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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

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Members of Boston University’s Jalwa dance team pose with their trophy at the South Asian Showdown at Strand Theatre on Saturday. The team won third place for their performance based on the 2019 film “Escape Room.” COURTESY OF ANISHA PATEL

Jalwa dance team finishes competition season with third place at South Asian Showdown

Sana Muneer April 9, 2024
Jalwa, a BU Bollywood fusion dance team, performed at the 15th annual South Asian Showdown, a competition between “the best” Indian fusion and Bollywood dance teams, on Saturday.
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

Wear Me This: Sabyasachi controversy reveals the frailty of Western inclusivity

Sujena Soumyanath November 8, 2021
As an American, I can’t help but meet the Sabyasachi backlash with some degree of incredulity. As an Indian, however, I can understand the outcry.
BHATIA: India and China need to destigmatize mental health, increase access to treatment

BHATIA: India and China need to destigmatize mental health, increase access to treatment

Jahnavi Bhatia March 21, 2017

I recently watched a Bollywood movie called “Dear Zindagi” with two of my white, American friends. As much as they loved the movie, their first question to me was, “Is mental illness really that...

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