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Meet The Keswanis: The Modern Day South Asian Version Of The Kardashians
Move over Kardashians! There's a new family in town and they're cool, brown and breaking down the status quo . . . woohoo!
Meet the Keswanis! They certainly aren't your average family and they are going to take over your computer screens in no time. So why should the Keswanis be your new obsession and how can you meet and learn more about them? It's easy!
On October 30, People.com announced the launch of a new web-series featuring the Keswanis aptly titled The Keswanis: A Most Modern Family. The new web-series will showcase and chronicle the day in and day out of the family – from the mother's struggles to send their eldest to college, their daughter's not-so-accepted entry into the pageant world, and the interesting tale that is the life of their youngest child, the Keswani family sure are an interesting bunch.
So why are the Keswanis being called "the most modern family?" Well, because there is MUCH more than what meets the eye.
Here's why…
Let's get the most obvious factor out of the way first. The Keswanis are South Asians, thus representing a visible miniority in North America. Isn't it absolutely amazing to see South Asians out there representin'? This certainly is our time when it comes to mainstream media. It isn't just about "Jai Ho" and Quantico, we offer so much more for the world to see and the Keswanis are a good example of that.
Aside from being a typical South Asian family judging solely on what we see, the Keswanis challenge the status quo. The family is comprised of two parents and three children, each child adding a new dimension to what it means to be a family in this modern world we live in today, and supportive parents that help redefine the cultural and social definitions that identify a traditional South Asian family.
The Keswani Children: (L-R) Nik (17), Sarina (15) and Devina (6).
Photo Credit: Ramona Rosales
Meet Big Nik: The Social Media Superstar
Video Credit: www.people.com
The superstar of the family and most recognized is the eldest child, Nik, who is 17 years old. Nik is also known on social media as "Big Nick" and has garned superstar status on his Vine account with over 2.7 million followers. Nik suffers from a rare form of dwarfism but offers hysterical parodies and skits on his vine account about his family and their dynamic.
Meet Sarina: The Wannabe Pageant Princess
Video Credit: www.people.com
Fifteen-year-old Sarina is the second eldest in the family and desires to establish a career in the modelling world. She's also an aspiring pageant queen just like her mother, who was a former pageant queen herself.
Meet Devina: The 1st Grader Transitioning From Boy To Girl
Video Credit: www.people.com
And the youngest, and the most interesting is six-year-old Devina, a transgendered girl finding her way in the world at a young age but with supportive parents.
The Keswani household wouldn't be complete without two doting parents: the father, Anil, who is an internal medicine specialist turned hospital executive and the mother, Vaishali, a former pageant queen who quit her full-time job as an optometrist to be the "momager" to her children.
Meet The Doting Parents: Anil and Vaishali Keswani
Photo Credit: Ramona Rosales
The Keswanis are definitely positioned to be the next big craze (well hopefully the world agrees) in the online and TV world and there couldn't be more excitement about it. While Priyanka Chopra and Quantico take the world by storm and create a new space for South Asians on mainstream TV, it's the Keswanis that will truly inspire with their real life story of love, familial bonding and their modern and progressive take on life, career and of course sexuality.
When was the last time you came across a South Asian family with open doors to their home and in full support of their children's gender transitioning, budding media career or pageant entries?
Isn't all this awesome?! This is certainly the South Asian family of the century. Let's welcome the Keswanis with open arms!
Episodes of The Keswanis: A Most Modern Family air weekly online at www.PEOPLE.com/keswanis
Make sure you watch the Keswani family in action and tell us what you think about this new modern-day South Asian family!
Main Image Photo Credit: Ramona Rosales / People Magazine
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Daniel is the Digital Media Manager for ANOKHI MEDIA and the host for ANOKHI's entertainment channel, PULSE TV. As part of the dream team, Daniel manages all multiple channels under ANOKHI’s portfolio, while also training new on-air talent, and showing budding p...
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