Chai Tea Party

You may know our this guest as the incredibly hilarious, insightful & intellegent "@ThePoojaProjet". We talk labels, social media, mental health & what it means to be strong, outspoken and a woman of color with Pooja Patel.

Follow her @ThePoojaProject on Instagram & Twitter.

Endless shoutouts to Brown Girl Magazine & Indie Creative Network. Special thank you to our day one, Mr. Wllms for sharing his music on this week's episode.

Links:

Instagram.com/ThePoojaProject

BrownGirlMag.com

IndieCreativeNetwork.com

Soundcloud.com/mrwllms

www.ChaiTeaPartyShow.com

This week, we have Sophia, the founder of the organization, I Am Not A Statistic. This non-profit works with Angel House to provide orphanages and school systems in India. The goal of the organization is to get and keep kids off of the streets where they could potentially be in danger and/or poverty to provide a safe environment and education. Sophia is a great example of someone who was passionate about changing the world and is doing it, one orphanage at a time! We can all learn from her ambition and go for what we believe in! Learn more and donate here: www.iamnotastatistic.us

Thank you to Simi Malak Kaur for our music this episode! We are so honored to have these brilliant musicians to enhance our episodes with their original music. Follow her on Facebook, Instagra, Snapchat, Soundcloud & YouTube @SimiMalakKaur

If you would like to feature your music on our podcast, email us at [email protected]

We have been waiting to be able to release this collaborative episode featuring the ultra woke girls over at Chuski Pop. Meet Sweety and Pappu. Two Desi chicks riding the fourth wave of feminism in their salwar kameez and golden heels, while flipping birds to aunties and bringing you stories from far-away lands and from our own matru-bhumi. Tune in to their podcast every second Saturday to hear us share our adventures, staying woke and generally not going gentle into the night. And oh, they love rainbows, glitter stickers, cats, man buns, dudes with impressive facial foliage, and would wait for an eternity if that meant that they could finally make ‘fetch’ happen. Not sure if you like us yet? Bish, they are like your BFFs here! Listen to them on Soundcloud, iTunes and Stitcher. Go follow them on all social media & check out their AMAZING artwork!

THANK YOU to Leo Kalyan for this episode's dreamy music. You can find him online at www.leokalyan.com & Facebook, Twitter, Instagram & Tumblr. Listen to his music on Soundcloud, Spotify & Apple Music. Go buy his latest EP Outside In. It is seriously incredible. You'll thank us later.

As always shoutouts to Brown Girl Mag for their support. Check them out at www.browngirlmag.com. They have an amazing staff of writers over there, they cover every topic you could dream of. They are also on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram & Snapchat.

On this week's episode we talk to the incredibly inspiring, intelligent & strong Alexa Rahman. She tells her full story, on her terms, for the first time ever. We are truly floored by the power in which Alexa took her life back after being in an abusive relationship & to see her fight back against Domestic Violence with complete relentlessness.

As always thank you to Brown Girl Magazine, the online publication that helps empower young South Asian women in the United States. GUYS don't worry there is something for you too :) Check out their group, Brown Boy. Follow them on @BrownGirlMag on everything & BrownGirlMag.com.

Music on this episode is brought you by the ever cool @PrannaMusic and @AmarSandhuMusic. Go follow them on all the social media things & tell them you’re from #CTP .

This month is Domestic Violence awareness month. Wear purple to show your with us. #FUCKDV

Learn more at www.breakthesilencedv.org.

To get in touch with Alexa find her on Instagram or email us at [email protected]

Cheers!

We interviewed to very cool Ruby Toor for this episode. We have been waiting to be able to finally discuss something that both us battle with...MENTAL ILLNESS. 1 in 5 adults with experience mental illness in the US in a given year! So why is it that the south Asian community still has a difficult time recognizing it? Listen on on #itunes #stitcher #soundcloud & NOW AVAILABLE on #googleplay . Ruby tells us about her journey & what's she's doing to fight against the stigma.

Thank you to Brown Rang Tees for hooking us up with some awesome chai shirts. See them on our Instagram page & follow them @brownrang on Instagram & Facebook. See all their designs at brownrang.com

As always, shout outs to Brown Girl Mag for the support & the over all badassery. Check out all their articles, videos & insights, as well as their segments of Brown Boy, for all you fellas out there.

www.browngirlmag.com

Music by F.Kasper. Find him on SoundCloud.com/fuckasper

Stalk us on the web:

www.ChaiTeaPartyShow.com

On this episode we talk to Zain Ali Shamoon about selfishnes vs self care, the art of healing, being unapologetically honest & his study on domestic violence among South Asian women in the Midwest

As always thank you to Brown Girl Mag!

Narratives of Pain:

Email: [email protected]

Domestic Violence Among South Asian Women in the Midwest study: https://msu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3CditXGWdsqCKmV

& TO TOP IT ALL OFF....Zain is featured as the musical guest for this week episode!

Seriously, what can't he do?

In this week's episode, we talk about growing up in culturally non-diverse neighborhoods, pros and cons with our given names-or just a simple"nicknames" and what it's like being blonde Indian girls.

Thank you to Mr.Wllms for our music! Find his other work here:

@awilltraxx

As always, shout outs to Brown Girl Mag for the support & the over all badassery. Check out all their articles, videos & insights, as well as their segments of Brown Boy, for all you fellas out there.

www.browngirlmag.com

Stalk us on the web:

www.ChaiTeaPartyShow.com

WE'RE BACK BABY!

On this episode we hang out with the very cool Anip Patel! He talks about the success of Mondays With Mohan, balancing your dream with a day job & the lack of South Asians in the entertainment industry.

Thank you to Mr.Wllms for our music! Find his other work here:

soundcloud.com/awilltraxx

As always, shout outs to Brown Girl Mag for the support & the over all badassery. Check out all their articles, videos & insights, as well as their segments of Brown Boy, for all you fellas out there.

www.browngirlmag.com

Follow Anip here:

facebook.com/mondayswithmohan

On this episode of Chai Tea Party we are joined by the incredibly multitalented Prashanth! He tells us his coming out story & life in the Manhattan.

We have so many wonderful people to thank!

Rutgers Raag! This angelic group is our musical feature. Check out their new single Radioactive out THIS AUGUST! See Facebook for more details. You can literally find them everywhere on the internet. We can't wait this one to drop!

http://rutgersraag.wixsite.com/home

As always, a big thank you to our friends at Brown Girl Magazine! We love this publication. They have endless amounts of articles & videos for all things Desi Girl (& guy!).

http://www.browngirlmagazine.com/

For those of you in the LGBTQ community that need somewhere to turn, help or a friend to listen please visit the Trevor Project. They are confidential trained counselors here to support you 24/7. You can call them on the Trevor Hotline at 866-488-7386.

www.thetrevorproject.org

Also, be sure to look up the Network of Desi A Cappella! Their mission is to cultivate a camaraderie among South Asian-inspired Acappella artists by providing a forum to share and exchange inspiration and individual endeavors. Be on the lookout for more information on our competition in April 2017 in New York City!

https://www.facebook.com/desiacappella

This week we give ya'll a BONUS EPISODE! By this we mean a gag reel of sorts. Our original recording with Rishi, from last week's episode, was about 3 hours long. This is short cut of pieces that were left out of the official episode, with a short message from us in the beginning.

Background by the always great, Mr.Wllms.

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Full episode out next Sunday, the 24th!