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    Finding the Words: Is Mental Health Stigma Deep-Rooted in Our Languages?
    Priya Patel
    • Apr 18
    • 6 min

    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....
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    Addressing Mental Health In A South Asian Household
    Rushi Ner
    • Jan 20
    • 5 min

    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
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    Pardesi's Guide to the 25 BEST Gifts by South Asian Owned Businesses 2021
    Pardesi
    • Nov 30, 2021
    • 9 min

    Pardesi's Guide to the 25 BEST Gifts by South Asian Owned Businesses 2021

    We have curated a list of 25 gifts from South Asian owned businesses for this holiday season!
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    5 of Our Favourite Rom-Coms Desi-fied
    Mariska Ariya
    • Nov 16, 2021
    • 4 min

    5 of Our Favourite Rom-Coms Desi-fied

    I’m just a girl, standing in front of a TV, asking Netflix to show me more desi rom-coms. Like most millennial girls I grew up obsessed...
    189 views0 comments
    BTB - Back from Burnout
    Ketki Mahabaleshwarkar
    • Jul 1, 2021
    • 6 min

    BTB - Back from Burnout

    As I was running over the list of reasons to explain my almost 4-month long writing hiatus, I found myself growing increasingly hesitant...
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    "No one is going to love you until you love yourself" is a damaging narrative for South Asian women
    Kaneeka Kapur
    • May 5, 2021
    • 7 min

    "No one is going to love you until you love yourself" is a damaging narrative for South Asian women

    "No one is going to love you until you love yourself" is a toxic and damaging narrative to all women, but especially to South Asian...
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    5 Desi Influencers to Get You Ready for Garam Girl Summer
    Shikha Gianchandani
    • Apr 18, 2021
    • 2 min

    5 Desi Influencers to Get You Ready for Garam Girl Summer

    Ladies, we have a little under three months to prep for Garam (Hot) Girl Summer! 📣 It's time to shed those quarantine sweats and tie-dye...
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    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...
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    6 Desi Aesthetic Accounts You Should Follow
    Shikha Gianchandani
    • Apr 4, 2021
    • 3 min

    6 Desi Aesthetic Accounts You Should Follow

    With the constantly changing Instagram algorithm, scrolling through the app can feel tedious very quickly. If like us, you’re tired of...
    215 views0 comments
    6 South Asian Female Academics You Should Know About
    Jasmine Joshi
    • Apr 3, 2021
    • 10 min

    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...
    184 views0 comments
    5 of the Most Influential South Asian Women of 2021
    Shikha Gianchandani
    • Mar 15, 2021
    • 3 min

    5 of the Most Influential South Asian Women of 2021

    When I first started writing the #Trending column, I often gravitated towards more light-hearted content, where I knew it would be...
    273 views0 comments
    "Self-Care" as a Fiji-Indian in New Zealand
    Michell Reddy
    • Mar 11, 2021
    • 9 min

    "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...
    39 views0 comments
    Balancing Two Cultures in One Relationship (My Interracial Relationship)
    Andrea
    • Feb 23, 2021
    • 4 min

    Balancing Two Cultures in One Relationship (My Interracial Relationship)

    I'm Andrea, a Sri Lankan-Canadian, and I met my fiancé, a Caucasian man, on Tinder. Though my family is Sri Lankan, I was born and raised...
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    It's Time to Reclaim our Sexuality as South Asian Women
    Aman Kalkat
    • Feb 22, 2021
    • 4 min

    It's Time to Reclaim our Sexuality as South Asian Women

    First, second, and even third-generation south Asian immigrant women often find themselves balancing their two worlds. A western world,...
    186 views0 comments
    4 Successful South Asian Women-led Startup Stories
    Shikha Gianchandani
    • Feb 21, 2021
    • 3 min

    4 Successful South Asian Women-led Startup Stories

    Earlier this week Bumble became a public company, and the app’s CEO and founder, Whitney Wolfe Herd, became America’s youngest...
    110 views0 comments
    Pardesi's Guide to the Ultimate Valentine's and Galentine's Day
    Shikha Gianchandani
    • Feb 7, 2021
    • 5 min

    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...
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    To the Not-Like-Other-Girls Girls
    Ketki Mahabaleshwarkar
    • Jan 31, 2021
    • 6 min

    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...
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    20 Things I Learnt at 20 (in 2020) – with RIKA
    Ketki Mahabaleshwarkar
    • Jan 4, 2021
    • 10 min

    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.
    99 views0 comments
    4 Must-Follow Desi Accounts to Boss Up for the New Year:
    Shikha Gianchandani
    • Dec 20, 2020
    • 2 min

    4 Must-Follow Desi Accounts to Boss Up for the New Year:

    It’s been a challenging year for all of us - let's explore ways to make 2021 more under our control.
    161 views0 comments
    Adventuring in Datingland with Preeti Roy
    Ketki Mahabaleshwarkar
    • Dec 11, 2020
    • 9 min

    Adventuring in Datingland with Preeti Roy

    Question—What do you get when you combine a ferocious fur-baby, 11 disappointing dates, and a healthy dose of relationship cynicism?
    219 views0 comments
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