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Review: KING's Kryptonite

Review: KING’s Kryptonite

By Aasiyah Faryal The UK is slowly coming out of its third lockdown and we’re all exhausted. Nothing is open yet, and there’s nowhere to go except for walks. Personally, I don’t even want to leave the house anymore, even if everything were open. But in my head I’m reliving memories of hikes, long drives and parking up and watching a beautiful sunset with my significant other. Listening to KING’s…

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Spotlight: Rita Morar

Scrolling. Endless scrolling. 

And as is the norm, I was scrolling on Twitter this morning. After refreshing the timeline for what felt like the millionth time, a video played, immediately snapping me back to a childhood I’d forgotten: visions of mama making roti and salan in our narrow, dilapidated kitchen, singing along to her childhood songs playing from the cassette stereo, with Lata-ji’s…

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The Beauty of being British Asian

The Beauty of being British Asian

I love how Nikita has articulated her experiences of being British Asian, both current and from when she was growing up. Her article had such an impact, that the exhibition The Beaty of Being British Asian was named after it. Read on to find out about what The Beauty of Being British Asian means to Nikita.

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Makeup: Mona Sangha

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Diwali Diwali is one of the most awaited, celebrated and significant festivals of India. It is also fondly known as the ‘festival of lights’; all homes and localities beautifully adorned with diyas and fairy lights. The festive spirit is highly contagious, with everyone feverishly shopping for new clothes and gifts, cleaning and beautifying the house, families getting together for the festival and tripling ones calorie intake. I have the most beautiful childhood memories of Diwali. Schools would shut for almost a month long vacation. Endless hours of playing with friends and indulging in cracker bursting competitions(which was probably the most coveted event of the year), drawing rangolis outside the house(with everyone competing to create a design more attention-grabbing than the rest), the innumerable differently coloured sweets(available in every imaginable colour), friends and relatives visiting each other(and exchanging fancy gifts, of course), Laxmi poojas(which one had to sit through if one wanted to go outside and play after), the excitement of wearing a new dress bought specially for the occasion(which when you’re young is probably just 4-5 times a year), and lots and lots of lights and colours and sparkles everywhere! I’ve grown up loving the festival, and because I’m always looking for an excuse to dress up in ethnic stuff, I love it even more. I picked one of my mothers many sarees for the occasion , a beautiful green and red combination and wore it with a pale golden blouse. This was the first time we clicked pictures wearing a saree and also the first time we were clicking indoor. I was terribly scared about the outcome, but Syddharth being the genius he is, got some gorgeous shots, and so here we finally are with our Diwali post which we are so excited about! Wishing all of you a very Happy Diwali! :)

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Photo by:Lollipop&Laddu

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thank god you’re not like the other girls in new york. you are neither sexy, nor beautiful and you always have time for me. i like you. thanks rohit. if it weren’t for you, i would’ve died…jerk! (x)

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Madhuri Dixit in Anushree Reddy

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Reporter: You have already faced criticism regarding your weight so do you think it is a good idea for you to take this food trip?

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Soha Ali Khan in Kashish Summer Collection 2014

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