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Aparajita Jeedigunta

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Forget a Seat at the Table — We’re Not Even in the Room

How gatekeeping and polite exclusion are shaping the future of South Asian community spaces

Apr 21

An empty conference room with a conference table and chairs around it symbolizing that there can be no conference if people can’t get into the room. There is a green colored internal wall on the left hand side and large wall-t-wall panel windows with a bench on the right side spanning the whole room.

Apr 21

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Why I Built a Telugu Course for Intercultural Families and Neurospectacular Minds

Most Telugu programs weren’t built for us. This one is — for adult learners navigating culture, connection, and the courage to begin again.

Apr 14

Why I Built a Telugu Course for Intercultural Families and Neurospectacular Minds

Apr 14

“Black Dandyism Was the Assignment. South Asian Celebs Missed It.”

Black dandyism was the assignment. South Asian celebs showed up, but missed it. A critique of solidarity, spectacle, and erasure at the Met

May 7

“Black Dandyism Was the Assignment. South Asian Celebs Missed It.”

May 7

Why Reclaiming Telugu (and Other Indigenous Languages) Isn’t Just Cultural — It’s Psychological…

For decades, immigrants have been told that success depends on one thing: how well we adapt. Psychologists even mapped it out in…

May 1

Why Reclaiming Telugu (and Other Indigenous Languages) Isn’t Just Cultural — It’s Psychological…

May 1

Inherited Silence: How We Break the Curses That Tried to Silence Us

Colonialism, patriarchy, and capitalism taught us to survive by shrinking. Reindigenization and cultural recovery teach us how to live…

Apr 29

Inherited Silence: How We Break the Curses That Tried to Silence Us

Apr 29

This Is Not an Apology Anymore

An updated letter to my daughter about the harm still happening in real time.

Apr 22

This Is Not an Apology Anymore

Apr 22

The Language of Love in Telugu: Reindigenizing Feeling Through Words and Film

Reindigenizing the language of feeling through film, family, and emotional fluency

Apr 17

Two pictures overlayed over one another. One image is of a woman sitting at a table with a vase on it and writing, looking contemplative. She is by a window that is bringing in some light. The overlay image is of an open book with some of the pages bent into a heart shape.

Apr 17

What It Really Means to Reindigenize Your Life (And What It Doesn’t)

The word reindigenize has started appearing in all the places that trendy language goes to get sanitized — wellness brands, social justice…

Apr 16

A picture of my indigenous lands in East Godavari that brings me nostalgia and memories as I am on my journey to reindigenize

Apr 16

You’re Not Too Late: Reclaiming Telugu as an Adult Learner

“I wish something like this existed 15 or 20 years ago when my grandmother was still alive. I would’ve loved to talk to her properly.” —…

Apr 15

Apr 15

Why Companies Need to Help Every One of their Millennial Employees to Become A Visible Leader ™. |

Dr. Aparajita Jeedigunta, PhD | AJ Rao, LLC

Jan 7, 2020

Why Companies Need to Help Every One of their Millennial Employees to Become A Visible Leader ™. |

Jan 7, 2020

Aparajita Jeedigunta

Aparajita Jeedigunta

Telugu Educator | Social Psychologist | Diversity and Inclusion Consultant | Empowerment Coach | TBI Warrior and Activist | https://linktr.ee/drajjeedigunta

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