survivors Continue 40-Year Fight for Justice
Four decades after the deadly gas leak, Dow Chemical continues to avoid accountability for the world's worst industrial accident.
Race, Caste, and the Model Minority Myth
White supremacy and caste-based supremacy are two sides of the same coin, Dalit writer Yashica Dutt shows in this excerpt from her new book.
Centering Indigenous Languages in India’s Schools
India is among the most linguistically diverse countries in the world, but its Indigenous languages have been marginalized—along with those who speak them.
Making Legal Abortion Accessible in India
Rural healthcare workers in India are fighting to overcome stigma and systemic shortcomings to help patients.
A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Birds
How one amateur wildlife photographer in India built a team of 150 conservationists.
Home Is Where the Art Is
To mark Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we asked five AAPI creatives to share where they find themselves most at home—if they do at all.
Indian Villages Revive Ancient Water Practices
Spring-fed sources may help prepare for a drier climate future in the Himalayas.
The Blood Behind Britain’s Bling
For South Asians, King Charles III’s coronation obscures a horror-filled history of mass atrocities, famines, and subjugation.
How to Celebrate Holi Without Culturally Appropriating It
Each spring, millions of Indians and Hindus celebrate Holi. But as Western forces try to capitalize on the colorful tradition, there are ways to enjoy it without engaging in cultural appropriation.
Social Media Becomes a Lifeline During India’s COVID Crisis
As government-run health care buckles under India’s second COVID wave, residents are turning to social media to try to locate life-saving care.
Indian Women Turn to Ancient Grains to Feed Their Families and Their Futures
As climate change threatens rainfed farming, millets offer a way to achieve food, financial, and environmental security.
Meet the Women Challenging India’s Anti-Muslim Law
The leaderless sit-in demonstrations by Muslim women have continued around the clock for the last three months and are now being replicated in cities across the country.
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