The Color Complex: Is the Fixation Really Fair?

The Color Complex: Is the Fixation Really Fair?

For as long as I can remember, along with thousands of women in Asia, I have been fed a beauty ..._[more]
World on Fire: Update on HIV and AIDS in India

World on Fire: Update on HIV and AIDS in India

Since 1988, December First has brought millions of people around the globe together to appeal and inform their governments in ..._[more]

A Former Coconut’s Guide to Getting Cultured

Coconut: [noun] brown on the outside, white on the inside. ..._[more]

Sexual Trade
Under a Modest Facade

The Red Light Districts of India Every time their mother brings a customer home, the children of the prostitutes leave ..._[more]

The Abortion Conversation: Stigmas & Realities

Making our own decisions as we enter the real world makes us wonder if we will ever be mature enough ..._[more]

Memoirs of a Child Bride

Most girls begin planning their weddings when they play “dress-up” as children. They attend numerous weddings, watch Disney movies, and ..._[more]

The Punjabification of South Asian Culture

I am often asked why Bangali's* do not have music and/or art forms that are similar to the Bhangra of ..._[more]

Navigating the “Desi Multiplicity” with Author Abha Dawesar

[caption id="attachment_2028" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Babyji cover art, published by Anchor Books"][/caption] Those ..._[more]

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