It has taken me way too long to write this blog. When Akhila reached out to me asking if I’d be interested in contributing to the “Be the Change” series, I immediately thought “Yes! Of course!” But, you see, I don’t really know how to write about myself and my experiences – on my blog,…
This summer, I’ll be writing for Jolkona Foundation. Jolkona is a nonprofit organization aiming to build awareness and mobilize young people to support successful community development projects around the world. Jolkona provides an online platform where it lists the projects it supports, and allows individuals to donate small amounts of money to these high-impact projects….
Hey everyone, just wanted to announce that Justice for All has been included on Ryan Stephens’ ballot for the Top Ten Gen Y blogs of June. I’d like to thank those of you who have voted to get me on the list, and I very much appreciate it! I encourage you all to check out…
Yesterday, I ran across this article: “How to Write about Africa.” It’s a great eye-opening article, which uses sarcasm to point out the most common stereotypes of Africa and how so much of the media about Africa is framed without a true understanding of the continent. But as I started reading it, I began feeling…
Hey everyone! Welcome to Justice for all – part 2! I recently bought a personal domain (http://akhilak.com) to serve as a personal portfolio, and have moved my blog over here as well. If you’re already subscribed, you don’t need to change a thing as the feed is the same. If you are a new reader,…
Due to the ongoing personal branding and social media craze, everyone is trying to brand themselves as a person interested in so-and-so or an expert in a specific area. As a consequence, there are an abundance of blogs out there telling you how to blog, what to blog about, or what not to blog about….
Recently I’ve been thinking about what it means to be authentic to yourself. It means understanding who you are and sticking to that, and making decisions based on your personal hopes, dreams, passions, and preferences. It means not settling for a job you don’t love, even in this economy. It means staying true to yourself….
Here is a guest post I recently wrote for my friend Grace’s blog. Grace is featuring guest posts by fellow Gen Yers on the topic “What Inspires You?” in order to find out what makes Gen Y tick. I’m honored that she asked me to write a blog for her theme, and I am posting…
Recently, Grace invited me to write a guest post for her blog on “What Inspires You?” The topic really did get me thinking, and even inspired me further. One of the things I wrote about was writing itself. I’ve always been incredibly inspired by writing, and by words. I’ve grown up on poetry, and…
I found this cool online toy called Wordle, which generates word clouds from text or links that you provide. You can fully customize the colors, fonts, as well as the position of the words (horizontal, vertical, etc). It’s a lot of fun to play around with. I created a wordle for this blog, and you…
