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    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...
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    You NEED to check out Loudmouth Ladkis
    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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    Meet 6 Badass #ForbesUnder30  South Asian Nominees
    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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    Reclaim the Name
    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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    ‘Margarita, with a Straw’ is a beautiful example of the importance of honest representation in film.
    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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    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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    3 Must-Follow South Asian History Accounts
    Shikha Gianchandani
    • Nov 1, 2020
    • 2 min

    3 Must-Follow South Asian History Accounts

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    Intersectional Feminism: Why do we need it?
    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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    Op-ed: Street Harassment All Over the World
    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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    #LetsTalkColorism Op-Ed: On Colorism
    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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    Op-Ed: Skin Bleaching - the next epidemic
    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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    #LetsTalkColorism: Past and ongoing Campaigns to know about!
    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.
    24 views0 comments
    Decolonising your mind - what does it mean?
    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.
    233 views0 comments
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