by Komal Thakkar - George Washington University – Star Contributor   Every Thursday night is the dreaded So You Think You Can Dance results show which begins with a group routine with all of the dancers. On Thursday, July 7th, the top 14 dancers of Season 8 performed an INCREDIBLE Bollywood...

by Keertana Sastry – University of Missouri Graduate   I don’t know about any of you but I’ve been having terrible withdrawals because of the lack of Indian men on TV this summer. Only one show on TV right now has an Indian guy on it – and he’s got OCD and agoraphobia. That would...

By Atiya Hasan In a neighborhood Starbucks, Farhan Lala, Anisha Jethva and I settle into the most comfortable chairs the place has to offer. Minutes later, Ubaid Seth joins us with his coffee. I had asked them all to meet me there so we could discuss their latest project, Mookitab. Mookitab is a short...

by Komal Thakkar – George Washington University – Star Contributor   Every summer I reactivate my Netflix account and add films to my queue that I believe will prevent me from experiencing brain drain. The list includes documentaries, Oscar winners, and independent films all recommended...

By Megha Hamal Last week, I was at my dentist’s office getting my regular teeth cleaning. As I was getting ready to leave, my dentist asked me, “Have you ever thought about using Invisalign braces for your teeth? You know, it will make your teeth look perfect.” It wasn’t so much the idea of wearing...

By Trisha Sakhuja – Stony Brook University Trisha reviews the website Behind the Burner, run by Brown Girl Divya Gugnani. Behind the Burner is a culinary blog with expert-based content about food, wine, mixology and nutrition. Creator Divya Gugnani earned an MBA at Harvard Business School and...

Shritin is currently reporting from Gujarat, India as she is there (like many of our fellow South Asians) for the summer. by Shritin Patel – Houston Baptist University Graduate Whilst sitting inside Papa Johns eating my mushroom and cheese pizza and listening to Justin Beiber’s “Never...

by Alisha Ebrahimji – Texas State University Typical South Asian female expectations: go to college, find a kick-ass job, get married, and populate the world with a family of your own. Recently, I’ve been hearing about a number of people venturing out and choosing alternative measures to find...

Please welcome our new staff member, Roshni Uttamsingh! Roshni Uttamsingh – William and Mary graduate Roshni Uttamsingh, born and brought up in “Aamchi Mumbai,” moved to the US in 2003 in pursuit of higher education, and the American Dream for her and her family. This means I’ve been to school...

By Megha Hamal When it comes to summer, you can’t go wrong with the classic nautical look. After all, who doesn’t like to feel like they are on a yacht sailing through the Mediterranean? Personally, I have always been a fan of that whole seaside look—which to me translates as “easy elegance.”...