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Somy Ali, who has done multiple films as an actress in India, fully turned her life around when she moved to Miami and started her own NGO No More Tears. Through her NGO, she works tirelessly to help victims of domestic violence and rape in…

After three well-loved editions, multi-platinum selling artist F1rstman and singer-songwriter Hosai are back with their fourth Desi mashup. The mashup contains popular Desi hits that are sung by F1rstman and Hosai accompanied by dancers and…

Danish international woman footballer Nadia Nadim wears many hats and her storied career resembles nothing less than a script of Bollywood blockbusters. Her journey from Afghanistan to Denmark has been filled with adversities and her story…

International healthcare consultant Vijay Dhawangale proposes an accessible diagnostic initiative which can make preventive healthcare a way of life across the world. According to an estimate, chronic diseases may contribute to over 70…

Sakal Publications, a well-known media house, has recently published two new genre books. One is Dilkhulas, which focuses on the journey of some of the most-renowned Bollywood personalities including Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan,…

In regions of South Asia, desi in the context of food, implies "native" or "traditional". Common examples are "desi ghee", which is the traditional clarified butter used in South Asia as opposed to more processed fats such as vegetable…

The Natya Shastra (a Sanskrit treatise on the performing arts) refers to the regional varieties of folk dance and music elements as desi, and states that these are meant as pure entertainment for common people, while the pan-Indian margi…

Desi is a word used to describe the people, cultures, and products of the Indian subcontinent and their diaspora, derived from Sanskrit देश (deśá), meaning "land, country". It is used to describe a person who comes from or whose family…

Desi is a word used to describe the people, cultures, and products of the Indian subcontinent and their diaspora, derived from Sanskrit देश (deśá), meaning "land, country". It is used to describe a person who comes from or whose family…