by Komal Thakkar – George Washington University My definition of being productive over the summer entails catching up on movies and books that I did not have the opportunity to enjoy throughout the school year. While I started out watching some quality academy award winning movies, I quickly succumbed...

by Shivangi Ramachandran - University of Oregon Only a fellow brown girl knows how hard it is to make it. And by make it, I mean, strip ourselves away from the tensions and insecurities that arise from being immigrants, and turn it one of our biggest strengths. An emerging and supremely talented young...

by Neethi Srinivasan – University of Michigan Summer. It’s the time of year when you trade in your books for the beach and snow for some sunshine. Though most of you are busy with internships, jobs, and other extra-curricular activities, there are hundreds of people whose jobs (for our purposes)...

by Komal Thakkar – George Washington University In January 2008, Dr. Renu Khator became the thirteenth president of the University of Houston and the eighth chancellor of the University of Houston System. She joined a handful of female presidents of major universities and is the first South Asian...

by Reshma Raniga – Georgia State University With the recent release of Bret Ratnor’s controversial movie ‘Kites the remix’ I though I’d throw in a few ‘cross cultural’ movies that every Indian-American girl should see. 5. Kites: the Remix I haven’t seen the Remix yet but I...

by Reshma Raniga – Georgia State University Thank freakin’ goodness summer is finally here. For some of us that means countless hours basking in the sun and sitting poolside and for others it means summer internships. Where ever your summer takes you, here’s a list of the BG writers...

by Shivangi Ramachandran – University of Oregan The sounds of ringing phones, chattering voices and looming deadlines, that sounded suspiciously like the clicking of the spacebar key, wouldn’t leave me alone the last couple of days I was in Bombay. It was all for a college project that I needed...

by Priya Patel – University of Florida Recently, I was able to interview Anand Wilder, a member of the increasingly popular indie band Yeasayer. Wilder plays guitar, keyboards, and contributes to vocals as well. Yeasayer has a greatly unique sound and their recently released second album, Odd...

by Aditi Mehta – Houston, TX Naeem Khan’s gorgeous designs have graced the likes of Beyonce, Michelle Obama, and Carrie Underwood (to name a few of the rockin’ women who have embraced Khan’s dresses). Saying his gowns are gorgeous seems like an understatement. Khan grew up in...

by Aditi Mehta Recently, BG sat down with Iram Zaidi, the Co-Founder and Chief Business Development Officer of Profound Aesthetic. The hip young t-shirt company had recently caught our eye not only for its fashionable tees, but for do-good attitude. According to Zaidi, Profound Aesthetic is a clothing...