Anita Haridat

Nov 10, 2023 | shorturl.at | Sangeeta Pillai |Rumki Chowdhury |Anita Haridat

5 min read I have many happy memories of celebrating Diwali as a child in suburban Mumbai. Looking back though, I realise that my favourite festival stands on the foundations of patriarchy. At home, all the labour that went into making Diwali special was borne by my mother. She’d wake up early for weeks to clean the house, mop the floors, make the sweets and clean the diyas.

Sep 11, 2023 | browngirlmagazine.com | Ria Mazumdar |Dana Mathura |Anita Haridat

10 min read BGM literary editor Nimarta Narang is honored to publish this short story by the brilliant writer Ria Mazumdar. This story delves into very deeply important and timely themes of assimilation, family, mental health, and familial obligations. Trigger warning: Self-harm and suicide. America just didn’t have the right supply of spices, Neel thought as he scanned the towering aisles of the grocery store for the third time.

Mar 6, 2023 | browngirlmagazine.com | Anita Haridat |Priya Deonarine |Brown GirlMag |Queenie Shaikh

April 5, 2023 4 min read By Anita Haridat From singing and acting to drawing immaculate figurines, Saheli Khan, 11, has made her debut in the North American Broadway tour as young Anna in Disney’s musical “Frozen.” As a first-generation Indo Caribbean, with roots in India and Pakistan, she continues to pave the way for young people with similar backgrounds.