Abhijit Nagaraj

South Asia in the spotlight

Nazaara not only increases awareness of South Asian theater, but provides a rare opportunity for students to gain a deeper understanding of South Asian culture. While every Columbia student learns about Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, and Aristophanes, Nazaara provides students with a platform to witness and participate in the rich tradition of South Asian theater that receives no mention in history textbooks.

By Mansi Mehta and Abhijit Nagaraj | Feb 22 08:57 pm ET

Other side of the Pacific

Today, Spectator hears from four students who seek to raise awareness at Columbia about Asia and demystify the complex continent on the other side of the Pacific.

By Mansi Mehta, Henna Mahmood, Dennis Yang, and Abhijit Nagaraj | Oct 5 12:03 am ET

A voice for South Asia

With over a billion people living just in India, South Asia is one of the most populous regions in the world. When we include the South Asian diaspora population, the network of South Asians spans half the globe. New York alone is home to a quarter of the nation’s South-Asian population.

By Mansi Mehta and Abhijit Nagaraj | Oct 4 06:24 pm ET

Sacred Games of Crime and Devotion

In scope and content, Vikram Chandra's masala epic is the literary equivalent of a Bollywood film-three hours plus intermission of heroes, gangsters, and lovers scuffling, bawling, disco-ing, and l

By Abhijit Nagaraj | Jan 24 12:00 am ET

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