By – Anish Thakkar According to the esteemed sociologists Omi and Winant – and common sense – the immediate things people notice when they first meet are gender and race. It is fairly easy to discern that I am an Indian male. Its past this point where things start to get murky, as both specific [...]
By – Neha Patel I love chutney (particularly the green kind). It’s my favorite condiment. I like the dark green kind, the light green kind, the minty kind, the garlic kind, the coriander kind, the homemade kind, and even the bottled kind. Chutney is fabulous. It makes everything taste better. Sometimes you’re sitting at dinner [...]
By – Dharmi Tailor I’m a little bitter, to say the least. Only now, after desperate attempts to attract writers for Diaspora, do I realize the extent to which students only engage in those courses and activities that will increase their GPA or build their resume. (This is not to say that I haven’t been [...]
By – Anshu Gupta Bienvenue. Swagat. The amount of languages I can say welcome in is pretty limited. I suppose I could peruse Dey Hall and find some abandoned 101 textbooks in search for more greetings but luckily for me, and definitely lucky for you, I am not the only contributor to this publication. If [...]
By – Keta Desai UNC’s Ek Taal is a bharatnatyam fusion team that performs both on campus and at competitions. This year’s dance features a theme revolving around four central gods of Hindu religion: Shiva, Bramha, Vishnu, & Krishna. Ek Taal recently won first place for the first time at Mercer University’s Rangoli Competition that [...]
Triangle Garba was held on Saturday, September 29 at Woollen Gym on UNC’s campus. Triangle Garba is an annual event hosted by UNC’s Sangam, NC State’s Ektaa, and Duke’s Diya in honor of navratri. Navratri is a nine day, Hindu festival of worship and dance. A live band, Natkhat, provided traditional Garba and Raas music [...]
Fire, a controversial movie produced by Deepa Mehta, provides an interesting look at some characters from India’s burgeoning middle class. Although India is rapidly modernizing, her culture is not keeping up. This film depicts a patriarchal society, where women are not yet truly free citizens. Already married, the young and beautiful Shabana Azmi playing the [...]
By Cecilia Gomes Who are you? Who do you represent: Indians specifically, South Asians in general, or an array of multiple cultures? We are a South Asian interest sorority so we represent primarily females of South Asian descent, but we have all different races and ethnicities in our organization like Latino, East Asian, African American, [...]
The value of a son has always been emphasized in Hindu culture rooting back to dowry and other cultural benefits. While sons carry on the family name, daughters are considered a liability. Why, you ask? Because after parents raise daughters and give them an education, they must be married into someone else’s home. These cultural [...]
By Tanisha Palvia The spring Sangam elections of 2007 were distinct from past elections because Nitin Sekar and Jaymin Patel, both biology and environmental science majors, ran last minute against current president Prashant Katwa in order to make a statement. Sekar and Patel said they wanted to voice their concern with Sangam: there is a [...]
