Redefining ABCD

Welcome to Season 2 of Redefining ABCD! We kick off this season with a Brown Art Network Segment with our wonderful guest Manasi Arya! Manasi is a digital creator and artist who spreads positivity and joy through her art. While she works to elevate her small business, she is a special education teacher, completing her Masters in Special Education. Sneha and Keerthi talk with her to learn more about her journey as a creative, as well as, her teaching career. Click here to view her work: https://linktr.ee/Artwithmanasi

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Music by BeatByShahed (IG @imshahed)

In this special episode, Sneha and Keerthi talk with the host of The Desi Condition Podcast, Tanushree, to discuss her experiences through her career, her decision to go into education as well as cultural identity. To hear Sneha and Keerthi go on as guests and to check out other episodes, click here: https://anchor.fm/the-desi-condition/

That's a wrap! As we come to the end of Season 1, Keerthi and Sneha take the time to highlight their favorite conversations with all of the season 1 guests, reflect back on the season as co-hosts by sharing their thoughts before and after starting Redefining ABCD, and give a preview of what to expect in season 2. From Redefining ABCD to you, we hope you all have a great holiday season and New Year! Stay safe!

In this episode of Larger Than Us, Vaidehi joins us to talk about the importance of being open and honest about mental health and how the South Asian community tries to suppress the conversation about mental health, deeming it a topic of taboo. The goal of this episode is to discuss how we can start having open conversations about mental health with both family and friends by opening up ourselves, through this episode, about our experiences so that we can show people that we aren’t alone in this discussion. We hope this episode helps spark conversations within your own circles.

In this episode of Brown Art Network, Sneha and Keerthi interview Tricha Kumar, a dancer/choreographer and filmmaker to hear all about her experiences, career-shift, goals, and advice for aspiring South Asian creatives. She has been a part of India’s Bollywood Industry since 2017 and has worked on many international shows in Mumbai. As a filmmaker, she has various works under her repertoire in Bollywood music videos, commercials, and shows. Her most recent project includes an independent short film called "Addiction". 

"Addiction" is a 100% South Asian, a women-led experimental short film shot in Mumbai, India. It tells the story of an impressionable workaholic who unplugs from his mundane routine after a transformative night out. This film is entirely dialogue-free, and in its place is an original composition of music to tell the story. "Addiction" is currently in post-production between five countries, and they are raising funds for music production, video editing, and film festivals. They invite you to join them on their journey. Your donation supports both parity (women) and representation (South Asians) in media. Donors will get their name on a special credits page, and highest-tier donors can earn an Associate Producer credit. Contact them on Instagram at @addictionindie or visit trichakumar.com/film to learn more!

In this episode of Larger Than Us, we will have Asia Porter come and talk about her perspective as a black individual and learn more about the black community so that we can better understand how we can support one another. To listen to Asia's podcast The Narrative, click here: https://linktr.ee/thenarrative.podcast

In this episode of Brown Art Network, we have Sabreet Kang Rajeev, a full-time social science researcher and the author of the book, Generation Zero: Reclaiming My Parents’ American Dream, a memoir that highlights the everyday experiences of the first generation Indian-American. In this episode, Sneha and Keerthi will dive into her upcoming book releasing on December 8th, 2020, and her career as a sociologist and writer.

For more information about her book visit: https://www.sabreetkangrajeev.com/

In this Larger Than Us episode, we will have our first guest of this segment, Bijin Basu! For this episode, we are going to be having a conversation with Bijin to learn more about the LGBTQ+ Community and how as the South Asian community, we can be better allies to our friends who identify in the community. Our goal for this episode is to publicize the learning process and have an open conversation about how we can educate ourselves and others about the LGBTQ+ community. For more information about the LGBTQ+ community, and ways you can support, go to https://www.glaad.org/

In this episode of Brown Art Network, our guest is Zenab Kashif! Zenab is a freelance photographer and designer based in Minnesota. Through her company ZKCaptures, she provides a multitude of services from professional photoshoots, web design, personalized illustrations, and branding.

To learn more about her business visit: https://www.zkcaptures.com/home 

In this episode, Keerthi and Sneha will dive into a question a lot of us struggle to answer: Am I Enough? With the societal expectations that desi households and families put up for themselves and their children, many times the pressures of wanting to meet everyone's expectations can get to us. In this episode,  Keerthi and Sneha will discuss societal pressures, Imposter Syndrome, and reflect on their past experiences and cultural expectations to help you do the same.