Utar Chadhav

Utar Chadhav
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Together, navigating the ups and downs of life! Utar Chadhav(ups and downs) is a mental health podcast. We aim to bring forward nuanced stories of mental health from the trenches in Nepal. We are setting out to rob social taboos of their power by gently turning over the rocks of common, authoritarian, black-and-white judgments to reveal the gray underbelly of lived experiences, so these judgments lose some of their power to cause mental distress.

  1. 1 hr ago

    कागको हुलमा बकुल्ला

    Fit in हुने प्रेसर भनेको के होला? हाम्रो हुर्काइ र त्यस वातावरणले हाम्रो substancesहरु संगको सम्बन्धमा के कस्तो प्रभाव पार्छ? Pramila and Sj bring us a nuanced and often retrospective conversation full of care and a deep understanding of taking your own stance while making space for the decisions our friends and loved ones make for themselves. Then to witness and notice is harm reduction in practice. Listen with your loved ones and let us know what stood out for you and where it transported you in your own journey of negotiating how to engage with as well as be around substances, create boundaries and in the process, discover yourself again and again.  **** More about Season 3 Since S1 E9: Cheers, we have been thinking about harm reduction practices in our community. And along with these podcast episodes we bring to you titled: सगँ-सगै: Harm Reduction as a care practice A harm reduction chapbook for queer people in Kathmandu Lovingly, for queer folks, by queer folks. Harm reduction · Substance use · Community care ·  Read, share from here: https://www.utarchadhav.com/library **** Season 3 edited, mastered and mixed by Saru Produced by Sj and raji Episode art: raji  Utar Chadhav logo and elements art: Supriya Sober Curious zine art: manantuna सगँ-सगै: Harm Reduction as a care practice chap book created by Sj and raji design by Sj thank you irina and rajan for your continued support

    कागको हुलमा बकुल्ला

  2. 1 day ago

    Season 3 Episode 2: पिम की नपिम

    हाम्रा बानीहरु राम्रा नराम्रा भन्दा पनि जीवनका उतार चढाव संग जोडिएका हुन्छन्। आउनुस् साथीहरु सुनौ प्रतिक र राजीको कुराकानी तेस्रो सिजनको दोस्रो प्रस्तुती अनुभवको फराकिलो चौतारीमा भारी बिसाएर…. The second episode of this season is a conversation between Pratiik and raji talking about many entry points to the conversation of harm reduction in our day to day lives, and how it weaves into our relationships in our communities. Listen with care and with your loved ones. We hope this conversation will resonate with you and help you imagine the joy, pleasure and accountability practices embedded in harm reduction, moving away from the judgements of what is good and bad. Go to https://www.utarchadhav.com/pim-ki-napim to access season 3 episode 2 and all our previous seasons! Also available where ever you get your podcast.And as always listen and read with loved ones! ****** More about Season 3Since S1 E9: Cheers, we have been thinking about harm reduction practices in our community. And along with these podcast episodes we bring to you titled:सगँ-सगै: Harm Reduction as a care practiceA harm reduction chapbook for queer people in KathmanduLovingly, for queer folks, by queer folks.Harm reduction · Substance use · Community care · Read, share from here: https://www.utarchadhav.com/library ***** Season 3 edited, mastered and mixed by Saru Produced by Sj and raji Episode art: raji Utar Chadhav logo and elements art: Supriya Sober Curious zine art: manantuna सगँ-सगै: Harm Reduction as a care practice chap book created by Sj and raji design by Sj thank you irina and rajan for your continued support #harmreduction #utarchadhav #harmreductionascarepractice

    Season 3 Episode 2: पिम की नपिम

  3. 11 Aug

    Teaser फुरुन्दाना Mix Episode

    We bring you our Teaser फुरुन्दाना Mix Episode 1 that will give you a taste of whats to come this season as we have 6 amazing episodes lined up for you. Its been a transformative journey and लड्दै, पढ्दै, सुन्दै, सिक्दै र समिक्षा गर्दै, we are very excited for you to discover this season 3, witness all the stories and continue the conversation. ल यति भन्दै, here we go!  Also, do you know about our harm reduction chap book. We created it along side thse episodes as a companion. Visit our website www.utarchadhav.com to access it and all our previous seasons and episodes. And as always listen and read with loved ones! ___________________________________________ More about Season 3 Since S1 E9: Cheers, we have been thinking about harm reduction practices in our community. And along with these podcast episodes we bring to you: सगँ-सगै: Harm Reduction as a care practice A harm reduction chapbook for queer people in Kathmandu Lovingly, for queer folks, by queer folks. Harm reduction · Substance use · Community care ·  Read, share from here: Read, share from here: https://www.utarchadhav.com/library ~Navigating the Ups and Downs of Life~ Utar Chadhav _____________________________________________ Season 3 edited, mastered and mixed by Saru Produced by Sj and raji Episode art: raji Utar Chadhav logo and elements art: Supriya Sober Curious zine art: manantuna thank you irina and rajan for your continued support

    Teaser फुरुन्दाना Mix Episode

  4. 04/09/2025

    Archiving as a pleasure practice

    Continue the gentle roller coaster ride with Fareed and raji in the second half of their conversation as they talk about their pleasure explorations, non-normative rhythms and the mixed bag of emotions that comes along with creating archives of their own experiences of pleasure, inspiration and joy. They converse about what archiving pleasure and inspiration stories mean to Utar Chadhav and its many possibilities. They laugh, reminisce and of course talk about movies! Listen to the full episode here: Co-Hosts: Fareed and raji Production, Audio, Mixing: SJ Art: Fareed and raji —-- This season we are diving into conversations on pleasure and inspiration. We are excited to show you the process of how different conversations become one complete episode.  Join us as we bring to you raw snippets with a lot of ummm-hmmm you would otherwise not hear from our conversations, straight from our new studio space for your auditory pleasure. Follow @UtarChadhav on social media for more information:Website: ⁠www.utarchadhav.com⁠/

    Archiving as a pleasure practice

  5. 14/08/2025

    The route/root to our magnetism

    Come join this gentle rollercoaster ride along with fareed and raji as they talk about pleasure and liberation, community and inspiration. They bring in stories from their lives, touching upon intimacy, vulnerability, and how the movies factor into all of this [there's a not-so-secret watch list in their chat! Has a movie stayed with you so long that it inspires you?]. Fareed and Raji celebrate and struggle with the stories about pleasure expressed in places like the movies that shape how they feel joy, how they feel safe, how they connect with themselves and others, and how they find the root (or is it the route?) to their magnetism. —-- This season we are diving into conversations on pleasure and inspiration. We are excited to show you the process of how different conversations become one complete episode.  Join us as we bring to you raw snippets with a lot of ummm-hmmm you would otherwise not hear from our conversations, straight from our new studio space for your auditory pleasure. Co-Hosts: fareed and raji Production, Audio, Mixing: raji Follow @UtarChadhav on social media for more information:Website: www.utarchadhav.com/

    The route/root to our magnetism

  6. 17/07/2025

    Ep. 8: Inspirationको फण्डा

    Has this hot weather, humidity and rainy season got you feeling static? Fret not, you are not alone in this feeling. The unpredictable weather and even more uncertain world scenario has us feeling down too. In these trying times, words of inspiration and little pockets of joy mean so much, don’t they? Luckily, we have just the thing for you! We have recently had the privilege of hosting conversation with  little bursts of inspirations who inspired us with their sometimes deep, sometimes random, and sometimes uniquely wise words.  Talking to Prabodhi and Sadish has helped us make space for young voices to talk​​ about what gives them pleasure, joy, and inspiration to move about and how they experience life. This reflection has also inspired us to listen to not just the youngsters around us but also the inner child within us.  Sit back, tune in and invite the child within you to ponder upon the simpler things of life and watch as the magic unfolds~  #innerchild #favouritethings #utarchadhav #mentalhealthmatters -- This season we are diving into conversations on pleasure and inspiration. We are excited to show you the process of how different conversations become one complete episode.  Join us as we bring to you raw snippets with a lot of ummm-hmmm you would otherwise not hear from our conversations, straight from our new studio space for your auditory pleasure. Co-Hosts: prabodhi, sadish, raji and sj Production, Audio, Mixing: Sj Follow @UtarChadhav on social media for more information: Website: www.utarchadhav.com/

    Ep. 8: Inspirationको फण्डा

  7. 03/07/2025

    Ep. 7: Jab We Met

    eric and raji met in the summer of 2009 at a party. For raji meeting eric changed the course of their life. eric brought an intentionality that raji always craved for. They started having candid conversations about pleasure and desire. Last year raji asked eric if he would want to record a conversation about pleasure and inspiration the next time they met.  And so in May of 2025, they went camping and recorded this conversation over the course of two days.  What does infusing joy and intentionality in our day to day lives, in our relationships look like? What does the journey look like and what does looking back at our younger selves, teach us and/or remind us about what we have always valued? How do we discern purpose that is imposed on us vs. purpose that grows from learning from experiences and influences we are open to? Here’s to the joys of loitering and time traveling! Let us know where this conversation transports you in your own journey. Listen with a friend, and engage with these questions: Who taught you how to have fun? What is your pleasure lineage? (borrowed from Pleasure Activism by amb).  Something you used to believe about pleasure and desire that doesn’t serve you any more? (borrowed from we are not really strangers XXX) What does sober joy look like when we are talking about pleasure? -- This season we are diving into conversations on pleasure and inspiration. We are excited to show you the process of how different conversations become one complete episode.  Join us as we bring to you raw snippets with a lot of ummm-hmmm you would otherwise not hear from our conversations, straight from our new studio space for your auditory pleasure. Co-Hosts: eric and raji Production, Audio, Mixing: raji and Saru Follow @UtarChadhav on social media for more information: www.utarchadhav.com/jabwemet

    Ep. 7: Jab We Met

  8. 23/06/2025

    Ep. 6: एकछिन धैर्य राख है…

    Music is a source of pleasure and inspiration but what does the उतार चढाव of inspiration and pleasure look like, feel like, for a singer and songwriter? In this conversation SJ speaks with their friend Sajen who is a musician and a singer releasing their first song “Kaalpanik Fulbaari” tomorrow, Friday June 20th! The conversation takes us through Sajen’s journey of many becomings-- becoming a singer, a song writer, an artist. Listen to this heartfelt conversation about a journey of many discoveries. From UC को process loving team to all of you who listen and support us, we hope you enjoy this wonderful conversation. We hope it moves you to find joy in the different ways you love to create.  Let us know where this conversation transports you to! Listen/Watch Sajen’s music on: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@SajenShresthaOfficial⁠ Listen to the full episode here: https://www.utarchadhav.com/ -- This season we are diving into conversations on pleasure and inspiration. We are excited to show you the process of how different conversations become one complete episode.  Join us as we bring to you raw snippets with a lot of ummm-hmmm you would otherwise not hear from our conversations, straight from our new studio space for your auditory pleasure. Co-Hosts: SJ and Sajen Ep. Art, Production, Audio, Mixing: Utar Chadhav Follow @UtarChadhav on social media for more information: Website: ⁠www.utarchadhav.com⁠

    Ep. 6: एकछिन धैर्य राख है…
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Together, navigating the ups and downs of life! Utar Chadhav(ups and downs) is a mental health podcast. We aim to bring forward nuanced stories of mental health from the trenches in Nepal. We are setting out to rob social taboos of their power by gently turning over the rocks of common, authoritarian, black-and-white judgments to reveal the gray underbelly of lived experiences, so these judgments lose some of their power to cause mental distress.

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  • Creator
    Utar Chadhav
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    27
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Utar Chadhav
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