Disability & South Asian culture I loved chatting with Shani Dhanda, the multiple award-winning disability rights activist. Shani has a rare condition called: Osteogenesis Imperfecta (better known as brittle bone disease) characterised by bones that break easily, often from little or no apparent cause. Though, this has never stopped Shani from living her life to […]
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Grief & loss Mona Arshi is a poet, novelist and essayist. I interviewed Mona Arshi for Masala Podcast and it was the most nourishing and positive conversation on grief. It’s difficult to imagine that discussing grief can be uplifting, but it truly was. We circled around language, loss and love and grief of course. Mona
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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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“We’re the pride of our families, we’re the shame of our families. Put a foot wrong and you’re out!“ On this episode, Anita talks about all the pressures & pains of being the “right sort” of South Asian woman. As well as the pleasures of being part of this incredible culture. Having grown up in
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“My husband kicked me out of the house with less than £10 in my pocket…” Meet Vandana Shah who went through a horrific divorce herself then went on to become an award-winning divorce lawyer, author, columnist and social entrepreneur. After being thrown out from her husband’s home in the middle of the night with just
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“People making condoms haven’t considered that these things go INTO women’s bodies!” Meet Farah Kabir, co-founder of HANX, who tackles the taboo around female contraception & women’s intimate sexual health. In this episode, Sangeeta & Farah talk about why women taking charge of their own contraception and pleasure is important. Farah co-founded HANX in 2017,
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“The Kamasutra was the first text to talk about independent female pleasure…” Meet Seema Anand, a mythologist and storyteller, specialising in women’s narratives with a focus on the erotic literatures of Ancient India. According to her, this book is the first text to talk about the Kamasutra as a platform of equality for women, to
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“We should get rid of the shame we feel asking for our pleasure, prioritising our pleasure.” 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
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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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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 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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