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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

SPILLING THE CHAI | Bigger Than Bat and Ball

By Anandita Agarwal , Columnist  February 27, 2025

Some things are synonymous with South Asian identity: Bollywood, extravagant weddings, Qawwali music, mysticism and, of course, cricket.  In a continent starved for Olympic golds, with little to no...

SPILLING THE CHAI | Baas, Bollywood: Why Hindi Mainstream Media Needs to Change

By Anandita Agarwal, Guide Columnist November 20, 2024

Bollywood is India’s greatest invention and endeavor. Forget the number zero, forget sending us to the moon. Shah Rukh Khan is India’s biggest export and ambassador, trumping both the information technology...

SPILLING THE CHAI | Monkey Masti: The Impossibility (and Importance) of Dev Patel’s ‘Monkey Man’

By Anandita Agarwal, Columnist October 2, 2024

From low budgets to shattered iPhone screens to a ban on its target audience, “Monkey Man” is stronger for its jugaad (scrappy resourcefulness) and amateur newness.  As Harry Styles would say,...

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