July 2020

Events Soul Sutras

Anthems from Broccoli Content

“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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Events for Soul Sutras, a South Asian feminist network

Power Of The Female Voice

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 Monologues writing workshops for South Asian women & feminists

ONLINE WRITING WORKSHOPS

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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Let’s talk about the Kamasutra

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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To touch or not to touch…

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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Is my body mine?

My first experience of being touched as a woman happened on a dusty Mumbai bus. It was horrible. I was 11 years old, off to school in my freshly-starched-and-pressed grey school uniform. An ‘uncle’ (all older men in India not related to you are ‘uncles’) smiled at me, then brazenly put his hand under my

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Mum’s the word

Childless. Barren. The words sound awful, evoking images of shriveled-up women who’ve given up on life. I decided not to have kids. Not because I couldn’t. It just wasn’t for me. It was a decision I took in my early 30’s. It wasn’t so I that could focus on my career. It was just because…I

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Theatre shows for Masala Monologues, spicy stories for South Asian women

THEATRE PERFORMANCES

The stories that took shape at our Masala Monologues® workshops over two years were shaped and transformed into these theatre performances. You’ll see for yourself how creating safe spaces where South Asian womxn can write their personal stories, from their culture – can be so powerful! “It’s the closest I’ve seen my identity represented on

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