SILENCE, the new play from Tara Theatre, brings personal testimonies from Partition to life on stage – to break the silence. Swetha Charles interviews cast member Alexandra D’sa about her relationship to Partition and her thoughts on the play.

Leading Dalit rights academic and author of Caste Matters (2019) Dr Suraj Yengde recently featured in Origin, the film based on the life of journalist Isabel Wilkerson as she writes the book Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents. Puja Nandi chats with Suraj about the film, Dalit rights and the diaspora’s lack of engagement in conversations around casteism.

Arvin Bancil, bassist in London-based ska/punk/dub/reggae band Popes Of Chillitown, chats to WEIRDO ahead of their headline set at Gorilla for Manchester Punk Festival.

A non-exhaustive list of South Asian women making rock music. When people ask “where are all the South Asian women in rock music?” send them this list!

South Asian musicians have always been present in rock music. Here’s a list of ten of the most famous and influential bands with South Asian members from the UK and North America.

More than just a guidebook, Desi Pubs tells the previously untold stories of resistance underpinning the existence of desi pubs in the UK and the landlords running them. Naz Toorabally speaks with author and journalist David Jesudason about his book, the importance of telling these stories and the impact discovering desi pubs had on him.