5 Must-Listen Podcasts By Indian Women That Everyone Should Tune Into

A podcast series usually consists of one or more recurring hosts who cover a specific topic or current event. The episodes can be entirely scripted or impromptu, which only adds to their simplicity and versatility. Podcasts have certainly emerged as the true new medium of communication that relays ideas with minimal distraction. Women are using this space to discuss issues related to women, feminism, films, finance, and so much more. We’ve compiled a list of female podcasters who have pioneered the way for fresh content, topics, and techniques. They cover everything from body positivity to financial knowledge, movies and literature. Take a look at these popular podcasts by Indian women that should be on your must-listen list.

1. The Sanskaari Sass Podcast

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This podcast comes under the digital content vertical of Sanskaari Sass. Ruchika Agarwal founded this podcast and website with the goal of elevating different voices while increasing accessibility to feminism and feminist philosophy. Anyone who is interested in learning more about feminism and the reasons why it is so crucial, should listen to Sanskaari Sass. They currently have 19 episodes, each about 25 to 35 minutes long, on their YouTube channel.

2. Desi Outsiders

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Ankita was raised in a more liberal Indian home in India, while co-host Meenal was nurtured in a very traditional Indian home outside of India. In all episodes, these two young Indian women engage in significant conversations about relationships, dating, and education, as well as topics as varied as feminism and other customs in Indian homes.

3. The Vision-Nari

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Swati Rawat is the host of the Vision-Nari podcast, where she speaks with female leaders, business owners, and visionaries from a variety of industries about their backgrounds, sources of inspiration, and goals. The inspiration struck Swati as she looked for a podcast featuring experiences of Indian women but couldn't find any, despite being an avid podcast listener. And Vision-Nari was born.

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4. NRI Woman

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NRI Woman started as a Facebook community page in 2017 for South Asian NRI women to discuss their shared experiences, such as the difficulties they face, the reasons they moved to another country, and what it's like to assimilate into another culture. On a larger scale, the page addresses the need to talk about things openly, such as mental health, making friends, a lack of support systems, raising children as a single parent, addiction, and many other topics. Bettina Tauro and Ninorah Brookshire are the show's hosts.

Bettina was born in Mumbai, India, and moved to the UAE in 2002 to pursue a career. Ninorah, is of Indian origin but was born in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. She spent the majority of her adult life there. Her husband Edward and Ninorah are the co-founders of the New York City-based Naya Jeevan Foundation, a nonprofit that assists women and girls who have been freed from sex trafficking in India.

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5. Movie Wala Podcast

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The podcast's hosts Tanvi and Flo talk about Hindi movies. Throughout the season, the two discuss particular genres like family sagas, marriage dramas, and so forth. They declare that they are not reviewers and that they only pick movies to talk about their favourite songs, favourite scenes, rumours, and the reasons they picked that certain movie for that category. They have so far created seven seasons. In the seventh season, they discuss movies and the memories connected to them as well as how they felt about them, particularly old but upbeat movies; it was completeds in December 2021.

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