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Brown Girls Don't#10. Brown Girls Don't...Go Freelance (feat. Pav Grewal)Sometimes it’s ok to go down the path that is the “unknown” path…as South Asian women it’s really important to take autonomy into our own hands’
It’s the FINAL EPISODE of series 1!!! And for this special eppy, I was honoured to be joined by creative project director and freelance baddie @pavintarge💅🏼
I’ve had a real journey as a freelancer (hence why I’m fulltime rn LOL), and so has Pav - we discuss, amongst a plethora of other things…
✨What it takes to be a freelancer in the creative industries, and what made Pav take the leap
✨Why there’s not ve...2022-11-021h 04Brown Girls Don't#9: Brown Girls Don't...Look Beautiful (feat. Sharan Dhaliwal)Being brown is hard enough. Being beautiful, FEELING beautiful? Don’t even get @sharandhaliwal_ and I started.
That’s RIGHT: tune in to episode #9 as I’m joined by Sharan, editor-in-chief of @burntrotimag and author of the provocative, intricate, courageous book ‘Burning My Roti’ to discuss the word on everyone’s lips (literally): BEAUTY.
Let’s face it - we all strive for the ideal, and that ideal is usually Eurocentric and vastly unattainable. Between taming hairy bodies, rationing time in the sun, holding the ghee a lot more than we’d like to and aunties’ disappr...2022-09-161h 13Brown Girls Don't#8: Brown People Don't...Belong in Alt Music (feat. Yasmine Summan)'There is NOTHING more Punk than being black and brown. Period.'
For eppy 8, I’m joined by alternative music expert, TikToker, fellow podcaster @wewearblackpod and HEAD OF SOCIAL @ ALTERNATIVE PRESS MAG @yasminesumman.
Yasmine is bloody brilliant. In just a few short years, they’ve had a quick rise in music journalism. So it was an absolute pleasure to have them in the (virtual) BGD studio for nothing short of an education in alternative music and the culture attached to it.
Trust me, this one’s a must-listen. I learnt SO muc...2022-08-1342 minBrown Girls Don't#7: Brown People Don't...Check Their Privilege (feat. Sheerah Ravindren)‘I think it’s them wanting to refuse that they are not just oppressed, but that they also play the part of the oppressor…’
HAPPY SOUTH ASIAN HERITAGE MONTH! Here’s a special spicy Brown Girls Don't eppy to celebrate, because we like tearing sh*t up like that.
For our first filmed episode ever, I'm joined by model, Tamil activist and VOGUE COVER GAL Sheerah Ravindren to chat about some of the hardest pills to swallow as PoCs:
✨How our fellow minorities can uphold white supremacy for their own benefit
✨The experiences of...2022-07-2257 minBrown Girls Don't#6. Brown Girls Don't...Thrive Without School (feat. Mathushaa Sagthidas & Nekquai Adeniyi🙅🏻♀️PLOT TWIST: TRADITIONAL EDUCATION ISN’T FOR EVERYONE🙅🏻♀️
Yes, I’ve finally got my shit together and BROWN GIRLS DON’T is back!!! And who else to join me for eppy 6 but my lovely friends and fellow (thriving) creatives Mathushaa and Nekquai.
School and getting top grades is what we’re pushed towards as South Asians and the children of immigrants - but more and more of us are, now more than ever, realising that the traditional methods of education were never going to satisfy us.
Was so great to chat to these lovely successful ladies and hea...2022-07-181h 18
Brown Girls Don't#5. Brown Girls Don't...Solo Travel (feat. Mira Jessani)Hashtag Brown Gals on Tour💅🏽
We're joined by Mira Jessani this week, a super active member of the creatives of colour community and die-hard holiday fan, to discuss her wonderful travel adventures. But of course this wouldn't be a BGD poddy episode without discussing the concept of travel and solo-travel against a South Asian backdrop. We'll be chatting about the culture clash we faced when we both first made our first trips alone, the bartering we have to do as brown girls in order to be able to set off in the first place, how our travel and sp...2022-03-251h 04Brown Girls Don't#4. Brown Girls Don’t…Speak Up (feat. Liza Begum & Layla Mahmood)LISTEN UP (see what I did there?) - we’ve got something to say…
A few things, actually. For episode 4, I’m joined by Liza Begum, Labour councillor for Churchill Ward and Layla Mahmood, experienced journalist, to share what the consequences of being a vocal women of colour are, and why it matters more than ever for us to represent our communities.
Drawing on our pretty wild personal experiences in politics and media, we cover what we REALLY fear the most by speaking out, what you can do to challenge the status quo (from both ends...2022-03-121h 09Brown Girls Don't#3. Brown Girls Don't...Get ADHD (feat. Mehek Bukhari)Welcome to the spectrum listeners! Neurodivergence is so underrepresented in the South Asian community, and there are many different reasons why. The spectrum is so wonderful yet complex and we didn’t want to box everyone up together, so my lovely friend, fellow creative and TikTok influencer Mehek Bukhari and I decided to talk about one of the conditions we can relate to the most - ADHD✨.
Why are South Asian women often so unlikely to be diagnosed with ADHD? Why do we often forego diagnoses or conversation and rely instead on masking traits? And why does it s...2022-02-1957 minBrown Girls Don't#2. Brown Girls Don't...Break Up (feat. Dr. Sarika Persaud)A little Valentine's weekend special for all the people going thru it (lol), Dr. Sarika and I talk BREAK-UPS! Relationships and their breakdowns are as real and normal as death and taxes - but why do South Asian women find it extra hard to break-up, or to find support as they work through theirs? What's waiting for them on the other side, and why do a lot of us choose to carry on persevering through difficult relationships instead? What have sexuality and honour got to do with it? We deconstruct all these juicy little topics and more...
...2022-02-1153 minBrown Girls Don't#1. Brown Girls Don't...Act (feat. Gurlaine Kaur Garcha)For Brown Girls Don't's debut episode, we're joined by none other than EastEnders' (and Luton's) very own Gurlaine Kaur Garcha, aka Albert Square's Ash Panesar!
We talk about...why minority representation matters in 21st century Britain, why WE have to be the ones to do it ourselves both in front of and behind the screen, why diversity is a rubbish word to explain what we want as South Asians and, of course, some inside gossip about how the EE team works hard to ensure the Panesar family does the South Asian diaspora justice.
Grab your...2022-02-0454 min
The Lonely MarketersEp 31 | Marketing in a hyper-growth recruitment startup. Maansi Kalyan from Orama Solutions.In this episode, we speak with a newcomer to the industry in Maansi. She speaks about the challenges of coming into a hyper-growth business determined to make a difference (but also coping with the self-doubt a young person entering marketing/recruitment can have).
Maansi's enthusiasm is infectious her determination to "shake things up" is great to hear. We also dive into how being in the right environment and being treated as an equal alongside the consultants is key to driving projects and getting everyone on board.2019-12-1625 min