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The Fail-proof Desi Guide to Relationships

By • Nov 19th, 2010 • Category: 24/7 Talk is Cheap - The Blog

Staying single seems to be the trend for today’s women, writes Monica Marwah. “Most of us are the product of arranged marriages that have taken place two to three decades ago. Our parents migrated from India or other countries to make a life for themselves in America. Each desi kid has grown up with the mantra: study, achieve academic success, get married, have children, pass on your cultural roots and hope for the best…” What happens when you break away and live a life of your own?


I-View Indian Fashion and Film

By • Oct 7th, 2010 • Category: 24/7 Talk is Cheap - The Blog

“Women in South Asia are some of the most policed in the world. Their sexuality, their bodies, their desires are constantly monitored and judged through the morality of societies in South Asia,” says Myna Mukherjee, director of Engendered. “Fashion has an incredibly popular appeal yet is considered frivolous or superfluous – both its creative roots as well as its worth are constantly questioned.”