To fast or not to fast – acknowledging belief over obsession
As Hindus across the world participate in one of the most renown fasts during the month of Shravan, I shared my personal journey with BEAT on how I exploited a ritual for my own self validation.. Read...
View Article‘The Black Rose’: British Asian Shweta Aggarwal Voices her Truth Against...
“………I wonder how we can dare to walk shoulder to shoulder with our black friends in the Black Lives Matter movement, if we refuse to face up to our own biases against colour? We seek equality in the...
View ArticleLife and Smile with Dr Reena Podcast Series
“……As U.K. Editor for Brown Girl Magazine Sejal Sehmi is a globally celebrated media insider – self-described as a ‘writer and full-time thinker’. Her passion for writing has ‘stemmed from challenging...
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Brown Girl Magazine Op-Ed: Monarch vs. Matriarch, the Death of Queen...
As I lay down flowers outside the grounds of Buckingham Palace to pay my respects to the late Queen Elizabeth II earlier this month, I am taken back to the summer of 2001. My then 4-year-old cousin...
View Article“People said I didn’t look Gujarati, I didn’t know what that meant.” In...
Language isn’t the sole identifier in embracing and appreciating your cultural roots, so why do society set benchmarks to determine someone’s cultural appreciation. As UK Editor of Brown Girl Magazine...
View ArticleAn Open Letter to Shame – It’s Over!
“….It’s not us who should be silenced or forced into guilt, it is those who hold resentment and fear of what our collective voices can evolve into that need you. Because I certainly don’t and I no...
View ArticleThe Uma Show | Rita Kakati-Shah with Sejal Sehmi | Mana TV International
Watch the latest episode of #TheUmaShow, where I speak to Rita Kakati Shah on my journey as Brown Girl Magazine UK editor. We discuss #DiversityandInclusion through #Storytelling. Watch as we get into...
View ArticleNow I know why it took me so long to stop defending Michael Jackson and R Kelly
“… I can understand why some people cling on – to their icons and to their past. I’m just grateful that I no longer do..” My opinion piece for the Independent on two of music’s biggest icons.
View ArticleLiam Neeson’s Week of Rage is Every Person of Colour’s Truth
“Liam Neeson’s admission is neither a new awakening nor is it a celebration of how brave and courageous he is. This a real and dangerous reminder of what people of colour’s truth is.” Read my latest...
View Article10 Reasons why Global T.V. Personality Jameela Jamil Should be Everyone’s BFF
“….Actor, feminist, humanitarian — just a few words that describe the dynamite who is Jameela Jamil. It was February 2009, when this quirky, tall and slightly nervous looking British South Asian...
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Brown Girl Magazine U.K.’s ‘Disrupt’ Exhibition with TedxUCLWomen
Brown Girl Magazine U.K. exhibited “Disrupt” at TedxUCLWomen – a collection of stories at the that represent how, through our platform, across the world, South Asian women are “disrupting” the status...
View ArticleDISRUPT- Brown Girl Magazine U.K. exhibition at TedXUCLWomen event Saturday 1...
Brown Girl Magazine was created by and for South Asian women globally who believe in the power of storytelling as a vehicle for community building and empowerment. BGM U.K. will display a collection of...
View Article‘Ain’t Nothing But a She Thing’ – Confronting Childhood Sexual Abuse
“….The lack of understanding regarding childhood sexual abuse and traditional views of a patriarchal honour based community, unfortunately, favours the concept of remaining silent and demonising any...
View ArticleWhat Stops South Asians From Discussing Mental Health?
…”In the journey of creating an identity on foreign soil, South Asian family and friends alike stick together in times of both successes and struggles. So, should we feel guilty when we turn to a...
View ArticleLet’s Talk About Grief
..”So let’s talk! Let’s talk about grief, about loss, about that gap we are feeling. Let’s stop conforming to societal ideals of behavioural patterns, stop the judgement of who is hurting more than who...
View Article‘Meat Came Between Me and My Man’ — U.K. Female Artists Share Food For Thought
“It’s often been said that a way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. Being a woman of South Asian descent, however, I firmly believe that there is no bigger love for a desi woman than that of her...
View Article‘To the Left to the Left’- How I Struggled to Keep up With Tinder’s Speed of...
”On Tinder, when someone no longer wants to talk to you or lose interest, they unmatch you as swiftly as they had chosen you – just like that! We have become accustomed to everything being done for us...
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Truth or Liberation
“.. Aspiring to be a bride is our ultimate achievement, where we swiftly move from our father’s home into our husband’s home, and the namesake follows the same path – neither name nor home is primarily...
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Vidya Balan’s ‘Begum Jaan’ Fails to Leave Audiences With Powerful Impact
“…Amongst Vidya Balan’s tyrant of man hating abuse, as a victim of consistent misogyny, a glimmer of remorse of endorsing women as sex on legs for a hefty price would have ensured at least some, be it...
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Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu thi
“In an ideal world, the Balaji saas–bahu shows would not be a true reflection of this woman-hating-woman vicious cycle. Independence for women in any form should be celebrated, not hindered.” My Brown...
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