Why women have to cover up.

On October 30th, Nazar hosted its first event in the form of a talk on immigrant labor in global cities, presented by Dr. Biju Mathew. Just before his highly successful lecture that evening, writers Shreya Krishnan and Mrinalini Ranjan spoke to Dr. Mathew about his ideas and experiences.

A take on the different pop culture trends in India.

I walked into the mostly unoccupied room which was the venue of the Asian American Presidential Debate. In spite of the low turnout, the atmosphere was purposeful and intense. There was a voter registration booth set up at the entrance and people handing out Obama bumper stickers and posters. There was also a man walking …

As an architecture student at UT Austin my education thus far has addressed the concept of a city from a Euro-centric perspective. I felt that there was a major gap in my knowledge which my education simply has not been able to fill. This gap was the conception of a South Asian city. There are …

My American Jihad, organized by the Muslim Students’ Association, was held on March 27th at 8:00 pm in the Union Showroom. This event was an attempt by the MSA to reach out to the diverse student body at UT to educate them about Islam and to challenge people’s misconceptions of Islam. In fact, an event …

A version of Eve Ensler’s hit play “The Vagina Monologues” was enacted at UT on Friday and Saturday, March 21st and 22nd at the Burdine Auditorium. Organized by the Women’s Resource Center, the main objective was to raise money for and awareness about domestic violence against women. The proceeds from the performance were to go …

Starring: Hrithik Roshan, Aishwarya Rai
Director: Ashutosh Gowarikar
Ashutosh Gowarikar’s “Jodhaa Akbar”, starring Aishwarya Rai and Hrithik Roshan, is a film of unashamedly epic proportions. It is mostly about the love story between the Mughal Emperor Akbar and the Rajput princess Jodhaa. This marriage, which crosses religious barriers, has special relevance today in an age of …