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Memoirs of a Child Bride

Most girls begin planning their weddings when they play “dress-up” as children. They attend...

May 25, 2006

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 the Punjabi's...

September 24, 2005

Desi Entrepreneurs, Take Two

Part 1: Sippin’ on a Long Island he soaks up the sun on the most luminous blue watered beaches...

September 15, 2005

Women Entrepreneurs: Deepali Jarral, HealthCare CEO

Age: 28 Company: Astral Med Inc., www.emedsale.com “The hardest-working desi girl I know”...

May 25, 2005

Navigating the “Desi Multiplicity” with Author Abha Dawesar

Those of us who are imports to this country, even several generations removed, often feel as though...

May 25, 2005

A Former Coconut’s Guide to Getting Cultured

Coconut: brown on the outside, white on the inside. The majority of desis use this term to describe those...

February 23, 2005

The 411 on Henna Art

Henna Art, known in the Indian subcontinent as Mehendhi, is a beautiful temporary body art form that...

June 8, 2004

Inside Desi Beauty Pageants

12 Desi girls wait backstage sizing each other up for competition, who has the best outfit? Who has the best...

June 7, 2004

Hip Hop vs. Hindi

In 1998 Timberland accidentally bought an Indian CD and started a musical revolution. Through this production...

June 7, 2004

Surviving the College Freshman “Desification”

They say that the first week of college is the best week of your life. But by the third week of school,...

June 7, 2004


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