A Mughal lady (possibly Farzana Begum), c.1650 (Royal Collection Trust)

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Tatiana Tarasoff, 20-year old UC junior, and Prosenjit Poddar, a graduate student at UC Berkeley (AP Photo)

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Leo Woodall and Ambika Mod in 'One Day' (2024) (Netflix)

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Rekha, Amitabh Bachchan, and Jaya Bachchan in 'Silsila', a 1981 film by Yash Chopra

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Jess and Jules holding hands when Jules's mother calls them out

Bend It Like Beckham hand holding

A Mughal lady (possibly Farzana Begum) Mughal, c.1730–50 (portrait c.1650) (Royal Collection)

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The TikTok videos of hinjewcouple, an account run by Morgan, 30, and Pratish Patel, 31, have millions of views. (Brooke Aliceon)

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Lovers Embracing, c. 1630. India, Mughal Dynasty (1526-1756) (The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund 1971.91)

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Separate photos of Hasnat Khan and Princess Diana (Getty) 

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Henri Cartier-Bresson's iconic image of the Mountbattens and Nehru

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Parineeti Chopra wedding (Parineeti Chopra Instagram)

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Mahira Khan as Khirad and Fawad Khan as Ashar in Humsafar (Hum TV)

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The Pandava brothers—Yudhishthira (centre), Bhima (bottom left), Arjuna (bottom right), Nakula and Sahadeva (both standing beside the throne)—with their common consort, Draupadi. (Raja Ravi Varma, 1910) 

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From the love story that changed mental healthcare to the impact of ‘One Day,’ dive into our top stories on love in all its forms.

South Asian Love Stories: 2025

From the love story that changed mental healthcare to the impact of ‘One Day,’ dive into our top stories on love in all its forms.