Pashmina, Nidhi Chanani’s coming-of-age debut about a first-generation Indian American girl who uses the pashmina to explore her family’s roots, will get its turn on the big screen, courtesy of Netflix and Hyde Park Films. The company has tapped Gurinder Chadha (Bend It Like Beckham, Blinded by the Light), writing partner Paul Mayeda Berges and […]
NYCC ‘18: The South Asian Voices in Comics Panel
By Sara L. Jewell On Thursday afternoon at the Javitz Center, attendees lined up to hear from a preeminent panel of South Asian creators working in comics. Moderated by Preeti Chhibber of the Desi Geek Girls podcast, panellists Shivana Sookdeo (Elements: Fire), Fahmida Azim (Emanata), Priya Huq (Mana), Ananth Hirsh (Johnny Wander), Veronica Agarwal (Elements: Fire) and Nidhi Chanani (Pashmina) frankly discussed their approaches to creating honest and authentic representations […]
EXCLUSIVE look at the trailer for Nidhi Chanani’s PASHMINA, a fantastic Indian-American coming of age story
“I hope that people can find a reflection of their own experiences within the pages.”
All the podcasts of San Diego 2017 with Three Women in a Hotel Room and more
You’re probably as sick of San Diego Comic-Con as we are, but in case you missed any of our podcasts from the show, here’s the definitive guide! First, Brigid Alverson, Deb Aoki and The Beat Herself reunited for “Three Women in a Hotel Room” – a sorta daily podcast of our impressions of the show, […]
First Second Announces Pashmina, a YA Bildungsroman that Seeks to Change the Way You See India
Today, cartoonist Nidhi Chanani announced that her first graphic novel, Pashmina, has been picked up by First Second to be released in 2017. Pashmina is the story of a Indian-American girl named Priyanka Das who lives in Orange County and seeks to reconnect with her mother’s Indian roots. She finds a pashmina shawl that whisks […]