Description

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Lila Yadhavar and Nikhil Shah are Indian-Americans from dominantly Caucasian schools located in Virginia and San Francisco, respectively. The only thing that's different between them is that Lila struggles to fit in with this society, and for Nikhil, a.k.a. Nick, it was a piece of naan. When they both enroll into Stanford University, they find themselves introduced to a large, robust, non-assimilated South Asian student community. The two meet and discover the world of fusing two contrasting cultures while learning more about themselves.

About the Author

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Tia Rajan, a Malaysian Indian born in England and raised in the US, has been writing young adult fiction since eighth grade. All of the stories are currently published online on Wattpad, an international creative writing platform. URBAN DESI is her first published novel, as well as her first South Asian diasporic literature piece. She graduated from UC San Diego with a B.A. degree in Anthropology.