untold

untold: defining moments of the uprooted" — a Brown Girl Magazine anthology — is a collection of real stories that explores the South Asian experience in the U.S., U.K., and Canada through the lens of identity, being, and relationships. Thirty-two emerging voices share deeply personal moments relating to immigration, infertility, divorce, mental health, suicide, sexual orientation, gender identity, racism, colorism, casteism, religion, and much more, all while balancing the push and pull of belonging to two cultural hemispheres. Every story sheds light on the authentic truths of living as womxn with hyphenated identities that have only been whispered — until now.

 

"untold: defining moments of the uprooted" contains sensitive content. Recommended for ages 16+.

 

Authors:

Tanuja Desai Hidier - Foreword

Trisha Sakhuja-Walia - Introduction

Rita Sengupta - Coming Out Again

L.M. Iyer - Performing Lines

Ravleen K. - The Hair Cut

Sharda Sekaran - Anywhere But India

Hena Wadhwa - Fourth Avenue

Meera Solanki Estrada - Born Untouchable

Nova A. - I'm Here, and I'm Queer

J. Lalwani - Terror and Redemption in Trump Country

Amrisa Niranjan - Coming to Ah-merri-kah

Radhika Patel - Harrison Road

Shimul Chowdhury - An "American"

Gabriella Deonath - Unveiling Me

M.K. Ansari - The Whispering of the Jinn

Pooja Patel - Poor Obstetric Outcome

Apoorva Verghese - Dark and Lovely

Subrina Singh - Surviving Suicide

Nupur Chaudhury - Enough

Jessie Brar - The Day I Woke Up

Priyal Sakhuja - The Unforgiving Sun

Kimberly Parekh - A Tale of Two: A (Cancer) Journey Between Best Friends

Anantha Sudhakar - A Tale of Two: A (Cancer) Journey Between Best Friends

Rajvir Gill - The Good Guy

Nisha Singh - Puttar

Saahil - A Saccharine Sickness

Chandra Coats - Meeting My First Blood Relative

Duriba Khan - Home

Nina Malagi - In The Eye of the Owner

Anita Wadhwani - Motherly Instincts

Radhika Menon - Mutassan

Raksha Muthukumar - Kirby Jackson

Neha Patel - Someday, Maybe

Sabina England - Amor Indocumentado