In 1997, Vijai mortified her parents by giving up a career in journalism, canceling her wedding, and becoming a stand-up comedian- and she hasn't looked back since! Her unique perspective offers a new spin on dating, childhood, pop-culture, politics and racism.       Watch these video clips on Dating and Religion           (You might need to download QuickTime)       Vijai has grown into the leading Indian American Female Comedian, performing both nationally and internationally. Recent credits include: Featured at the Los Angeles Women's Theater Festival 2006 Vijai is the first and only woman to be Nominated Comedian of the Year 2005 by South Asian Media Awards. Vijai has appeared on the BBC and taped UK Comedy Channel's "The World Stands Up" in England March 2005 NBC chose Vijai as one of it's top 10 comics in the Nation for its Stand-Up for Diversity Showcase in Los Angeles, Sept. 2004. Back Stage Magazine named Vijai one of the top ten stand-up comics in 2003. Vijai was chosen as one of two comics to represent America at the Smirnoff International Comedy Festival in Cape Town, South Africa in September of 2003. TV appearances include: ABC News’ 20/20, PBS, The Oxygen Network, and the BBC.       Vijai's irreverent humor springs from her experiences of growing up as a "foreigner" in America- despite the fact she was born and raised in a suburb of Washington D.C. Much of her stand-up comedy is about growing up as an Indian in America, cultural clashes with her parents, and the racism she's dealt with as a child and now as a comedian (sounds heavy- but really it's funny.)       She also tours nationally with her one-woman show, “Good Girls Don’t, But Indian Girls Do,” a funny and poignant exploration of the struggle to discover, create and claim an Indian American identity. It's a universal show that connects with people of all races.       Vijai breaks every taboo as she exposes the underbelly of an Indian American family. She takes you through growing up Indian in a Jewish community; her discovery of sex in a repressed Hindu household; and how she finds herself along the way. It's "Gandhi" meets "Pretty in Pink."