The sari-wearing skater Who said Aunties in their 40’s can’t take up skating? I am so excited to introduce you to Oorbee Roy, also known as Aunty Skater on Masala Podcast. I loved chatting with Oorbee Roy who lives in Toronto, Canada. She started skating at the age of 43, when most South Asian women […]
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Sex, intimacy & pleasure This next episode of Masala Podcast is about unlocking the door on sex, intimacy and pleasure. As women, we carry within us infinite pleasure and the capacity to experience orgasms. But our cultural baggage, with its ideas of teaching us ‘shame’ or the sense of feeling ‘dirty’ around sex has stopped
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Menopause & South Asian Women The menopause is in the news & in this episode, I explore why the menopause is even tougher for South Asian women. I speak with the incredible Dr. Nighat Arif, who is a Family GP with a specialist interest in the Menopause, Women’s Health and Family Planning. Our chat is
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Becoming a trans activist Please note that the topic of this podcast might be triggering for some listeners. Feel free to skip this episode if this is difficult for you. What does transgender activism look like? Meet my guest on Masala Podcast, the incredible Mridul Wadhwa (pronouns she/her). Mridul is a transgender woman who grew
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Can we talk about childhood sexual abuse? Please note that the topic of this podcast might be triggering for some listeners. Feel free to skip this episode if this is difficult for you. Listening to Nina Ganguli on Masala Podcast is a tough & inspiring experience at the same time. I met Nina on a
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Are women pressured into motherhood? I’m so delighted to have Pragya Agarwal on Masala Podcast. Pragya is a behavioural and data scientist, is a two-time TEDx speaker and has appeared on many media platforms. She is the author of three high-acclaimed non-fiction books. I particularly love her book ‘(M)otherhood – which is the theme I
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The inspiring feminist podcast is back This top feminist podcast has been featured in The Guardian, The Observer, BBC Radio, Stylist, Cosmopolitan, the Sunday Times, the Evening Standard, Eastern Eye, India’s Deccan Herald & many more publications. Masala Podcast is the winner of multiple British Podcast Awards as well as the Visionary Award for being
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“Stop cutting our girls, is that too much to ask?” 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
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In this episode, Raga & Sangeeta talk about what it means for South Asian womxn to own their sexuality, in a culture that often represses our sexuality. We also talk about how being true to yourself is all important, and why it’s such a struggle for most womxn. Raga grew up in a traditional Indian
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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 best-selling novelist, a journalist, an editor, a publisher,
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Meet Farah Kabir, co-founder of HANX, who tackles the taboo around female contraception & women’s intimate sexual health.
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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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