I love Manasi’s vibrant energy & awesome art. Here’s more from her: Manasi Arya is a Special Education teacher pursuing her masters in Special Education. She is also an artist who created a popular art page on Instagram a few years ago to showcase her stories and art pieces over the years. She says her inspiration is […]
South Asian womxn rock. Preeti Dsouza has a belly and she knows how to use it! A belly dancer, known for busting taboos around size and body shape, Preeti has spent the last 10 years both learning and teaching Belly Dancing in Mumbai. She has trained with international teachers and has trained her students to perform
South Asian womxn are awesome! South Asian Sister Toral Shah is Founder of The Urban Kitchen, Nutritional Scientist (MSc Nutr Med), Functional Medicine Practitioner, Food and Health Writer & Consultant Toral was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 29. It was just six years after she supported her mum through the disease. In 2018, she
It was such a pleasure being on a panel for The Female Quotient being interviewed by Shelley Zalis who is a champion of gender equality as well as the founder and CEO of The Female Quotient. Alongside Natalie Tulloch, Global Lead, Spotify SoundUp. I talked about creating my online platform, Soul Sutras, which tackles cultural
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Some people don’t wait for change, they make the change happen. This was the theme of the panel with Christina Moore founder of Don’t Skip Media and Steph Colbourne Founder of Edit Audio. We talked about taking action to create the sort of world we wanted – specifically in podcasting. This special panel was done
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“Leave my brown goddesses alone. They’re ready to stay, to slay To dance, to laugh, to rule, to take over. Because I’m the ultimate divine feminist and you will listen.” – SLAY, CREATED FOR BROCCOLI CONTENT Soul Sutras created a piece titled SLAY, which was all about the power of the ultimate divine feminist. This
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Soul Sutras® was part of an incredible project featuring written & narrated letters on Audible’s exclusive ‘to The Woman’ podcast, hosted by Scarlett Curtis. Reading my letter (about my experiences around my body while growing up in India) on a panel for the launch with Scarlett, June Sarpong & Lisa Luxx (all so supportive of
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Thurs 30th July, The Female Quotient I’m thrilled be on this panel about the “Power Of The Female Voice” created by The Female Quotient. Why is storytelling such a powerful tool for change? How can we have more inclusive storytelling? How does authenticity impact an audience? I’m excited to talk about all this & more.
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Masala Podcast won Silver in the ‘Sex & Relationships Podcast’ category. The Gold Winner was ‘Brown Girls Do It Too’ from the BBC Asian Network. Happy to share the spotlight with another awesome South Asian female led podcast! Winner of Spotify SoundUp 2018 Masala Podcast was one of the winners of the first ever UK
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Want to register? Fill the form below: “This was just what I needed, and you ran it so beautifully – I will truly treasure this experience.” – Farhana Khalique Next Masala Monologues Online Workshop, Coming soon… Welcome to your online safe space, where you can tackle taboos that you’ve experienced in your personal life. Where
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We’ve marched against discrimination. We’ve fought for equal pay. As we sip our well-earned Cosmopolitans with our fearless female friends, where does an ancient (and some would say archaic text) like the Kamasutra fit into our lives? Because we all know that the Kamasutra is about hundreds of impractical, impossible sexual positions, right? Wrong. In
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Indians don’t touch. Indians don’t hug. Indians certainly don’t kiss. Growing up in India, that’s what I grew up believing. My parents never touched each other or us, and it was the same with all my other little friends. The general belief was that as long as you clothed your kids, fed them, educated them,
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