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Layers of My Lola: A Love Letter to My Nani
My grandparents migrated to India (Mumbai) from Sindh during the partition in 1947. After coming to India, my Nana (maternal grandfather)...

Nikita Asnani
Apr 26, 20223 min read
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Two Billion Beats: In Conversation with Playwright Sonali Bhattacharyya
Two Billion Beats, opening 5 February, is a captivating play about what it means to grow up as a South Asian teenage girl in a world...

Kaneeka Kapur
Feb 5, 20225 min read
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Gnarly x Nikita Gill: we felt seen, we felt validated, and most importantly, empowered
The Gnarly x Nikita Gill event was transformative and (not to be dramatic) life changing. The crowd grew hushed as the lights dimmed down

Ketki Mahabaleshwarkar
Oct 12, 20213 min read
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‘Never Have I Ever’ Season 2 Has Finally Found It's Feet
[Spoilers!] The second season of Mindy Kaling’s hit Netflix show hit our screens last week and we have a lot to talk about. The first...

Aleesa Nazeer
Jul 20, 20214 min read
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Why We Need to Prioritise Self Love
Self-love to me has always felt like such a faraway concept. Something I have always been vaguely aware of, but never something I...

Anam Peeran
Apr 9, 20216 min read
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Effect of COVID on South Asian Womxn
Keerti dissects the disproportionate impact of the pandemic on South Asian women worldwide.

Keerti Tadimeti
Nov 12, 20205 min read
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‘Sitara: Let Girls Dream’is Emotional and Stresses the Importance of Empowering Girls in Pakistan
‘Sitara: Let Girls Dream’ surrounds the story of a young 14-year old girl named Pari and her 6-year-old younger sister Mehr.

Aleesa Nazeer
Nov 8, 20202 min read
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How empowering women elevates us all: in conversation with Shana Abraham, author of RISE
An excerpt with an interview with Shana Abraham, author of RISE.
Kavya Sebastian
Nov 4, 20204 min read
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Queen Review
Kangana Ranaut, our queen, is an unapologetically stubborn, fierce and opinionated woman who was born in a small town called Bhambla. Her...

Pardesi
Oct 28, 20203 min read
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Op-ed: The Perils of Compromise Culture
A member of the Pardesi Community writes about the perils of compromise culture and the disproportionate impact on women.
Anon
Oct 3, 20203 min read
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My Identity: Racism, Conflict and Resolution as a British Indian woman
Laasya Shekaran dissects her identity as a South Asian living in the diaspora
Laasya Shekaran
Sep 28, 202012 min read
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#LetsTalkColorism: Icons to know!
Aleesa Nazeer highlights some South Asian icons who have been involved in the fight against colourism.

Pardesi
Sep 24, 20202 min read
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In Conversation with: Himani Jadeja
We spoke to Himani Jadeja about her fashion account and social justice.

Pardesi
Sep 7, 202010 min read
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Op-Ed: Aisle India
Ketki Mahabaleshwarkar discusses the issue of cultural appropriation of South Asian culture and how it manifests in the Western world.

Ketki Mahabaleshwarkar
Aug 26, 20205 min read
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Growing up in the diaspora: A South African Perspective
Chanté Devnarain shares her experiences of growing up in South Africa as part of the South Asian diaspora.
Chanté Devnarain
Aug 5, 20204 min read
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Moving from the USA to India
Mehaa Seth talks to Pardesi about her experience of moving from the USA to India
Mehaa Seth
Jul 10, 20203 min read
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