Bollywood is one of the most iconic industries in South Asia, but musical sexism and male-centric storylines dominate the space far too much. Join Anushka and Shyam as they talk about why the movies kids look up to, need to start teaching them equality; not stereotypes.

Listen as today's hosts of Pretty Desi with One Suryan: Samraat, Raghav, and Nithilan talk about why the South Asian community NEEDS to support stopping Asian hate. It's vital that we don't brush it off, and that we support organizations and voices that are helping stop the hate. 

Links and names of organizations you can support are at the end, along with resources you can share.

We need to stop the hate.

This episode, Anushka and Shyam talk about beauty standards and fairness in South Asia. Listen as they discuss the origins of Indian/Desi perceptions of beauty, relive pressures from fairness standards, and talk about Bollywood's role in the obsession. Join us! 

We’re so honored to have had the opportunity to interview Mr. Parag Mehta! He's so full of good advice and positive energy as he talks about why we should face our problems, stresses, and struggles head-on according to our values. In this episode, the One Suryan team joins Mr. Mehta as he shares his inspirational views and story of coming out as he was growing up in rural Texas. We hope you enjoy! 

Join us for our second episode as Akash, Nithilan, and Sidharth introduce themselves, unravel the model minority myth, media stereotypes of Desis, academic stress, and even Ravi Ross? Listen to find out!

In our first episode, we learn why and how the farmers in Punjab are still protesting, why it's taking so long for their demands to be met, and why you should care. No farmers no food is more than just a trend!