Confidence and Self Love in the Creative Industry
/One significant factor that I found myself struggling with most, was my Indian culture
Read MoreOne significant factor that I found myself struggling with most, was my Indian culture
Read MoreAccording to my family back home, two of the most disgraceful things someone could do are, one, fashion, and two, being American.
Read MoreI say England and people think I’m trying to deny my roots, which couldn’t be further from the truth, or say India, and incite confusion because of my lack of residence.
Read MoreI never wanted to feel like the odd one out again, I never wanted to feel like a foreign body, I just wanted to fit in like everyone else did.
Read MoreOur romance blossomed over MSN and 3310s, progressing to stolen kisses in the car park of Eid parties.
Read MoreIt’s 2017, I would like to think that we live in a society where the colour of your skin shouldn’t matter, your gender shouldn’t matter, neither should religious, political beliefs or sexual orientation matter.
Read MoreHow many times have we told our young boys to 'stop crying like a girl' and in later years to 'grow a pair'
Read MoreIf it’s your calling to preserve a particular custom or a way of life, I respect that. The moment, though, it becomes a taunt or an obligation, your stance becomes a rigid ‘my way or the highway’.
Read MoreThe narratives of Hindi cinema have undoubtedly been male dominated and male-centric, however the heroine’s role is charted out according to the male
Read MoreNot fitting the mould is complicated enough, without having your community bash it too
Read MoreMaz writes about her father's lifestyle that has led to his heart problems and thinks about how we can help our bodies in these turbulent times.
Read MoreThe sound of my cutlery scratching my plate was replaced by the soft whispers of squishy rice and curry being balled up by my fingers.
Read MoreI felt disgusted with myself, like I was never going to become anyone and that I would be better off dead.
Read MoreYou shouldn't make us feel embarrassed and refer to it with so much negativity.
Read MoreI realised today that I can’t love my body the way it is because I am surrounded by people who keep telling me that I am too fat to be loved.
Read MoreWhy do we even have to talk about and distinguish an actor (or any person for that matter) by their colour – black or white?
Read MoreNo description of a woman would be free of their relationship status, and often it was the only, defining characteristic my parents mentioned
Read MoreIf I can leave any kind of footprint, it would be the kind of footprint a Sikh woman would feel capable of filling. Because she can.
Read MoreI am no longer just an American, I am a Muslim Woman of Colour in America.
Read MoreThe question at hand is, why are the feminine among us exclusively deemed corny, reductive, or myopic in their craft?
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