Lina Trivedi

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About me

Gender Female
Industry Non-Profit
Occupation Job Developer
Location Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Introduction I am a second-generation-X Desi in a constant exploration to learn how my heritage weaves into my lifestyle. I am also an entrepreneur, educator, columnist, publisher, social services provider, artist, fashion designer, and lastly, a rape survivor. My childhood experiences have impacted my life in more ways than I can articulate within 1200 characters ... In short, I love to write, provoke, evoke, explore, and sometimes complain.
Interests race relations, India, anything Desi, Bollywood, social service, Hinduism, Shiva and Parvati, business, stocks, saving money, Gujarati, pitbulls, entrepreneurship, eBay, Urban League, community development
Favorite Movies What Dreams May Come, Lucky # Slevin, Spiderman, The Notebook, Asoka, Iron Man, Lord of War, Curse of the Golden Flower, Heat, The Devil's Advocate, Fight Club, Training Day, Walk Out, Dil to Pagal Hai, Water, Murder on a Sunday Morning, Monster, Trainspotting, I Could've Been Your Cellmate, Block Party, Scarface, John Q, American Gangster
Favorite Music Prince, Janet Jackson, Motley Crue, Anything from Maahaul.org, Funkadesi, KB Elements, NWA, Bollywood soundtracks, Marvin Gaye, Luther Vandross, Stevie Wonder, Etta James, BB King, Al Green, Sade, Mary J. Blige, Pretty much anything from the 80's that contained big hair
Favorite Books Bhagavad Gita, There Are No Children Here, Things Fall Apart, Kaffir Boy, The Coldest Winter Ever, American Dream, Rage to Survive, and many other books I don't want to list in order to avoid being watched