Sanjena Sathian
The New York Times
Mumbai, MH, India
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Past articles by Sanjena:
We Need to Talk About ‘Indian Matchmaking’
The Netflix show is controversial. But it tells awkward truths about my community. → Read More
We Need to Talk About ‘Indian Matchmaking’
The Netflix show is controversial. But it tells awkward truths about my community. → Read More
How to Live in Asia Without Stepping Out of Your Apartment
A trend of hyperfast, hyperlocal delivery is taking off in sprawling Asian cities, shielding urban denizens from traffic, pollution and ever leaving the house. → Read More
Where Punjabi Folk Meets Aretha Soul
She's 24 and loves Nina Simone and Christina Aguilera - but also kirtan singing and a grandma-friendly stringed instrument. → Read More
They Give Useless Money a Brand-New Life
"This fellow has a lot of money in his backpack. He doesn't say where it's all from; we don't ask." → Read More
In Japan, Tattoos Are No Longer Just for Gangsters
Long the territory of the yakuza - the Japanese Mafia - and disdained by conservative culture, tattoos might soon be embraced by Japan. → Read More
Could This Holy City Be a Test Lab to Save All Cities?
In Varanasi, Indians are facing down climate change and urbanization challenges with surprising - but not always desirable - results. → Read More
Dirty and Holy: Indian Wrestling
The ancient art of kushti wrestling has its practitioners pledging Lord Hanuman ... and then getting down in the dirt. → Read More
Old Alliances Torn Asunder in the World's Largest Democracy
India's most populous state - home to 200 million people - is angry about what hasn't been delivered. → Read More
Goodbye, Arranged Marriages. Hello, Modern Love.
Indians from Delhi to Dallas are changing the way they date and marry. Meet the new matchmakers - and, yes, some of them are apps. → Read More
India: Model for a New Psychiatry?
South Asian-style therapy goes where Freud couldn't. → Read More
The Startup That Makes Kids' Stuffed Animals Come to Life
This entrepreneur wants to bring kids' favorite toys to life in video games. Disney couldn't do it. Can he? → Read More
Growing Old in America's Little Indias
Once the territory of white folks only, retirement homes are now officially a thing for South Asians in America. → Read More
India's Radical Classical Star
This master musician is shaking loose some old traditions. And penning philosophy too. → Read More
The Harvard Whisperer of Mumbai
This businessman turned counselor gets more than half of his clients into Ivy League or equivalent schools. → Read More
Japan's 2018 Problem: Its Universities Are a Ticking Time Bomb
You've heard the alarm bells rung: Japan, the nation with the world's third-largest economy, is getting old. As the nation ages, here's one surprising impact to come. → Read More
Could This Be the Next Breakout Martial Art?
Americans love their fighting, and much of it has come from abroad: krav maga, Brazilian jiujitsu, karate. Could this be the next import? → Read More
The Poop Scientist of Japan — and His Dream Toilet
A surprising, under-studied body part could hold the clues to much of our health. And our fecal matter might tell all. → Read More
He's in Charge of More Than a Million Jobs. Can He Handle It?
Suresh Prabhu built a good-guy reputation in a corrupt country. Here's how he oversees the eighth-largest employer on the planet. → Read More
The 'Sleeping Muslims' of Japan
Islam is a fast-growing religion all over the world. But here, it's growing in a different - and peaceful - fashion. → Read More