by Aditi Mehta Recently, BG had the privilege of interviewing Shivani Thakkar, a talented artist in the field of dance and artistic performance. Many can say they have a passion for dance, but Thakkar has taken that passion and turned it into a full fledged career. Thakkar was born and raised in Calgary,...

Sneha Goud is a recent graduate from Michigan State University. She was a business major and currently works for a large consulting firm, but still takes time to expand her interests in writing. Another passion of Sneha’s includes feminism. “As I got older, I realized most young, modern feminists...

by Foram Mehta The clock reads 2 a.m. on a school night and junior Seema Patel* is just now getting ready for bed. The late night is not anything out of ordinary for her. It is just another night in the life of a pre-med. A psychology major at the University of Texas at Austin, Patel says she averages...

by Aditi Mehta Recently, the upper house of India’s Parliament passed a bill Tuesday that would amend the Constiution to reserve one-third of the seats in India’s national and state legislatures for women. The controversial bill has a long way to go, yet has stirred up strong sentiments on both...

photographs by Thuy Ly Meet our newest model Akriti Pokhrel. I was born in Nepal, Kathmandu and I moved to Texas 6 years back with my family. I’m loving Texas very much because it’s a very laid back and calm state which kind of defines me. By nature I’m a very calm and quite person! Life...

BG would like you to get to know our staff. After all, BG is written for you by girls just like you! Meet Foram Mehta. I was born in India and my parents moved my sister and me to the States when I was about 4 ½. We actually came on Halloween of ’93 – can you imagine that culture shock? We...