Ramii Studio

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Welcome to Ramii, previously known as Her Skin, a podcast about the minority experience. Culture photographer Abhi Chinniah grew up a minority across two countries; Malaysia and New Zealand. As she seeks to find belonging in a world that does not seem designed for people like her, she dives in deep by connecting with people from all around the world. On Her Skin you’ll jump into the shoes of incredible individuals as they share their stories on diversity, skin colour, race, inclusivity, home and everything in between.

  1. 09/19/2022

    Melanin Rising: Abhi Chinniah

    Abhi Chinniah shares her thoughts on colourism

    9 min

  2. 09/13/2022

    Melanin Rising Panel Talk: The word colourism

    In this special episode, Abhi Chinniah chats with Dr Anna Ponnampalam, Amalen Sathanthar, Ranisha Chand, Stephany Balogh, Suveen Sanis Walgampola and Tenisha Kumar. Join them as they discuss the shift in media representation of dark-skinned people, what it felt like not seeing people that looked like them celebrated in pop culture and how they came to learn about the word colourism. This episode is part one of a three-part series.

    33 min

  3. 09/08/2022

    Ramii Studio: Neha Saigal - Speaking up for women of colour

    Neha Saigal has experience spanning 13 years across influencing policy in agriculture and nutrition, designing social accountability models and leading multi-disciplinary teams. She has worked extensively in Odisha, co-designed the Odisha Nutrition Action Plan with Government of Odisha and has facilitated government-working committees on nutrition. Neha and I also talk about her time in Delhi during the COVID-19 pandemic, and her years living in New Zealand as a migrant.

    30 min

  4. 09/08/2022

    Melanin Rising: Dashton Dushyan

    This episode is audio from Abhi Chinniah's photo series Melanin Rising. This exhibition looks at colourism, skin discrimination, the use of skin-lightening products and media representation of dark-skinned people. At the core of Melanin Rising sits an important message, love your melanin.

    7 min

  5. 09/08/2022

    Melanin Rising: Amalen Sathanthar

    This episode is audio from Abhi Chinniah's photo series Melanin Rising. This exhibition looks at colourism, skin discrimination, the use of skin-lightening products and media representation of dark-skinned people. At the core of Melanin Rising sits an important message, love your melanin.

    7 min

  6. 06/02/2021

    A Migrant‘s Path | Karnan Saba ft Sangeet Mishra

    Experience sweet beats by Karnan Saba ft Sangeet Mishra. Made exclusively for Abhi's exhibition, A Migrant's Path Karnan drew inspiration from Abhi's collection of portraits in the show.

    4 min

  7. 06/02/2021

    A Migrant's Path - Sophia Ling

    Sophia shares how she keeps her culture alive in Aotearoa for Abhi's exhibition A Migrant's Path

    1 min

  8. 05/31/2021

    A Migrant's Path - Ravnit Kaur

    Ravnit shares how she keeps her culture alive in Aotearoa for Abhi's exhibition A Migrant's Path

    1 min
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About

Welcome to Ramii, previously known as Her Skin, a podcast about the minority experience. Culture photographer Abhi Chinniah grew up a minority across two countries; Malaysia and New Zealand. As she seeks to find belonging in a world that does not seem designed for people like her, she dives in deep by connecting with people from all around the world. On Her Skin you’ll jump into the shoes of incredible individuals as they share their stories on diversity, skin colour, race, inclusivity, home and everything in between.

Information

  • Creator
    ramiistudio
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2022
  • Episodes
    13
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2020 All rights reserved.
  • Show Website
    Ramii Studio