Feminism and Empowerment

Kaneeka Kapur

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...

Ketki Mahabaleshwarkar

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

Kaneeka Kapur

"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...

Michell Reddy

"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...

Andrea

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...

Aman Kalkat

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,...

Pardesi

"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.

Kavya Sebastian

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.

Pardesi

Queen Review

Kangana Ranaut, our queen, is an unapologetically stubborn, fierce and opinionated woman who was born in a small town called Bhambla. Her...