What Kenya taught me about religion

I have always been anti-religion. When my mom did the numerous rituals for Diwali, I couldn’t…

Tribe 48.

Last year, the Kenyan government finally recognized Kenyans of Indian descent as the 44th tribe of the country. Significant Indian migration…

Becoming a local

The weeks leading up to my move to Nairobi were filled with lots of advice and questions from everyone I knew. Most people told…

Locals not welcome

Growing up in Toronto shields you from the realities of racism. Especially systemic racism.

The colour of my skin, the clothes I wear, and the texture of my hair don’t matter there. I am just one of the thousands of people from an Indian descent that roam the streets of…

The expat life

Learn the local language or get into trouble

About 6 months ago I decided to move to Nairobi without doing much research into…

The magic of Nairobi

In no real order.