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July 16, 2018

Browngirlgazin Re-defines Beauty Standards for Women in India

July 16, 2018/ Sharan Dhaliwal
Browngirlgazin Re-defines Beauty Standards for Women in India

Images we see shape our world, and have the potential to create fundamental changes in our belief and ideology.

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July 16, 2018/ Sharan Dhaliwal/ Comment
Interviews, Photography
body positivity, beauty, indian, womxn
May 01, 2018

In Conversation with The Yoniverse

May 01, 2018/ Sharan Dhaliwal
In Conversation with The Yoniverse

These first steps were really important for us to establish the ethos of the group, namely one that was as diverse as possible and didn’t just showcase fair-skinned, North Indian, Muslim and Hindu women.

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May 01, 2018/ Sharan Dhaliwal/ Comment
Events, Interviews, Poetry, Art
spoken word, poetry, yoniverse, creatives, womxn
April 08, 2018

We Speak To Some #BOBBAExhibition Artists 6 Months Later

April 08, 2018/ Sharan Dhaliwal
We Speak To Some #BOBBAExhibition Artists 6 Months Later

we speak to some of the BOBBA artists to see what they're doing now and what the exhibition meant to them.

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April 08, 2018/ Sharan Dhaliwal/ Comment
Events, Art, Interviews
bobba, art, representation, exhibition, creatives
March 24, 2018

Illuminating India: Photography 1857 - 2017 at the Science Museum

March 24, 2018/ Tara Joshi
Illuminating India: Photography 1857 - 2017 at the Science Museum

The section of the photography exhibit documenting the fight for independence and the struggle of partition is particularly striking.

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March 24, 2018/ Tara Joshi/ 1 Comment
Interviews, Photography, Events
photography, india, partition, colonialism, creatives, identity
March 12, 2018

Disrupting Narratives With #TrailblazingMuslimWomen

March 12, 2018/ Sharan Dhaliwal
Disrupting Narratives With #TrailblazingMuslimWomen

The photo series features women from diverse industries, with a desire to transform and disrupt the restrictive narratives of the Muslim woman.

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March 12, 2018/ Sharan Dhaliwal/ Comment
Interviews, Photography
muslim, women, badass women, creatives, womxn
February 22, 2018

NorBlack NorWhite: The Desi's Of Design And Discovery

February 22, 2018/ Guppi Bola
NorBlack NorWhite: The Desi's Of Design And Discovery

As designers their responsibility is in their trade, to challenge the expectations of an industry steeped in capitalist and colonial mindset.

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February 22, 2018/ Guppi Bola/ Comment
Fashion, Interviews
NORBLACK NORWHITE, creatives
February 17, 2018

What #RosesForJihadis Means To Muslim Men

February 17, 2018/ Sharan Dhaliwal
What #RosesForJihadis Means To Muslim Men

it's a very visceral image, bringing the elegance of a rose and the ugliness of the Jihadi narrative. So what if we could bring some humanity back to that word?

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February 17, 2018/ Sharan Dhaliwal/ Comment
Art, Interviews, Photography
muslim, masculinity, jihad, creatives
June 05, 2017

Scaachi Koul - 'Everywhere feels a little foreign, and a little like home'

June 05, 2017/ Nikesh Shukla
Scaachi Koul - 'Everywhere feels a little foreign, and a little like home'

The older I get, the more I realise how lost I was and am as a kid of the diaspora.

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June 05, 2017/ Nikesh Shukla/ Comment
Interviews
Scaachi Koul, womxn
April 10, 2017

Aaradhna - 'Stand up for what you believe in'

April 10, 2017/ Ashima Rajput
Aaradhna - 'Stand up for what you believe in'

"Never be afraid to speak up. Confidence and honesty is key, be confident and honest in what you speak on."

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April 10, 2017/ Ashima Rajput/ Comment
Interviews
aaradhna, creatives, womxn
January 14, 2017

Faran Tahir on His Diverse Roles in Hollywood

January 14, 2017/ Gina Chahal
Faran Tahir on His Diverse Roles in Hollywood

On the heels of the sets of Hawaii Five-0 and Prison Break, Burnt Roti talk family, stereotypes and all things acting with Faran Tahir.

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January 14, 2017/ Gina Chahal/ 2 Comments
Interviews
faran tahir, creatives
October 14, 2016

Amara Karan - Women of Colour, Front and Center

October 14, 2016/ Sharan Dhaliwal
Amara Karan - Women of Colour, Front and Center

We talk to Amara Karan, the star of The Night Of, to discuss racial stereotyping, being a woman of colour in prominent roles and good storytelling.

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October 14, 2016/ Sharan Dhaliwal/ Comment
Interviews
amara karan, creatives, womxn
June 14, 2016

'Meatspace' by Nikesh Shukla

June 14, 2016/ Sharan Dhaliwal
'Meatspace' by Nikesh Shukla

Nikesh Shukla is definitely one to watch. We talk to him about his book 'Meatspace' and discuss what he has coming up in the future.

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June 14, 2016/ Sharan Dhaliwal/ Comment
Literary, Interviews
nikesh shukla, meatspace, the good immigrant
June 13, 2016

The Kaur Project

June 13, 2016/ Sharan Dhaliwal
The Kaur Project

We talk to Jessie Kaur about The Kaur Project, the importance of bringing these women to together and telling their stories.

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June 13, 2016/ Sharan Dhaliwal/ Comment
Interviews
kaur project, creatives, womxn
May 26, 2016

Heems: On Inspiration and Influences

May 26, 2016/ Ranbir Singh
Heems: On Inspiration and Influences

Himanshui Suri a.k.a. Heems, discusses his inspiration and influences in the South Asian community.

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May 26, 2016/ Ranbir Singh/ Comment
Interviews, Music
heems, himanshu suri
May 18, 2016

Aparna Nancherla: When Comedy and Mental Health Collide

May 18, 2016/ Rachael Krishna
Aparna Nancherla: When Comedy and Mental Health Collide

We speak to NYC comedian Aparna Nancherla about growing up as a South Asian comic and mental health.

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May 18, 2016/ Rachael Krishna/ Comment
Interviews
aparna nancherla, mental health, comedy, womxn
May 09, 2016

Horsepowar: Gold Hoops, Bindis, Copper Lips

May 09, 2016/ Nikesh Shukla
Horsepowar: Gold Hoops, Bindis, Copper Lips

Nikesh talks to the almost offensively talented Horsepowar about her career, influences and what's coming up in her future. 

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May 09, 2016/ Nikesh Shukla/
Interviews, Music
horsepowar, out2lunch, motherland, womxn
May 09, 2016

Himesh Patel: Refusing To Be Defined By Barriers

May 09, 2016/ Nikesh Shukla
Himesh Patel: Refusing To Be Defined By Barriers

Burnt Roti talked to Himesh Patel of Eastenders fame about what it's like to overcome prejudice to find the career you deserve. 

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May 09, 2016/ Nikesh Shukla/ Comment
Interviews
himesh patel
May 09, 2016

ARTIST TO WATCH: Hatecopy

May 09, 2016/ Priya Minhas
ARTIST TO WATCH: Hatecopy

Hatecopy is a hugely talented young artist, which is why she is one of the first artists Burnt Roti are putting under their spotlight. 

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May 09, 2016/ Priya Minhas/ Comment
Interviews, Art
hatecopy, maria, #desistruggles, instagram, womxn
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