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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...
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Kaneeka Kapur
- Feb 8, 2021
- 6 min
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...
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Shikha Gianchandani
- Dec 7, 2020
- 3 min
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.
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Ketki Mahabaleshwarkar
- Nov 27, 2020
- 6 min
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.
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Aleesa Nazeer
- Nov 19, 2020
- 2 min
‘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...
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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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Aleesa Nazeer
- Oct 21, 2020
- 4 min
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.
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Manavi Nag
- Oct 12, 2020
- 4 min
Op-ed: Street Harassment All Over the World
Manavi Nag discusses the global impact of Street Harassment.
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Sophia Saeed
- Sep 24, 2020
- 4 min
#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.
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Ria Verma
- Sep 16, 2020
- 5 min
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.
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Pardesi
- Sep 13, 2020
- 5 min
#LetsTalkColorism: Past and ongoing Campaigns to know about!
Keerti Tadimeti highlights some past and ongoing campaigns against colorism that you should know about.
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Kaneeka Kapur
- Sep 9, 2020
- 6 min
Decolonising your mind - what does it mean?
Our founder, Kaneeka Kapur, analyses what it means to decolonise your mind in this short essay.
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