12 episodes
Brown Boss British Asian Women's Magazine
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Empowered people, empower people. Each month, join British Asian Women’s Magazine, a digital magazine and positive online community for south Asian women in the UK, as we sit down with successful British south Asians to talk about the incredible work they do, how they got into it, their journey so far and what their experience has been like, doing it as a south Asian person. From entrepreneurs who’ve launched multiple businesses and teenagers who’ve started charities and become community leaders to government officials working to diversify our judiciary and artists helping to improve mental health in the workplace, there’s so much to learn and laugh about in this inspirational and relatable podcast. So if you have a passion for innovation or are just looking for some inspiration and advice from pioneering people, then this is the podcast for you.
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Being South Asian policewomen with PC Neha Prasad and DC Mamta Nokes
DC Mamta Nokes and PC Neha Prasad are smashing glass ceilings and challenging stereotypes head-on. Hear about how their motivations for joining, their experience of being South Asian policewomen and how they are pushing back against assumptions based on race and gender to have fulfilling and life-changing careers that help and protect others. If you're interested in learning more then please visit https://www.surrey.police.uk/careers
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The secret of becoming a successful south Asian author with Alka Joshi
Author of the hit book The Henna Artist Alka Joshi joins BAWM to explore the difficulties and nuances of being a South Asian woman, a theme in her book, alongside reflecting on starting a new career in her 50’s, growing up in a desi household and breaking stereotypes in South Asian culture.
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Contemporising Kathak with Sonia Sabri
Dancer, choreographer and Artistic Director of the Sonia Sabri Company, Sonia Sabri talks to us about urban kathak, how she's making kathak more accessible, what it's like to be a south Asian dancer, how she manages all her different roles, how she choreographs whole performances and the effect the pandemic has had on her dance students.
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Being a politician as a south Asian with Nusrat Ghani.
Conservative MP for Wealden, Nusrat Ghani talks about her views on the way our government is handling the UK's third national lockdown and its impact on education and mental health. She talks about the impact the virus has had on south Asian groups and how she is challenging the government in highlighting this. A part of the British Energy and Industrial Committee, she talks about stopping British companies from exploiting the forced labour of Uighurs in China by a adding a #NoGen...
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Using food and lifestyle to help prevent cancer with Toral Shah
First diagnosed with breast cancer at 29, Toral Shah has battled the disease twice, helped her mum through her battle with it, and started her own consultancy, The Urban Kitchen, to help people change their lifestyle and diet to help prevent disease. She talks about how sharing our experiences and community-specific education are pivotal to challenging taboos about health in south Asian communities, how she is working in public policy to inform and improve health outcomes for BAME individuals...
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Starting a five star resort with Trish Dhanak
From a wealthy and luxury-laden life as an investment banker to sleeping outside with her belongings in the car while she built a hotel from the ground up, Trish Dhanak speaks about how she left everything and her life in London to start the luxury five star hotel, Upendo, in Zanzibar.