by Alisha Ebrahimji – Texas State University  Sharon Mathai is a 19 year old, South Indian girl from Dallas, Texas who recently took her chances and auditioned for NBC’s The Voice. Sharon was born into a family of doctors, but decided to break away from the norm and pave a new path for herself...

By Swati Bhargava – University of Wisconsin – Madison Deer Park Avenue is a band of two, well-travelled sisters with a penchance for high-energy, power-pop and punk music. Their sophomore album, Stop & Go, was released in October. BGM: You’ve traveled everywhere from Switzerland and...

by Simerjeet Sahota When the New Year rolls around, everyone’s always so busy picking up new, practical resolutions such as working out more, eating right, managing their finances, whatever. But not me. Don’t get me wrong – I tried to be one of those normal people.  Instead, I’m...

by Alisha Ebrahimji – Texas State University   Meet Prita Chhabra, an up and coming South Asian artist taking the music scene by storm one performance at a time! Prita was born in Canada but at the age of fifteen, she moved to Orlando, Florida. She returned to her hometown and obtained a psychology...

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 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 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...

So, you’re single on Valentines Day. Boo hoo.  There’s still plenty you can do this weekend to make it a blast and not even notice what day it is! Here’s the BG How To Guide for Being a V-Day Fun Chick: Go to the movies! If you really want to avoid the couples (although you’re...

by Sneha Goud In the 1980s, The Cosby Show was the most diverse show on television.  In the 90′s, two of NBC’s hit Thursday night comedies, Friends and Seinfeld, were criticized for their whitewashed view of New York.  But it definitely is not the 90s anymore and Zee TV isn’t the only...

by Pooja Patel Brown Girl recently had a chance to talk to aspiring musician Katie Gray, a while back. You may have heard her beautifully haunting song, “Set Free” sampled on an episode last season of the hit TV show, Bones.  Coming from a mixed South Asian and American background, this talented...