Congrats to Anita Karim for winning a set of Forever 21 scarves from Giveaway #3! For Giveaway #4, we got a little help from the girls over at Borrow it Bindaas! One lucky winner will win a beautiful piece of jewelry specially picked by Siddhi and Riddhi. Sparkling Diva Bracelet: This beautiful silver...

interview by Aditi Mehta For the past two months, Brown Girl has had the privilege of being sponsored by two very amazing Brown Girls. Sisters Siddhi and Riddhi Khara are the founders of Borrow It Bindaas, an online business that rents Indian clothes and accessories for special occasions. The girls’...

Congrats to Pavani Yalamanchili, Anisha Mohandas, Alisha Jolly, and Mithra Annie Thompson — winners of the BG Giveaway #2! For Giveaway #3, we’re helping you get ready for fall and master Megha Hamal’s chunky effect. The lucky winner will receive a set of scarves from Forever 21! What...

by Alisha Ebrahimji – Texas State University I know I’ve mentioned in my previous stories, my cousin, Maria Ebrahimji. I interviewed her recently in hopes of spreading some of her journalistic wisdom to all those aspiring journalists out there. Maria is not only my cousin but also my professional...

Congrats to our first winner, Mimi, for winning some great OPI nailpolish! Next up, for our Week 2 BG Giveaway, FOUR lucky winners will win brand new copies of The Girl In The Garden. A thrilling audiobook written by another smart, hip, beautiful Brown Girl Kamala Nair.  This novel will have you hooked...

by Aditi Mehta – Houston, TX A few of us at the BG Staff were lucky enough to acquire a few copies of the wonderful new audiobook by Kamala Nair titled The Girl in the Garden. Honestly, I’ve never listened to an audio book before and being an avid reader, I’ve always scoffed at the...

By Megha Hamal  The name Freida Pinto is not exclusive to Bollywood or even Hollywood for that matter. And she is definitely not a stranger to the South Asian population. Following the success of Slumdog Millionaire, which took home eight Oscars, seven Baftas and four Golden Globes, Pinto has become...

by Keertana Sastry - University of Missouri Graduate   As Indian Americans, we all know how hard it can be to fit in with the crowd. During 9/11, I was living in Bastrop, Texas, a rural town where brown people are few and tractors a-plenty. The only thing I cared about that morning was how to stay...

 The BG because-you-are-smart-hip-and-beautiful giveaways start now!  For helping us hit the big 1000 on Facebook, we’re celebrating YOU! Over the month of September, we’re having giveaways – one a week! This week, we’re giving away some rad OPI nail polish as featured on Deepica’s summer...

by Keertana Sastry and Sheela Lal Let’s face it, Indian movies are… not all gems. The songs, the lame dances, the cheese, OH the cheese! That’s what we all grew up to love. But the films on this list have a healthy balance of cheese and maturity that would make anyone take India’s movie industry...