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Divorce Is Not A Dirty Word
Despite actually being divorced, it's not a word I hear often. A whirlwind romance and dream wedding made way for two things: a caved-in...

Nandini Vadera
Mar 1, 20233 min read


Rolling Away From Labels: Finding Freedom from Restrictive Labels through Rollerblading
For as long as I can remember I’ve been stuck floating in limbo, no sense of self or idea of how I fit into the world. I've always just...

Mathuza Senthivel
Mar 1, 20235 min read


"What Would People Say?" - Movie Showcases A South Asian Girl's Struggles and Her Persistence
“What would people say?” - the most popular, and detested phrase that many South Asian young adults have heard at least once in their...

Urmi Hossain
Feb 9, 20235 min read


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


Finding the Words: Is Mental Health Stigma Deep-Rooted in Our Languages?
I have always found it difficult to find the words in Gujarati to describe my general well-being, let alone talk about mental health....

Priya Patel
Apr 18, 20226 min read


EXHIBITION: From City Of Empire To City Of Diversity: A Visual Journey at the Library of Birmingham
A major photographic exhibition, ‘From City Of Empire To City Of Diversity: A Visual Journey,' featuring 1,000s of images of Birmingham...

Pardesi
Apr 2, 20224 min read


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


How Do You Talk to Your Kids About Skin Color?
One afternoon, my son came home and told me, ”My friends and I put our hands together and they said I was different. ” I told this...

Aditi Wardhan Singh
Feb 5, 20224 min read


Addressing Mental Health In A South Asian Household
Rushi Ner explores the duality of secrecy of mental health in South Asian households and the responsibility on the children to be therapists
Rushi Ner
Jan 20, 20225 min read


Future-Inspired Urban Fashion - Meet The Founder Of Mercury Dasha
Before launching Mercury Dasha, a future-inspired, urban fashion and design brand, Rita Sheth worked as a corporate lawyer for over ten...

Pardesi
Oct 29, 20216 min read


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


Book Review: Love, Chai, and Other Four Letter Words by Annika Sharma
Would you risk everything for your soulmate?
Anu Kumar and Shreya Sridharan review Annika Sharma's, Love, Chai and Other Four Letter Words.

Anu Kumar
Oct 6, 20215 min read


Racism Alienated Me. Now I Help Others Navigate Their Experiences and Identities
A Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) reveals how being "othered" fueled her passion to help others navigate the same experiences. As...

Saarika Rao
Aug 9, 20215 min read


What Do You Mean I "Don't Look Indian?"
The world has only recently begun to realise how intrinsic racism is. ‘Unconscious bias’ and ‘white privilege’ are at the forefront of...

Arka Raina
Jul 21, 20215 min read


Beauty for Brown Skin - Meet the Founder of Brown Girl Beauty
Rather than adhere to beauty standards not made for us, I wanted to create something that actually celebrates our own features and heritage.

Shikha Gianchandani
Jul 3, 20214 min read


Normalize All Types of Love: LGBTQ+ love in South Asian weddings
Design by @aurawithwriting Coming to terms with one’s sexuality is a vastly different experience for so many people. As many can relate,...
Rushi Ner
Jun 30, 20213 min read


Let’s Talk About: Haseena Moin
Positive female representation in media has recently come to the forefront of the conversation not only in Hollywood, but in the South...

Aleesa Nazeer
Apr 24, 20213 min read


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


"Self-Care" as a Fiji-Indian in New Zealand
Self-care entered our vocabulary around 2016 and prompted an evolution, almost a rebellion, from neoliberal work values. From quaint...
Michell Reddy
Mar 11, 20219 min read


Get Up Aisha: the web-series about a high-functioning depressed Pakistani girl we NEEDED
Get Up Aisha is a short-form digital series that focuses on Aisha Rehman after she becomes diagnosed with chronic depression.

Kaneeka Kapur
Feb 27, 20215 min read
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