“My resolution was to get more attention,” Kelly Kapoor once said. Well, she got our attention. The Office star Mindy Kaling is an actor, writer, director, and producer. She has created several hit TV shows such as The Mindy Project, The Sex Lives of College Girls, etc. Mindy has also contributed to directing and co-writing in The Office.

Having an Indian root, she understands the feeling of displacement. The struggle of adjusting to a culture that is totally opposite to your own is very frustrating. Recently, in an interview, she talks about a Netflix show Never Have I Ever.

Mindy Kaling opens up about being Indian in foreign countries!

Television is one of the most powerful tools to convey social status to people. With the help of television, you can convey any feelings to people. And because of television, you can connect to different cultures. Mindy Kaling has an Indian background. Therefore, in her works, she can represent that Indian-ness accurately.

Recently, in an interview with Forbes, Mindy talks about the powerful Asian female characters that counter the stereotypes. Asian women are shy; one of many stereotypes is broken by Mindy herself. She says that when she writes any Asian story, she tries to show a different side of the Asian American experience no one has ever seen before. Commitment to mental health, seeing a therapist, and wanting to date a guy are some parts of the Asian American diaspora she represents in her stories. Mindy believes that there are really interesting and fun, as few people are doing it.

The interviewer adds, “and such a diverse representation of the Asian experience too.” Mindy proudly talks about representation in her show, Never Have I Ever, the story that follows the lives of a South Asian American family from South India. The show focuses on a South Indian Hindu, who grew up in the US, and there is a Muslim girl as well. Naturally, there is a cultural difference between them.

“The Asian experience is not a monolith,” says Mindy. People wouldn’t know this if there weren’t any shows that explain and explore this difference. And that’s why Mindy strives to create stories and characters that explore the depths of Asian representation.

Her perspective on Asians and particularly on Indians in a different country is very sensible. ThIS is represented accurately and uniquely in Never Have I Ever. The difference in culture and the problems in adjusting to that is one of the main focuses of the show. There will be a season 3 soon. Till then, it’s time to binge-watch the comedy teen drama again only on Netflix.

Watch Here: Never Have I Ever