It has been a long year, with many people being overwhelmed with the challenging obstacles we have had to face. The road travelled this year has certainly been a challenge. Now is the time to reflect on all that we have achieved and head into 2022 with a renewed sense of enthusiasm, hope, and above …
“Where was this product made?” “Is this brand sustainable?” Those are common conscientious consumer queries these days. For a growing number of us, though, another question is taking precedence: “Is this a Female-Owned South Asian business?” Our collective purchasing power is a vital tool that can potentially create opportunities for South Asian women to experience …
ME, MYSELF & EYE Last night I relapsed… I was triggered enough to find a way around the barrier that I had put in place to block me from pulling. The acrylic layered over my nails made it difficult to grip each hair, but I persisted. The impulse was too strong. OCD. Obsessive compulsive disorder, …
Sharing a project we have been working on for months but has been a DREAM for YEARS!Drum Roll…Introducing…🔥The World’s First and Only Directory for South Asian Female Owned Businesses 🔥The AWMB Directory provides a platform to locate local and global South Asian Owned Businesses and invest within our communities. The purpose of our directory is to …
This Time Cover stopped me in my tracks today. I held my breath and then cried. Proper ugly sobbed. I feel SO seen. “The message to women was clear: Go back home. Since November, hundreds of thousands of farmers had gathered at different sites on the outskirts of the Indian capital to demand the repeal of three …
The Irish tell the story of a man who arrives at the gates of heaven and he asks to be let in and St. Peter says, “Of course. Show us your scars.” The man said, “I have no scars.” St. Peter says, “What a pity. Was there nothing worth fighting for?” I have been glued …
“When The Roots Are Strong We Can Withstand Any Storm” Unknown I recall reading the above quote as the news was coming out of the India of the farmers protests and we were being galvanised overseas to show solitary with our farmers and the protests. I wanted my children but especially my daughter to see …
“Courage is contagious. Every time we choose courage, we make everyone around us a little better and the world a little braver.” Brene Brown Last week I shared details of the farmers protests in India that had affected me deeply. I come from a family of farmers in Punjab, farming is my ancestry and lineage. …
We find ourselves in a sudden revolution; people that look like our grandparents sleep on the streets of Delhi for the future generations to have a better life. Our elders continue to think about what they will leave behind in the hope that their grandchildren will have a better life. I am reminded by this …
As children, we’re natural risk-takers. But as we get older and learn to fear failure, rejection and embarrassment we start holding ourselves back and attempting fewer new things. I often think if as adults we had to learn how to crawl or walk like we do as toddlers, how many times would we fall down …