A few years ago, I found out from a DNA test that I’m about 19 percent South Asian—from southern and eastern India, results said—and I just had to learn more about that culture I never grew up with. I ...

Diwali 2025 Snacks Recipe: Diwali is a festival of lights, firecrackers, and Lakshmi Puja, but taste is also important. A variety of traditional and delicious dishes are prepared during Indian ...

Onion bhajiya, golden fried onion fritters, are a staple for the cookbook author Palak Patel’s Diwali celebrations. By Christina Morales At the home of the cookbook author Palak Patel, the days ...

Diwali 2025: Diwali is here, and it's the festival of lights, celebrated with large feasts that bring family and friends together. During Diwali, most people prefer sweets — however, many savoury ...

As Diwali nears, Ranjani Venkatakrishnan expects to hear the sizzling sound of her mother deep frying murukku, her favorite holiday snack, in their home in Chandler. Venkatakrishnan, a journalism grad ...

Diwali came early this year for Mom. And not the way Diwali, our festival of lights, regularly comes early in my family when one of us neglects to turn off the lights and Mom yells, “Is it Diwali?