How to Wear a Sari
Saris are elegant, beautiful and confusing as hell. While this rectangular piece of fabric may look ...
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How to Wear a Sari
Saris are elegant, beautiful and confusing as hell. While this rectangular piece of fabric may look ...
How to Make Sense of Indian Spices
Taco Bell packets and crushed red pepper can only get us so far (and pretty far, we have to admit). ...
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Top 10 Movies of 2014
by Krishna Thinakkal, @kthinakk 2015 already? Nothing’s really changed. In 2014, the box office kept shrinking and there seemed to be a new super-hero franchise making loud noises at the theater every weekend just like the year before. But look a ...
2015 Is the Year I ______ !
by Ritu Riyat, Mindfulness Coach, @RituRiyat Over the last few years I’ve used December as my hibernation month. Since all of nature was beginning to turn inwards it made sense that I should also. I was also tired of starting the year off “ti ...
South Asia and Giving Back: Your Guide to Getting Started
by Sharmila Rao Thakkar, @sharmilart How do you know where and how to give best when donating back to South Asia? It’s that time of year when many individuals and families are making their year-end contributions and perhaps starting to plan where they w ...
Indian Sons And Misogyny
by Indu Partha, @indupartha So, I was driving home from work today when a guy told me that I knew what to do with my big fat butt. As if that wasn’t enough of a compliment, the flatterer went on to tell me that my booty was like two planets. Be ...
Good Indian Girl, Sort Of: Rikita Kapadia
LIVE WIRE, ASPIRING KELLY RIPA, STRAIGHT SHOOTER I currently reside in: Chicago, Illinois What your favorite hangouts in Chicago: I am absolutely loving the West Loop. It’s a bit removed from the urban hustle and bustle, all while still being in th ...
5 Ways to Help Your Indian Kids Deal With Bullying
by Indu Partha, @indupartha Growing up can be hard. Growing up different can be even harder. News websites are flooded regularly with stories about kids who have been bullied for any number of reasons: they were gay, they were not pretty enough, they ...
6 Ways to Incorporate Diwali Into Your Life
by Indu Partha, @indupartha “Festival of Lights, huh? Oh! That’s like Hanukkah, right?” “Umm, yeah, kind of, not really…it’s only one day, and we’re Hindu and not Jewish and…” Ugh. How did my son’s soccer coach not know anything ab ...
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