Episode 1: The Empire Writes Back

From 1962 Merchant-Ivory to 2007 Mira Nair, desis have been making art in English for a long long time. But are we ready for Bollywood in English? Some opening reflections on Desi films in English, ...

Episode 2: Desi Civic Sense

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We conclude the model minority series with some emails and thoughts from listeners and kickoff a new series on civic sense in India. We open it with some thoughts on an emerging mall culture in metro...

Episode 3: Cracking the Model Minority Mirror

We take a look at the debates on South Asian Americans as a model minority politically. Does economic inclusion really ensure other kinds of inclusion? Do we stick together as a community when the g...

Episode 2: Cracking the Model Minority Mirror

What do a bharatnatyam school in the US, the British Asian youth scene and aboriginal land claims in Australia have in common? A fresh look at multiculturalism, democracy, and integration with a desi...

Episode 1: Cracking the Model Minority Mirror

In case you haven't noticed, Desis in the US have a propensity towards overachivement. But is this type of overachivement too narrowly defined? It might help make us a "model minority," but should t...

Episode 2: "Identity" Revisited

Join me as I reflect upon classical and contempory arts in light of the Artwallah festival last weekend (www.artwallah.org/festival), a unique space for showcasing emerging South Asian American artist...

Episode 1: "Identity" Revisited

Meet Chandini Davis, a biracial Hindu Indian whom, despite being confusing to others, is not confused herself. What can we learn from the people who get left out when we decide who's "Indian" and who...

Listen to the debates that emerged from the listener feedback on the Desi Love series. Fellow listeners reflect on the ambiguity of the ABCD/FOB divide and the difficulties of desi masculinity.

Episode 4: Desi Love

What are some of the unique pressures desi women experience when looking for love? Hear from a few "unmarried" women, and compare the sentiments of Reese Witherspoon and a very special desi grandma. ...