Lunchbox: Palak Dal
/Editor-In-Chief's mother, Narinder, shows you how she makes the most perfect and simple Palak Dal
Read MoreEditor-In-Chief's mother, Narinder, shows you how she makes the most perfect and simple Palak Dal
Read MoreIn the months since, I’ve had time to reflect on our friendship and I’ve realised that there were always issues that I ignored.
Read MoreThe reasons to visit the sub-continent are many and various but, in my opinion, they ought to be despite the markers of poverty, not because of them.
Read MoreBubbling inside you is a fury that refuses to subside for your comfort. The anger is coded in your DNA. The harsh word or glare fights to escape from your clutches.
Read MoreWomen are held to a different standard and have to abide by a different handbook of rules.
Read Morewhat did I really know about my own culture, the Indian-African-British culture that I was born into?
Read MoreTime and time again I fail to understand why ‘the freedom to make your own choices’ is such a faraway concept.
Read MoreDuring my recent visit to India, it was obvious from the endless stares that I was identified as a foreigner, and was stopped in the street many times by people trying to take a photo of me because I was born with lighter skin than average for a south Asian.
Read MoreI believed I was both Pakistani and American, but others did not agree; I believed I was a Muslim, but I didn’t 'look' Muslim.
Read MoreOne significant factor that I found myself struggling with most, was my Indian culture
Read MoreAccording to my family back home, two of the most disgraceful things someone could do are, one, fashion, and two, being American.
Read MoreI say England and people think I’m trying to deny my roots, which couldn’t be further from the truth, or say India, and incite confusion because of my lack of residence.
Read MoreI never wanted to feel like the odd one out again, I never wanted to feel like a foreign body, I just wanted to fit in like everyone else did.
Read MoreThe older I get, the more I realise how lost I was and am as a kid of the diaspora.
Read MoreOur romance blossomed over MSN and 3310s, progressing to stolen kisses in the car park of Eid parties.
Read MoreWhen the community get together to celebrate their sexuality, it's a truly immersive and beautiful experience.
Read MoreIt’s 2017, I would like to think that we live in a society where the colour of your skin shouldn’t matter, your gender shouldn’t matter, neither should religious, political beliefs or sexual orientation matter.
Read MoreThe beautiful Priyanka Bose for Burnt Roti Issue #1.
Read MoreHow many times have we told our young boys to 'stop crying like a girl' and in later years to 'grow a pair'
Read MoreIf it’s your calling to preserve a particular custom or a way of life, I respect that. The moment, though, it becomes a taunt or an obligation, your stance becomes a rigid ‘my way or the highway’.
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