Arts + Culture

From the scarf dress trend to kolhapuri sandals, Western fashion has to stop rebranding South Asian culture (Cosmopolitan UK)

This Diwali, rental fashion and sustainable Indian wear take centre stage (Cosmopolitan UK)

Jhumpa Lahiri and the Rite of Diasporic Fiction (The Juggernaut)

How this Instagram account archives the best of South Asian fashion, beauty, history and Gen-Z culture (Vogue India)

Awakenings (The Times Literary Supplement) 

The Palestinian Fashion Collectives Tackling Oppression Through Design (W Mag)

Amarah Jae St. Aubyn on Black Joy, Reggae, and Her Debut with Steve McQueen (W Mag)

Meet the Southeast Asian Designers Redefining Traditional Fashion (W Mag)

Discover Virginie Despentes's Feminist Manifesto, King Kong Theory (W Mag)

What's making it to Gen Z shopping carts? (Vogue India)

Mindy Kaling's South Asian representation has viewers deeply divided. This says a lot. (Mashable)

In the metaverse, fashion week is for everyone (Mashable)

'Queering technology': Meta's mixed reality drag show blends VR, design, and fashion (Mashable)

'Gehraiyaan' is Bollywood's nuanced take on infidelity, intimacy, and relationships (Mashable)

Rupi Kaur on using poetry to heal (Mashable)

A new anthology tells erotic stories by 27 'anonymous' writers (Mashable)

'The Romantics': A nostalgic and impassioned tribute to Hindi cinema (Mashable)

Maitreyi Ramakrishnan talks Instagram, wellbeing, and making positive connections online (Mashable)

Charli D'Amelio talks Tamagotchis and TikTok trends (Mashable)

How 'Shrinking' tackles compassion fatigue, therapy, and grief (Mashable)

'Monkey Man' review: Dev Patel's directorial debut is both exhilarating and raw (Mashable)

Netflix's 'Mo' is one of the most important TV shows of the year (Mashable)

The celebrity book club lives on (Mashable)

'Atlanta' Season 4 offers an unflinching look at family. Here's why that's important. (Mashable)

'Atlanta' Season 4 scrutinized a viral moment from the George Floyd protests (Mashable)

Aamir Khan unpacks the journey to making 'Laal Singh Chaddha' (Mashable)

The stars of 'Brahmāstra' talk fantasy, film, and love (Mashable)

Portraits of intimacy and the human experience in modern India (The Independent)

University lockdown: Capturing moments of stillness and togetherness during a pandemic (The Independent) 

Urban nomads: the floating population who fall asleep under the stars on Chennai's rail lines (The Independent) 

The brides finally had their dream wedding: a quaint, cross-cultural Hindu ceremony in Tamil Nadu (Vogue India)

New call to action for protecting garment workers in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh (Vogue India)

Loss and legacy (Vogue India | Featured in September 2021 Print Issue) 

This Photographer Captures the Last Living Tribes of India (VICE)

Singapore's Zines Tackle the Issues Mainstream Media Won't (VICE)

This American-Pakistani Photographer is Putting South Asian Identity Under the Spotlight (VICE)

The online book club all about real history and radical politics (Dazed)

The controversial, gory Netflix original that has transfixed India (Dazed)

Dream Machine: Meet Rameet Chawla (Elle India)

Lust, Longing, and Love: Politics of Desire in South Asian Fiction (The Foundationalist)

Miss Dior's Iteration (Grazia UK)