# Sangeeta Pillai

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Taboos, Sex, and Feminism with Sangeeta Pillai (Nov 2023)

In this re-release from the Immigrantly vault, Saadia Khan sits down with Sangeeta Pillai, activist, writer, and creator of the award-winning Masala Podcast and Soul Sutras. From her journey growing up in Mumbai to building one of the most groundbreaking feminist podcast platforms, Sangeeta opens u…

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Episode 12: Spooky Stuff, Other Stuff and One Big Send-Off

On this episode of Cuntiosity, we talk about everything from spooky coincidences and quitting jobs to bad daughters, broken watches, and the art of figuring life out one strange story at a time. We hope you enjoy hearing from us—Reshma and Tia. In this wildly wandering episode, we flip the script a…

From The Slums to Spotify Podcaster to Self-Published Author - meet Sangeeta Pillai

In this powerful episode, award-winning podcaster and South Asian feminist Sangeeta Pillai joins The Sassy Show to discuss her debut memoir Bad Daughter.  From growing up in Mumbai's slums to landing on Times Square billboards, Sangeeta shares her journey of breaking cultural conditioning, survivin…

How to Recover from Being a Good Girl with guest Sangeeta Pillai creator of Masala podcast and hosts Zoe Clews and Hattie Moll

Warning: this episode contains adult content including detailed descriptions of domestic violence and murder. In this conversation, Sangeeta Pillai shares her remarkable journey from the slums of Mumbai to becoming an award-winning podcast creator and author. She discusses the impact of her traumat…

Lonely? Why Even the Most "Successful" Brown Girls Feel Alone

Have you ever looked at your life and thought it looked perfect on the outside—maybe even "Instagrammable"—yet felt a deep, invisible ache inside? In this episode of the Masala Podcast, host Sangeeta Pillai gets more personal than ever to break the silence around a global epidemic: Loneliness. Sang…

#57 "F*Karma. Devote Yourself to Your Own Heart-Expansive Soul Revolution with Sangeeta Pillai"

Send us Fan Mail Sangeeta Pillai is a feminist activist, writer, podcaster and founder of South Asian feminist network Soul Sutras. Sangeeta is recognised as a leading voice for South Asian feminism globally. Her multi-award-winning Masala Podcast won 6 British Podcast Awards, 1 Audio Production Aw…

Control Is Not Our Culture: Honour-Based Abuse

Is It Culture or Is It Control? The Truth About 'Honour'-Based Abuse SPECIAL EPISODE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UK GOVERNMENT What do you think of when you hear the words ‘Honour’-Based Abuse? If you think it doesn’t happen to people like you, in cosmopolitan cities like London, then this is a must-li…

The Culture That Hurt Me Will Heal Me: Leaving London for Kerala

Healing Trauma with Ancient Indian Feminist Wisdom in Kerala Why am I leaving my safe London life, packing away my podcast awards and returning to the very culture that traumatised me? After 11 years in my beautiful canalside flat, I am giving away 70% of my belongings, shedding my "London Sangeeta…

Healing Female Rage: Goddess Kali & The Sacred Power of Anger

Have you ever felt so angry you could scream, but swallowed it to keep the peace? For generations, women have been taught that our anger is ugly, hysterical and unladylike. We are conditioned to be the 'good girls' and the peacemakers. But what happens to all that unexpressed rage? It literally mak…