Episode 12: Meet Pardeep, a South Asian contestant from The Bachelor franchise (first Indian-American to get a rose), Diplomat, and Former Neuroscientist. This episode covers a variety of topics including upbringing in Brooklyn in the 90s, growing up on food stamps in a single-mother household, having an older brother who was on Indian Matchmaking, Indo-Guyanese roots with slavery, growing up poor but feeling rich, cycles of privilege in the world, being a neuroscientist during COVID, path to being a diplomat, observations of the medical industry, A NEW HOT SEAT SEGMENT, a deep dive into his experience on The Bachelor franchise, proudly holding onto his South Asian heritage on The Bachelorette, relationship with social media after The Bachelor in the face of global conflict, and more! 🎧 Streaming Platforms / Social Media: https://linktr.ee/spotlightwithsandalina Pardeep’s IG: @pardeepinbrooklyn (https://www.instagram.com/pardeepinbrooklyn) 📧 Feel free to reach me at [email protected] 📼 Together, we will go on a vulnerable deep dive into the journeys of South Asians / Muslims in the creator space📍NYC📅 Every Sunday🎙️ Hosted by Sandalina Sattar, a 23-year-old Muslim, Pakistani woman living in NYC. Sandalina is a full-time finance professional, Tik Tok content creator, and founding event host of Wholesome Hangouts