November 12th, 2020
OUR FAVORITE DESI TIKTOKERS: PART 2
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Credits
Author: Aparna Sivaraman
Editor: Anila Noushin
Layout: Ashling Lee
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Credits
Author: Aparna Sivaraman
Editor: Anila Noushin
Layout: Ashling Lee
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TikTok: @shriyavenkat
Instagram: @shriyavenkat Shriya is a TikTok creator with 73K followers on TikTok and over 2 million overall likes. The fifteen-year-old Tamil girl’s content includes videos of her lip syncing, dancing, and spreading positivity to her viewers. Many of her TikToks involve music for trendy dances and challenges. She is known for her put-together hair, makeup, and outfits. Her account became popular after a video she posted about being Indian blew up. She continues to make TikToks, as well as posting on her Instagram account, and her spam TikTok account, @shriyuhbruh, with over 12K followers. |
TikTok: @avani
Instagram: @avani Avani Gregg is a seventeen-year-old TikToker from Indiana. Her father is African American, and her mother is Indian-Mongolian, therefore giving her Indian roots. With over 27 million followers on TikTok and over 14.2 million followers on Instagram, Avani is an extremely well-known influencer. Many of her videos showcase her makeup expertise, with her first viral video involving a clown makeup look she put together. She has acted in Chicken Girls, a Brat TV series on YouTube. Avani has also won the Shorty Award for TikToker of the Year and is in a relationship with Anthony Reeves, another popular TikToker. |
TikTok: @mitanarayan
Instagram: @therealsushmita Sushmita Narayan is a nineteen-year-old TikToker who mainly makes “point of view”, or POV TikToks. Her most famous TikToks involve her imitating popular high school girls. She has gotten backlash for these POVs, with people claiming they seem “too real to just be a POV”. However, in reality, Narayan is just a great actress and plays her parts very well. With 86K followers on TikTok and over 4.7 million likes, Sushmita’s platform is growing steadily. |
TikTok: @bootlegmeg_
Instagram: @bootlegmeg_ Meg Roth is a nineteen-year-old Indian who lives in Canada. Her TikTok account has equal comedy and singing aspects. With over 472K followers and 8.9 million likes on TikTok, she is becoming one of the most influential Desi TikTokers. Many of her videos also include reactions to other TikToks or reactions to her comments. If you need a good laugh, her videos are great to binge. She also has posted covers to popular songs on YouTube on her account, Meg R. One of her most popular videos received 94K views. |
TikTok: @karchill
Instagram: @karrchill Karthik, known to most as “Karchill”, is a TikToker from Texas. He started to gain followers after he posted a video of him dancing to the song “I Wanna Love You” by Akon. In the video with over 18.9 million likes and 2 million likes, Karthik wears blue plaid pants and a blue sweatshirt while he dances in his bathroom. Since this video went viral, Karthik continues to post dance and choreography videos to his account, which continues to grow with over 677K followers. |
TikTok: @khai_malik
Instagram: @khai_malikk TikTok and Instagram YouTube influencer Khai Malik is known for his relatable Desi content. As a Chinese-Pakistani, he experiences many varying aspects of being Asian, allowing him the ability to relate to multiple groups of people. He lives in the UK and he also likes to follow popular trends and make comedy videos. With 10K followers on Instagram and 150K followers on TikTok, Khai is growing to be an influential role model in the Desi community. |
TikTok: @ashleysr19
Instagram: @ashley_r_singh Ashley is a nineteen-year-old TikToker living in Chicago. With over 51K followers and 2.7 million likes overall, she has gained a large following. Ashley’s content is tailored to Desi people, especially Desi girls, as she posts videos about relatable occurrences in her household. She utilizes makeup and fashion to dress her part in different comedy sketches she posts. She currently attends the University of Wisconsin-Madison and continues to post videos while in college. |