Author: Lavina Melwani

Lavina Melwani is a New York-based journalist who writes for several international publications. Twitter@lavinamelwani & @lassiwithlavina Sign up for the free newsletter to get your dose of Lassi!

There are many young women who agonize about starting a family during their child-bearing years and are searching for solutions. In an earlier feature we had explored the route of adoption which can create families where none existed. For others, there is the less traveled way of surrogacy – conceiving their biological child through surrogacy.

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In a year of being marooned at home, our televisions and our laptops became family, giving us solace and comfort and the laughs we desperately needed. Our streaming services were especially cherished as they ensured the latest blockbusters and hot serials came to us when we couldn’t go to the theaters.

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A Suitable Boy has been with us for decades, in our hearts, the gift of everyone’s favorite author Vikram Seth. This global best-seller clocks in at 1349 pages and is one of the most beloved novels about a post-independence India. It has now been adapted to a BBC six part series by Mira Nair.

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Did you ever hear of the arrival of the turkey on to the Thanksgiving table being heralded as the arrival of the ‘dulhan’ or Indian bride? For Sunita Advaney’s family fixing the 30 lb bird was like preparing for an elaborate Indian wedding. Trust desis to bring their own take on this American holiday, imprinting it with their own special flavor!

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3299 people reached on FB Lassi with Lavina page – 76 engagements – FB insights Biden beats Trump in a Roller-Coaster Election Kamala Harris becomes America’s First Female Vice President [dropcap]N[/dropcap]ovember 7 was an unbelievable day in America. Today the US presidential election, after a nail-biting vote count, was finally called for Vice President Joe Biden as he reached the magic number of 270 electoral votes needed to be declared president. He and Senator Kamala Harris, who is now vice-president elect, plan to  usher in a very different America from the dystopian Trump world of the last four…

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There are scores of groups coming together to bring the Biden-Harris ticket to the White House. Besides AAPI (Asian American Pacific Islanders) there are several power players like Indiaspora, AAPI Victory Fund, Indian American Impact Fund and South Asians for Biden, and Indian National Council for Biden.

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The American president and vice-president were always white and always male. With President Obama’s inauguration they finally got to see a minority family in the White House.

Now with the nomination of Kamala Harris as vice president by Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden, comes the unprecedented prospect of a woman and a minority in the second highest position in the land.

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