South Asians in the diaspora are facing heightened racism, from online hate to detentions and deportations. But too often, the instinct is to treat these crises as uniquely South Asian, disconnected from the very systems that have long harmed Black communities. A few people will gesture toward broader solidarity, but the structural analysis stops at the border of identity.
India’s strength lies in its civilizational diversity, its age-old tradition of ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ (where the world is seen as one family) and no attempt to paint with a monochromatic brush can bring the real Indian canvas to life. Zohran Mamdani’s ideas – plural, liberal and invaluable – resonate with the core of a new India and make him stand out as a leader worth celebrating.
As friends, colleagues, mentees, and admirers gathered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to celebrate her 80th birthday in November 2025, what became clear was that the accolades tell only part of the story and don’t explain why a roomful of people from across the world came to honour her.
The exhibition also sits in conversation with an earlier project co-curated by Hashmi and Walia, exploring the creative and political possibilities of South Asia through art and film. That curatorial lineage expands the meaning of this library project, situating it within a broader feminist and regional tradition of asking uncomfortable questions.
Since the initial days of immigration from South Asia to the United States in the early 1960s to the present, Indian Americans have steadily grown from a very insignificant minority to the current fast-growing and influential community in the United States
Laxmi Rayamajhi, a service provider in Sunaulo Parivar Nepal/Marie Stopes Nepal, has been recognised by Bill Gates in Gates Notes
Two women who were born to an Indian man and his Pakistani wife have said that their lives have been in suspended animation of sort as they lack valid papers to visit their paternal home because the Indian government was yet to issue them passports
Dr. Nina Ahmad, a Bangladeshi American, who is a scientist and women's rights advocate, is a Democrat nominee for the office of Pennsylvania Auditor General in the November 3 general election
In view of rising incidents of molestation and crimes against women, Shalini and Diksha, two girl students of Varanasi's Ashoka Institute of Computer Science, have invented a smart knife
Pakistani education activist and Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai joined the UK's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle for a discussion, during which they talked about amplifying women's voices and standing up for their rights, it was reported
Vishwa Hindu Parishad UK (VHP) organised the first all-UK Hindu Mandir Executives Conference on 4th October 2020
Describing the situation on the India-China border as "very serious", US Congressman Jim Himes, a Democrat from the state of Connecticut, said if elected to power the Joe Biden Administration will continue to offer mediation between India and China
With just one rupee-a day as voluntary contribution, an initiative is helping young girls in Nawada district of Bihar speak up about their menstrual needs and set up a sanitary pads bank
A Sikh Briton has been fined 10,000 pounds for violating Covid-19 restrictions by organising a car rally in support of the protesting farmers in Punjab in India
Harvard University has appointed Srikant Datar as the next dean of its business school, taking over from another Indian American, Nitin Nohria
The Roosevelt Hotel, a Pakistani possession in the heart of Manhattan, announced on Thursday it would shut its doors on guests permanently on Oct 31
Destiny of an elderly couple, who were struggling to make ends meet during the pandemic-induced lockdown, changed overnight when a huge crowd thronged outside their make-shift food joint to enjoy home-cooked food after a heartbreaking video went viral on social media
A town in New York state has paid tribute to Gandhi's global role promoting non-violence and peace by installing his bust even as memorials to the Mahatma have come under attack in some places in the US from radical groups
Afghanistan has lost one of its best national cricket team players, Najeeb Tarakai
