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WGTD's The Morning Show with Greg Berg10/6/25 Ruchira Gupta "The Freedom Seeker"We speak with Ruchira Gupta about "The Freedom Seeker," a novel intended for young readers - in which the main character .... a young teenage girl .... is forced to leave her homeland in search of a place where she and her parents can live in peace.
2025-10-0623 min
Womanhood & International Relations203. Ruchira Gupta on Cultivating Hope & Protecting Freedom for HumanityWhy are hope, kindness, and freedom essential to safeguarding humanity’s future? And how can arts and storytelling serve as powerful tools for social justice and interfaith understanding?In this conversation with journalist, activist and bestselling author Ruchira Gupta, we explore the transformative power of storytelling to bridge divides surrounding interfaith relationships, migration, and systemic violence, central themes in her new novel The Freedom Seeker.We discussed how small acts of kindness can restore our shared humanity in a time when freedoms—of speech, movement, and the press—are increasingly under threat due to armed confli...
2025-09-2541 min
Arroe Collins: Unplugged & Totally UncutRuchira Gupta's The Freedom Seeker The Invisible Is Now Be SeenThe Freedom Seeker: Twelve-year-old Simi Singh's life in Northern India is filled with love, family traditions, and ordinary worries about hockey competitions, school exams, and avoiding the snide remarks of her class nemesis. But when a single rock carrying a note crash through their window during their Id celebration, Simi’s life will shatter. Her Sikh father and Muslim mother’s interfaith marriage is becoming a target of violent vigilantes. Faced with rising threats, they must make an impossible choice: stay and risk their lives, orflee their homeland. Simi’s father is the first of them to make the journey to the...
2025-09-2209 min
Arroe Collins Like Its Live Unplugged And Totally UncutRuchira Gupta's The Freedom Seeker The Invisible Is Now Be SeenThe Freedom Seeker: Twelve-year-old Simi Singh's life in Northern India is filled with love, family traditions, and ordinary worries about hockey competitions, school exams, and avoiding the snide remarks of her class nemesis. But when a single rock carrying a note crash through their window during their Id celebration, Simi’s life will shatter. Her Sikh father and Muslim mother’s interfaith marriage is becoming a target of violent vigilantes. Faced with rising threats, they must make an impossible choice: stay and risk their lives, orflee their homeland. Simi’s father is the first of them to make the journe...
2025-09-2209 minArroe Collins View From The Writing InstrumentRuchira Gupta's The Freedom Seeker The Invisible Is Now Be SeenThe Freedom Seeker: Twelve-year-old Simi Singh's life in Northern India is filled with love, family traditions, and ordinary worries about hockey competitions, school exams, and avoiding the snide remarks of her class nemesis. But when a single rock carrying a note crash through their window during their Id celebration, Simi’s life will shatter. Her Sikh father and Muslim mother’s interfaith marriage is becoming a target of violent vigilantes. Faced with rising threats, they must make an impossible choice: stay and risk their lives, orflee their homeland. Simi’s father is the first of them to make the journey to the...
2025-09-2209 min
Sunday Morning Magazine9/14/25 - Ruchira GuptaRuchira Gupta is a writer, journalist, feminist campaigner, professor at New York University, and founder of the anti-sex-trafficking organization, Apne Aap Women Worldwide. Ruchira has a new book entitled "The Freedom Seeker," giving us a view into immigration, some reasons people find themselves forced to leave their homeland. The lens is on 12-year-old Simi, and Ruchira provides a deeply authentic story having spent time in the various locations, recognizing the hard reality within. While the book is for young readers, all ages will find it gripping.www.ruchiragupta.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19.c...
2025-09-1428 min
Cyrus Webb's tracksBestselling author Ruchira Gupta discusses novel #TheFreedomSeeker on Conversations LIVE ~ @ruchiragupta #bookchat #authorinterviewHost Cyrus Webb welcomes back bestselling author Ruchira Gupta to Conversations LIVE to discuss her new book THE FREEDOM SEEKER. Get your copy of THE FREEDOM SEEKER on Amazon here. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cyrus-webb-s-tracks--1422267/support.
2025-09-0114 min
Arroe Collins Like It's LiveRuchira Gupta's The Freedom Seeker The Invisible Is Now Be SeenThe Freedom Seeker: Twelve-year-old Simi Singh's life in Northern India is filled with love, family traditions, and ordinary worries about hockey competitions, school exams, and avoiding the snide remarks of her class nemesis. But when a single rock carrying a note crash through their window during their Id celebration, Simi’s life will shatter. Her Sikh father and Muslim mother’s interfaith marriage is becoming a target of violent vigilantes. Faced with rising threats, they must make an impossible choice: stay and risk their lives, orflee their homeland. Simi’s father is the first of them to make the journey to the...
2025-08-3109 min
All Of ItA Twelve-Year-Old Girl Seeks a New Life In New NovelA new middle grade novel follows a 12-year-old Simi Singh's pursuit of a new place to call home and safety in the United States after leaving behind a life in Northern India. Author Ruchira Gupta, professor at New York University and founder of the anti-sex-trafficking organization, Apne Aap Women Worldwide, joins us to discuss her new book, titled The Freedom Seeker.
2025-08-2716 min
Meg's Reading RoomEp 73: Planning on Hope with Ruchira Gupta (THE FREEDOM SEEKER)Welcome in! I'm so glad you're here with me.On today's episode, I am joined by Emmy-winning journalist, activist, and author, Ruchira Gupta.Mentioned in this episode:The Freedom SeekerI Kick and I FlyApne Aap - Women WorldwideSelling of Innocents - DocumentaryThe Dead of SummerWar GamesUltravioletSoldiers and KingsMother Mary Comes to MeConnect with me on Instagram @megsreadingroomConnect with Ruchira on Instagram @ruchiragupta~~Music credit: Clavin Clavier
2025-08-0839 min
Read The Damn BookThe Freedom Seeker with Ruchira GuptaIn this episode, activist and author Ruchira Gupta talks about her powerful book The Freedom Seeker, which follows the inspiring journey of a young girl navigating migration and overcoming immense challenges. Gupta, a renowned advocate against human trafficking, shares her real-life experiences fighting to end exploitation and her vision of a world where no human being is ever bought or sold. This conversation dives deep into the realities of migration, trafficking, and social injustice while emphasizing the transformative power of empathy, kindness, and human connection.What We're Talking About...Ruchira Gupta is an activist for girls...
2025-08-0535 min
Literary ProspectsInterview with Author Ruchira GuptaAuthor and activist Ruchira Gupta talks to Kelley Vick about her new middle grade novel, The Freedom Seeker, the real-life struggles migrant children face, writing for younger readers, how small acts of kindness can change the world, and much more. *Join the Literary Prospects Patreon at https://patreon.com/LiteraryProspects for extra content on querying and publishing that’s only for members! *For literary shirts, totes and gifts, and other tools for writers, check out our new Literary Prospects Shop at https://literaryprospects.etsy.com *For books featured on the podcast and other curate...
2025-08-0537 min
Migrant OdysseyRuchira Gupta: "Where are all the girls?" Stephen Barden talks to Ruchira Gupta, lifelong activist against human trafficking - especially the trafficking of women. This extraordinary woman not only founded a global organization to protect and educate sexually trafficked women and their daughters but, through her work with the United Nations, has driven changes in global laws on human trafficking and drawn up rules of behaviour for the peacekeepers themselves. In this episode we hear how she started on her campaign decades ago when she was covering a story in Nepal and discovered there were no girls in village after village. Her question "Where ar...
2025-07-2948 min
How did you'From Journalist to Activist: A Journey : Ruchira GuptaA woman from Kolkata, born and raised in a well-educated family steeped in Gandhian ideals, Ruchira Gupta chose journalism as her career. Her life has been dedicated to advocating for women's rights, with a particular focus on combatting sex trafficking. Ruchira has rescued countless girls from trafficking, giving them a new lease on life. Despite facing numerous threats and attacks, she remains steadfast in her mission. As a journalist, writer, and author, Ruchira Gupta reveals her inspiring story.Host: RJ Smriti Producer - Mayura MS Concept & Creative direction - Renjini Menon Show Producer - Aravind Gopinath,Sound...
2025-01-0332 min
BIC TALKSKicking and Flying Beyond BoundariesRuchira Gupta grew up on her father's bedtime stories, sparking a desire to become a storyteller like him. Inspired by a childhood article titled The Autobiography of a Pencil, published at the age of ten, Ruchira resolved to become a journalist. Despite initial disinterest in college, she pursued it to secure a job at a Kolkata newspaper. A turning point occurred during a work assignment in Nepal, where she discovered the harrowing reality of girls being trafficked into Indian brothels. Her documentary, The Selling of Innocents, earned her an Emmy. Unfulfilled, Ruchira left journalism, founded the NGO Apne...
2024-03-0544 min
New Books in South Asian StudiesI Kick and I FlyProfessor Ruchira Gupta joins us to share her young adult novel I Kick and I Fly (Scholastic, 2023), which was inspired by her experience making the Emmy-award winning documentary The Selling of Innocents. I Kick and I Fly is set on the outskirts of the Red Light District in Bihar, India, where fourteen year old Heera is living on borrowed time until her father sells her into the sex trade to help feed their family and repay his loans. It is, she’s been told, the fate of the women in her community to end up here. But watching her cousin...
2023-11-0952 min
New Books in Sex, Sexuality, and Sex WorkI Kick and I FlyProfessor Ruchira Gupta joins us to share her young adult novel I Kick and I Fly (Scholastic, 2023), which was inspired by her experience making the Emmy-award winning documentary The Selling of Innocents. I Kick and I Fly is set on the outskirts of the Red Light District in Bihar, India, where fourteen year old Heera is living on borrowed time until her father sells her into the sex trade to help feed their family and repay his loans. It is, she’s been told, the fate of the women in her community to end up here. But watching her cousin...
2023-11-0952 min
The Academic LifeI Kick and I FlyProfessor Ruchira Gupta joins us to share her young adult novel I Kick and I Fly (Scholastic, 2023), which was inspired by her experience making the Emmy-award winning documentary The Selling of Innocents. I Kick and I Fly is set on the outskirts of the Red Light District in Bihar, India, where fourteen year old Heera is living on borrowed time until her father sells her into the sex trade to help feed their family and repay his loans. It is, she’s been told, the fate of the women in her community to end up here. But watching her cousin...
2023-11-0952 min
The DTALKS PodcastEpisode 248 - I Kick and I Fly (ft. Ruchira Gupta)In this episode of the podcast Joe talks to Ruchira Gupta about her latest book "I Kick and I Fly". However, the conversation spans far beyond the realm of the book as both Joe & Ruchira discuss how folks can truly raise inclusive kids and make the world a better place. Enjoy! About Ruchira Gupta Ruchira Gupta is an Emmy winning journalist and founder of the anti sex trafficking NGO Apne Aap, that empowers women and girls to exit systems of prostitution. I Kick and I Fly is her debut fiction novel....
2023-07-2543 minThe DTALKS PodcastEpisode 248 - I Kick and I Fly (ft. Ruchira Gupta)In this episode of the podcast Joe talks to Ruchira Gupta about her latest book "I Kick and I Fly". However, the conversation spans far beyond the realm of the book as both Joe & Ruchira discuss how folks can truly raise inclusive kids and make the world a better place. Enjoy! About Ruchira Gupta Ruchira Gupta is an Emmy winning journalist and founder of the anti sex trafficking NGO Apne Aap, that empowers women and girls to exit systems of prostitution. I Kick and I Fly is her debut fiction novel....
2023-07-2543 min
My BookEP 10: I Kick and I Fly by Ruchira GuptaEmmy Award–winning journalist and professor at New York University, Ruchira Gupta, is in conversation with Loveleen Kacker in this 10th episode of Cine Ink podcast show MY BOOK. I Kick and I Fly, published by Scholastic, OneWorld, Rock The Boat and Harper Collins, is Ruchira’s first novel based on real events about finding the courage to create one’s own destiny. In the outskirts of Bihar's Red Light District, fourteen-year-old Heera is living on borrowed time. Her father plans to sell her into the sex trade to pay off the family’s debts...
2023-07-1541 min
Wild Precious LifeI Kick and I Fly with Ruchira GuptaAs a journalist, Ruchira Gupta stumbled upon a disturbing story: girls were disappearing from villages and being sold into prostitution in the city. Determined, Ruchira set about dismantling sex trafficking across her home country of India and around the world. She testified before Indian Parliament and lobbied the United Nations. She kept asking questions, kept sitting down with families, and kept fighting. Ruchira started with a single story and now leads a global movement. In this episode, Annmarie and Ruchira talk about her nonprofit Apne Aap, her debut novel I KICK AND I FLY, and what it would take...
2023-07-1343 min
Woman's HourThe effect of being a victim in high profile cases, Ruchira Gupta, Women Plumbers Women & premature deaths, Story of Ana ObregónWe look at the effect of being a victim in high-profile cases, after the BBC suspends a presenter accused of paying a teenager for sexually explicit photos. Nuala speaks to former Chief Prosecutor for the CPS, Nazir Afzal.Ruchira Gupta is a journalist, social justice activist and Emmy-award winning documentary maker who has dedicated her life to fighting for the rights of women and young girls. She is the founder of Apne Aap Women Worldwide, an anti-sex trafficking organisation that has helped thousands of girls and women in India leave a life of forced prostitution. She joins...
2023-07-1057 min
Vital Voices PodcastAudacious Action: 25 Years of Disrupting the Status QuoInvest in Women. Improve the World.If you were moved by any part of this episode, then please consider making a donation to Vital Voices to help continue our work of investing in, connecting with and amplifying the work of women leaders who are solving the world's greatest challenges. www.vitalvoices.org/donateAbout this Episode:In this special episode, you’ll hear a powerful conversation between Vital Voices Cofounder Secretary HILLARY CLINTON and a panel of women leaders who have been a part of Vital Voices 25-year history of disrupting the sta...
2023-07-0642 min
Alyssa Milano: Sorry Not SorryI Kick and Fly: Ruchira Gupta on Fighting Sex TraffickingFighting sex trafficking is a cause that we are passionate about at Sorry Not Sorry, and our guest this week has made it her life’s work. Ruchira Gupta is a former journalist and founder of Apne Aap, an NGO that works to end child sex trafficking. She’s the author of the acclaimed new novel I Kick and Fly which is based on her experiences.
Praise for I Kick and Fly:
"In I Kick and I Fly, Ruchira Gupta has given young readers an irresistible story, and also one...
2023-06-2643 min
Wonder World Book Cafe'55. I Kick And I Fly Ruchira GuptaHeera, a fourteen year old girl living in a crudely made shack in Northern India, knows girls like her have only two inevitable life paths: marry young or become a prostitute. She's ambitious, wants an education, and questions "tradition." Come along on Heera's journey. While a work of fiction, this is based off true events that occur across the globe.
Transcript here
2023-06-0208 min
Your Story To Tell with Kim CarsonRUCHIRA GUPTA Activist, Award Winning Documentarian and Author of the Debut Novel I KICK AND I FLYAn unforgettable story of overcoming adversity by a life-long activist who has dedicated her life to creating a world where no child is bought or sold. I Kick And I Fly is an inspiring, hopeful story of triumph about a girl in Bihar, India, who escapes being sold into the sex trade when a local hostel owner helps her to understand the value of her body through kung fu. Destiny can be disrupted Heroics can be contagious. A triumphant, shocking account inspired by Ruchira Gupta's experience making the Emmy-award winning documentary, The Selling of Innocents.
2023-05-3115 min
Young Adult Authors Unplugged From Arroe CollinsRuchira Gupta Releases The Book I Kick And I FlyA propulsive social justice adventure by renowned activist and award- winning documentarian Ruchira Gupta, I Kick and I Fly is an inspiring, hopeful story of triumph about a girl in Bihar, India, who escapes being sold into the sex trade when a local hostel owner helps her to understand the value of her body through kung fu. On the outskirts of the Red Light District in Bihar, India, fourteen-year-old Heera is living on borrowed time until her father sells her into the sex trade to help feed their family and repay his loans. It is, as she's been told, the...
2023-05-1607 min
Daily Dodge Exclusive AudioI Kick and I Fly- Ruchira GuptaBe Like Water....Inspired by the teachings of Bruce Lee, Heera empowers herself with Kung Fu, but when her friend Rosey disappears into the dark world from which both are trying to escape, Heera is forced to use her newly found power to rescue her friend, and prevent a tragedy.
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2023-05-0813 min
Conversations with JoanCombating Sex Trafficking with Ruchira GuptaRuchira Gupta is working to create a world where no child is bought or sold. As a journalist, Ruchira stumbled upon rows of villages with missing girls, which led her to became a life-long activist against sex-trafficking. She is a writer, feminist campaigner, professor at New York University, and founder of the anti-sex-trafficking organization, Apne Aap Women Worldwide. Ruchira won the Clinton Global Citizen award, the Sera Bangali Award, and an Emmy for outstanding investigative. She has helped more than 20,000 girls and women in India exit prostitution systems. She has also edited, As If Women Matter, an anthology of...
2023-05-0821 min
Issues Today RadioIssues Today 23-19(#23-19-May 1-May 7) Ruchira Gupta discusses human trafficking both internationally and domestically. Christine Channels talks about financial health plus Brandi Horton on hiking for health.
2023-05-0128 minSunday Morning Magazine4/30/23 - Ruchira GuptaRuchira Gupta is a feminist campaigner, a professor at New York University, and founder of the anti-sex trafficking organization "Apne Aap Women Worldwide." She is also an author, whose newest YA novel, "I Kick and I Fly," looks right into the harsh world of sex trafficking based on actual events Ruchira witnessed firsthand in India. Harsh as it is, this is a story of hope. Ruchira asks us to take an action step, read the book, and have our youth read the book. Being an international port, Washington state is a hub of human trafficking! the hotline is: 1-888-3...
2023-04-3026 min
Sunday Morning Magazine with Rodney LearRuchira Gupta, Author, I Kick and I Fly (4-26-2023)Ruchira Gupta, Author, I Kick and I Fly. Ruchira Gupta is a writer, feminist campaigner, professor at New York University and founder of the anti-sex-trafficking organization, Apne Aap Women Worldwide. She won the Clinton Global Citizen award in 2009, the Sera Bangali Award in 2012 and an Emmy for outstanding investigative journalism in 1996. She has helped more than twenty thousand girls and women in India exit prostitution systems. I Kick and I Fly is her debut novel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy an...
2023-04-2411 min
The Douglas Coleman ShowThe Douglas Coleman Show w_ Ruchira GuptaRuchira Gupta is a writer, feminist campaigner, professor at New York University and founder of the anti-sex-trafficking organization, Apne Aap Women Worldwide. She won the Clinton Global Citizen award in 2009, the Sera Bangali Award in 2012 and an Emmy for outstanding investigative journalism in 1996. She has helped more than twenty thousand girls and women in India exit prostitution systems.She has also edited As If Women Matter, an anthology of Gloria Steinem’s essays, and written manuals on human trafficking for the UN Office for Drugs and Crime. Ruchira divides her time between Delhi and New York. I Kick an...
2023-04-2316 minThe Douglas Coleman ShowThe Douglas Coleman Show w_ Ruchira GuptaRuchira Gupta is a writer, feminist campaigner, professor at New York University and founder of the anti-sex-trafficking organization, Apne Aap Women Worldwide. She won the Clinton Global Citizen award in 2009, the Sera Bangali Award in 2012 and an Emmy for outstanding investigative journalism in 1996. She has helped more than twenty thousand girls and women in India exit prostitution systems.She has also edited As If Women Matter, an anthology of Gloria Steinem’s essays, and written manuals on human trafficking for the UN Office for Drugs and Crime. Ruchira divides her time between Delhi and New York. I Kick an...
2023-04-2316 min
The Frankie Boyer ShowRuchira Gupta "I Kick and I Fly" and Brant MacDuff "The Shotgun Conservationist"Ruchira Gupta is a writer, feminist campaigner, professor at New York University and founder of the anti-sex-trafficking organization, Apne Aap Women Worldwide. She won the Clinton Global Citizen award in 2009, the Sera Bangali Award in 2012 and an Emmy for outstanding investigative journalism in 1996. She has helped more than twenty thousand girls and women in India exit prostitution systems. I Kick and I Fly is her debut novel. https://ruchiragupta.com/https://ikickandifly.com/https://apneaap.org/Brant MacDuff is the author of The Shotgun Conservationist: Why Environmentalists Should Love Hunting. Brant is a taxidermist and...
2023-04-2039 min
Cyrus Webb's tracksActivist and Author Ruchira Gupta discusses #humantrafficking, new book I KICK AND I FLY on #ConversationsLIVEHost Cyrus Webb welcomes activist and author Ruchira Gupta to #ConversationsLIVE to discuss her advocacy work and what led to the writing of I KICK AND I FLY. www.ikickandifly.com
2023-04-1905 minCyrus Webb's tracksActivist and Author Ruchira Gupta talks #IKickandIFly, #humantrafficking on #ConversationsLIVE ~ @RUCHIRAGUPTA @IREADYA @SCHOLASTICHost Cyrus Webb welcomes activist and author Ruchira Gupta to #ConversationsLIVE to discuss her advocacy work and what led to the writing of I KICK AND I FLY. www.ikickandifly.com
2023-04-1909 min
Hey Changemaker!Ruchira Gupta: Hope and Positivity in the Midst of Difficult ChangeHow can you stay hopeful when witnessing unspeakable crimes against women and girls? That and so much more in this episode of the Hey Changemaker! Podcast.
Ruchira Gupta is an author and activist who believes in a world in which no child is bought or sold. After winning an Emmy for her documentary on sex-trafficking, she set up an NGO called Apne Aap, that has helped thousands of girls and women exit systems of sexual exploitation.
She has worked with the UN to change laws and policies in countries all over the world to end se...
2023-03-0734 minHey Changemaker!Ruchira Gupta: Hope and Positivity in the Midst of Difficult ChangeHow can you stay hopeful when witnessing unspeakable crimes against women and girls? That and so much more in this episode of the Hey Changemaker! Podcast.
Ruchira Gupta is an author and activist who believes in a world in which no child is bought or sold. After winning an Emmy for her documentary on sex-trafficking, she set up an NGO called Apne Aap, that has helped thousands of girls and women exit systems of sexual exploitation.
She has worked with the UN to change laws and policies in countries all over the world to end se...
2023-03-0734 min
A Free Voice with Ruchira GuptaEpisode 10: A Free Voice Podcast with Ruchira Gupta and guest Pratibha ParmaEpisode 10: A Free Voice Podcast with Ruchira Gupta and guest Pratibha Parma. Producer Ram Devineni
2022-11-1654 min
A Free Voice with Ruchira GuptaEpisode 10: A Free Voice Podcast with Ruchira Gupta and guest Pratibha ParmaEpisode 10: A Free Voice Podcast with Ruchira Gupta and guest Pratibha Parma. Producer Ram Devineni
2022-11-1654 min
A Free Voice with Ruchira GuptaEpisode 9: A Free Voice Podcast with Ruchira Gupta and guest Amit ChaudhuriEpisode 9: A Free Voice Podcast with Ruchira Gupta and guest Amit Chaudhuri. Producer Ram Devineni
2022-11-091h 05
A Free Voice with Ruchira GuptaEpisode 9: A Free Voice Podcast with Ruchira Gupta and guest Amit ChaudhuriEpisode 9: A Free Voice Podcast with Ruchira Gupta and guest Amit Chaudhuri. Producer Ram Devineni
2022-11-091h 05
A Free Voice with Ruchira GuptaEpisode 8: A Free Voice Podcast with Ruchira Gupta and guest Gloria SteinemEpisode 8: A Free Voice Podcast with Ruchira Gupta and guest Gloria Steinem on fascism and abortion. Producer Ram Devineni
2022-10-2542 min
A Free Voice with Ruchira GuptaEpisode 8: A Free Voice Podcast with Ruchira Gupta and guest Gloria SteinemEpisode 8: A Free Voice Podcast with Ruchira Gupta and guest Gloria Steinem on fascism and abortion. Producer Ram Devineni
2022-10-2542 min
A Free Voice with Ruchira GuptaEpisode 7: A Free Voice Podcast with Ruchira Gupta and guest Gayle FormanEpisode 7: A Free Voice Podcast with Ruchira Gupta and guest Gayle Forman. Producer Ram Devineni
2022-10-251h 00
A Free Voice with Ruchira GuptaEpisode 7: A Free Voice Podcast with Ruchira Gupta and guest Gayle FormanEpisode 7: A Free Voice Podcast with Ruchira Gupta and guest Gayle Forman. Producer Ram Devineni
2022-10-251h 00
A Free Voice with Ruchira GuptaEpisode 6: A Free Voice Podcast with Ruchira Gupta and guests Kathy Givens & Chris StarkEpisode 6: A Free Voice Podcast with Ruchira Gupta and guests Kathy Givens & Chris Stark. Producer Ram Devineni
2022-10-191h 03
A Free Voice with Ruchira GuptaEpisode 6: A Free Voice Podcast with Ruchira Gupta and guests Kathy Givens & Chris StarkEpisode 6: A Free Voice Podcast with Ruchira Gupta and guests Kathy Givens & Chris Stark. Producer Ram Devineni
2022-10-191h 03
A Free Voice with Ruchira GuptaEpisode 5: A Free Voice Podcast with Ruchira Gupta and guest Marcelle KarpEpisode 5: A Free Voice Podcast with Ruchira Gupta and guest Marcelle Karp. Producer Ram Devineni
2022-10-121h 02
A Free Voice with Ruchira GuptaEpisode 5: A Free Voice Podcast with Ruchira Gupta and guest Marcelle KarpEpisode 5: A Free Voice Podcast with Ruchira Gupta and guest Marcelle Karp. Producer Ram Devineni
2022-10-121h 02
A Free Voice with Ruchira GuptaEpisode 4: A Free Voice Podcast with Ruchira Gupta and guests Bella Hounakey & Suleman MasoodEpisode 4: A Free Voice Podcast with Ruchira Gupta and guests Bella Hounakey & Suleman Masood. Producer Ram Devineni
2022-10-041h 08
A Free Voice with Ruchira GuptaEpisode 4: A Free Voice Podcast with Ruchira Gupta and guests Bella Hounakey & Suleman MasoodEpisode 4: A Free Voice Podcast with Ruchira Gupta and guests Bella Hounakey & Suleman Masood. Producer Ram Devineni
2022-10-041h 08
A Free Voice with Ruchira GuptaEpisode 3: A Free Voice Podcast with Ruchira Gupta and guest Sophia ChangEpisode 3: A Free Voice Podcast with Ruchira Gupta and guest Sophia Chang. Producer Ram Devineni
2022-09-2853 min
A Free Voice with Ruchira GuptaEpisode 3: A Free Voice Podcast with Ruchira Gupta and guest Sophia ChangEpisode 3: A Free Voice Podcast with Ruchira Gupta and guest Sophia Chang. Producer Ram Devineni
2022-09-2853 min
A Free Voice with Ruchira GuptaEpisode 2: A Free Voice Podcast with Ruchira Gupta and guest Tanya GouldEpisode 2: A Free Voice Podcast with Ruchira Gupta and guest Tanya Gould. Producer Ram Devineni
2022-09-211h 04
A Free Voice with Ruchira GuptaEpisode 2: A Free Voice Podcast with Ruchira Gupta and guest Tanya GouldEpisode 2: A Free Voice Podcast with Ruchira Gupta and guest Tanya Gould. Producer Ram Devineni
2022-09-211h 04
A Free Voice with Ruchira GuptaEpisode 1: A Free Voice Podcast with Ruchira Gupta and guest Staceyann ChinEpisode 1: A Free Voice Podcast with Ruchira Gupta and guest Staceyann Chin. The podcast is produced by Ram Devineni
2022-09-1457 min
A Free Voice with Ruchira GuptaEpisode 1: A Free Voice Podcast with Ruchira Gupta and guest Staceyann ChinEpisode 1: A Free Voice Podcast with Ruchira Gupta and guest Staceyann Chin. The podcast is produced by Ram Devineni
2022-09-1457 min
A Free Voice with Ruchira GuptaA Free Voice Podcast Trailer In this podcast, Ruchira Gupta talks to survivors, activists, and storytellers who use their voice to make a difference in the lives of young people. How does an idea turn into action? How do you change a tragedy into recognizing your own powers? Together we will examine and re-imagine the world we want. Producer Ram Devineni.
2022-08-3000 min
A Free Voice with Ruchira GuptaA Free Voice Podcast Trailer In this podcast, Ruchira Gupta talks to survivors, activists, and storytellers who use their voice to make a difference in the lives of young people. How does an idea turn into action? How do you change a tragedy into recognizing your own powers? Together we will examine and re-imagine the world we want. Producer Ram Devineni.
2022-08-3000 min
Between Friends: Conversations with Maitri9. An Incredible Journey Of Helping Sex Workers!Ruchira Gupta, a social justice activist, feminist campaigner and journalist has been fighting a long battle to empower women and children in red light areas. Ruchira shared incredible stories of her making a documentary on flesh trade, her journey in helping millions of sex workers and her satisfaction of working with resilient and brave sex workers.
This project was made possible by funding provided by the County of Santa Clara Office of Gender-Based Violence Prevention. [www.sccendviolence.org]
#Maitri #MaitriPodcast #humantrafficking #EndDV #genderbasedviolence
2022-01-0735 min
Books and Boba#157 - October 2021 Book NewsOn this episode, we highlight the latest book and publishing news in Asian American literature for our October 2021 mid-month check-in! New books mentioned in our publishing news:A Scatter of Light by Malinda LoJust Another Epic Love Poem by Parisa AkhbariEnly and the Buskin' Blues by Jenny LiuWhat’s Between Your Hands by Mitali PerkinsMr. Panda and the Red Flower by Jackie HuangTiny Mochi & Co. by Michelle DoNoura's Crescent Moon by Zainab KhanI Kick and I Fly by Ruchira GuptaTiny Troubles by Sophie DiaoLook No Further by Siofra Robinson and Rioghnach Robinson (a.k.a. Riley Red...
2021-10-1646 min
The Edge of Adventure with Adam AsherEp 36 | Apne Aap: IndiaApne Aap is a grassroots Indian organization that empowers marginalized girls and women to resist and end sex trafficking. They organize vulnerable girls and women into small self-empowerment groups, where they work to educate, encourage and equip them. They are tireless as they stand for the obtain legal, social, economic and political rights of these women and girls. This organization was founded in 2002 by Ruchira Gupta. She believes no one should be bought or sold. She believes no one has the right to own another. I'm thankful for her. And I'm thankful she's chosen to...
2021-05-1839 min
Radical Musings with Rosanna ArquetteRuchira GuptaRosanna talks to one of her heroes, Ruchira Gupta. Ruchira is a social justice activist, journalist and feminist campaigner. For decades she has been on the forefront of exposing those responsible for human trafficking and bringing them to justice. She is the founder of Apne Ap, a global organization dedicated to the eradication of human trafficking worldwide. Please note, some of the conversation covers some sensitive topics.
This is RADICAL MUSINGS.
2021-03-241h 10
Rabbitt Stew ComicsEpisode 289Comic Reviews: Infinite Frontier 0 by Joshua Williamson, James Tynion IV, Scott Snyder, John Timms, Alex Sinclair, Brian Michael Bendis, David Marquez, Tamra Bonvillain, Jorge Jimenez, Tomeu Morey, Becky Cloonan, Michael Conrad, Alitha Martinez, Mark Morales, Emilio Lopez, Joelle Jones, Jordie Bellaire, Stephen Byrne, Tim Sheridan, Rafa Sandoval, Jordi Tarragona, Alejandro Sanchez, Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Jamal Igle, Hi-Fi, Alex Maleev, Geoff Johns, Todd Nauck, Geoffrey Thorne, Dexter Soy, Howard Porter, John Romita Jr, Klaus Janson, Brad Anderson Suicide Squad 1 by Robbie Thompson, Eduardo Pansica, Julio Ferreira, Marcelo Maiolo Swamp Thing 1 by Ram V, Mike Perkins, Mike Spicer Crime Syndicate 1...
2021-03-062h 45
Refuse FascismNow Is the Time to Act: No to a Fascist Coup!On Wednesday, January 6th, we saw President Trump call forth and unleash fascist mobs to storm the U.S. Capitol.
This was an attempt at a coup. It did not succeed this time, but the danger from even a failed coup is to be taken seriously, setting the stage for them to come back sooner or later to re-seize power – with or without Trump.
RefuseFascism.org hosted a virtual press conference on YouTube, Thursday January 7, presenting a diverse group of people speaking out on the attempted coup, its short and longer term consequences, and what TH...
2021-01-0856 min
Jaipur Literature Festival with Brave New WorldOn Friendship: Gloria Steinem and Ruchira Gupta: ‘Gloria Stienem in conversation with Ruchira GuptaSeparated by continents, languages, cultures and 3 decades in age, @GloriaSteinem and @Ruchiragupta talk about how their lives are interwoven in an adventure of friendship. Catch this conversation on our social media handles.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2020-06-0955 min
Conversations MatterRuchira Gupta: From Investigative Journalism to the End of Sex TraffickingIn Episode 7, Hans and Molly interview Ruchira Gupta -- one of the world's leading voices and campaigners in the movement to end global sex-trafficking. A journalist by trade, Ruchira explains her passion for story-telling, and demonstrates her gift as a story-teller by sharing truly captivating (yet harrowing) stories from her time spent documenting life in brothels and villages where humans are bought and sold as commodities. Ruchira won an Emmy for her documentary, The Selling of Innocents, which shined a light on modern slavery. Her continuing work has been instrumental in passing legislation and creating support on a global...
2020-05-221h 07
Hemispheres Archives - KGNU Community RadioHemispheres: Rape In IndiaSeven years ago this month, Jyoti Singh was gang raped on a public bus and died shortly after the attack. December 2012 marked a turning point from quiet tolerance for violence against girls with massive protests and worldwide outcry. There were few survivors willing to act as spokeswomen at the time.
The movement found Sohaila Abdulali. An article she wrote 30 years prior about her own gang rape re-surfaced and widely circulated, to her surprise in the wake of Jyoti’s death. Sohaila has been speaking out ever since and she brings it home in her book that came ou...
2019-12-0400 min
Laura Flanders and Friends: Solutions-Focused Progressive Perspectives on Politics, News, and CultureAudio Exclusive: Artists as Agents of Change, Celebrating Ben BarberEnjoy a panel discussion moderated by Laura Flanders and a key note address by Oskar Eustis, director of the famed Public Theater in New York, featuring artists as agents of change celebrating the work of Ben Barber, founder of the "Interdependence Movement". The artists, activists and scholars featured were chosen to represent the new and inspiring ways in which the arts, culture, and creativity in particular are giving voice to a new generation of activism, in engaging Barber’s Interdependence Movement philosophy. Panelists included: Cristal Chanel Truscott, Ruchira Gupta, Mohsin Mohi Ud Din, Arturo O'Farrill.
The event took pl...
2019-08-0235 min
200 Women: The Listening Ground by WestpacEpisode 8 - InspirationInspiring someone is one of the greatest gifts you can give. It’s not a tangible thing, you can be inspired to do many things – ethical business, raising awareness, improving people’s living and working conditions or simply to love more. We hope you feel inspired listening.
In this episode, you’ll hear from:
Valerie Van Galder, a former film producer who now runs Depressed Cake Shop to raise awareness and funds to help those suffering with mental health issues.
Marilyn Waring, a former member of the New Zealand parliament and professor of public policy.
Miranda Tapsell, an actor and Indigeno...
2017-10-2300 min
Law You Should KnowSex Trafficking in India and the USAJuanita Headley , Esq and Ruchira Gupta are interviewed about “Sex Trafficking in India and the USA” and laws and programs to fight it.
2017-01-2526 min
MyKitaab: Publish and Market Your Books94: Double episode: Ruchira Khanna and Mukesh Gupta ep79In this episode, we bring you two guests- Ruchira Khanna and Mukesh Gupta. Ruchira lives int he United States and she has written a children's book, and now writes fiction. Mukesh is writing his second book, his debut novel was a nonficiton book. Both are self published authors. You can find the shownotes at www.mykitaab.in/ruchira and www.mykitaab.in/mukesh respectively.
2016-11-3038 min
Women's Media Center Live with Robin MorganWMC Live #8: Kathleen Barry, Jessica Neuwirth, Ruchira Gupta. (Original Airdate 10/13/2012)Robin hosts a special show on sex trafficking, and speaks with Jessica Neuwirth of Equality Now; Ruchira Gupta, an activist who rescues girls in India; and Kathleen Barry, author of Female Sexual Slavery and the UN Convention on Traffick. An extended "Fighting Words" features Robin's satirical "modest proposal" to resolve the problem of sex trafficking, once and for all.
2012-10-1359 min