Hopefully someone else more knowledgeable than I will swoop in on what Desi designates and represents to those from India.

Have you published what your grandmother, Ms. Lucy Mae Redd Lewis taught you? If not, please get to work asap. You can even begin to share through Medium. Please we need to hear this. I will follow you to keep up. If you are on Instagram or Twitter, follow me there at @rondaracha.