In this episode, we sit down with Hon. Shrimati Nayana Motamma, the youngest woman in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, legal professional and trailblazing Dalit woman redefining Indian politics. She discusses her route from corporate lawyer to grassroots political campaigns, and how her political career has been defined by courage, identity and generational legacy. We explore how she navigates complex intersections of caste, gender and power, and how she has consistently challenged expectations of what women’s leadership in India can look like.

Hon. Shrimati Nayana Motamma was speaking with Miral Pankhania, Communications and Office Administrator at the CPA Secretariat during the CWP Workshop in the Bahamas.

Music: Vine Crawler by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue)

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Recorded in May 2025.