Writer and full time thinker
..”Ladies, we’ve fought so hard for impartiality, to want to be recognized as equals against our male peers. So why are our achievements outside of a marriage still not equally as celebrated?..”
Read my Open Letter to my Married Friends who forgot what single life is like for Brown Girl Magazine.
Originally published here
..” What is that I do or don’t do daily that would make me any less Gujarati or Sikh? Is my namesake my only identity and true definition of who I am or what my cultural beliefs are?..”
Read The Half Sikh Woman published in here The Asian Today
Originally published here
In conversation with BBC Radio London’s Shyama Perera, discussing Brexit’s impact on South Asians.
Listen to the full interview here
”..Whilst weddings are assumed to be the most appropriate place to ask inappropriate questions, trust me when I say that sarcasm is a tried and tested method, which will fail miserably.”
Read my do’s and don’ts for the Indian Wedding Season in The Asian Today here
Also featured in USA’s Brown Girl Magazine
Originally published here
“…Birthdays, for me personally, have a weird way of elevating different emotions. Where there is the excitement and buzz of celebration and merriment, the silent reminder of the not-so-slow ageing process can just as equally dampen that joy...”
Read the full article on the perils of hitting 30+ in the award winning The Asian Today – Let me eat my cake
Originally published here
“..At a time, where the UK has seen a huge growth in charities and refuges specifically for women of ethnic minorities, the fear of raising a voice suppresses even those who are aware of their options because their cultural base has already set the foundation of inequality..”
Article now published in The Asian Today
Originally published here
Honoured to be a part of BBC’S The Asian Silence hosted by BBC Radio Four’s Ritula Shah to discuss, one year on, the impact of the horrific Delhi gang rape on South Asian communities in the UK.
Listen to one of the snippets from the show
Listen to the full debate on BBC Desi Download’s site
What does it mean to be a British Indian woman? The Evolution of the British Indian Woman – an event which was screened at Kingston-Upon-Thames’ Rose Theatre in June 2013, explored the essence of a British Indian woman through the experiences of three branches of one family tree. A grandmother, who moved to the UK 30 years ago with aspirations of a new future; her daughter, a business woman, wife and mother; and a granddaughter, a British born Indian who documented her personal journey in India to explore the thread that interweaves within each generation.. Read all about it here
Sejal Sehmi 