Malini Ramaiyer
Daily Californian
San Francisco Bay Area, CA, United States
Contact Malini
Discover and connect with journalists and influencers around the world, save time on email research, monitor the news, and more.
| Recent: |
|
| Past: |
|
Past articles by Malini:
Shotgun Players’ ‘The Flick’ depicts awkwardness, small joys of day jobs
The play’s characters bring us relief in their relatable awkwardness as they work together at a movie house sweeping up after moviegoers. → Read More
Campus alumna Dulce María López creates art to cross cultural borders
López attended school in Ciudad Guzmán, a center of murals from a revolutionary era in Mexico. These murals were the background of López’s childhood. → Read More
How ‘The Good Place’ star Jameela Jamil is calling for more considerate body representation
Jamil’s advocacy fell under the limelight last month, after she called Khloé Kardashian out for an Instagram post advertising detox drink Flat Tummy Tea. → Read More
Viet Thanh Nguyenc speaks to maintaining radical roots while navigating academia
On a seemingly typical Tuesday afternoon last week, Wheeler Hall’s Maude Fife Room hosted a very special guest — Viet Thanh Nguyen, author of Pulitzer Prize winning novel, “The Sympathizer.” → Read More
At Slim's, members of Ezra Collective are truly ‘best friends playing different instruments’
Throughout the performance, Ezra Collective stood true to its name by upholding a synchronized and blended sound founded on a basis of togetherness. → Read More
Golden coins of journalism
So here I am, a few days before my 21st birthday, demanding myself to incorporate art into my day and honestly, it’s exhausting. But yesterday, when I arrived at Slim’s and Ezra Collective started dancing on the stage for us, I rediscovered what Balmeo had been saying this whole time. → Read More
Nadhi Thekkek, Rupy C. Tut explore impact of British Indian partition through traditional Indian art
There’s a fine line between reflecting and appropriating a struggle, and Tut vocalized that the pair was very careful to not fall into the latter category. → Read More
W. Kamau Bell talks Oscars, civil rights movement and 'Front Row'
Knowing that UC Berkeley has an unmistakably poor diversity of students, with about 3 percent of students being Black, Bell said he felt as though the event might be interpreted as trying too hard to appeal to students. But only time could tell. → Read More
Oakland-born singer Safia Mafia made it in the big city, and it wasn’t easy
In an interview with The Daily Californian, Safia overviewed the trajectory of her career, highlighting both the milestones and the setbacks. Down-to-earth and joking, she was candid in discussing how she struggled to reach where she is now. → Read More
Sandra Oh brought tears of joy to eyes of Asian-Americans and here’s why
As an actress, Sandra Oh has paved the way for Asian-American artists, becoming the first Asian-American person to win Best Actress in a Television Drama. As host, she highlighted her community and called out examples of whitewashing. → Read More
Day trips perfect for dead week
This is your chance to break out, explore that part of the city that you’ve always wondered about and truly relax. So take a look at these dead week day trips for a breath of fresh air before exam time sets in.Read More… → Read More
Off the Beat | People to hold on to
Kalpana’s not very good at first impressions — I would know, because I was not a fan when I first met her. Six years later, I talk to Kalpana every day: “If you were a song, what would you be?” “What city do you think you’ll settle down in?” “What ‘Harry Potter’ house do you think I’d be in?” → Read More
‘Kiss,’ the play, phenomenally represents the struggle of cross-cultural communication
Context means everything when it comes to cross-cultural representation. Without context, the beauty and intention of art is lost; the artist is forgotten. → Read More
Maintaining a ‘cool girl’ aesthetic: Clairo conforms to cliche of ‘90s nostalgia
Performing at the Great American Music Hall on Thursday Aug. 16, Clairo fell prey to the overrated hipster culture of 2018. → Read More
Hop Along presents elegant cacophony at the Great American Music Hall
For its concert at the Great American Music Hall, the band began with its most popular song off its newest album Bark Your Head Off, Dog, “How Simple.” → Read More
Off the Beat | On a different note
As I grew into the American teenager that I was socialized to be, I felt as though Carnatic music was too far removed from my life to be relevant. → Read More
High school girl sexually assaulted at gunpoint in Downtown Berkeley
A man armed with gun approached and sexually assaulted a female high school student as she was walking in Downtown Berkeley on Thursday morning. → Read More
7 pro-tenant candidates seek nomination to run for rent board election
On Sunday, the Berkeley Tenant Convention will meet to decide on its pro-tenant slate, composed of five individuals who will run for rent board election. → Read More
Berkeley police seek information on 2 South Berkeley shootings Thursday
Within 10 minutes of each other, two shootings occurred in South Berkeley on Thursday night. → Read More
Berkeley police detain woman for allegedly damaging cars
BPD detained Berkeley resident Dawn Carraway on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, vandalism of a motor vehicle and a probation violation. → Read More