Bengali
Anik Khan Recorded a Bangla Song Because His Dad Asked Him To
The Queens-based singer and rapper spoke to VICE about paying homage to his motherland with a modern take on a folk classic.
'The Rapist is You': Women Sang the Bengali Version of the Chilean Feminist Anthem to Oppose the CAA
The powerful protest song has struck a chord with all those fighting against the establishment and patriarchy across the globe.
‘India Is Home to Us Even Though We Look Like Foreigners’
On Chinese New Year, we speak to Sne Aribam Sharma, a half-Indian half-Chinese makeup artist from Kolkata who talks about growing up mixed race.
Calcutta's Last Jewish Bakery Makes the Best Bengali Desserts
After many of Calcutta’s “Baghdadi Jews” emigrated following Indian independence in 1947, Nahoum and Sons stands as the city’s only Jewish bakery. “Tourists from Middle East visit but our customer base is 99.9 percent non-Jewish now,” says owner Isaac...
Myanmar Rescues 102 Migrants Stranded on Island for Nearly a Month
Some of the migrants say they were forcibly taken from their country, while others say they had been enticed by human traffickers to work in Malaysia.
Myanmar Navy Ship Escorts Boat Carrying 727 Migrants to 'Safe Destination'
Authorities discovered the vessel on Friday, filling with water as it was floating in the Andaman Sea. According to an official, the asylum seekers are being taken to a safe place to be identified.
Myanmar's 'Flawed' Census Inflames Ethnic Tensions and Marginalizes Minorities
The Rohingya people of Myanmar are not allowed to declare their ethnicity in the country's controversial count.