by Aditi Mehta - Houston, TX A few months ago, a friend of mine turned me on to the online feminist forum, feministing. I loved their content and devoured their stories about women, women’s issues, and various other social issues. When I found out their Executive Editor was a fellow Brown Girl,...

by Alisha Ebrahimji - Texas State University A couple months ago I was catching up with my cousin in Atlanta about the usual internships and college nonsense when she mentioned she had a book coming out in the near future. Initially, I was excited for her and wanted to know more. I’m not a huge reader...

By Sheela Lal - University of Missouri I am not a Telugu speaker. I do not have the background to judge Pokiri on a complete spectrum of old, religious, social, masala, or art house Telugu films. In India, this film was so popular, it was remade into Tamil (Pokkiri), Hindi (Wanted) and Kannada (Porki)....

By Priya Mukhopadhyay – Stony Brook University After spending a little time in an university that is known for the massive amount of South Asian students who attend, you learn to pick up on certain trends and soon realize that being in the “brown crowd” in college can end up being a stressful...

This is the fourth post from a series of posts to understand the quest for love by Simerjeet called “The Sahota Project”. by Simerjeet Sahota - Ohio State Graduate – Star Contributor   For my next foray in the world of love and relationships, I interviewed a personal hero of mine: My...

by Nadya Agrawal - UCLA   The Breakfast Club resolved to meet every Sunday morning. During their allotted time and in their allotted space they would discuss the news: Troubling dreams, sabzi recipes, fashion, and what their children Weren’t doing with their lives. Tapping their teacups With the...

In honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, Brown Girl is highlighting South Asians who have made significant contributions to American society. by Shritin Patel - Houston Baptist University Graduate A while ago, whilst gobbling up anything and everything I could get my hands on that was written...

In honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, Brown Girl is highlighting South Asians who have made significant contributions to American society. By Sneha Goud It’s easy to believe Indian-American politicians only hit the national stage in the past decade. But before Bobby Jindal and Nikki...

By Sheela Lal - University of Missouri Last year, I started my South Asian radio program, Rangeela, without understanding Tollywood. What was this? How had I not heard about it? Is Telugu real or is the Internet just messing with me? My program depended on exposing mid-Missouri to a wider spectrum of...

In honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, Brown Girl is highlighting South Asians who are making significant contributions to American society. by Simerjeet Sahota – Ohio State Graduate – Star Contributer When it comes to fashion, there are a lot of big names out there that are...