Blogs

The EkWomen blog curate’s articles written by women of the diaspora on topics close to their hearts and also has a synopsis of each podcast interview.

It’s Time to Forgive Indian Patriarchy

EkWomen highlights stories of inspiring desi women who’ve broken barriers and excelled in unusual careers....
•July 20, 2023

Don’t Underestimate the American Desi

I attended a dance performance recently. The kathak dancer, Rachna Nivas, was born and raised...
•July 10, 2023

Empowering Encounters – A Spectacular Evening with Inspiring Women

At a recent event I attended in New York City, one of the panelists quoted...
•June 29, 2023

Never Have I Ever…Watched a Desi Show Like This

Spoiler alert: For those who haven’t seen Season Four of Netflix’s, Never Have I Ever,...
•June 21, 2023

Dakshima Haputhanthri’s sexual preferences caused her to flee Sri Lanka and take refuge in Canada.

Dakshima was a lawyer in Sri Lanka but had to abandon a successful career and...
•April 18, 2023

Finance whiz, Nicole McCarthy’s childhood was spent in the green fields of her Bangalore farmhouse before she switched tracks to pursue other green pastures.

Nicole Mccarthy was just 16 when she decided to jump ship from her hometown of...
•April 11, 2023

Trisha Sakhuja Walia studied for law school but gave it up to run a desi magazine

Queens native, Trisha Sakhuja Wali is a digital content creator and social media strategist who...
•April 4, 2023

She may be a disappointment to her parents, but UK comic, Shazia Mirza sure doesn’t disappoint her legions of fans.

How did a girl, born in Birmingham to Muslim Pakistani parents, who became a biochemist...
•March 28, 2023

As an 18-year-old, Shaheen Mistri’s spur of the moment decision to stay back in India changed the lives of thousands of underprivileged Indian kids.

CEO of Teach for India and founder of Akanksha, Shaheen Mistri spent her childhood outside...
•March 21, 2023
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