By Trisha Sakhuja – Stony Brook University The Sindhi Voices Project (SVP) is a community initiative at the intersections of digital media and oral history. SVP engages people in the production of their histories and hopes to spark inter-community and inter-generational dialogue along the way....

By Priya Patel – University of Florida Meera Sethi is an artist based out of Toronto, Canada and I recently came across some of her art pieces online. Sethi uses art as an expression of her Indian roots  mixed with contemporary Western culture, truly exemplifying the diasporic nature that so many...

by Komal Thakkar – George Washington University – Star Contributor   Not only do they care about Sinhala, the American government cares about fourteen other South Asian languages including Bengali, Gujarati, Farsi, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Marathi, Malayalam, Nepali, Punjabi, Pashtu,...

by Priya Mukhopadhyay – Stony Brook University Read Part 1 here Watch SBU Thillana 2008 compete! Finally, it was competition weekend.  We had not slept the night before because we were too busy practicing, but we had a newfound energy and excitement because for many of us, this was our first competition...

by Trisha Sakhuja – Stony Brook University Photographs can capture an array of emotions, stories and realities. Photographers have the ability to relay a sense of freedom within their subjects to portray their inner beauty and lives. Award-winning photographer, Frederic Roberts presents his years...

by Priya Patel – University of Florida Indians and cinema are usually synonymous with the family friendly, melodramatic epics produced by the multi-billion dollar Bollywood industry. However, the seventh annual South Asian International Film Festival, running from Oct. 27 to Nov. 2 in New York...

by Farah Mithani – Houston Baptist University Graduate It is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.  It is time to wear your pink! Be sure to get your mammogram to find out early. Breast Cancer is not the common cause of death, however it is the fifth.  According to CDC, the latest statistics show 191,410...

by Komal Thakkar – George Washington University There are certain people in this world whose stories move you to tears within seconds. Their compassion for others regardless of their status touches and inspires you in unparalleled ways. Every year, CNN honors these individuals whom they title...

by Sneha Goud – Michigan State University graduate 2010 has been a banner year for Indian-American politicians.  The first Indian American politican, Dalip Singh Saund (pictured right) was elected to the House of Representatives in 1957, but Indians have not been largely visible in politics since. ...

Dear BrownGirl Readers, Imagine living in the developing world in a village, where that one river is the only source of water you have for drinking, cooking, and bathing. You don’t have safe flowing water from your tap. You cannot go to the store and buy sanitized bottles of water. Imagine the state...