Brownie is back with an end of year special! In this episode we chat to the brilliant Rahul Raina, author of razor-sharp satire How to Kidnap the Rich. We talk about how to land a publishing deal as a POC, Kashmir and the corrupt Indian educati

Seema Anand

Nov 30th, 2020 1h 7m

For the final episode of series 2 we sit down with the fabulous Dr Seema Anand, a mythologist, storyteller and expert on the Kama Sutra. We chat about the taboo of pleasure, the most seductive way to kiss and why every serious feminist should o

Sukh Sodhi

Oct 20th, 2020 53m 9s

We chat to our dear friend (and Eshani’s college husband!) Sikh activist Sukh Sodhi about finding his religious identity, BLM and Indian politics. Thanks to Sukh for such thoughtful and wise words. Follow Sukh on twitter @SukhSodhi95Get in

Indian Man

Jul 2nd, 2020 35m 40s

We’re back for series 2 of Brownie Podcast! In this episode we chat to DJ and producer Indian Man about mixing bhangra beats, his mum’s love of garage music and the legendary Glasto set where we first saw him perform.Check out Indian Man’s be

Ahir Shah

Apr 21st, 2020 40m 3s

For this lockdown special episode, we chat to comedian Ahir Shah about his ‘colonised’ accent, whether it’s ok to joke about racism and performing stand-up aged 15.Check out where Ahir is gigging next at www.ahirshah.com Head to www.amalach

Season 1 Finale

Oct 6th, 2019 11m 4s

We catch up after the summer to discuss our Season 1 highlights. Chai chat is back as we share the things we’ve enjoyed recently - big up brown representation! Brownie Podcast is taking a short break while we record Season 2. We’ll be back wi

Kavita Puri

Jul 15th, 2019 46m 5s

This episode we spoke to journalist and broadcaster Kavita Puri. We discussed Partition, its impact on Britain and the importance of teaching colonial history in the school curriculum.Kavita’s book “Partition Voices: Untold British Stories” i

Dipal Acharya and Neesha Taneja

Jun 24th, 2019 44m 14s

This episode is a family affair. We chat to our cousins Dipal Acharya and Neesha Taneja, who are both bossing their careers in media. We talk about the need for brown disruption, SE Asians in the workplace and Alphonso v Kesar mangos. Get

Bipasha Ling

May 15th, 2019 39m 2s

This episode we chat to artist/singer/blogger Bipasha (aka Bip) Ling about the best Bengali food, SE Asian representation in the media and creating her own Bip-universe. Bip kindly let us use her music for this episode of the podcast – check o

Nikesh Shukla

Apr 24th, 2019 47m 2s

This episode, we chat to Nikesh Shukla about his new book, growing up in Harrow, and navigating an increasingly polarised world as a person of colour. Nikesh Shukla is the editor of 2016's bestseller The Good Immigrant and author of Coconut U

From India to the UK (teaser)

Jan 25th, 2019 18m 50s

Introducing you to Brownie, the podcast celebrating British Indian voices. In this episode meet co-hosts Shivani and Eshani as we share our experiences of being born in Britain with roots in India.We chat about our grandparents, our visits to

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