All posts tagged "The Simpsons"

Dave Itzkoff
‘Simpsons’ Creator Groening Says Debate Around Apu Is ‘Tainted’

"I named the character after The Apu Trilogy by Satyajit Ray," says The Simpsons creator Matt Groening.
Little India Desk
‘Petty And Sad,’ Says Indian Comedian About The Simpsons’ Response to Apu Controversy

Comedian Hari Kondabolu says the response of The Simpsons' makers to his documentary, The Problem with Apu, hurt...
Little India Desk
Priyanka Chopra Says The Simpsons’ Character Apu Was the Bane of Her Life

It’s time to try to erase stereotypes, says Priyanka Chopra about the character of Apu in The Simpsons....
Little India Desk
Actor Hank Azaria ‘Willing To Step Aside’ From Voicing Apu on The Simpsons

Stepping aside "feels like the right thing to do," says actor Hank Azaria over The Simpsons controversy.
Little India Desk
Fans Divided After The Simpsons Pushes Back Against Criticism of Apu

The Simpsons aired an episode on April 8 in which it acknowledged and pushed back against the criticism...
Little India Desk
Kondabolu’s Documentary Makes ‘Interesting Points,’ Says The Simpsons Star Hank Azaria

Hari Kondabolu's documentary, titled The Problem with Apu, shows how racial stereotyping hurt a generation of South Asians...

Chetna Kapoor | February 28, 2019
The Rise Of The NRI, The Influential Non-voter

In 1936, Radhakamal Mukerjee, a famous Lucknow-based social scientist, wrote a book titled Migrant Asia that contained an...
Chetna Kapoor | February 28, 2019
Love And Marriage: Rebels Against An Indian Tradition That Endures In The U.S.

For years, my mom, Indira Pillay, told her American friends and colleagues that she and my dad had...
Chetna Kapoor | February 27, 2019
Integration Of Indian And African Flavors Accelerates

In the 2006 comedy movie “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby,” Mr. Bobby (played by Will Ferrell)...
Chetna Kapoor | February 26, 2019
Oscars 2019: The Indian Sanitary Pad Makers’ Story Wins Award

Sneh was 15 when she started menstruating. The first time she bled, she had no idea what was...
Chetna Kapoor | February 26, 2019
India’s Rich Fancy These Foreign Destinations

In India, there is no dearth of wealth and the proof of this is the growing number of...

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‘Simpsons’ Creator Groening Says Debate Around Apu Is ‘Tainted’