"But where are you really from?" An episode investigating South Asian identity and belonging.
Do you feel like you belong? And where do you feel like you belong the most? Belonging often gives us a sense of fitting in or feeling like we are part of something bigger, that we really fit in one...
Published 10/24/24
"Why does resting make me feel guilty?" - Rest feels radical for women, particularly South Asian women. Because we're brought up to work, to serve, to always say yes. We've seen our mothers and grandmothers exhaust themselves endlessly looking after everyone else. And so we normalise being tired,...
Published 10/10/24
"Where are your kids?" - South Asian women are expected to be mothers, they're told that is the very purpose of being a woman. In fact, society expects all women in all cultures to be mothers.
On this episode of Masala Podcast Unfiltered, I talk about a very personal episode in my life where a...
Published 09/26/24