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6 South Asian Female Academics You Should Know About
This list will be updated weekly Being a Desi woman in the humanities can be daunting. Within the sea of whiteness that characterises...

Jasmine Joshi
Apr 3, 202110 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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Meet 6 Badass #ForbesUnder30 South Asian Nominees
It’s only fair with this week’s edition of #Trending we celebrate the nominations of 6 marvellous South Asian women who made it to the list.

Shikha Gianchandani
Dec 7, 20203 min read
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Reclaim the Name
How many of you have ever felt personally victimised by a substitute teacher taking the class register? I see you raising your hands.

Ketki Mahabaleshwarkar
Nov 27, 20206 min read
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‘Margarita, with a Straw’ is a beautiful example of the importance of honest representation in film.
‘Margarita, with a Straw’, directed by Shonali Bose and starring Kalki Koechlin, is a moving story depicting the life and journey of...

Aleesa Nazeer
Nov 19, 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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Shikha Gianchandani
Nov 1, 20202 min read
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Intersectional Feminism: Why do we need it?
Aleesa Nazeer discusses the roots of Intersectional Feminism and the need for its existence in the South Asian community.

Aleesa Nazeer
Oct 21, 20204 min read
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Op-ed: Street Harassment All Over the World
Manavi Nag discusses the global impact of Street Harassment.
Manavi Nag
Oct 12, 20204 min read
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#LetsTalkColorism Op-Ed: On Colorism
Sophia Saeed discusses her interaction with colourism and how this has led to her completing her final year dissertation on the subject.
Sophia Saeed
Sep 24, 20204 min read
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Op-Ed: Skin Bleaching - the next epidemic
Ria Verma analyses the Skin Bleaching epidemic that has taken its grip over South Asia for decades and it showing no sign of slowing down.
Ria Verma
Sep 16, 20205 min read
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#LetsTalkColorism: Past and ongoing Campaigns to know about!
Keerti Tadimeti highlights some past and ongoing campaigns against colorism that you should know about.

Pardesi
Sep 13, 20205 min read
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Decolonising your mind - what does it mean?
Our founder, Kaneeka Kapur, analyses what it means to decolonise your mind in this short essay.

Kaneeka Kapur
Sep 9, 20206 min read
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