Engaging ideas, transforming minds
Engaging ideas, transforming minds

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Amita Handa has a doctorate in sociology and is a community-based research consultant. She is co-host of Masala Mixx on CKLN 88.1 FM, a radio program that presents a fusion of Eastern and Western music. She is also an editor and writer for BrownSugar, a New York-based art and culture magazine for South Asian women, produced by Vinita Srivastava.

Books

  • January 2003
  • 9780889614062
  • $38.95 Print
  • $33.95 Digital

Of Silk Saris & Mini-Skirts

South Asian Girls Walk the Tightrope of Culture
Amita Handa