In this podcast episode, we interview Zareen. Born in 1960 and married in 1984, Zareen shares the following:

Her arranged marriage experience.

Her experiences marrying into the Bengali community as a non-Bengali community, after her community had been persecuted from East Pakistan in the early 1970s.

Raising  children in a multi-lingual household.

Reconciling differences in how her and her husband practice their religion.

How she learned to support her son, in his marriage outside of the Muslim community.

Advice on how couples can draw boundaries with their in-laws.

This podcast is produced by https://www.PlanEvents.ca.

In this podcast episode, Vin and I have a dialog with Dr. Harjit Singh Grewal and Amudi. 

Dr. Harjit Singh Grewal is a professor at the University of Calgary, where he focuses on the Punjab region and Sikh religion. Amudi is a farmer in Washington State, where he owns and operates the Olive Branch Ranch. Amudi also comes from a family of Palestinian farmers, who have spent generations harvesting olives and raising livestock. 

In this dialog, we discuss the plight of Indian farmers, and analyze the plight of Palestinian and North American farmers, in an effort to identify key similarities across these different groups. We ultimately try to analyze what has happened to all of these groups of farmers, to understand and predict what the future of Indian farmers might look like, if India's 3 newly passed agricultural bills are not re-written.

Please share this word with your friends, and any potential allies who can help support the Kisaan. This podcast is produced by https://www.PlanEvents.ca.

In this episode, we share a pre-recorded interview we did with Dr. Harjit Singh Grewal. Dr. Grewal has a Ph. D in Asian studies from the University of Michigan. He is is currently a professor at the University of Calgary, where he focuses on Sikh studies.

In this 90+ minute interview, Dr. Grewal dives deep into why farmers are protesting, the mandi system, the agriculture bills that have provoked protesters, and more. 

This interview was a part of a larger 3 hour fundraising event, where money was raised for the Indian protesters. See the full event here. 

This interview was done in partnership with Pammy and Gurk from Coaches Don't Play, and DJ Heer.

Thank you to our sponsors over at Chutney's Indian Grill,  Rukus Avenue Radio, and Simply Bhangra. This podcast is produced by https://www.PlanEvents.ca.

In this episode, Inder and Kam talk about the following:

Inder's journey to find and define her own identity, and its relevance to being an Indian woman.

How Inder met her husband, Ahmed, while living in Thailand (Shoutout to Tinder!) 

Common challenges she faced, relating to her Sikh+Muslim interfaith marriage, as well as growing her family.

Discussion of the types of anti-Muslim stereotypes Inder had to address. Kam also adds his own two cents about the concept of Honeytraps. 

The realities of marriage.

4+ years later, how Inder and Ahmed have chosen to grow their family.

As promised, Inder can be reached at https://www.instagram.com/beachbouquet. This podcast is produced by https://www.PlanEvents.ca.

In this episode, Sundeep Dosanjh  and Sharath Puttichanda  were kind enough to come onto our podcast to share their experiences marrying each other, as 2 Gay Desi Men. Below is a breakdown of how the episode was structured:

Sundeep shares his background, as a Gay Sikh Punjabi Man, and Sharath shares his story as a Gay Kodava Man. 

The story behind how Sundeep and Sharath met.

Their individual journeys towards coming out to their parents, when they were younger.

How their marriage was received by the Kodava and Sikh communities, and their respective religious institutions.

How their marriage was received by various Indian government officials.

As promised, below are the Instagram accounts, where Sundeep and Sharath can be contacted:

Sharath - https://www.instagram.com/sharathpsych/

Sundeep - https://www.instagram.com/sundeepdosanjh/

Their story can also be read over in this New York Times article. This podcast is produced by https://www.PlanEvents.ca.

In this episode, Puja Sharma who is the founder of I Do Event Services, dives deep into the following:

How couples can adapt their wedding decoration themes, designs, and seating arrangements, to social distancing requirements.

How couples can re-design their wedding decor budget, so that they can indulge in more custom and bespoke design elements.

When it makes sense for couples to do their own decor, versus when it doesn't make sense.

What types of information couples should have ready, when they start discussions with decorators. 

As mentioned in the episode, below are Puja's social media links:

I Do Event Services - https://www.instagram.com/idoeventservices/ 

Puja's Personal IG - https://www.instagram.com/sharma.puja78/

In today's episode, we had the wonderful opportunity to interview Raveena Oberoi, a female entrepreneur from lower mainland B.C. 

Raveena is the owner of Just Cakes Bakeshop, a bakery in Surrey, B.C. Today, the bakery is a 7-figure business with 15 people on-staff. Raveena shares how she took a childhood dream of hers 11 years ago, and grew it into a successful business. Her business' products can be found at Indian wedding events, stores across B.C., and her own physical retail location. In this interview, we dove deep on how she started her business, scaled it, and overcame adversity as a young South Asian female entrepreneur. 

Her team was also featured on the Food Network (Canada & USA), where they won 1st place on the Big Bake. 

As mentioned in the show, Raveena can be contacted via Instragram over at https://www.instagram.com/ravthinks.  

She also has a podcast, where she dives deep on business topics. Her podcast can be found over at https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/ravthinks/id1493174108.

You can also follow her bakery, to see what's cooking in their oven. https://www.instagram.com/justcakesbakeshop. This podcast is produced by https://www.PlanEvents.ca.

In this episode, Money talks about her experiences living with her husband's family since they got married, challenges she has been faced with, and what brides-to-be should know before they get married.

If you want to hear your topics or questions on our podcast, shoot us a DM over at https://www.instagram.com/planevents.ca/. This podcast is produced by https://www.PlanEvents.ca.

In today's episode, we interviewed Kiran Gill. 

Kiran shares her life experiences on marrying into the Black community, moving past a relationship where she wasn't happy,  remarrying, and blending families with her current husband. We had a chance to talk about some of the social and cultural challenges she went through with her family in her first marriage, and how her parents responded differently to her past partner who was Arabic, and her current husband who is Black. The hope is that listeners out there can learn from Kiran's experiences.

If you'd like to get in touch with Kiran, find her on Instagram over at https://www.instagram.com/kiran_k_gill/.

Shoutout to the Blindian Project over at https://www.instagram.com/blindianproject. If it wasn't for them, we may have never had a chance to speak with Kiran. This podcast is produced by https://www.PlanEvents.ca.