How my Nani Overcame Racism in the U.K. Through Resiliency and Courage
The story of my resilient Nani, who emigrated to 1970s England, rose above racism and fears to embrace English culture ...
Tag: society
The Contradictions of Society’s Expectations for Women
"Society's Cruel Expectations" narrates my experience as a brown girl living in Western society, unable to conform to the Indian ...
On Stammering and Sexism: the Nuance Behind Invisible Disabilities
I have had a stammer since I started speaking. Over time, I have made certain stylistic alterations in my speech ...
To all my Brown Sisters out There: You are the Whole Damn Rainbow
I hope you see how beautiful you truly are, regardless of what desi society says or believes. We are each ...
One Brown Girl’s Fight Against ‘Manosh Ki Bolbe’
Growing up desi, a lot of us are pressured to pursue careers in medicine or engineering. Both are respectable fields, ...
Being Brown and Coming Out of the IBD Closet: The Chronic Illness Experience
The more important issue here is how can desis come to grips with what IBD is if our culture implicitly ...
How I Chose Self-Love in the Face of Racism and Oppression
When was the first time you were teased? Not teased for an unfortunate choice of clothing or careless behavior that ...
‘You Speak Hindi, Right?’: How College Taught Me to Embrace My Unique Cultural Identity
When I attempted to enter this international South Asian space, I found that language sometimes posed a barrier. I was ...
Eradicating Violence Against Women and Victim-Blaming in Kerala
Ever since I was a child, I frequently traveled to Kerala, a state in India known as God’s own country. ...
Superman Reinvented as a Brown Boy in Comic Book ‘Kahlil’
What would happen if Superman was dropped in a field in Karachi instead of Kansas? That’s the question "Kahlil" answers.
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