#desi light academia

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Oh to be the only daughter of the rich scholarly couple from 50’s India, driving a Morris Oxford to University, speaking fluent Hindi, Urdu, Bangla, English and French, lounging in my summer cottage in Shimla, going shopping with Anglo-Indian friends in the local market, either being the subject of envy or disdain of other women, smoking a cigg from my pearl studded gold case that was a gift to daddy from some royalty with one of my many flings, flying off to Paris for vacations, attending meetings with the top leaders and not giving a fuck about getting married because daddy’s rich enough to buy me a trophy husband. All this while clad in elegant yet sexy chiffon saree.

papenathys:

a dark skinned south asian model with braided hair in the backstage of a fashion show. they are wearing kohl and elaborate jewellery including a headdress, hair ornaments and a jewelled naath.ALT
pale pink and blue clouds of cotton candy.ALT
a shot of the taj lake palace resort in udaipur, india, a gorgeous marble structure facing a large lake. an indian man in a blue and pink turban plays a flute on the terrace. ALT
a front view of a bright pink house in rajasthan, with the traditional latticed "jaali" windows and elaborate arched doorways covered in mosaics.ALT
kali, a dark skinned trans woman from hyderabad, india, smiles at the camera while adjusting her hair. she wears a pale blue saree with a bright pink blouse, and long earrings. ALT
three meenakari enamelled bracelets in shades of white, pale blue and pale pink, set with semi precious stones and pretty floral motifs.ALT
a pink cycle rickshaw with a blue umbrella is parked outside a barred window of a white-walled south asian house. ALT
elaborate carpets with geometric designs in various shades of pink and pale blue, corners half folded up.ALT
two south asian people wearing white clothes and jewellery stand against a clear blue sky. one of them reaches out to the camera, the other, indistinctly visible, looks towards their companion.ALT

desi pride moodboard: trans pride

want something for yourself. when all we have are these brief spans between our nonexistences, why not make the most of the life you’re living now? // shelley parker-chan, she who became the sun

[ image ID in alt text. terfs dni. ]

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