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...

By Megha Hamal Fall is just around the corner and I am already on a quest to find some chunky scarves to wear during this season. I am an ardent lover of chunky knits especially for fall and winter fashion. Fall is all about layering and scarves are definitely the way to go when it comes to creating...

By Atiya Hasan  In what seems to be a Bollywood sequel to Dostoyevsky’s Crime and Punishment, an intense story of a tragic love triangle has emerged. The individuals involved were attractive, intelligent, and on the path to bright careers. Maria Monica Susairaj is an up and coming actress from...

 An anonymous BG submission Let me be clear, I love my religion. I adore the cultural diversity and brightly colored scarves, and the fact that the Quran has been unchanged since originally revealed over 1300 years ago. I respect the harmonious expression of self-devotion to God complete with natural...

By Sheela Lal – University of Missouri I hate reading articles about dating. None of them seem to understand what dating is like to women of color. Sorry, women of color and immigrants. Being a woman of color in a society full of white men, yes, dating is not easy. Being a daughter of immigrants...

By Atiya Hasan This year’s Ramadan showed up on my doorstep unannounced. How could I not have noticed that a whole year had passed by? I didn’t know if I should be excited or overwhelmed. Regardless of my sentiments, however, the Month of Fasting was upon me. All the news mediums did their...

By Sailaja Joshi – Harvard University Wheatish. Fair. Golden. These terms used to stand for simply ways describe a perspective bride’s skin color. Today, they have come to stand for so much more. Wrought with these words is the stigma behind being dark and how it has become entrenched in...

by Neha Uberoi – Princeton University I’ve been working in an office all summer and I have had to catch myself on more than one occasion from picking up bad eating habits. One thing I noticed was that I had slowly increased my intake of sugar and sodium. I was munching mindlessly on sweet and...

by Neha Uberoi – Princeton University   Cuffe Parade is a suburb of Mumbai, India it also happens to be the name of a new fashion line hitting stores this fall. I went through the fall collection online and just had to meet with Rehna Pendse, the designer/creator of Cuffe Parade.   Rehna grew...

by Simerjeet Sahota – Ohio State Graduate – Star Contributor I might be a tiny bit biased but I’ve always had the opinion that India knows jewelry.  No, not just knows it, India does jewelry like no bodies business.  Pure gold mixed with dazzling jewels, no wonder Great Britain’s got...