by Aditi Mehta  - Director and Founder Recently, a couple of our readers commented on the title of Brown Girl Magazine and provided us with some very interesting questions to answer. The discussion was indeed very interesting and I thought I’d provide a little background and insight as to the...

by Aditi Mehta – University of Texas One of our staffers, Jihii Jolly, discovered this wonderful documentary called “Shadeism”. Created and narrated by Nayani Thiyagarjah, the 20-minute movie explores the concept of shadeism, the discrimination between lighter-skinned and darker-skinned...

submission by Nita Garg – University of Texas School of Law The Human Rights Watch is pressing the Indian government to ban the so-called “virginity test”, which is commonly used on rape victims in India. The test, which many call degrading and unscientific, is utilized to determine...

  by Priya Patel – University of Florida Graduate “Let me be clear: as a citizen, and as President, I believe that Muslims have the same right to practice their religion as anyone else in this country. That includes the right to build a place of worship and a community center on private property...

by Devika Bakshi – University of Oregon It was the fourth of July, and I was prepared for the annual wave of patriotism that washes over even the most self-critical corners of the United States. I was unperturbed, my affection for America ripe, the smell of fireworks in the air. But I woke up...

by Sneha Goud – Michigan State – Graduate Last month, thirty-eight year old Nikki Haley won the GOP primary in South Carolina to be the first Indian-American woman candidate for governor. Haley’s parents are Sikh, and immigrated from India in 1963. Her childhood is peppered with incidents...

How do women feel about equal rights today? Are women progressing around the world in attaining better jobs and social standing? The NY Times  posted an article disscussing a new survey accross 22 countries that showed a large gap between the sexes when it comes to equality. Even in nations where equal...

by Sneha Goud – Michigan State – Graduate Photograph was submitted by Natasha Raheja at Wave Mall in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. In another example of Western-style capitalism exerting its influence in the East, McDonald’s new marketing campaign for India tries to make a connection ...

by Neethi Srinivasan – University of Michigan Anyone who knows me knows that I am absolutely obsessed with football (go Patriots!) and like any true sports fan, the successes and failures of my team can greatly affect my day, month, or even sometimes, my year (Giants v Patriots, anyone?). However,...

by Aditi Mehta Recently, the upper house of India’s Parliament passed a bill Tuesday that would amend the Constiution to reserve one-third of the seats in India’s national and state legislatures for women. The controversial bill has a long way to go, yet has stirred up strong sentiments on both...