Your Local Brown Feminist Prakshi Saha

Arora is the 34 year old Indian Canadian audit coordinator at the UN who is running for the position of the Secretary General. She is the first woman and first millennial to be running. In fact, the first ever candidate to be challenging an incumbent. If selected, Arora will be the youngest and the first female Secretary General in UN's 76 year old history. Arora joins Prakshi to talk about her journey, the UN, her intersectional identities and women in politics.

Chitrangada Satarupa is an incredible actor, photographer, founder of a sustainable, upcycled clothing brand. With her unconventional choices in films and new ventures, she constantly challenges herself. Chitrangada joins Prakshi for a fun and candid chat about her childhood, moving to Bombay, her roles, gender representation in Hindi cinema and so much more.

Dr. Varuna is a queer, immigrant, South Asian woman of colour in the United States. She is a public health researcher, writer and activist working around sexual and reproductive health and justice. Varuna was named 'Woman of Courage' by Serena Williams in a Vogue magazine feature. Varuna joins Prakshi to talk about intersectional identities within feminism, taboo around female sexuality, patriarchy in South Asian culture and much more.

Hannah is a professional counselor, personal coach, public speaker and activist. Hannah joins Prakshi to discuss about fat liberation, eating disorders, mental health, self acceptance and so much more.