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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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    How Do You Talk to Your Kids About Skin Color?
    Aditi Wardhan Singh
    • Feb 5
    • 4 min

    How Do You Talk to Your Kids About Skin Color?

    One afternoon, my son came home and told me, ”My friends and I put our hands together and they said I was different. ” I told this...
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    Future-Inspired Urban Fashion - Meet The Founder Of Mercury Dasha
    Pardesi
    • Oct 29, 2021
    • 6 min

    Future-Inspired Urban Fashion - Meet The Founder Of Mercury Dasha

    Before launching Mercury Dasha, a future-inspired, urban fashion and design brand, Rita Sheth worked as a corporate lawyer for over ten...
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    Racism Alienated Me. Now I Help Others Navigate Their Experiences and Identities
    Saarika Rao
    • Aug 9, 2021
    • 5 min

    Racism Alienated Me. Now I Help Others Navigate Their Experiences and Identities

    A Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) reveals how being "othered" fueled her passion to help others navigate the same experiences. As...
    204 views0 comments
    What Do You Mean I "Don't Look Indian?"
    Arka Raina
    • Jul 21, 2021
    • 5 min

    What Do You Mean I "Don't Look Indian?"

    The world has only recently begun to realise how intrinsic racism is. ‘Unconscious bias’ and ‘white privilege’ are at the forefront of...
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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...
    67 views0 comments
    Beauty for Brown Skin - Meet the Founder of Brown Girl Beauty
    Shikha Gianchandani
    • Jul 3, 2021
    • 4 min

    Beauty for Brown Skin - Meet the Founder of Brown Girl Beauty

    Rather than adhere to beauty standards not made for us, I wanted to create something that actually celebrates our own features and heritage.
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    The Desi Condition Podcast: Mental Health for the South Asian Community
    Shreya Sridharan
    • May 29, 2021
    • 10 min

    The Desi Condition Podcast: Mental Health for the South Asian Community

    Is mental health talked about in your family, or is it swept under the rug? The Desi Condition is a mental health podcast that seeks to...
    119 views0 comments
    That Desi Spark Podcast: Nuanced Conversations for Every South Asian
    Michell Reddy
    • May 15, 2021
    • 10 min

    That Desi Spark Podcast: Nuanced Conversations for Every South Asian

    The Woke Desi strives to make space for others to have their identity and experiences talked about because there’s no one way to be “brown"
    104 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...
    53 views0 comments
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    Kaneeka Kapur
    • Feb 27, 2021
    • 5 min

    Get Up Aisha: the web-series about a high-functioning depressed Pakistani girl we NEEDED

    Get Up Aisha is a short-form digital series that focuses on Aisha Rehman after she becomes diagnosed with chronic depression.
    143 views0 comments
    The Sound of Healing
    Joelle Charan
    • Feb 25, 2021
    • 5 min

    The Sound of Healing

    Born and raised in Amsterdam to a Catholic mother and Hindu father, Joelle Charan celebrates her Hindustani roots with her identity and...
    76 views0 comments
    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...
    124 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...
    112 views0 comments
    Shravya Kamaraju - from 31k Tiktok followers to original music
    Kaneeka Kapur
    • Jan 22, 2021
    • 3 min

    Shravya Kamaraju - from 31k Tiktok followers to original music

    Shravya Kamaraju is a freshman at Rutgers University on a pre-med track but moonlights as a singer-songwriter.
    77 views2 comments
    Kalaakriti: NehaxStitch
    Keerti Tadimeti
    • Jan 18, 2021
    • 6 min

    Kalaakriti: NehaxStitch

    The Kalaakriti series aims to highlight the stories of different artists with South Asian backgrounds. In today’s installation, check out...
    42 views2 comments
    "I broke out from my cage and spread my wings to fly high and free" - Jas Kaur
    Pardesi
    • Jan 12, 2021
    • 6 min

    "I broke out from my cage and spread my wings to fly high and free" - Jas Kaur

    Jas Kaur, also known as Fit Kaur, is a personal trainer and podcaster, and founded the popular support group Brown Girls Rising.
    199 views1 comment
    Kalaakriti: Radhika (The Rad Life Channel)
    Pardesi
    • Jan 11, 2021
    • 5 min

    Kalaakriti: Radhika (The Rad Life Channel)

    Radhika is a beauty blogger with a YouTube channel called The Rad Life Channel.
    137 views0 comments
    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.
    112 views0 comments
    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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