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\ \ Exclusive: Chirayu Rana’s Wall Street Nightmare\ \ We spoke to the ex-JPMorgan banker who claimed a female executive abused him — and found an even messier truth.](https://www.thejuggernaut.com/chirayu-rana-interview-jpmorgan-banker-lorna-hajdini)
\ \ How the Bengal Famine Changed South Asian Genes\ \ New epigenetics research shows that British-induced starvation didn’t just kill millions — it rewired bodies for generations.](https://www.thejuggernaut.com/bengal-famine-india-british-colonization-epigenetics-health)
\ \ Sunny Naqvi, the Girl Who Cried Wolf\ \ A viral claim of ICE detention sparked outrage. But the story led to a trail of police records, family warnings, and allegations of fraud.](https://www.thejuggernaut.com/sunny-naqvi-ice-detention-claim)
\ \ The Outrageous History Behind the Taj Mahal Necklace\ \ Hollywood and Western luxury houses keep exploiting Indian royal artefacts to sell jewels on the red carpet. When will it stop?](https://www.thejuggernaut.com/taj-mahal-necklace-history-elizabeth-taylor-margot-robbie)
\ \ Why South Asians Still Aren’t Working Out Enough\ \ Despite health risks and fit celebrities, the community gets significantly less exercise than the recommended amount. What gives?](https://www.thejuggernaut.com/why-south-asians-do-not-work-out)
\ \ When Did the Dupatta Become “European”?\ \ South Asian netizens are both laughing and fuming over the cultural co-option.](https://www.thejuggernaut.com/dupatta-history-indian-fashion-appropriation-tiktok)
\ \ How a Racist Czech Shoemaker Built India’s Biggest Shoe Brand\ \ Tomas Bata came to “shoe” the natives. They ended up building his empire — and saving his company.](https://www.thejuggernaut.com/bata-india-history-czech-shoes)
\ \ Saravana Bhavan: Dosa, With a Side of Murder\ \ Around 20 years ago, a Chennai court convicted the infamous restaurant chain’s founder of murder. What happened next was equally surprising.](https://www.thejuggernaut.com/dosa-saravana-bhavan-p-rajagopal-murder-case)
\ \ The Myth of the “Smelly” South Asian\ \ From colonial disgust to “imagine the smell” memes, the racist trope is back. But the real question is: who decides what stinks?](https://www.thejuggernaut.com/south-asian-indian-smell-stereotype-olfactory-racism-body-odor)
\ \ South Asians Built the Gulf. They Can’t Escape the Missiles.\ \ Migrant workers helped build the region’s glittering cities. Now, many fear for their lives and livelihoods.](https://www.thejuggernaut.com/south-asian-migrant-workers-iran-missiles-gulf-states)
\ \ Why Do South Asians Have Dark Circles Under Their Eyes?\ \ What we’ve long dismissed as cosmetic may be revealing something deeper about our health.](https://www.thejuggernaut.com/south-asian-dark-circles-under-eyes-health)
\ \ India Molded Math. Then Europe Claimed It.\ \ We all know the quadratic formula and the Fibonacci sequence. Why don’t we talk about their roots?](https://www.thejuggernaut.com/fibonacci-sequence-indian-math-history-quadratic-formula)
\ \ The Berkeley Murder that Changed America\ \ Prosenjit Poddar, a Bengali student at UC Berkeley, fell in love. What followed would transform medical law.](https://www.thejuggernaut.com/tarasoff-rule-duty-to-warn-prosenjit-poddar-berkeley-murder)
\ \ AI is Coming for Indian Cinema\ \ Some think artificial intelligence will democratize storytelling. Others think it’ll destroy what has long made films special.](https://www.thejuggernaut.com/how-ai-is-changing-indian-cinema-bollywood)
\ \ Why Do South Asians Tear Each Other Down?\ \ From gossip to smear campaigns, too many of us can’t stand to see each other win — and it’s costing us.](https://www.thejuggernaut.com/why-do-south-asians-tear-each-other-down-indian-competition)
\ \ Hot Indian Baddies Are Breaking the Internet\ \ The world is crashing out over a viral video at a Tyla concert. Indian women would like a word.](https://www.thejuggernaut.com/hot-indian-baddies-tyla-concert-beauty-stereotypes)
\ \ South Asians Are Hitting Menopause Before Everyone Else\ \ And we’re not talking about it enough.](https://www.thejuggernaut.com/south-asian-premature-early-menopause-symptoms)
\ \ Why So Many South Asian Men Are Mama’s Boys\ \ The epidemic even has a name: Raja Beta Syndrome.](https://www.thejuggernaut.com/south-asian-mamas-boy-raja-beta-syndrome)
\ \ Captured in Cape Town: The Murder of Anni Dewani\ \ Her husband was a key suspect. But the investigation’s focus on his bisexuality may have hindered justice.](https://www.thejuggernaut.com/anni-dewani-murder)
\ \ What Really Happened to Suchir Balaji?\ \ Police dismissed the OpenAI whistleblower’s death as a suicide. His parents say there’s more going on.](https://www.thejuggernaut.com/suchir-balaji-death-open-ai-whistleblower-what-happened)
\ \ Is Bengali Really the World’s Sweetest Language?\ \ The linguistics behind the sounds of the subcontinental tongue.](https://www.thejuggernaut.com/bengali-sweetest-language-history)
\ \ What Makes Shah Rukh Khan A Superstar\ \ How King Khan romanced audiences for over three decades, and why they’re still smitten by his charm.](https://www.thejuggernaut.com/shah-rukh-khan)
\ \ How A Bowl of Fruit Became a South Asian Love Language\ \ Affection comes in a various forms, but for many, the purest gesture is freshly washed, cut, or prepared produce.](https://www.thejuggernaut.com/cut-fruit-love-language-south-asian-fruit)
\ \ Boroline, the Bengali Miracle Cream\ \ The Indian antiseptic ointment has outlasted the British, Partition, and copycats. Its formula for winning isn’t what you think.](https://www.thejuggernaut.com/bengali-antiseptic-cream-boroline-swadeshi-movement)
\ \ What’s the Deal with Neils?\ \ The name has never been particularly popular in the U.S. — unless, of course, you’re Indian American.](https://www.thejuggernaut.com/neil-first-name-indian-men-baby-names)
\ \ How Fazlur Rahman Khan Engineered the Modern Skyscraper\ \ The Bangladeshi American set the standard for tall buildings globally, from the Hancock Center to the Burj Khalifa.](https://www.thejuggernaut.com/how-fazlur-rahman-khan-engineered-the-modern-skyscraper)
\ \ Black and Brown Love\ \ Black and Brown couples don’t have it easy. Marrying Brown can be difficult, but for Black partners, it’s especially hard.](https://www.thejuggernaut.com/black-brown-love)
\ \ Bikram Choudhury, the Sexual Predator Who Built a Yoga Empire\ \ How a boy from Bengal founded Bikram Yoga and minted millions, only to abuse his students and escape justice.](https://www.thejuggernaut.com/bikram-yoga-bikram-choudhury-hot-yoga-scandal)
\ \ Does Yale Discriminate Against Asian Americans?\ \ Eleven Asian American students looked at their admissions files. They were surprised by what they found.](https://www.thejuggernaut.com/yale-university-asian-american-discrimination-in-admissions)
\ \ Why the West is Afraid of Color\ \ The colorful (and enraging) history of how neutrals and monochrome became the preferred Western aesthetic.](https://www.thejuggernaut.com/why-the-west-is-afraid-of-color)
\ \ Horror in Hounslow: The Chohan Family Case\ \ In 2003, a London family of five disappeared overnight. What followed was one of Britain’s shoddiest investigations.](https://www.thejuggernaut.com/the-chohan-family-case)
\ \ How the West Deemed Eating With Your Hands “Uncivilized”\ \ And why the practice persisted in South Asia anyway.](https://www.thejuggernaut.com/eating-with-your-fingers-south-asia-india-history-colonization)
\ \ Did Romantic Kissing Originate in India?\ \ For years, researchers traced the practice to ancient Sanskrit texts. Recent evidence suggests that theory might not be the whole story. Or is it?](https://www.thejuggernaut.com/kissing-history-india-sanskrit-texts-mesopotamia-egypt)
\ \ Parminder Nagra Should Have Been a Superstar\ \ 'Bend It Like Beckham' turned Keira Knightley and Jonathan Rhys Meyers into overnight celebrities. Why didn’t it do the same for its British Indian stars?](https://www.thejuggernaut.com/parminder-nagra-of-bend-it-like-beckham-should-have-been-a-superstar)
\ \ How Cartier Built an Empire by Claiming Indian and Islamic Art as its Own\ \ The French luxury jewelry house has long appropriated Eastern influences, calling it aesthetic exchange.](https://www.thejuggernaut.com/how-cartier-built-an-empire-by-claiming-indian-and-islamic-art-as-its-own)
\ \ The Queer Legacy of ‘Bend It Like Beckham’\ \ The film bent the rules so that others could break them. We examine its impact 20 years later.](https://www.thejuggernaut.com/bend-it-like-beckham-queer-lesbian-legacy)
\ \ The Cultural Appropriation of Dalit Music\ \ For Dalit artists, performances are tools of cultural resistance. But many have glamorized and sanitized this history.](https://www.thejuggernaut.com/cultural-appropriation-dalit-music)
\ \ How America’s Patel Brothers Won the Indian Grocery Game\ \ For many new immigrants, the store was a saving grace in a world full of Wonder Bread and Ruffles.](https://www.thejuggernaut.com/how-patel-brothers-won-the-indian-grocery-game)
\ \ Chippendales: How a Bengali Tycoon Became a Murderer\ \ Gruesome deaths transformed an erotic nightclub for women into a real-life murder mystery.](https://www.thejuggernaut.com/steve-banerjee-chippendales)
\ \ Why Brown Moms Love Princess Diana\ \ The South Asian women who came of age in the 1980s viewed Lady Di as both a contemporary and a cautionary tale.](https://www.thejuggernaut.com/princess-diana)
\ \ Rekha, Amitabh, Jaya: A Silsila of Deprivation\ \ Decades later, Bollywood’s most infamous love triangle seems even more tragic than we first thought.](https://www.thejuggernaut.com/rekha-amitabh-jaya-silsila-of-deprivation)
\ \ Why Bollywood Loved — and Lost — Fawad Khan\ \ It’s been years since fans have seen the iconic Pakistani actor in Hindi cinema. But they can’t seem to forget him.](https://www.thejuggernaut.com/fawad-khan)
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"challenging mainstream media’s coverage of South Asians"
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