Defining Desi

An event series and online community centering South Asian voices by @nayantaradutta ✊🏽 Find us on Instagram @definingdesi

[Defining Desi @definingdesi]

We're back with a new community space for South Asian creatives! We're starting a creative writing club with different chapters around the world — right now, there is one in IST and one in EST. If you'd like to join or help us start another chapter, send us a message!

[🍊 @maryamful]

stumbled upon this site called queering the map and i looked through some pins from pakistan and now i’m crying

[rameen 🐝 @rameenwhile]

hello! I'm writing a paper on the Pakistani cricket sub-culture on twitter and how misogyny + feminism operate within it so if any women/nb folks who are into cricket want to talk about their experiences in relation to this, pls reply to this or leave me a dm! thank u <3

[Zuha Siddiqui @SiddiquiZuha]

In my attempt to make sense of what happened and to come to terms with my grief, I turned to what I know best: writing. This essay comes with many trigger warnings. If you choose to read it: please bear them in mind.

https://t.co/AY7HZncbUk

[nur nasreen @Nuri_ibrahim]

A story that got rejected so many times that I lost count has found a home. Moral of the story is don't give up, just keep working through the lowest of low stages. Someone out there wants to hear what you have to say.

[World Cup Files @KhaledBeydoun]

Writing as writing.
Writing as rioting.
Writing as righting.

On the best days, all three.

— Teju Cole

[Isabella Silvers @izzymks]

Also looking for the best literature by South Asian writers for South Asian Heritage Month - fiction, non-fiction, graphic! E-mail me at [email protected] #journorequest

[Dalit Diva @dalitdiva]

Indian Muslims are starved for aid. They have dealt with vile disinfo like #coronajihad that excluded them during the pandemic. That led to high mortality rates. Support this fundraiser which brings O2 concentrators to Indian Muslims now! https://t.co/acD7bHTIyf

[Agnee Ghosh @agneeghosh]

Hi! My new article got published on Vice 🥳 It's a personal essay and I'm glad of how it turned out. Special thanks to @anixxv for sharing his experience with me.
https://t.co/Z2TGfpqaVD

[India Ink @IndiaInkHistory]

What could caste in Muslims have to do with the Partition of India?

In the crucial 1946 elections only elite Muslims—who had land, education, and paid taxes—could vote.

A movement against Pakistan by Muslim weavers, veg sellers, and butchers went ignored

A 12-tweet history:

[Rana Ayyub @RanaAyyub]

Ramadan Kareem everyone. This holy month means the world to me and millions of Muslims across the world. This Ramadan, let us remember our greater responsibility in this pandemic. Help those in need, donate generously and please please fast, pray and stay indoors.

[Freelance Writers India @syaahi_nama]

Register here for our upcoming session on pitching with @visvak: https://t.co/D4MzeKnO2P

[Chaya Bhuvaneswar @chayab77]

Hello! Are you a South Asian or other Asian/ Asian-American screenwriter?? Please get in touch. Have an opportunity for you. Don't need to be agented, but ideally have at least one publication credit (in any genre). Thanks!! xo vanakam.

[Pooja Shah @PoojaShahwrites]

We are working with @nayantaradutta to start a South Asian Creative Writing community for writers in the US/UK. Email [email protected] if you are interested! All experience levels welcome. We want to meet more writers and share your work! @BrownGirlMag @SthAsianWriters

[Natania Barron @NataniaBarron]

1 - Welcome to #ThreadTalk, muslin edition. Muslin has been all over my feed, so let me cut to the chase:

The finest fabric in human history was perfected by the Bengali people but tragically lost in the wake of imperialism & economic ruin at the hands of the English.

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[Priya Arora @thepriyaarora]

Coming out is different for queer and trans South Asians. We often don't have the language to share our truths with our families, and the Western, white narrative of a one-time convo often doesn't hold true for us. Here are some resources for my SA fam on #NationalComingOutDay: