The New York city landscape for desis will never be the same again now that Sonia Mansoor, Paksitani born professional make-up artist has arrived on the scene.
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EGO FemmeLet's Talk about Hair For years I watched as my long strands tangled tightly into my hairbrushes while blow-drying...Still, hair (and lack thereof) has always been something of a discussion point among the women in my family. Piyali Bhattacharya gives us a compelling insight into how hair is interlocked with a 'desi' woman's identity. View |
EGO FemmeLet’s talk about… V-Day “My Angry Vagina” was probably written for an American woman with a lot of attitude....". EGO presents, resident feminist columnist, Piyali Bhattacharya's take on V-Day (i.e.: Valentines day in feminist speak) through the lens of Eve Ensler's famous (or perhaps infamous ?), 'The Vagina Monologues'. View |
BollywoodKhan in My Name is Khan The story is simple enough. A man travels across the US hoping to deliver a message. That message? Also simple - “My name is Khan. And I am not a terrorist.” The reason? The oldest in the world – love. The complication? He suffers from Asperger Syndrome. The journey is a personal quest but this View |
Art & CultureWhen Doubt Makes a Traitor At the recently concluded Jaipur Literature Festival, an annual event organized by writer William Dalrymple, Ayaan Hirsi Ali made an unannounced stop to speak about her book 'Infidel' and her views on Islam. The Somalian-born filmmaker and author was accompanied by her bodyguard, the result of the Fatwa issued against her View |
EGO FemmeLet’s talk about… Parents EGO's resident feminist columnist Piyali Bhattacharya writes about negotiating adult relationships with parents and presents a call to Asian writers in the Diaspora to submit their works for an anthology she's working on: MAMA SAYS GOOD GIRLS MARRY DOCTORS View |
EGO FemmeLet’s talk about… Celebrities Not very often do you find Mythili Prakash, Medha Patkar, Susheela Raman, Ginu Kamani and Rachel Roy on the same list. EGO's resident feminist columnist Piyali Bhattacharya, informs us why these are precisely the five women who make her "must-meet" personalities list. View |
BollywoodDidactic Drivel Ringing cash registers signify a successful business venture not brilliant film-making. The verdict on 3 Idiots is in and commercially it is a success by any measure. However, a great film it is not. It verges on being insufferably didactic rather than a provocative expose on India’s educational system. View |
Art & CulturePointillism Revisited Fazil Jamali’s award-winning art is a refreshing combination of traditional influences and raw talent. The artist infuses Neo-impressionistic techniques like Pointillism with his own minimalistic style of drawing. The result is a varied, and sometimes haunting, body of work tied to together by Mr. Jamali’s love of nature. View |