Desi Outsiders

Jasvinder Sanghera CBE is a UK born and raised Sikh-Indian who narrowly escaped a forced marriage by running away from home at the age of sixteen. She is the founder of Karma Nirvana, a national award...

14 Sep 20171h 18min

We couldn’t be more excited to present to you our conversation with the writer Jaishree Misra. Her debut novel ‘Ancient Promises’ which came out in 2000 was a major best-seller, following which, she h...

7 Sep 20171h 18min

This week, we’re in conversation with Gurmehar Kaur, a face that you might already be familiar with. Since February of this year, a photograph of her holding a placard that says ‘Pakistan did not kill...

31 Aug 20171h 12min

This week, we bring you our conversation with Ajit George who helps run Shanti Bhavan, the institution showcased in the Netflix documentary ‘Daughters of Destiny’. Shanti Bhavan is a free residential ...

24 Aug 20171h 57min

In this episode, we continue the beautiful story that Nishant shared with us last week. For those of you who are just tuning in, last week, we interviewed Nishant Joshi from AltCricket. Nishant is a f...

17 Aug 201748min

We’re proud to present our very first two-parter with Nishant Joshi from AltCricket - a London based doctor by day and sports journalist by night. Once the conversation about his dual life began to un...

9 Aug 20171h 3min

This week, we spoke to Aditi Gupta, the co-founder of Menstrupedia - the leading comic generating awareness in women’s reproductive health in countries like India, Nepal, Nigeria and South America. Th...

3 Aug 20171h 7min

For those of you who watched our ladies perform on Sunday at the Women’s Cricket World Cup Finals, this interview with Snehal Pradhan, a former international cricket player, will help you understand ...

27 Jul 201747min