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Living As a Refugee in Lucknow: Zaheda’s Story
This article is the first in a new series that follows the lives of four Assamese Muslim refugees currently living in a slum in the Rahimnagar section of Lucknow, India. Having fled religious...
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Living As a Refugee in Lucknow: Shahida’s Story
This article is the second in a new series that follows the lives of four Assamese Muslim refugees currently living in a slum in the Rahimnagar section of Lucknow, India. Having fled religious...
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Living As a Refugee in Lucknow: Amna’s Story
This article is the third in a series that follows the lives of four Assamese Muslim refugees currently living in a slum in the Rahimnagar section of Lucknow, India. Having fled religious persecution,...
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Living As a Refugee in Lucknow: Zahoora’s Story
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On Spelling Bee Champs, Brown Parents and Reading the Room: A Q&A with...
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Q&A With Amana Fontanella-Khan, Author of ‘Pink Sari Revolution’
The Gulabi Gang is an Indian women’s group of pink sari-wearing vigilantes who wield laathis (bamboo sticks) and tackle domestic abuse and other violence against women, in addition to other issues....
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Q&A With Ranbir Singh Sidhu, Author of ‘Good Indian Girls’
Playwright and novelist Ranbir Singh Sidhu has a new collection of 12 stories called Good Indian Girls. Sidhu was born in London and studied archaeology at the University of California, Berkeley. He is...
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Penn Masala Shares Story Behind World-Famous ‘The Evolution of Bollywood’
It’s been more than a month since University of Pennsylvania a capella group Penn Masala released “Evolution of Bollywood Music,” their catchy compilation of Bolly music through the ages. Since March...
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Catch Up With These 21 Interviews From The Aerogram
In 2014 The Aerogram interviewed a range of people working in diverse fields — film, art, fashion, photography, writing, YouTube comedy and more. Catch up with some of these fascinating conversations...
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Author Mohsin Hamid Talks About Writing, Fatherhood, and TV’s Game of Thrones
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Assuming Mantle of Immigrant Rap, Anik’s Gained His Khanfidénce
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View ArticleComedian Hari Kondabolu On Queens, Twitter, Hinduism & A Whole Lot More
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View ArticleNew Web Series The Fob and I Explores a Different Kind of Female Friendship
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Aneesh Sheth, Janani Sreenivasan, and Sarbani Hazra are South Asian American women fearlessly telling new and uncompromising stories through indie media about what it means to be women of color[...]...
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View ArticleQ&A With Hip-Hop & Hollywood Star Utkarsh Ambudkar
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