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Jul 23, 20211 min read

Transition to medium.com

As I begin to allow myself to be more seen and not just post, create, and exist quietly and behind closed doors it's time to wrap up this...

Jul 10, 20210 min read

Pre-save my/our new single, Ocean (feat. Xav A.), out 8/7/21

Jun 28, 20213 min read

Happy pride! 🌈

I have a nuanced relationship to pride, especially how commodified and narrow it can be and how it can feel that it's become a...

Jun 21, 20211 min read

Endless Wonder

New piece by me, originally posted below on The Desi Condition blog. Thanks to Tanushree for the support and for posting :)

Jun 5, 20211 min read

Tiny Desk Contest Entry 2021

I'm proud and excited to bring you my Tiny Desk Contest 2021 entry, "Giants." This is an unreleased song; the studio-version will be...

May 21, 20211 min read

Uliya in the Houston Chronicle (again)!

I'm super honored to be in the Houston Chronicle again! Thanks to Yi-Chin for the photography and Kirk for the reporting! Some folks are...

May 20, 20211 min read

New, soothing tunes from Uliya

Acoustic versions of Endless Wonder and Wanderer out today! Click the image below to listen :)

May 18, 20211 min read

Paying attention to Palestine and other things

If you're looking to understand what's happening in Palestine here are some places to start to learn and support: Learn Don’t Take the...

May 9, 20210 min read

Marigold mixtape (mutual aid for India) & monsoon dreaming newsletter 5

May 7, 20211 min read

Uliya in the Houston Chronicle!

I'm very excited to announce that I've been included in Houston Chronicle's "Chronicle Concerts" hosted by Joey Guerra along with a Q&A...

May 1, 20211 min read

May day, the work of Alexandria Perryman, and Ustad Bismillah Khan for Dalit History Month

Happy May Day! And gratitude to all those who fought in the past and who continue to fight to make our lives more joyful, easeful,...

Apr 29, 20211 min read

Gratitude and dissonance

I feel grateful and complicated about getting second vaccine today knowing that there are many more people in the world who are on the...

Apr 27, 20212 min read

My heart is hurting for India right now re COVID-19, and how to help

Edit 5/9/21 - new blog post from SAYHU Equality Labs & SAALT have said it best so I'll leave their emails below to see how you can...

Apr 27, 20211 min read

Escape to the country and cover of "Skin" by Dijon

I was lucky enough to spend a few days away in the so-called "Hill Country" of Texas (on the stolen lands of the Tonkawa, Lipan Apache,...

Apr 27, 20211 min read

SAYHU event recap - Letters to Our Incarcerated Neighbors

As part of my engagement with SAYHU, I co hosted an event with my friend Muizz called "Letters to Our Incarcerated Neighbors." We...

Apr 22, 20211 min read

Columbus

My heart is broken about Ma'khia Bryant. Leaving this here for those who want to watch. This was very necessary for me to watch. As...

Apr 21, 20211 min read

Giants (live for Daya's Brown Bodies, Bold Stories)

I had the privilege of performing for Brown Bodies, Bold Stories to support Daya and their programming. There were so many talented...

Apr 18, 20211 min read

What happened in Brooklyn Center, Chicago, and Indianapolis

I want to be mindful of folks boundaries around hearing about killing and death, especially for Black folks, Latinx folks, and Sikh...

Apr 17, 20211 min read

"Wanderer" - lyric video out now!

I created a lyric video (and Spotify canvas) for Wanderer using Davinci Resolve effects. Go check it out below :)

Apr 13, 20211 min read

Black LGBTQ+ Migrant Project: #FreeBlock13

I wanted to share this email from BLMP (Black LGBTQ+ Migrant Project). Tw: This email discusses death and violence. The FreeBlock13...

Apr 8, 20211 min read

Great American Song Contest feedback

I'm not sure if they're doing this for everyone or if this year is unique, but I got my FIRST actual response from a song contest....

Apr 7, 20211 min read

Dalit History Month & accountability

Click here to read the articles posted for Dalit History Month. Equality Labs recently sent out their email announcing Dalit History...

Apr 4, 20211 min read

No one who is notorious...

No one who is notorious for the impact, good or bad, they made on the world has done it alone. They had help, whether they are remembered...

Mar 26, 20211 min read

It's disgusting...

...that folks have to work for so little pay and work so hard and for such long periods too. This article brought me a lot of perspective...

Mar 25, 20211 min read

The Copyeditor's Handbook & Souncloud

I'm going to briefly discuss two discoveries on my mind. 1) The Copyeditor's Handbook, I cannot recommend this enough even though I'm...

Mar 18, 20212 min read

Atlanta...

I'm feeling saddened, triggered, an on edge about all the recent Anti-Asian violence. Posting resources below: Two things to sign on to:...

Mar 15, 20211 min read

"We don’t set out to save the world...

"We don’t set out to save the world; we set out to wonder how other people are doing and to reflect on how our actions affect other...

Mar 12, 20212 min read

"Endless Wonder (live & acoustic)" and "Mermaids" cover on YouTube

Both the jacket and the shirt are made by friends. For the jacket, check out BasimMichelle for the t-shirt check out Warefamos. Endless...

Mar 9, 20211 min read

Thanks to "The Desi Condition"...

...for posting my photo + my write-up of my work on their instagram :) "In my latest EP, Breathe Me In, I try to honor how we love...

Mar 5, 20211 min read

I'm surprised...

...at how excited I am that the winner of the first-ever season of Canada's drag race is a person of South Asian descent, Indo-Caribbean...

Mar 1, 20212 min read

New cover on YouTube, Texas Winter Storm, and SAYHU event

This past few weeks has been A LOT — the Texas Winter Storm has taken a toll on many, many people, myself included. I was very lucky to...

Feb 12, 20211 min read

Final Nineteen cover art & new music from Anju

Talked with my partner, who had some great feedback for me, and I landed on this as the new, final art for Nineteen (uploading back to...

Feb 10, 20211 min read

New "Nineteen" cover art, a series

I decided to re upload Nineteen to "the stores" via Distrokid, ie re distribute it because of some botted playlist issues. I want to keep...

Feb 1, 20211 min read

The work of Bishakh Som

I just wanted to take moment to appreciate the work of a friend, Bishakh Som. Her storytelling and art in her comic, Apsara Engine is...

Jan 8, 20214 min read

Brief how-to on new cover of Caroline by Arlo Parks

"Children, everybody, here's what to do during war: In a time of destruction, create something. A poem. A parade. A community. A school....

Jan 3, 20211 min read

SAADA queer brown feelings - entry

SUBMIT YOURS HERE Gaze into my stormy eyes And stay awhile Build a shelter with my inner child If you're scared and lost at sea Sing a...

Jan 1, 20213 min read

2021. What are you grateful for? What are you intentions?

My intention for my 30th year and 2020 in general was: When someone tells you who you are, do not believe them. I've expanded on this...

Dec 27, 20203 min read

Winter solstice - new videos

First off, happy winter solstice and happy almost new year! I just released a monsoon dreaming vol 3 - newsletter. You can view it here....

Dec 27, 20201 min read

Just what the songwriter ordered ~

I was talking to a friend and I came with this idea to prescribe my songs for different "moments." You can see find the "apothecary" of...

Dec 25, 20200 min read

monsoon dreaming vol 3 - newsletter

Dec 21, 20203 min read

We keep us safe

"The seeds we plant will grow to be a field of flowers, a sanctuary — a forest filled with love and endless wonder" CW: racist violence,...

Dec 19, 20201 min read

I've been doing this since I was a kid...

Rehearsing I'm getting into this practice of recording my rehearsals. I'm rehearsing a special cover (coming soon) and also an acoustic...

Dec 7, 20201 min read

Spotify Wrapped 2020

Grateful for all those that listened this year - 58.4k streams, 4k listening hours (WOW!), 21.k listeners, and 85 countries!

Dec 5, 20201 min read

New music from me and other trans people & South Asians <3

If you haven't already checked out my new EP, please do! Please purchase it on BandCamp and/or stream it on Spotify. And follow me on...

Nov 30, 20205 min read

Breathe Me In - about the music + lyrics

Nothing can stop you from loving and being loved.

Nov 30, 20200 min read

monsoon dreaming vol 2 - newsletter

Nov 28, 20202 min read

The twirling tech goddess, intelligent mischief, podcasts, "I was on the news," and more!

If you haven't already, please pre-save my EP! No capacity to write extensively so I'll just leave with you some thoughts on content that...

Nov 25, 20201 min read

New covers and gratitude

If you haven't already, please pre-save my EP! I'm slowly making my way down the list of pre-release EP-related promotion & admin work I...

Nov 19, 20202 min read

Trans Week of Awareness: You don't need to be magic to be celebrated

[If you haven't already, please pre-save my EP! Here's a still from my upcoming lyric video]: CW: discussion of transphobia You don't...

Nov 13, 20202 min read

Do it yourself: Creating my own lyric video for Breathe Me In

Currently having so much fun in YouTubing and searching how-tos, creating a lyric video for you all for Breathe Me In in Davinci Resolve!...