Navaan Sandhu Believes He’s Meant For Global Greatness

From Amritsar to the U.K., Navaan Sandhu has steadily carved out a lane that blends Punjabi songwriting with global influences. Fresh off the release of his latest album, Bipolar, the singer-songwriter is embracing a more expansive sound, drawing from hip-hop, UK garage and folk while still telling deeply personal stories. As Punjabi music continues to […]

What Rural Punjab’s Gyms Don’t Play

It is a summer evening in Kathar, a village in Punjab’s Jalandhar district. Inside a local gym, a speaker no bigger than a shoebox, sits wired to a woofer thrice its size, propped up on a stack of weight plates. The bass cuts through the clang of barbells and the grunts of a final rep. […]