Nikita Asnani
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)...
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Kaneeka Kapur
- Feb 5
- 5 min
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...
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Ketki Mahabaleshwarkar
- Oct 12, 2021
- 3 min
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
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Aleesa Nazeer
- Jul 20, 2021
- 4 min
‘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...
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Anam Peeran
- Apr 9, 2021
- 6 min
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...
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Keerti Tadimeti
- Nov 12, 2020
- 5 min
Effect of COVID on South Asian Womxn
Keerti dissects the disproportionate impact of the pandemic on South Asian women worldwide.
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Aleesa Nazeer
- Nov 8, 2020
- 2 min
‘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.
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Kavya Sebastian
- Nov 4, 2020
- 4 min
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.
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Pardesi
- Oct 28, 2020
- 3 min
Queen Review
Kangana Ranaut, our queen, is an unapologetically stubborn, fierce and opinionated woman who was born in a small town called Bhambla. Her...
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Anon
- Oct 3, 2020
- 3 min
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.
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Laasya Shekaran
- Sep 28, 2020
- 12 min
My Identity: Racism, Conflict and Resolution as a British Indian woman
Laasya Shekaran dissects her identity as a South Asian living in the diaspora
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Pardesi
- Sep 24, 2020
- 2 min
#LetsTalkColorism: Icons to know!
Aleesa Nazeer highlights some South Asian icons who have been involved in the fight against colourism.
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Pardesi
- Sep 7, 2020
- 10 min
In Conversation with: Himani Jadeja
We spoke to Himani Jadeja about her fashion account and social justice.
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Ketki Mahabaleshwarkar
- Aug 26, 2020
- 5 min
Op-Ed: Aisle India
Ketki Mahabaleshwarkar discusses the issue of cultural appropriation of South Asian culture and how it manifests in the Western world.
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Chanté Devnarain
- Aug 5, 2020
- 4 min
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.
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Mehaa Seth
- Jul 10, 2020
- 3 min
Moving from the USA to India
Mehaa Seth talks to Pardesi about her experience of moving from the USA to India
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