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Shivani Desai – Washington University Political Review

Author / Shivani Desai

Shivani Desai is a freshman in the College of Arts & Sciences. She can be reached at shivani.desai@wustl.edu.
  • Looking Beyond the Turban

    BY SHIVANI DESAI It is incredible how much power and mean­ing one piece of fabric can hold. For those who adhere to the Sikh religion, a turban (dastar) is a symbol of devotion and spiritu­ality. It is a connection to the roots and his­tory of the Sikh people and a way for them to portray…

  • Saving Face or Saving Syria?

    BY SHIVANI DESAI Smoldering fumes fill the air, casting a dark shadow over the unfolding scene. Interspersed images of ravaged landscape, debris-filled streets, and destructed homes flash onto the screen. But more heartbreaking than this portrayal of destruction is the depiction of pure suffering. Mutilated arms and legs; limp, lifeless bodies; blood-splatters and grimy soot…