The book Brown Girl Like Me is part toolkit, and part call-to-arms: a brown girl manifesto that equips girls and women with the confidence and tools they need to navigate the difficulties of an intersectional identity. The post ‘Being a Brown Girl is like Pianoforte’: An Interview with Author Jaspreet Kaur appeared first on Brown Girl Magazine ..read more

The Cycle isn’t just about the menstrual cycle but also about the sociopolitical cycles that surround PMDD: the never-ending loop of social stigma against menstruation that means menstrual disorders go untreated, adding more stigma to menstruation The post ‘The Cycle’: Shalene Gupta’s Exploration of PMDD appeared first on Brown Girl Magazine ..read more

Conversations around privilege provide the South Asian community an opportunity to examine their own identities. Beyond race and gender, we should consider the role caste and religion have historically played in our privilege. The post The South Asian Privilege and the Troubling Divide appeared first on Brown Girl Magazine ..read more

With the essence of Indian cuisine well intact, the diverse menu at eet truly has something for everyone. The post Eet by Maneet Chauhan: Serving Indian Flavors at the ‘Happiest Place on Earth’ appeared first on Brown Girl Magazine ..read more

Bollywood’s latest release “Kill” stands true to its name, in every sense of the word — the film is pretty much blood and gore galore. After its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2023, “Kill” became known as one of the most violent action films to have been made in the Hindi film industry. With no unnecessary family drama, and the quintessential song and dance sequences that usually run parallel to a Bollywood film’s plotline, “Kill” is action-packed with stunts that will leave its audience in shock of the wild ride it is. Let’s just say, it’s not for the faint-hearted! Th ..read more

Dearest Gentle Reader,  It’s time to bid farewell, but the journey has been more than fulfilling. Season 3 of “Bridgerton” — series beloved by Shondaland fans — left viewers captivated from start to finish. While it concluded with the revealing of Lady Whistledown and the much-anticipated marriage of Colin and Penelope, the captivating duo, Kanthony, remained in the spotlight. Kate Sharma (Simone Ashley) — now Lady Kate Bridgerton — and Anthony (Jonathan Bailey), reigned over the Bridgerton household with undeniable charisma. Their on-screen chemistry, so palpable and genuine, had audienc ..read more

“I thought I was going to die when I was having you.” My mother repeated this every time she shared one of the most horrific moments of her life — my birth story. ‘Didn’t all women feel similarly with their first child or first delivery?’ I would often wonder. Throughout my childhood and adolescent years, I believed my birth was the worst part of my mother’s life, starting from the first day of life. [Read Related: Memoirs From a Psych Ward] Before I was wheeled to the nursery to be fed, my mother probably looked over at my father and me and thought, ‘what have I done?’ She married a man who ..read more

As I ran my fingers through a heavily-embroidered South Asian piece of fabric — its threadwork so rich as well as the color — I remember thinking how perfect it would be as my Eid ul-Adha attire. Then…something hit me. My mind immediately flashed back to my colleague, who showed me a picture of her at her relative’s wedding: she described the loose-fitting black outfit, vibrant with red threadwork, she had worn. “I stitched it myself,” she had said. “We all stitch it ourselves.” By “we” she meant her community — the Palestinian people — and I wondered how many thousands of stories had been sti ..read more

On the surface, the connection between Jaahnavi Kandula and Diana, an Indo Guyanese woman from Queens, may not be obvious, but as two women of color their histories are deeply intertwined, connected by the dark waters of the Kaala Pani.  On May 5, 1838, the Whitby and the Hesperus sailed from Calcutta to Guyana, bringing on board 396 South Asians to supplant the labor force after Afro Caribbean slavery was abolished. On these ships, men outnumbered women. Women were brutally raped and some killed on their journeys and once they arrived at plantations in Guyana.   View this post on ..read more

Author Mrinal Gokhale attended “Next to Normal,” the musical by Pop Up Productions, hosted at the South Asia Institute in Chicago, Illinois. The following article illustrates the story told in “Next to Normal” in the context of South Asian culture, as well as Gokhale’s reflections and connections to her experience seeing the performance. It’s no secret that mental health carries great stigma in South Asian culture and that many in the community are striving to change that today. That is why the hit musical “Next to Normal” was recently remade by Pop Up Productions with an Indian cast, for the ..read more