Dear Seema Aunty, What if I don’t want to study medicine or engineering? Dear beta, Join the club. This is another tough road to take, but don’t worry, others have done it before you and survived. There are many Indian-Americans studying and doing unconventional careers. I think it is perfectly fine...

by Priya Mukhopadhyay – Stony Brook University Have you ever felt as if you were in a tug of war between two worlds?  Or even questioned traditions and customs that you at first grew to accept without really enquiring whether there is any validity behind them?  Maybe you worked your hardest to...

So much went on today in the world of news when it came to women! We couldn’t possibly tweet them all, so we’ve put together a complete list of some GREAT articles to celebrate International Women’s Day! Get your read on! Feel free to share more links in our comment section below. The...

by Roshni Mulchandani – San Fransisco Bay Area By default, most Indians around the world associate Aishwarya Rai Bachchan as the brand ambassador to Bollywood. And thus, she becomes the face for Indian women all over. While there is absolutely nothing wrong with her representation in terms of...

by Shritin Patel – Houston Baptist University I can still remember the feeling of embarrassment and contempt I felt at my culture when my 5th grade teacher refused to take any of the food I made because she thought I had a disease that afflicted my hands. That “disease” was my henna. Growing...

by Kriti Garg – San Fransisco, CA Like many children born and brought up in the U.S. these days, I grew up exposed to two cultures and two languages.  American was my home, and India held my heritage.  My family shopped at Trader Joe’s and New India Bazaar, we watched “The Parent...

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 Komal Thakkar – George Washington University Ever since I was in eighth grade, the Board of Education felt it absolutely necessary to mandate a summer reading list comprised of the most boring books on the face of the earth. Every June after final exams, our English teachers would present us...

by Komal Thakkar – George Washington University When my parents used to tell my brother and me that we would be attending a pooja later that night, we would groan with disappointment and the protests would begin. “We just went to one last weekend, and we don’t even understand what’s going...

by Ismath Mohideen As young women caught up in the grind of school, work, and Friday nights, we can easily lose sight of what it takes to keep us healthy and happy. Here are 12 basic healthy habits sure to give your day an added boost. 1. Eat a healthy breakfast. While it sounds easy, sleeping through...