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South African Indians be afraid, be very afraid

Indianspice Staff Reporter September 20, 2018 0 5,811

Everytime a South African Indian rears racist mentality, my thoughts time travel to the 1949 Cato Manor riots. It's time to stop walking on eggshells around false minority feelings.

KALI exposes the Harvey Weinstein’s of the South African film industry

Indianspice Staff Reporter September 7, 2018 0 3,777

Three brave South African women of Indian origin have come forward to Indian Spice with their trauma and tale of sexual harassment at the hands of a filmmaker right here in SA.

Sisters are protectors too: Maybe it is time to reimagine Raksha Bandhan

Indianspice Staff Reporter August 30, 2018 0 179

As an elder sister I am protector to my brother and other siblings, so shouldn’t he be tying a rakhi on my wrist, instead of the other way around?

Sridevi: The silence of the Queen of dance & laughter

lakshya August 13, 2018 1 475

In a 300-film career spanning more than 50 years, you’d be hard pressed to find an occasion when Sridevi has spoken off-screen. Whether in controversy, celebration, or grief.

Bollywood: The most intriguing women characters you should know about

Indianspice Staff Reporter August 8, 2018 0 268

This Womens Month in South Africa we look at the most intriguing and ferocious female leads brought to life in Bollywood by Vishal Bhardwaj.

Review: Broken Promises movie is a ton of insults to the LGBT community

Naufal Khan July 29, 2018 3 11,927

Laughing at jokes that are made at the expense of a marginalized group creates a dangerous precedent. This isn’t about my team and I being the PC [politically correct] police. It’s about creating a safe environment for the queer desi.

Pakistan’s incoming Prime Minister Imran ‘Taliban’ Khan

Indianspice Staff Reporter July 27, 2018 0 269

Imran might have the crown, but he doesn’t have the halo that had emerged around him as he lifted that sparkling crystal trophy after the 1992 World Cup final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Pakistan: A new dawn approaches as Imran Khan is set to assume power

Indianspice Staff Reporter July 26, 2018 0 422

Khan is set to be the Prime Minister of the only Islamic nation armed with nuclear weapons & this being only the second time that civilian transfer of power has happened in Pakistan’s 71-year history.

Arre: An open letter to the man who will replace AB de Villiers

Indianspice Staff Reporter May 27, 2018 0 291

How does one replace an exceptionally innovative middle-order batsman with a superhero-like aura on the field, who can knock it out of the park at will and kept wickets like his life depended on it?