In April 2018, my novel “Louisiana Catch” came into the world. Very well-received, it told the tale of Ahana Chopra, a grieving daughter and abuse survivor from New Delhi who…
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Being bullied in her early years made Pranjal Jain aware of her school’s inability to provide her with support she needed at the time. So, ever since the age of…
SEEMA columnist Sweta Vikram talks about money and women and financial literacy after watching a Netflix docu-series. I chanced upon this show on Netflix called “The Big Day.” It is…
There was a time when a “woman who worked” evoked several unpleasant notions: that it was improper, her husband (or parents) couldn’t provide for her, that she was neglecting her…
Andaleeb Wajid is, in her own words, a romance writer “without a romantic bone in [her] body.” Over a Zoom video call from her apartment in Bengaluru, India, she says…
Last week on inauguration day, 22-year-old Amanda Gorman, joined the ranks of famous poets like Maya Angelou who recited the poem "The Hill We Climb" as a laudation to the…
Meera Agarwal with her kolam art "Braided" Kolams are an art form from South India used to celebrate auspicious events. When U.S. Senator Kamala Devi Harris, (D-Calif.), accepted the U.S.…
The Bangladeshi American is a candidate for Pennsylvania’s auditor general and aims to be the first woman of color to serve as a state-wide executive in the Commonwealth’s 233-year history









