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Mindy Kaling Becomes First South Asian To Receive Norman Lear Award
During the thick of award season, The Producers Guild of America held their annual ceremony celebrating the best in film and television. One of the highlights of the Producers Guild Awards was Mindy Kaling being the recipient of the highly coveted Norman Lear Prize for Achievement in Television making her the first South Asian personality to do so! The Norman Lear Prize for Achievement in Television is named after the iconic ground-br
"RRR" Nabs Oscar Nomination For Best Original Song For "Naatu Naatu"
The nominations for the 95th Academy Awards were announced this morning by Riz Ahmed and Allison Williams. The show will air at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on Sunday March 12th, 2023. And we are thrilled to see such an array of South Asian presence including the incredibly popular (and Golden Globe winner) "RRR"s song "Naatu Naatu" ("Dance Dance
What Pisses Me Off: Why My Endometriosis Was Ignored For Years
You know what really pisses me off? Endometriosis. You know what pisses me off even more? The fact that going into 2023, people still don’t know what it is. Take a moment and ask yourself, have you ever heard of Diabetes? Breast cancer? How about Schizophrenia? While these conditions certainly deserve the awareness they have, I would like to ask you, have you ever heard of endometriosis? That’s my point. I write this article with
Diljit Dosanjh & Coachella 2023 Makes History With Their First Ever Roster Of South Asian Artists
Coachella the iconic Southern California music festival will be coming back after their pandemic hiatus for two weekends, April 14-16 and April 21-23 at Empire Polo Field in Indio, California. And this time history will be made with a robust roster of South Asian performers who will be on the various stages throughout the two weekends for the very first time! [c
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'RRR' Beats Taylor Swift And Lady Gaga With Golden Globe Win
The 80th Annual Golden Globe Awards were held last night and one of the biggest upsets was in the soundtrack category with South Indian film 'RRR' bagging the biggest cinematic score award of the evening for their song "Naatu Naatu" beating out Rihanna, Taylor Swift and Lady Gaga. [cap ...
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The Open Chest Confidence Academy Launches 2.0 To Celebrate Their 2nd Anniversary
It's time to ring in 2 successful years of The Open Chest Confidence Academy and Raj Girn, Founder & CEO shares with us her journey helping businesses and brands capture the magic of messaging. With strategic plans to get businesses and people to master their communication skills with their ...
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Save-The-Date: ANOKHI Turns 20 & You're Invited!
As you have seen, we announced our 20th Anniversary last weekend. We are now getting ready to celebrate with roster of amazing events promising a more engaging and interactive experience for our whole community near and far, including you! Check out all the details on what is going to be one of ...
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It's ANOKHI's 20th Anniversary This Weekend!
It was 20 years ago on November 19, 2002, when Raj Girn realized her dream to create a unique publishing platform dedicated to celebrating our South Asian heritage. And we are here to celebrate it! It's our 20th anniversary weekend and we are launching phase one of #ANOKHI20. This will c ...
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Rishi Sunak Becomes The First South Asian Prime Minister Of Great Britain
After the abrupt exit of then Prime Minister Liz Truss, the Conservative Party reunited once again to elect their new leader. This time Former Treasurer Secretary Rishi Sunak won the noble title as the Prime Minister of The United Kingdom, Great Britain and Northern Ireland. This historical mome ...
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Unlike The US, India's Top Court Recognizes Abortion As A Human Right For All Women
India expands their abortion accessibility to all women regardless of marital status. For the first time since it has been legalized in 1971. What may be seen as a signal to the United States, India's Supreme Court has decidedly made their own mark when it comes to their country's abor ...
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Queen Elizabeth II Is Laid To Rest With State Funeral
The longest living Monarch in Commonwealth history has been laid to rest after days-long excursion from Scotland's Balmoral Castle to Buckingham Palace in London. Capping off with a regal state funeral service at Westminster Abbey. Here are all the details of her Majesty's final journey. ...
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Queen Elizabeth II Has Died
Queen Elizabeth II, the longest running Monarch in British history has passed away at the age of 96. Surrounded by her family Prince William, Prince Harry, Prince Charles, Prince Edward, Duchess of Essex and Prince Andrew she passed away at Balmoral Castle in Scotland. The Queen's frai ...
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Pakistan Is Drowning In A Climate Catastrophe: Here's How You Can Help
Pakistan has been affected by historical flash floods which has drowned one-third of the country. Millions are homeless, while 1000+ people have been killed since June of this year. The country is in dire need of international monetary support as it is dealing with what is being called a climate ...
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Details On The Jay Shetty-Officiated Wedding Of Ben Affleck & Jennifer Lopez
Who had Jay Shetty officiating the rekindled romance of the year on their Bingo card? Well turns out that Jay Shetty and Jennifer Lopez are long-time friends and it was he who was asked to officiate the official wedding ceremony between Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck. The weekend celebra ...
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Never Forget: 12 Movies & Books To Help You Continue The Partition Conversation
It’s the 75th Anniversary of Partition with Pakistan’s Independence Day on Sunday August 14th followed by India’s Independence Day on August 15th. It is safe to say that we have all heard stories from our grandparents and parents who have witnessed the larg ...
