Despite Our Shared Heritage, I Don’t Feel Represented By Kamala Harris
Harris’ acknowledgment of her Indian identity seems opportunistic and rooted in little more than a desire to pander to the diaspora for its vote, and its deep pockets. By Madhuri Sastry After months of thumb-twiddling, dillydallying, and Twitter punditry, the Biden campaign
Never Have I Ever…Seen A Show So Casteist and Racist
Kaling's 'Never Have I Ever' is more interested in packaging upper-caste Hindu American identity for the white gaze than she is in authentic storytelling. TW/CW: this article contains spoilers for Netflix’s “Never Have I Ever”, and mentions Islamophobia, anti-Dalitness, anti-Blackness, anti-Semitism,
In The Saturated Space of Food Writing, We Have Lost That Food is Political
Colonialism, caste, and capitalism are essential to understanding Indian food. Not only with regard to what is eaten, but also who gets to eat it. By Madhuri Sastry Food is having a real moment — from documentaries to memoirs to artfully curated