A curated take on South Asian art, literature, life and news
I recently finished my doctoral research at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Education. After a year of TA-ing doctoral students, five years teaching middle schoolers in the classroom, two years[…]
“So put on your coat / Give them a show / Make them all desperate to be you” – HURTS, “Beautiful Ones” I am struggling to find the place I[…]
“I want to be a film director.” Dad: “OK.” “I want to be a biologist.” Dad: “OK.” “I want to be a lawyer.” Dad: “NOOOOOO!!!!” People say father knows best, but[…]
At the end of my first year at John Hopkins University’s School of Education researching K-12 experiences of South Asian Americans, I found myself reflecting on how much I had[…]
When I announced my engagement, my family stared in mute horror. Actually, maybe that’s not entirely accurate; my mother burst into tears. I was 19, and my family had immigrated[…]
This week we feature the current favorites and obsessions of Upma Singh who lives in West Philadelphia with her husband and two cats. She aims to design better websites, products[…]
This week we feature the current favorites and obsessions of Rekha Kuver, a librarian, storyteller, writer, friend, daughter, partner, sister, and above all, cool aunty. She blogs about her life[…]
A post shared by Toronto Life (@torontolife) on Mar 22, 2017 at 10:45am PDT If you were at the Barnes and Noble bookstore in Bloomington, Minnesota, a few weeks ago,[…]
This week we feature the current favorites and obsessions of A. Yerramilli, a business analyst and part-time amateur historian with a severe wanderlust (for ancient ruins in particular) currently residing in[…]
Balaram Pandey, Jairam Shastri, and Shivaram Chowby. My father bestowed these imperial names onto our three cats. My feline brothers. Prativadi Venkata loved them beyond the sensible, inter-species sense. My[…]
