‘Gather and Graze’: Blending Cultures Through Cooking
In most cultures, cooking and meal preparation is viewed as an experience; a way of bringing friends and family together to create valuable memories often passed down from one generation to the other....
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Girls’ Education Matters: Bhumika Ashwar on the Importance of Funding Female...
Significant disparities in educational attainment persist despite increasing primary and secondary enrollment rates for female students worldwide. According to UNICEF, approximately 129 million...
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‘Upside Brown’: An Independently Shot, Fresh Take on South Asian Family Dynamics
In recent years, South Asian stories have found a stronger foothold in mainstream media, but “Upside Brown” stands out as a fresh and relatable entry into the genre. Blending humor with the kind of...
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Urban Street Style Meets Fashion Through NESSA—the First Guyanese Women’s...
“I come from a legacy of seamstresses, from women I don’t even know,” —Jasmin Nessa Ali Jasmin Nessa Ali, a fashion designer from Queens, New York, describes her inspiration for creating NESSA, a...
View ArticlePriced for Change: Opening Doors to Bharatanatyam Appreciation
We were thinking $30.00. Apoorva and Sumathi, co-founders of RootEd Foundation, had sounded unyielding when they said it. Stunned to silence, we exchanged side-eyes at each other on the Zoom call — if...
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From Tradition to Modernity: The Banyan & Birch Story
In a world where trends come and go, some brands stand out by offering more than just products—they offer stories, heritage, and meaning. Banyan & Birch, founded in 2023 by Boston-based Smita...
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From Barefaced to Big Screen: Diya Patel Is Redefining Roles
When Diya Patel stepped onto the set of ‘Before I Go‘, a psychological thriller filmed in Atlanta, she wasn’t just entering a new role. She was stepping into the kind of space she never saw herself in...
View Article‘Amader Meye’: How Service Rooted One Diaspora Woman in Her Homeland
For many in the South Asian diaspora, belonging is not something we inherit. It’s something we chase—sometimes unknowingly, sometimes urgently. We grow up between hyphens and time zones, learning how...
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