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Hot News Mix: 3 Desis Making Waves

August 2, 2015July 31, 2015 by Pavani Yalamanchili

The Bangladeshi Surf Star Defying Cultural Taboos. Nasima Akter, 18, went against cultural taboos in Bangladesh against women swimming to take on the waves and become … Read more

Categories News Tags Ali Najmi, Bangladesh, Florida, Himanshu Suri, Mary Thomas, Nasima Akter, News, NYC, politics, surfing

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Original Poetry: ‘An Archive of Consonants’ by Itisha Giri

Literature

Original Poetry: Usman Ahmad’s ‘The Grave is our Sanctuary’

Literature, Photos, Religion

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Opinion, Politics, Pop Culture, Religion

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Q&A With Kamil Ahsan — Editor of Barrelhouse Magazine’s Desi ‘Road Trips’ Issue

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Ankita v. Chipkali

Funeral Posters In Sri Lanka

Thoughts on a Generation’s Expectations: India vs. the U.S.

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Sari Stories, Chapter Nine: Notes From The Other Side

‘Caravan to Cox’s Bazaar’: Original Poetry by Mrinalini Chakravorty