Catalysts for Happiness
One of the most important things I’ve learned in my 20 years is how hard it can be to maintain the happiness produced by large-scale life events. I’ve spent so long dreading birthdays, feeling empty after big award ceremonies, and being let down when I miss the mark on a long term goal. The truth […]
Food For Thought: The Power of Snacking for Stress Relief
I have this nasty habit of getting lost in a maelstrom of stress every time I’m slightly inconvenienced. Something as trivial as a lost sock or an empty toothpaste tube can be enough to spike my anxiety—and I’m not alone in the feeling. Many of my friends have spoke to the disruptiveness of small challenges […]
Questioning Self Love
At this point, self-love is just a sparkly buzzword, a glowing Tinkerbell that floats from aisle to aisle at Target, thrusting aloe-kiwi face masks and bedazzled bath bomb packages at me. Self-love seems so commercial now, something that is marketed and sold to us when in reality, it is something that can only come from […]
Late 2000s Desi Movies I Grew Up Loving
As a child of Indian immigrants, I was constantly being exposed to facets of Indian culture, including language, food, and fashion. But the most compelling and fun aspect of the culture that I experienced by far was entertainment. Bollywood movies were fascinating, hilarious, and provided a great leisure time activity for my family when I […]
2023: The Year We Swap Resolutions for Reformations
It’s safe to say that I have never kept a New Year’s Resolution. The start of a brand new year tricks me into thinking I have some kind of improved capacity to transform my habits and lifestyle. And yet, here we are, ten days into 2023, and all my contemplating over getting more exercise and […]
Cartoon Characters You May Not Have Thought Were South Asian
Cartoons were a cornerstone of my childhood–whether it was Cartoon Network or Nickelodeon, YouTube clips or Netflix shorts, cartoons were featured almost everywhere around me, and I was always eager to see as many as I could. But no matter how much I loved them, I can honestly say I never felt represented in the […]
The Infamous Sophomore Slump
Freshman year of college comes with an exciting sense of novelty and freedom, one that keeps “the spark” of entering a new era of life alive despite the challenges that come with major adjustment. The first year of college feels like a reward from all of the hard work put in through high school, and […]
Karma Is My Boyfriend: A “Midnights” First Listen
I was fully prepared for Taylor’s Version of 1989 to come out this October, but instead, she blessed us with an album full of nostalgia, mystery, heart, and wit. In general, I felt like the reviews of the album I was reading were pretty mixed; some thought Midnights was Swift’s next masterpiece, while others felt […]
10 Desi Fusion Songs You Need to Know
If you want to spice up your Spotify with extraordinary music by incredible female South Asian artists, then get ready! Here are ten desi fusion songs you need to know.
Toxicity in South Asian Culture: Never Have I Ever Season 3 Commentary
I was completely blown away by season three of Mindy Kaling’s Never Have I Ever. There is seriously so much to unpack.