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eShe

eShe

An independent, women-led newsroom based in Seattle and Washington DC that centers the voices of South Asian women and diaspora communities.

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290 episodes

  1. Disrupting the gatekeeping in the film industry: Shailaja Rao and Sandhya Nathan of South Asia Lens 47:52
  2. Author Shuma Raha on the unexplored side of #MeToo – the wife’s story | eShe Book Club 47:48
  3. Caste minds and the fight for joy: Christina Dhanuja on Dalit women's lives and resistance 1:03:50
  4. Why did India choose to forget a pioneering woman like Dr Jamini Sen? 39:58
  5. Sonora Jha on female desire, reclaiming agency, and solitude for self-discovery | eShe Book Club 45:14
  6. Schokofeh Kamiz on democracy, filmmaking and her documentary 'After Sabeen' 19:29
  7. Bhaktiveda Dhaul Taragi: Using expressive arts therapy to promote emotional wellbeing 24:48
  8. Prerora Roy on transforming self-limiting beliefs by reframing the narrative 14:09
  9. Bela Evers-Kapoor, the first Indian-origin woman to row across the Pacific, on fear and faith 32:17
  10. Bela Evers-Kapoor, the first Indian-origin woman to row across the Pacific, on fear and faith 32:17
  11. A pause for healing during menopause: my wellness journey at Dharana, Shillim 8:27
  12. Saheba Singh on poetry about the dark spaces and narratives of healing 41:11
  13. Kamakshi & Vishala Khurana: Sparking the love for Indian classical music in young minds 21:42
  14. Lulu Raghavan on building a personal brand that aligns with one's authentic self 38:17
  15. Kamakshi & Vishala Khurana: Sparking the love for Indian classical music in young minds 21:42
  16. Love in Books and Life: Romance and the Female Gaze 43:20
  17. Language, love and spirituality in divisive times | Aekta Kapoor 42:09
  18. 'Joram' through the gender lens, and women's roles in Hindi films 59:07
  19. Rita Meher on the story of Tasveer, the only Oscar-qualifying South Asian film festival in the world 19:43
  20. What freedom means to Indian women | Independence Day Special #WomenSupportingWomen 32:33
  21. Bankruptcy to Oscar fame: the remarkable story of VFX filmmaker Saraswathi Balgam 8:33
  22. 4 Indian novelists on female protagonists and young-adult literature 55:36
  23. Animal welfare in India: Challenges and solutions | Alokparna Sengupta | Keren Nazarath 29:58
  24. Author Roopa Pai on simplifying ancient spiritual texts for today's children 28:29
  25. Producer Shailja Kejriwal on gender representation in Indian television serials and films 12:36
  26. Actor-author Saloni Chopra on gender representation in Indian cinema 7:12
  27. Muktasree Chakma Sathi on representation of indigenous people in Bangladeshi films 12:28
  28. Aisha Gazdar on gender representation in Pakistani TV serials 13:17
  29. Anna MM Vetticad on gender representation in Indian cinema 21:21
  30. 9 ways we made our Taj Mahal tour less chaotic and more Insta-worthy 6:36
  31. I was afraid of going to the Aurat March. This year, my teen daughters went with me 9:08
  32. Sustainability consultant turned podcaster Dr Shailja Chandra is bridging India and Australia through her work 5:50
  33. How books teach kids life skills, and why rewriting Roald Dahl won’t change mindsets: Dalbir Kaur Madan 28:45
  34. “Those furthest from the consequences are making the worst decisions” – Dr Scilla Elworthy on white men monopolising global capital 5:04
  35. “Whenever they have allies and a strong support system, women flourish” – Aarti Kelshikar 7:33
  36. Two sisters, a passion for Indian weaves, and a social-media success story 10:30
  37. Seattle banned caste discrimination – I was in the room when it happened 7:49
  38. From acting to organic farming and Ayurveda: Aditi Deshmukh’s many lives 7:27
  39. Interfaith research scholar Urmi Chanda on why religion has become a loaded word 25:23
  40. World peace to inner peace – 47 poets from 8 countries come together in a new anthology ‘Amity’ 8:29
  41. Veil of freedom: Why my mother chose to wear the hijab, and I chose not to 7:07
  42. A good year for Aries to adopt a pet, a time of brilliant success for Cancer – Tarot predictions for 2023 9:13
  43. She is helping women in Dehradun knit their way to a better future 5:03
  44. “It is high time we dissolve the myth that poetry is elitist” – UK teen poetry sensation Iona Mandal 9:05
  45. She set out to make Bharatnatyam classes inclusive; then a 58-year-old with Parkinson’s signed up 10:41
  46. This ‘quantum coach’ transformed her life from ordinary to extraordinary; she now helps others do the same 7:16
  47. How two Bengaluru athletes created a sisterhood in sport reaching over 3,000 women 5:50
  48. Babasaheb and Savita Ambedkar: A portrait of an uncommon marriage 12:03
  49. Children’s Day special: 14 terrific new books for kids of all ages 11:15
  50. 50 years on, the exodus of South Asians from Uganda finds retelling in three debut novels 5:17