A Very South Asian Podcast Anushray Singh

A Very South Asian Podcast w/Anushray I In today's episode we discuss the iconic work and life of Artist Raja Ravi Varma.

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If you are from India, have visited India or searched for Indian paintings on Google, chances are that you might have come across this name, Raja Ravi Verma. In Indian subcontinent, mythology is an oral, familial and deeply social process, Raja Ravi Varma’s paintbrush has given imagination an image. 

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Hi, my name is Anushray. Welcome to A Very South Asian Podcast. In this podcast series, we talk about arts, creativity, history and figures who have contributed or contributing to the global South Asian culture. 

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In case you do not know, South Asia is an umbrella term used for the Indian subcontinent, it spans major landmasses from the countries of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. People from this region are also part of the growing diaspora across the world, especially in the West. I hope I can bring stories, ideas and generate curiosity about lives, lived experiences and cultures from this beautiful region. Namaste! 

#53 Tasnim Hasan I The Film Podcast 2: Bollywood of 2000s

In this second episode of the film podcast Anushray and Tasnim discusses the Bollywood cinema of the 2000s. Dil Chahta hai, 3 Idiots, Kal Ho Na Ho, Swades, Khosla Ka Ghosla, Chak De India and many more films are discussed in this segment. The episode also goes into the heart of change in audiences, various spectrums of modern ideas discovered, and non-resident Indians' nostalgia being evoked...

Hope you enjoy this conversation. We hope to continue this conversation with Bollywood films of the 2010s as well.....

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Welcome to A Very South Asian Podcast! I’m your host, Anushray Singh, a filmmaker, educator, writer and lover of South Asian culture. I’ve been interacting, communicating and chatting with artists, creatives, thinkers, and changemakers from the Indian Subcontinent, or now, in our current vocab, the region of South Asia, which is India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, and also extending to Maldives and Afghanistan for a while now. The podcast brings perspective and diversity within South Asian communities and diasporas worldwide. 🎙️

About our guest:
Tasnim Hasan is a media and marketing specialist with nearly 10 years of experience. Born in Bangladesh & raised in the United Arab Emirates, with a stint in the United States she sees herself to be in the right place and time for media production in the United States. Before coming to the United States, she worked in Dubai, U.A.E for 4 years in a procurement & supply chain company. She graduated with a MS degree in Communication for Development & Social Change from Temple University. Her specialization is emerging new media. She looks forward to promoting cultural diversity through her work around the world.

#52 Tasnim Hasan I The Film Podcast

In this film podcast, Anushray and Tasnim discuss Hindi cinema, which they grew up watching, and the wider social, economic, and consumer perspective. The podcast is more about reliving the memory of cinema both grew up watching on the television and also a cinema that has influenced billions of Indians. We discuss SRK, Salman, Aamir, Akshay, Amitabh Bachan & overall vibe of the 70s, 80s and 90s era.

If you like the discussion, stay tuned for the next part about the cinema of the 2000s, which is the staple media both Anushray and Tasnim grew up watching in theatres.

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Welcome to A Very South Asian Podcast! I’m your host, Anushray Singh, a filmmaker, educator, writer and lover of South Asian culture. I’ve been interacting, communicating and chatting with artists, creatives, thinkers, and changemakers from the Indian Subcontinent, or now, in our current vocab, the region of South Asia, which is India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, and also extending to Maldives and Afghanistan for a while now. The podcast brings perspective and diversity within South Asian communities and diasporas worldwide. 🎙️

About our guest:
Tasnim Hasan is a media and marketing specialist with nearly 10 years of experience. Born in Bangladesh & raised in the United Arab Emirates, with a stint in the United States she sees herself to be in the right place and time for media production in the United States. Before coming to the United States, she worked in Dubai, U.A.E for 4 years in a procurement & supply chain company. She graduated with a MS degree in Communication for Development & Social Change from Temple University. Her specialization is emerging new media. She looks forward to promoting cultural diversity through her work around the world.

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#51 Farjana - South Asian Culture/Community Episode

In this episode I had a wonderful conversation with Farjana. Farjana is a South Asian Entrepreneur and Creative / Artist working as a Tech Recruiter pursuing masters in cybersecurity. She has an entrepreneurial spirit with multiple businesses and a nonprofit for south asian communities supporting mental health and bringing awareness of stories from  women's trauma and independence in our culture / community. Born and raised in Atlanta, Ga. Her parents are Bangladeshi and Farjana as a digital nomad in between ATL and NYC and sometimes Cali shares with me experiences of being South Asian American. Our conversation went into deep as well as uncomfortable areas of parenting, generational differences, problems faced by South Asian women.

I enjoyed my conversation with Farjana a lot, and I hope you do too :)
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Welcome to A Very South Asian Podcast! I’m your host Anushray Singh, a filmmaker, educator, writer and lover of South Asian culture. I’ve been interacting, communicating and chatting with artists, creatives, thinkers, and changemakers from the Indian Subcontinent, or now in our current vocab, the region of South Asia, which is India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, and also extending to Maldives and Afghanistan for a while now. The podcast brings perspective and diversity within South Asian communities and diasporas worldwide. 🎙️

#50 St. Raavan - The Music Podcast
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Michael Roshan Jr. aka SAINT RAAVAN is a British Tamil Recording Artist who explores the borders of Alternative R&B and World Music. In this conversation we talk about life as an artist, Indian music scene, Tamil r&b and hip-hop scene. Michael is an up and coming South Asian artist from the strong diaspora in the UK. I hope our conversation can help for many listeners to go check out his sound and music.

His song Thuniya sung in Tamil was also featured recently in Rolling Stone India’s Daily music list featuring new artists. He has been championed by the BBC Asian Network, and also credited for one of the track on legendary artist MIA’s latest album. He is been making ripples and waves, hoping to carve his own unique space.

I enjoyed my conversation with Michael a lot, and I hope you do too :)
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Welcome to A Very South Asian Podcast! I’m your host Anushray Singh, a filmmaker, educator, writer and lover of South Asian culture. I’ve been interacting, communicating and chatting with artists, creatives, thinkers, and changemakers from the Indian Subcontinent, or now in our current vocab, the region of South Asia, which is India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, and also extending to Maldives and Afghanistan for a while now. The podcast brings perspective and diversity within South Asian communities and diasporas worldwide. 🎙️

#49 Tanshi
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Tanshi is a Delhi-based queer handpoke tattoo artist. Tanshi is a young artist who is creating beautiful tattoos using the handpoke technique, which in my basic understanding is almost like an analog way doing tattoo as opposed to doing it with a machine. They are less invasive, less painful, and “less intimidating” than a machine-done tattoo. The designs are original and unique. Tanshi is known for quirky flash designs which are hand poked.

I was able to talk about great topics ranging from handpoke tattooing to life in general to perspectives of being a queer artist working in urban India. I hope I was able to provide a meaningful conversation. I enjoyed my chat with Tanshi, hope you enjoy it too.
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Welcome to A Very South Asian Podcast! I’m your host Anushray Singh, a filmmaker, educator, writer and lover of South Asian culture. I’ve been interacting, communicating and chatting with artists, creatives, thinkers, and changemakers from the Indian Subcontinent, or now in our current vocab, the region of South Asia, which is India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, and also extending to Maldives and Afghanistan for a while now. The podcast brings perspective and diversity within South Asian communities and diasporas worldwide. 🎙️