Navigating Kinky Desire in India ft. Jaya Sharma
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What does it mean to be Desi and kinky? What can we learn about consent from the kink community, and what unique possibilities for self-expression and self-discovery does kink afford its practitioners? In this episode of Love Matters, host Leeza Mangaldas discusses all this and more with Jaya Sharma, founding member of The Kinky Collective. Jaya is a kinky queer feminist activist and writer who's worked on issues of gender and education for over 20 years. Leeza Mangaldas’ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leezamangaldas/ Jaya Sharma’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/jayanotes?lang=en Credits: Produced by: Patricia Szilagyi Research & guest acquisition: Sana Rizvi Project Manager: Sonja Kaun-Trenkler Sound Editor: Suresh Pawar Editorial Support: Shashank Bhargava, Khyati Rajvanshi Executive Producer: Melanie von Marschalck, DW Life & Style, Anant Nath Sharma "Love Matters with Leeza Mangaldas" is a cooperation between The Indian Express and DW, Germany’s international broadcaster. Learn more about DW: https://www.facebook.com/dwasia https://www.dw.com
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