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Designer Accused of Sexual Assault
Indian designer Anand Jon has been charged with six counts of sexual assault as well as forcible rape and lewd acts on a child. According to authorities, the charges stem from encounters between Jon and two women and also a fifteen year old girl. The designer, who was arrested on March 6, […]
Filmi Food
Quick - what’s the world’s most popular movie theater food? If you guessed popcorn, you’re wrong
Blogging the Cause
Samhita Mukhopadhyay fleshes out the many flavors of international feminism at Feministing.com.
The Good Girl
Tiffany Rooprai is changing what it means to be a good Indian girl with her intricate art.
Bollywood Calling
Won’t you fly away to Bollywood with me?
Are you totally into Bollywood films? Do you love the action, melodrama, romance and music all jammed into one four-hour epic? Would you like to make your own masterpiece? Well, now you can! Air France is running a Fly to Bollywood Contest, and you […]
Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places…
Dateline NBC’s To Catch a Predator nabbed a number of South Asian Silicon Valley IT professionals in the act of soliciting 13-year-old girls for sex. Little did they know that the teenage object of their affection was a decoy for a covert sting operation. The lame excuses that they offer upon realizing they’ve been […]
Jhumpa Lahiri in Chicago
Jhumpa Lahiri
The city of Chicago’s One Book, One Chicago program attempts to “cultivate a culture of reading and discussion in Chicago by bringing a diverse city together around one great book.”
After choosing such classics as To Kill a Mockingbird, Night and Pride and Prejudice, the city has picked […]
Triple Threat
Singer-songwriter Dushyanthi is making a name for herself—literally—in the worlds of fashion, music and dance.
The World of Nikka New York
Kanika Saluja blends contemporary fashion with a touch of South Asian flare in her unique clothing line.