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    Layers of My Lola: A Love Letter to My Nani
    Nikita Asnani
    • Apr 26
    • 3 min

    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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    Two Billion Beats: In Conversation with Playwright Sonali Bhattacharyya
    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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    Gnarly x Nikita Gill: we felt seen, we felt validated, and most importantly, empowered
    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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    ‘Never Have I Ever’ Season 2 Has Finally Found It's Feet
    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...
    54 views0 comments
    Why We Need to Prioritise Self Love
    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...
    97 views0 comments
    Effect of COVID on South Asian Womxn
    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.
    93 views0 comments
    ‘Sitara: Let Girls Dream’is Emotional and Stresses the Importance of Empowering Girls in Pakistan
    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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    How empowering women elevates us all: in conversation with Shana Abraham, author of RISE
    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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    Queen Review
    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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    My Identity: Racism, Conflict and Resolution as a British Indian woman
    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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    #LetsTalkColorism: Icons to know!
    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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    In Conversation with: Himani Jadeja
    Pardesi
    • Sep 7, 2020
    • 10 min

    In Conversation with: Himani Jadeja

    We spoke to Himani Jadeja about her fashion account and social justice.
    80 views1 comment
    Op-Ed: Aisle India
    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.
    233 views0 comments
    Growing up in the diaspora: A South African Perspective
    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.
    120 views0 comments
    Moving from the USA to India
    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
    84 views0 comments
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