You Talking To Me, Sonali? (an authenticity in diversity a-ha moment)
I recently finished revising The Bollywood Bride and as usual my beta readers were pure gold. It’s amazing what you don’t see about your own writing and your own story when you’ve been buried in it for...
View ArticleWhat Does Banning The Documentary India’s Daughter Accomplish Exactly?
Yesterday I read the opinions expressed by the Delhi rapists (5 men who brutally raped and beat a 23 year old medical student to death 3 years ago and are still awaiting sentencing) as they were...
View ArticleFood, Love and Memories of Eid
I’m going to be that person who says “my BFF in middle school was muslim” – but this post isn’t about extrapolating one person to a culture. It is, naturally, about food. This friend lived in an old...
View ArticleDangal— A Wrestler Flips Bollywood Narrative on its Head
It’s been interesting to witness the changing role of women in Bollywood in recent years. From the almost gruff and career focussed Piku, who takes her role as caretaker to her father as seriously as...
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