Category: IDENTITY
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West End Debut: Charithra Chandran’s Breakthrough Performance
The anticipation was palpable as I hurried to the Garrick Theatre, barely taking a moment to glance at the poster or read the description. All I needed to see was the promise of Taylor Swift and Charithra Chandran, and I was already RSVPing yes to “Instructions for a Teenage Armageddon”…
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How to love ourselves
Have you ever seen a glass while it is breaking? Have you noticed how the initial impact Causes the whole glass to crack in various places, And then scatter when it falls to the ground? And when the tiny little pieces of the glass Fall to the ground and lie…
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Religion Shaming For Hindu People: Post Apartheid
At this time of the year for Hindu South Africans, an unprecedented amount of religious controversy floats around in the news and in our community. A religious day is taken and flipped to make Hindu people feel guilty for celebrating Diwali. Assimilation is something most of us have had to…
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Is this meant for me?
Ever since I was a child I was told about how my marriage will be How the halls of a big room will be decorated with flowers and diyas How I’ll be wearing the prettiest red dress How they’ll find me the man of my dreams and how I’ll spend…
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A Red Apple for the White Lady
Featured Artwork: ‘Santa Muerte’ by Katrina Pallon . . . A brief look into the everyday worship of Santa Muerte
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To Junko From Another Asian Woman
Trigger Warning: Mentions violence and sexual assault. . . . The last time I saw you, You were on my Twitter feed. I thought someone found my mom’s Face Like some Tinder guy had an Asian fetish and DMed me for “pics.” I tried to blur out your legs, bloody…
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Mountain out of a Molehill: The M&S Hijab Controversy
The recent Twitter furor in reaction to news of Marks & Spencer selling school hijabs. . . . Maajid Nawaz took to Twitter to argue that British high street retailer Marks & Spencer “facilitates medievalism” by selling hijabs under the “school uniform” category. But this suggests that Nawaz is aware…
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Toxic Masculinity: A Plague Across South Asia
Featured Image: Metro . . . Toxic masculinity has always been prevalent in South Asian society. As young children, boys are told immediately to stop “crying like girls” — taught that any feminine act can shatter their entire masculinity and, that because they are boys, they are not allowed to…
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LGBTQ+ India: A Look Into The Past, Present, & Future
Featured Image: Wall Street Journal . . . In today’s fast-paced world where through all kinds of social media platforms you can get informed about almost anything and everything, some people in India have gained more understanding towards the LGBTQ+ community, but there are still many parts of society that…