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Musicians to watch: Anjali Taneja
Ahead of the release of her latest single, Paradise, I had the chance to talk to Anjali Taneja about her music, what inspires her and the...
Kaneeka Kapur
Feb 10, 20214 min read
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You NEED to check out Loudmouth Ladkis
Loudmouth Ladkis is a popular desi diasporic podcast hosted by Saniya Soni and Sapna Ramappa. Launched in 2019 after a shared desire to...
Kaneeka Kapur
Feb 8, 20216 min read
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Pardesi's Guide to the Ultimate Valentine's and Galentine's Day
Today we're talking about Valentine's/Galentine's Day. Whether you're looking for cute activity ideas with your partner, nursing a broken...
Shikha Gianchandani
Feb 7, 20215 min read
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Kalaakriti: BollyHeelsTO
The Kalaakriti series aims to highlight the stories of different artists with South Asian backgrounds. In today’s installation, check out...
Keerti Tadimeti
Feb 2, 20214 min read
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To the Not-Like-Other-Girls Girls
Dedicated to a younger me. When did we, as collective members of the global sisterhood, come together and decide to strategically...
Ketki Mahabaleshwarkar
Jan 31, 20216 min read
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Churails: The Badass, South Asian Feminist Content We Deserve
Churails (witch/demon) is a 2020 ZEE5 exclusive and Zindagi Original Pakistani drama. Written and created by famed ‘Cake’ director Asim...
Aleesa Nazeer
Jan 30, 20213 min read
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How South Asian Gen Z Is Changing the world
Born after 1996, Gen Z is coined to be the first generation of true digital natives. This inextricable tie to the digital world means we...
Shikha Gianchandani
Jan 24, 20212 min read
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Shravya Kamaraju - from 31k Tiktok followers to original music
Shravya Kamaraju is a freshman at Rutgers University on a pre-med track but moonlights as a singer-songwriter.
Kaneeka Kapur
Jan 22, 20213 min read
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Kalaakriti: NehaxStitch
The Kalaakriti series aims to highlight the stories of different artists with South Asian backgrounds. In today’s installation, check out...
Keerti Tadimeti
Jan 18, 20216 min read
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We Need to Talk About the Blatant Misogyny in Kumail Nanjiani’s ‘The Big Sick’
‘The Big Sick" is romantic comedy written by Pakistan-born comedian Kumail Nanjiani and his wife Emily V. Gordon. The story is loosely...
Aleesa Nazeer
Jan 15, 20213 min read
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"I broke out from my cage and spread my wings to fly high and free" - Jas Kaur
Jas Kaur, also known as Fit Kaur, is a personal trainer and podcaster, and founded the popular support group Brown Girls Rising.
Pardesi
Jan 12, 20216 min read
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Kalaakriti: Radhika (The Rad Life Channel)
Radhika is a beauty blogger with a YouTube channel called The Rad Life Channel.
Pardesi
Jan 11, 20215 min read
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"Most days it wins over me but there are days when I win over it too"- Arushi Lohiya on Fibromyalgia
Arushi Lohiya suffers from Fibromyalgia, and shares her experiences suffering from this crippling and debilitating illness.
Arushi Lohiya
Jan 8, 20212 min read
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Mathushaa, on being a South Asian Creative
Up and coming fashion photographer and stylist, Mathushaa talks to Pardesi about being a South Asian Creative.
Kaneeka Kapur
Jan 7, 20214 min read
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20 Things I Learnt at 20 (in 2020) – with RIKA
Ketki talks to British-Indian pop sensation RIKA about 20 things she learned at 20 years old.
Ketki Mahabaleshwarkar
Jan 4, 202110 min read
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There is a glass ceiling I'm still trying to break through as a female South Asian Pop Artist - Zoya
Indian-born California raised songstress Zoya has a point to prove - there is a space for South Asian women in the global music scene.
Kaneeka Kapur
Jan 3, 20214 min read
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‘Never Have I Ever’ is Almost There
The saying “If you want something done right, you have to do it yourself” still holds true when it comes to POC stories in the film...
Aleesa Nazeer
Jan 2, 20213 min read
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Three (Un)Wise Women
Three (Un) Wise Women is hosted by Sindhura, Teja, and Priya - their podcast is a place where anything goes.
zsarkarpatel
Jan 1, 20213 min read
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Ishita Mili
Ishita is a Bengali American choreographer based in New Jersey. She founded IMGE Dance in 2017 as a way to use storytelling through dance.
Keerti Tadimeti
Dec 27, 20204 min read
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Why does being bicultural feel like you're in no man's land?
Avani Modi explores what it is like to be bicultural, and coming to terms with the feeling of "otherness".
Avani Modi Sarkar
Dec 21, 20206 min read
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