Ep. 6: Is the Kamasutra relevant today? Meet Seema Anand, a mythologist and storyteller, specialising in women’s narratives with a focus on the erotic literatures of Ancient India. Seema has written a brilliant commentary on the Kamasutra with her book “The Arts of Seduction”. According to her, this book is the first text to talk […]
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Ep. 5: Why is female pleasure still a taboo? Meet Leeza Mangaldas, India’s foremost sex-positive content creator. Leeza’s work is all about normalising conversations around sexuality, sexual health, gender and the body – with a particular focus on women and pleasure. I interviewed Leeza for Masala Podcast, we talked about why sex & female pleasure
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Ep. 4: Why are we still cutting our girls? Meet Aarefa Johari, a passionate activist working to end the practise of Female Genital Cutting (FGC) in her Dawoodi Bohari community. She experienced FGC in her own childhood, being “cut” at the age of 7. And has dedicated her life to ensuring that young girls are
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Ep. 3: Coming out as queer at 50 Meet Raga Olga D’silva, who is South Asian and a well known LGBTQ activist, published author, successful entrepreneur & speaker. Raga’s pronouns are She/Her. In this episode, Raga & Sangeeta talk about what it means for South Asian womxn to own their sexuality, in a culture that
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Ep. 2: Why are older women less valued? Meet Shobhaa De, one of THE most well-know names in India. A fiery, feisty 70-something woman. Super successful & super confident. In this episode, Shobhaa talks about life for women in South Asian culture and how society treats older women. Hint: not well. Shobhaa De is a
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EP 1: Anoushka Shankar-Who Owns A Woman’s Body? EP 2: Shobhaa De – Why are older women less valued? Ep. 3: Raga D’Silva – Coming out as queer at 50 Ep. 4: Aarefa Johari – Why are we still cutting our girls? EP 5: Leeza Mangaldas – Why is female pleasure still a taboo? Ep.
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Ep 1: Who Owns A Woman’s Body? In this episode, I speak with Anoushka Shankar, one of the world’s biggest names in Indian classical music. Anoushka is an incredible musician & writer, as well as being a music composer & a proud feminist. We talk about taking ownership of our bodies as womxn & the
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One of the best podcasts for women, by a woman. Tackling taboos with the award-winning Masala Podcast.
Meet this awesome South Asian womxn! Dr Parvinder Shergill is an award-winning doctor in mental health for the NHS, and a published writer, actress, international presenter, and filmmaker. She has recorded with BBC, Channel 4, and has been featured in The Guardian for her work. Parvinder has her own radio show The Secret Psychiatrist, and
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About how a small-budget breakout Malayalam language film ‘The Great Indian Kitchen’ which captures the patriarchal power imbalance in Keralan households.
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South Asian womxn rule! Meet Priya Fox. She has always had a passion for acting since she was a child but when she attended dramas schools, she felt incredibly alone because no one looked like her. Her journey, in her own words: At the beginning of 2021, I saw a couple of tweets from fellow
Inspirational South Asian women & fiery Asian feminists. Love you Bad Betis!
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