Articles by Maya Champaneri
Maya is a contributor and editor-in-chief of Myriad Magazine. She enjoys cooking, writing, nutrition, horrible and fantastic television, and as a recent homeowner, gets great satisfaction from interior decorating projects. You can send her feedback or article submissions by sending an email to myriadeditor@gmail.com.
Nearly 15 years ago, my grandfather died from complications associated with diabetes. Several communities of color, particularly South Asians, can be six times more likely to get diabetes than white people (according to Diabetes UK). …
Although I’ve been saying it since probably my freshman year in high school, I can’t exactly recall just how its origins came about. All I know is that it originated in the Bay Area (no, …
Photo Credit: Jun Acullador
First dates can be daunting. A typical first date scenario—although they are all commonly riddled with angst and uncertainty—is anything but typical. You really have no idea just how it’s going to …
Stars like Neil Patrick Harris and Margaret Cho got together for “Prop 8, the Musical,” but isn’t a little too late? Prop 8 was on the ballot last month and it didn’t pass. Better late …






