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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Inspirational South Asian women & fiery Asian feminists. Love you Bad Betis!
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Clinical Pharmacist ( PharmD ), Mental Health & Mindfulness Advocate & Co-Host @pharmacypodcast South Asian womxn are awesome! The awesome Dr. Monica Krishnan is tackling the taboo of being a widow in South Asian culture. Even today, some sections of South Asian society see widowhood as a failure & widows are sometimes shunned by society. Dr.
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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
ON BILLBOARDS IN NEW YORK, LONDON, CARDIFF, DUBLIN & GLASGOW Winner of 6 British Podcast Awards & Spotify SoundUp Ep. 1 – Body & Burlesque “It was so emotional for me, in a good way. It was so beautiful to hear us women talk this way. Thank you. Thank you.” This theme of this episode
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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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Soul Sutras collaborated with the University of Berkeley California to run a series of writing workshops with their South Asian female-identifying student community. We explored the taboos faced by South Asian American womxn. We talked about their cultural experiences around the themes of sex, sexuality, shame, body image, domestic violence & other taboo topics within
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Several times over the last year – in fact, over the last decade – I have been told that I don’t look Asian, Indian or Sikh. Another common comment I receive is, “You look different”. Usually, I overlook remarks like this; I don’t worry myself with what others think of me. But since this was
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Why are we so embarrassed about being naked? Millions of Japanese women don’t seem to be. On a recent trip to Japan, I discovered onsens. These hot springs are dotted all over Japan and as much part of a Japanese woman’s life as a manicure is among British women. This is how it works: you
“An urgent, radical piece of theatre & story telling…” Masala Monologues is a project based on real-life stories from South Asian womxn all over the world. These are stories that we haven’t had the space to tell yet. Stories from our culture, from our cultural languages. Stories not just about sex and sexuality but also
