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“Narcopolis”, the debut novel from jack-of-all-arts and former drug addict Jeet Thayil, is traumatizing. This trek through the underbelly of Mumbai leaves the reader groping through darkness for logic, for refuge from a deluge of drugs, sex, death and despair.
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A full house at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra was treated to a wonderful evening of Indian classical music on Saturday by iconic musician Zakir Hussain and his group, the Masters of Percussion.
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Fact: There are women in India who dance for money. Fact: There are women in India who have sex for money. Fact: There are women in India who make their livelihood off of lusty men, and these women are less downtrodden than you would think.
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From working out to doing math, and from being cool to being a fool, a young Indian guy is a melting pot of contradictions. But when he steps away from his books, he becomes confident and spicy like masala—at least in our Bollywood dreams.
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Yes, M.I.A. is a singer-songwriter, but with the release of her autobiography she will become a normal non-musical writer as well.
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Dupattas, roti, and betas epitomize the lifestyle of the traditional South Asian woman, and MalumTV exemplifies just that in their video Spicy Girls–Independent Aunty.
There are countless untold stories in this world, but few are so self-censored as tales of the Muslim woman’s quest for love.
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M.I.A. made her Super Bowl halftime show debut Sunday performing alongside Madonna and Nicki Minaj, and she made some sneaky moves that grabbed headlines and upset the NFL.
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A love story that puts “The Notebook” to shame, “The Art of Hearing Heartbeats” is a moving tribute to undying love that perseveres practically beyond belief.
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Who is Ayad Akhtar and why is he giving away all of our secrets?
