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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Good Indian Girl, Definitely Sort Of: Joti Singh
CULTURAL WARRIOR, BHANGRA BADASS, AMERI-DESI-GUINEAN I currently reside in: San Francisco What’s your favorite hangout in SF: Little Baobab African restaurant/club/dance studio. And on a sunny day, definitely Dolores Park. I currently work as: ...
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 ...
Good Indian Girl, Sort Of: Aarti Virani
BORN & BRED IN JAPAN, ACCIDENTALLY AMERICAN, HINDUSTANI AT HEART Name: Aarti Virani I currently reside in: Hoboken, NJ What’s your favorite hangout in Hoboken: The Elysian Cafe. It’s my city’s oldest bar and rumored to have survived prohibiti ...
How to Do Henna Design
Not quite ready to get tatted up? Henna is a safe alternative that is often used for special occasions such as wedding, holidays and more. The henna will last anywhere from 2-3 weeks and you can create several beautiful patterns. Bare-Bones Must Haves: H ...
Humanity is Crying, Can’t You Hear It?
By Sonal Shah Taylor I am not trying to race bait during a time like this. But this is truly how the world we live in is. Where every brown person is just glad that it wasn’t another brown person during yesterday’s shooting in Las Vegas. Because t ...
Good Indian Girl, Sort Of: Nidhi Chanani
CAT-LOVING, WHIMSICAL ARTIST, GRAPHIC NOVELIST I currently reside in: San Francisco, CA What your favorite hangout in San Francisco: The Ferry Building I currently work as an: Artist and graphic novelist I do this because: I want to make people happy. F ...
How to Make Dal
Good news–no scary pressure cookers necessary. Dal is packed with nutrients, it’s easy to make, and it tastes amazing when you add the right ingredients. In this 10 minute video, learn how to make a dal. Bare-Bones Must Have: 1/2 cup of dal 2 cup ...
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