Heartistry

Salman Ansari lives his life playing with many pursuits rather than specializing in a single path. He's worn different hats over the years - software engineer, startup founder & CTO, writer, illustrator, and DJ, to name a few - which he speaks to in this excerpt from the episode. 

We loved hearing about all that fill Salman's life, how and why it works for him, and so much more! 

Listen to @heartistrypodcast on @iheartradio app @rukusavenueradio on on Fri, Aug 9 at 9pm PST / 9am PKT

#JackOfManyTrades #PassionCompassionCommitment #Heartistry #Podcast

Zainab Hussain is a proud Muslim woman, a multilingual, multi-ethnic immigrant, a person with disabilities and conqueror of mental illness, all of which contribute significantly to her work as a poet. Zainab’s poetry centers around embracing vulnerability, practicing self-love, navigating social issues and most importantly, healing trauma through self-expression.

In this episode, Zainab generously shares this powerful and moving work titled “Trailblazing”. After you hear this, we know you’re going to want to know and hear much more about this amazing heARTivist!

Eben E. B. Bein is a high-school-biology-teacher-turned-climate-justice-advocate at the youth-serving nonprofit Our Climate. This conversation with Eben is a reflective culmination of their experiences since childhood, what led them to doing their present work, and the many encounters on their journey. 

Farah and Eben connected on so much throughout their time together, and we just had to share a clip of this particular moment!

Listen to @heartistrypodcast on @iheartradio app @rukusavenueradio on on Fri, July 12 at 9pm PST / 9am PKT

#ClimateJustice #ClimateJusticeAdvocate #PassionCompassionCommitment #Heartistry #Podcast

Being a storyteller, first of your own stories, and then as a conduit to and for others to share theirs, is Meghna Bhat's super power. We loved hearing from her about her inspiration to embrace this calling through various mediums, and how she is empowering others to do the same.

Listen to @heartistrypodcast on @iheartradio app @rukusavenueradio on on Fri, June 28 at 9pm PST / 9am PKT

#SouthAsianStoryteller #CulturalPracitioner #GulabiStories #PassionCompassionCommitment #Heartistry #Podcast

Rizwan Jagani is professional violist and educator of Indian and Pakistani heritage. He calls himself the “new-fit” violist due to his diverse career of many genres and styles in his performance with his most recent highlight being a performance with Grammy Award-winning Afrobeats artist, Burna Boy, in his Washington DC tour concert. He is currently finishing his Doctor of Musical Arts degree at Catholic University of America.

Marvi Mazhar is a Pakistan based architect and researcher, with her practice combining visual culture, spatial advocacy and interventions. What she won’t often say about herself, but you’ll undoubtedly agree with, is that through her work, she has become not just an inspiration to many in her field, but a true change maker in thought and practice.

From developing a collective vision, to finding your individuality, to upholding tradition while simultaneously embracing and acknowledging the contemporary impact - this conversation with Aparna & Ashwini of Ragamala Dance Company was beautiful. These sisters speak of their unique history to present, and how the work of an artist encompasses so many known and unknown aspects.  

If you’ve already had the gift of reading Author @thealkajoshi books, you’re likely already a fan! What we loved is hearing about her journey that led up to becoming an author, her inspiration for her “Jaipur Trilogy” of novels, and so much more! 📖

This excerpt from her conversation with @farahyasmeenshaikh is also a great example of not always knowing where your path is leading you, but ironically, it is usually leading you in the right direction. In Alka’s case, her story was being written - literally and figuratively - without her even knowing it! 💫

Breaking mental health stigma in the South Asian community was the “why” for the creation of South Asian Americans for Change (SAAFC) @saaforchange - a non profit organization focused on promoting emotional, physical, and social well-being through art, education and community-building.

Farah speaks with two of the co-founders - Neema Nardone @neema_nardone and Rupal Joshi @rkj5014 - who not only give deeper insight into the “why”, but also share the “how”, which includes multiple free in-person community building events to de-stigmatize topics relevant to mental health in the community, including colorism, unrealistic beauty standards and unique challenges faced by South Asian men regarding mental health.

In this special episode that is meant to encompass reflections of Ramadan, Farah speaks with Rabia Meghani and Maha Sami - both a part @nooranidance staff alongside Farah. They each share their own relationship with fasting and other aspects of Ramadan, and how this year has added a greater degree of global empathy and sensitivity.