The Kalavantulu community women were the guardians of an art that has since been appropriated into what is today seen as mainstream classical dance in South India.In this podcast series, Yashoda Thakore, a dancer and a member of the Kalavantul

Pinjra toh todna hi hai

Aug 31st, 2020 34m

This podcast series Pinjra Tod Kar is conceived and produced by Goethe-Zentrum Hyderabad with the support of Suno-India and Bol-Hyderabad as a podcast with powerful and poignant stories told by the women whose lives were impacted by Shaheen.Thi

Marriage most foul: The story of Hyderabad’s contract marriages

Aug 31st, 2020 32m

In this episode, Tasleem Begum tells us her story of being married as a 14-year-old to a 62-year-old man and how she broke free from the clutches of the lucrative “Sheikh marriage business”. Also featuring, Jameela Nishat, founder, Shaheen Wom

Domestic Violence: India’s hidden pandemic

Aug 31st, 2020 47m

In this episode, we discuss one of the toughest challenges facing women and their right to dignity and life- violence against women and specifically domestic violence. This episode features Sultana who is a survivor of domestic violence, Vasudh

Child Sexual Abuse – A Silent Crime

Jun 26th, 2020 38m 59s

According to the latest data by the National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB), over 32,000 cases of Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) were reported in 2017 while almost 40,000 cases were reported in 2018 under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences A

Education - A way out

May 31st, 2020 26m 30s

According to UNICEF, 27% of girls in India are married before their 18th birthday and 53% of girls in the age group of 5 to 9 years are illiterate. More than 50 per cent of girls fail to enrol in school; those that do are likely to drop out by

Pillar of Strength - Jameela's story

Mar 6th, 2020 38m

In the first episode of Pinjra Tod Kar, you will hear from Jameela Nishat, founder of Shaheen, who tells us about foray in women’s rights and where she sees the organisation and its work heading towards.This Podcast is produced by Suno India wi

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Pinjra Tod Kar - Trailer

Jan 26th, 2020 7m

From the bylanes of the Old City of Hyderabad to international platforms, Jameela Nishat's Shaheen, an organisation that works with vulnerable women has broken multiple barriers. Through its work in rescue and rehabilitation of vulnerable women

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