This month’s sponsor for Brown Girl is FluidiTee, a unique fashion tee company that incorporates wit and sarcasm to create amazing shirts. We sat down with one of the founders (a fellow Brown Girl) to tell us a little bit about herself and the business she helps run!  BG: Tell us a little bit about...

by Atiya Hasan – Houston, TX The Oscar nominated movie Lagaan forever put Aamir Khan on our maps. It was his production company’s first movie and, boy, did he get it right. Since then he has become one of the most elusive and perplexing celebrities of Bollywood.  He avoids all award ceremonies...

by Aditi Mehta – Houston, TX This past Friday, I had the great privilege of checking out a local production put together by the theater troupe Shunya. The Houston based group is one of the most active South Asian theater groups in the country and features some amazing talent. Through May 12th,...

By Atiya Hasan – Houston, TX Read the intro Brown Girl U: Mahila Facts How many times have you blamed your latest acne break out on hormones? Or your irrational desire to cry over a restaurant not getting your order right? Personally, I despise when a man tries to blame anything I do on my hormones...

by Trisha Sakhuja – Stony Brook University I’ve recently come to a conclusion that I might not be too proud to admit: I am addicted to all sorts of social media, whether it be the new timeline of Facebook, random Tweets on Twitter, or the recently bought, billion-dollar Instagram by Mark Zuckerberg....

by Simerjeet Sahota And Instagram. Because, let’s face it – I probably would never have posted again if it weren’t for the awesome faux-hipster feeling that Instagram gives me. I mean, just look at that photo – the lighting…the coolness…the everything. Swoon. And...

After spending some time talking to Chef Suzy on the phone it was hard not to feel like you were talking to an old friend. In fact, I found myself really wanting to go on a food crawl with her and eating ourselves into a food coma. Chef Suzy is out there everyday making a mark for herself and South Asian...

by SriVani Ganti – Boston University When I called her for our interview, I was definitely nervous. This was my first interview with someone outside of the family. She is a celebrity chef! What would she be like? Would she think she’s too cool to talk a girl with a blog that is centered on her need...

Shunya, a Houston-based non-profit theatre troupe, is dedicated to providing a voice to the South Asian American experience through the visual and performing arts. Art: A Tale of Three Friends, and One White Canvas Watch as life’s stories unfold on stage—longtime friendships, family dynamics, professional...

By Sneha Goud - Managing Editor (Follow her @sneha_goud) I discovered Akaash Singh the way I find most things these days: through Twitter. Writer Anand Giridharadas tweeted about seeing his show and I immediately emailed him to request an interview. I discovered he only lived one subway stop away from...