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Tehsin Pala
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Associate Editor, Central Desi
New York
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Biography
Tehsin Pala is the Associate Editor of Central Desi, where she covers the South Asian diaspora in New Jersey. As a freelance writer, she reports about immigrants, gender minorities, and music. An intersectional feminist, Tehsin brings a critical gender lens to her work, ensuring her reporting challenges patriarchal and misogynistic narratives.
Music , Gender , Diversity , South Asian Diaspora , Housing , Immigration
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Content
By Tehsin Pala| Central Desi@ Illustration by Tehsin Pala For nearly five decades, India Abroad wasn’t just a newspaper, it was a lifeline. Tucked under grocery bags at Patel Brothers or passed around after Sunday temple, it connected South Asian immigrants to home and to each other. When it shut down in 2020, it was the end of an era, but diaspora media in the tristate area didn’t die with it.
By Tehsin Pala| Central Desi@ ssNazma Khan, founder of World Hijab Day, attending 67th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) at the United Nations. (Photo courtesy of Nazma Khan) On Feb. 1, thousands of people in more than 150 countries will don a hijab for the day in solidarity with women who wear headscarves. World Hijab Day, founded by Middlesex County resident Nazma Khan, aims to raise awareness of religious freedom and counter some of what Khan experienced growing up in the Bronx.
By Tehsin Pala, Ambreen Ali Verified| Central Desi@ Nina Sharma in her home office (Photo courtesy of Ambreen Ali)When Nina Sharma first met Quincy, she was hitching a ride to a friend’s Fourth of July barbecue in Philadelphia. She noticed a copy of Maxine Hong Kingston’s “The Woman Warrior” in the back seat of his car and was instantly intrigued. “Who is this man?” she wondered.
Company Info
Central Desi