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Category: Desi
Size Zero Not for Indian Women
Shilpa Shetty (of Big Brother fame) blasts the concept of size zero in this video, stating that “Indian women cannot be size zero.” Addendum: Unless you are petite and flat-chested. I think it is high-time. What began as a cultural Read More …
Journal of Peasant Studies – Peasant Pasts: History and Memory in Western India
This book review should appear in the upcoming edition of the Journal of Peasant Studies. I cannot publish the whole bit here even though it is my work, since I signed over licensing rights but it should be available through Read More …
Making College Less Accessible for Immigrant Students One Lawsuit at a Time
Disclaimer: This issue does not relate to me. I am not an AB-540 student and nor have I ever benefited from it. But it makes me mad that people are scapegoating fellow college students who have worked really hard to Read More …
'Fair and Lovely' No More – Bollywood Star blasts Fairness Products
Accolades for Akki – Bollywood star Akshay Kumar slams ‘fairness products’ and endorsers of such products at a news conference. Rani Mukerji, Priyanka Chopra, Bipasha Basu, Konkona Sen Sharma are all the dusky leading ladies of Bollywood that may have Read More …
Barack Obama – A Desi 'Homeboy' – What Next?
In his own words and now pandering to the South-Asian/Pacific Islander communities at a fundraiser in San Francisco: Obama told the group – which included many Indian and Pakistani immigrants – that he is not only familiar with their cultures Read More …