Actor, dramaturg, and writer Sindhu Kalidas has worn many hats, but in this episode, she wears her heart on her sleeve.

From her earliest days as a child actor on Hip-o & Friends to calling out brownface in a beloved local film, Sindhu opens up about what it means to grow up brown, outspoken, and tender in Singapore.

In this episode we discuss:

• impact of parental love on how we love others
• the power of verbatim theater as a tool for cultural truth-telling
• the tug-of-war between following your passion and fulfilling your duty
• how personal values can guide us through life’s hardest decisions.

She also unpacks "Psychobitch" and "Happy Indian Women" — two fearless plays, one grappling with the stigma of emotionalism, the other searching for brown joy

And through it all Sindhura reminds us that kindness is its own kind of power - and that sometimes, speaking up is how we take up space in a world that tries to shrink us.

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