14 min
Unfair & Lovely ABCD: American Born Confused Desi
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- Society & Culture
This episode explores the origins of colorism in Indian culture. Colorism is the discrimination of darker skin tones within the same racial group. I explain how skin tones were perceived in Ancient India and during British colonial rule. I interviewed Pratyusha Pilla, a medical student who presented a TEDx speech about colorism in 2016 and the winner of Miss Austin in 2018. I also feature Swarnaa Rajalingam, a colorism advocate based in Sydney, Australia. You can follow her on Instagram @thelifeofasocialbutterfly to learn more about her work!
This episode explores the origins of colorism in Indian culture. Colorism is the discrimination of darker skin tones within the same racial group. I explain how skin tones were perceived in Ancient India and during British colonial rule. I interviewed Pratyusha Pilla, a medical student who presented a TEDx speech about colorism in 2016 and the winner of Miss Austin in 2018. I also feature Swarnaa Rajalingam, a colorism advocate based in Sydney, Australia. You can follow her on Instagram @thelifeofasocialbutterfly to learn more about her work!
14 min