Best of Nirali Magazine
Demystifying the Masala
Let’s face it: Nobody has the time anymore to stand over a simmering stew for hours on end. With Maya Kaimal’s fresh sauces, you don’t have to.
The Many Faces of Navi Rawat
If you haven’t heard of this multi-talented maven yet, you will soon. Navi Rawat might just be Hollywood’s next big thing.
Finding a Thoroughly Modern Male
In February, we ran “The (D)evolution of the Desi Dude,” wondering if the progressive South Asian guy exists. But Roxanna Kassam doesn’t believe the outlook is bleak. She offers five tips on how to bag your own thoroughly modern South Asian male.
Innocent Abroad
When Nakasha Ahmad spent two years living in her parents’ native Pakistan, she’d never given much thought to her identity. But she found she had a lot to think about.
The (D)Evolution of the Desi Dude
Has the modern, North American-bred South Asian male come a long way from his subcontinental predecessor? Nirali talks to her readers to find out what desi ladies think.
Shameless: The Boys of Badmash
Nirali talks to the funnymen who brought Badmash, the first weekly South Asian comic strip, to life.
Not-So Missing in Action
She performs under the moniker M.I.A., short for “missing in action,” but artist/musician Maya Arulpragasm is anything but. Nirali talks with M.I.A. to find out what makes this feisty Tamil tigress tick.
Hoping for a Match
There are currently 31 South Asian American patients in desperate need of bone marrow or stem cell transplants, but the South Asian community faces a tragic lack of donors. A few courageous patients and volunteers are hoping to change that.