Sisterhood with Shaili: Recent Episodes
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SheThePeople's Sisterhood with Shaili is a powerful and engaging hinglish educational series that aims to bust myths, break stereotypes and make women (and other minority genders) feel less alone in their own individual fight against patriarchy. Sisterhood is where women (and other genders) get together to confess their challenges and confront their insecurities, and figure out together what to do about them! The show, led by SheThePeople founder and award winning journalist Shaili Chopra. It is a hit with young women, as it candidly speaks out the issues faced by women in their everyday life.
Single mothers face a lot of obstacles from society regarding their choices in life. Sisterhood with Shaili in conversation with women from different walks of life shares their experience as a single mom, what they hear from people around, what they think of it and breaking stereotypes.Discussing:→ Dr. Aditi Govitrikar shares her journey as a single mom to two kids→ Dr. Aditi Govitrikar discusses whether it is a necessity for children to have a father figure while growing up→ Dr. Aditi Govitrikar talks about co-parenting→ Thejaswi Nayak on losing her husband and her journey as a single mom→ Thejaswi Nayak on questions that came to her mind about her future→ Thejaswi Nayak on the importance of financial independence → Pooja Dasgupta on her idea of a perfect family and the journey to prioritising her happiness → Pooja Dasgupta on dealing with comments she faced from relatives and people around→ Pooja Dasgupta on financial stability being step forward in her life along with motherhood→ Thejaswi and Pooja on their opinion about the pressure of remarriage
Sisterhood with Shaili in conversation with Aditi Mittal. In this episode of #Sisterhood we are discussing how compliments can be sexist.
Discussing:
→ Aditi Mittal talks about why people make sexist compliments.
→ Aditi Mittal talks about why women make sexist comments for male validation.
→ Aditi Mittal shares if the sexist genre of comedy is still relevant.
→ Aditi Mittal talks about women having it all.
Sisterhood with Shaili in conversation with Jyothika. In this episode of #Sisterhood we are discussing the projection of women in movies today.
Discussing:
→ Jyothika talks about female actors having a tougher journey in the entertainment business.
→ Jyothika talks about her experience in making of 'Udanpirappe'.
→ Jyothika talks about the power of silence in activism.
→ Jyothika talks about cinema being a reflection of real-life people.
→ Jyothika explains her character Maathangi's maturity and her way of life.
→ Jyothika shares how she navigates good scripts vs Bollywood success.
→ Jyothika shares how she deals with sexist comments.
→ Jyothika says she finds beauty in maturity.
→ Joythika tells how she deals with ageism in the entertainment industry.
Sisterhood with Shaili hosted by the founder of SheThePeople.TV, Shaili Chopra in conversation with Kalki Koechlin discusses the following:
→Kalki Koechlin on beauty standards in Bollywood.
→Kalki Koechlin talks about being seen as a foreigner and underestimated.
→Kalki Koechlin on sexism in Bollywood.
→Kalki Koechlin on ageism.
→Kalki Koechlin talks about her parents and her upbringing
Sisterhood with Shaili in conversation with Dr Niveditha Manokaran and Dr. Rashi. In this episode of #Sisterhood we are discussing why women get stuck in sexless and loveless marriages. Discussing:
→ Why are women raised to believe that sex isn't an important part of marriage?
→ Why do women suffer loveless, sexless marriages and what can be done to fix that?
→ Why are women judged and blamed for being in sexless marriages?
→ Why is discussing mental health post-marriage a stigma?
→ How can conversations about resolution take place in a loveless, sexless marriage?
→ Why is sexual pleasure considered a privilege reserved for men?
Sisterhood with Shaili in conversation with Maria Thattil, Shivani Bafna and Jewel Mary. On this episode of #Sisterhood we are discussing the burden of skin colour of the brown woman. Discussing:
→ Shivani Bafna on the subtle colourism you face growing up.
→ Shivani Bafna on not realising how fair skin compliments aren’t really compliments.
→ Shivani Bafna on being compared to others on the basis of skin colour.
→ Maria Thattil on wanting to be a good role model to children of colour.
→ Maria Thattil on generational trauma that brown women have faced.
→ Maria Thattil on people of colour having to justify the space they take up.
→ Jewel Mary on being compared to her sister on the basis of skin colour.
→ Jewel Mary on being outcast as a child due to her skin colour.
→ Jewel Mary on growing up underconfident and finding her strength.
Sisterhood with Shaili in conversation with Indra Nooyi as she talks about her book 'My Life in Full', can women really have it all and what it takes for women to be CEOs. Discussing:
→ Indra Nooyi talks about the inspiration behind her book My Life in Full.
→ Indra Nooyi talks about the importance of having a support system.
→ Indra Nooyi on the importance of having the right partner
→ Indra Nooyi talks about the importance of financial freedom.
→ How to explain consent and boundaries to young people
Sisterhood with Shaili in conversation with Konkana Sen, Aditi Mittal, Geetika Vidya and Harini Calamur. In this episode of #Sisterhood we are discussing how ageism impacts women. Discussing:
→ Why are older women assumed to be incompetent?
→ Konkana Sen talks about how ageing is a privilege.
→ Geetika Vidya talks about body image and ageism.
→ Geetika Vidya on why it's important for men to be a part of the feminist dialogue.
→ Konkana Sen talks about owning ageing and not being afraid of it.
→ Aditi Mittal talks about ageism in the comedy industry.
→ Tisca Chopra talks about why women face the brunt of ageism.
→ Why is it important to talk about consent?
→ Harini Calamur talks about subtle signs of ageism.
Discussing new age mother-son relationship with Poonam Sapra aka motherwithsign and her son, Pranav Sapra on #Sisterhood with Shaili Chopra. Discussing:
→Motherwithsign, Poonam Sapra shares how and why she started her social media account.
→What should a mother-son relationship look like in 2021?
→Pranav Sapra shares how he deals with haters.
→Motherwithsign, Poonam Sapra shares important points on parenting.
→What Indian mothers must understand about raising sons.
Sisterhood with Shaili in conversation with Navya Naveli Nanda, Dr. Yuvraj Jadeja and Swati Jagdish. On this episode of #Sisterhood we are discussing what consent means. Discussing:
→ Navya Nanda talks about how women are rethinking their approach to their bodies.
→ Navya Nanda on how women's bodies are controlled by everybody else but themselves.
→ Navya Nanda on the lack of education and conversation around consent.
→ Navya Nanda on why she thinks women are forced to put men ahead of themselves.
→ How to explain consent and boundaries to young people
→ Why is it important to talk about consent?
→ How communication during sex is the difference between pleasure and trauma.
→ How implied consent and assumption is a problem.
→ Can consent be revoked?
SisterhoodWithShaili, hosted by the founder of SheThePeople.TV, Shaili Chopra in conversation with Taapsee Pannu discusses the following:
→Taapsee Pannu on how men react when their partners earn more than them
→Taapsee Pannu talks about being in a toxic relationship
→Taapsee Pannu on why she chose to do women centric movies
→Taapsee Pannu on being in a toxic relationship where her boyfriend had a problem with her getting more limelight
→Taapsee Pannu talks about her parents and her upbringing
→Taapsee Pannu shares that she belongs to a regular middle-class family that's inclined towards patriarchal thinking
→Taapsee Pannu on the struggles of female actors in Bollywood.
Sisterhood with Shaili in conversation with Richa Chadda, Kritika Kamra, Trinetra Haldar, Tisca Chopra and Tillotama Shome to discuss Bollywood and stereotypes. Film industry have a great impact on people and they tend to increase stereotypes among people. In this episode this issue is discussed with the guests who shares their piece of mind on the same.
Sisterhood with Shaili in conversation with Aditi Kothari, Director on the Board, Head of digital, marketing and sales at DSP Investment Managers. She tells how financial independence can give confidence to woman and its importance.
This episode raise a question why do women remain in sexless and loveless marriages? the guests on today's show are Madhuri Banerjee, an author, a single mom, Dr. Tanaya, a gynaecologist, Pallavi Baranwal, who has authored a book about pleasure. They all share different aspects of sex and their life experiences related to the topic.
In this episode of Sisterhood with Shaili, the cancel culture, which now has been seen more in the society is discussed briefly. Shaili Chopra in conversation with Sunetra Choudhury, Sherry Shroff, Prashasti Singh, Anuja chauhan, Anubha Bhonsle and Jyotsna Mohan Bhargava. The guests on today's show discusses whether is it okay to cancel someone?.
In this episode of Sisterhood with Shaili the questions "Do all women want to be mothers?" "Is a woman's life incomplete with embracing motherhood?" are discussed. In conversation with Indian journalist Anubha Bhonsle, Writer Urvashi Butalia and Saloni Chopra. They shares their opinions and thoughts on how the society expects or forces a women to become a mother.
In this episode of Sisterhood with Shaili, SheThePeople and DoveIndia has come together based on their looks during the matchmaking process as 9 out of 10 girls believe that they are rejected for their looks.
Saloni Chopra shares the stereotypes faced by her in the film industry. Nimrit Kaur tells her thought about why do they have a prescription for a bride. Sunetra Choudhury, a journalist shares how she was put into the stereotypes and the way she tackled it. Shahana Goswami shares her experiences on the topic. Abha Singh, a lawyer shares how women are discriminated for their looks.
In this episode of Sisterhood with Shaili, Sameera Reddy and her mother-in-law Manjri Varde shares how they made their relationship work. They also tells how to break stereotypes of Saas and Bahu behaviours that the society has framed and how to make a bond as Saas and Bahu.
This episode of Sisterhood with Shaili discusses the impact of toxic Masculinity on Indian Society. Voices of today’s episode: Andre Borges, content creator and a social media activist, he shares the life structure he had while growing up. Param Sahib, a designer, he talks about his growing up as somebody who wanted to break free from societal expectations of a boy. Actor Sonu Sood answers the questions such as How did he go from being this Bollywood celebrity to the real hero of people? Ratna Pathak Shah, a mother who talks about the problems of us not paying enough attention to how we raise boy in society. Vivek Gomber and Tillotama Shome share their points on the patriarchal society. Alex, a gender queer man (Maya – the drag queen) and Nitesh, a homoromantic cisgender man (Shabnam Bewafa) shares their difficulties and about the toxic masculinity.
In this episode of Sisterhood with Shaili, Sanjana Sanghi shares her journey. She started her career as a child artist in 2011. Since then she had done many films. Her first major role was with Sushant Singh Rajput in Mukesh Chhabra’s film in 2020, Dil Bechara. She shares her experiences in Sisterhood with Shaili.
In this episode of Sisterhood with Shaili, the question “What is body shaming and how does it affect us?” is answered by many and they share their opinions on it. We are in conversation with Pooja Bedi, Supriya Joshi, Neelakshi Singh, Nidhi Kamal and Mahima Gupta.
What is Love Jihad? Why are people against interfaith marriages? These questions are discussed on Sisterhood with Shaili Chopra. Shaili Chopra explains Why is Love Jihad problematic?. In conversation with Asif Iqbal of Dhanak, Farha Faiz, Lawyer, Jagisha Arora and Natasha Badhwar of Karwan-E-Mohabbat. Feminist Icon Devaki Jain on Love Jihad and Richa Chadda also on Love Jihad.
In this episode of Sisterhood with Shaili, Neena Gupta talks about the importance of financial dependence in a woman's life and how money gives women the agency to leave bad marriages.
Give your children space, and their own time says bestselling children’s author and philanthropist Sudha Murty in an exclusive interview with SheThePeople. "Love should be Unconditional" - Sudha Murthy. She shares parenting ideas out of the box by saying "Don't insist on eating, if your kids doesn't want" and "Don't over deliver for your kids, pace it out?". She also tells that relationships needs space, and to give it.
Read more: https://www.shethepeople.tv/moms-at-work/sudha-murty-gopi-diaries-parenting-tips/
Are men scared of women in politics? Do women with political views make our society uncomfortable? Discussing why people often don't take a woman seriously on Sisterhood with Shaili Chopra.
In episode 5 of Sisterhood with Shaili meet Faye D'Souza who tells what it was like to grow up as a girl with opinions and on the responsibilities we have as citizens. Sagarika Ghose and Faye D'Souza on why women's opinions is not taken as seriously as that of men and if they feel scared of expressing their opinions. Political activist Angellica Aribam and Supreme Court Advocate Kiruba Munusamy answers how can we ensure women's reservation is inclusive of all other marginalized identities? Lawyer and activist Fatima Khan shares her thoughts why is there so much resistance when women speak up. Fatima Khan answers if she was always political and whether she faces any resistance from within the Muslim community for being a woman with opinions. Swara Bhaskar shares her point on having a political opinion as a woman.
Home is the place where we learn our morals, values; a place where our foundation as human beings is laid. Home also happens to be the place where patriarchy starts and therefore it becomes a part of our being. Discussing 'How patriarchy starts at home'.
Meet all the voices part of this episode- Patriarchy starts at home, Meet actor Ratna Pathak Shah who shares on how women are the gatekeepers of patriarchy and what growing up was like in her family. Gauri Sawant, a transgender activist shares what it means to be a mother and how she is bringing up her daughter. She also shares on how sex workers bring up their kids how parents teach their children to be afraid of transgenders. Child therapist, Kavita Arora on how children cope with single parents or the idea of same sex parents. Radhika Rani and Damini Kain tells how patriarchy is internalized at home .Radhika Rani on when and how they became a feminist. Jagisha Arora tells about inter-caste marriage and how that has affected her life. And finally, Dutee Chand on how her family reacted when they found out about her same sex marriage.
Why is marriage seen as an end goal for a woman? Something that is inevitable and without which a woman's life is incomplete? In conversation with Kaneez Surka, Masaba Gupta, Neena Gupta, Alankrita Shrivastava, Rytasha Rathore, Ankita Bansal and Kavita Arora.
Kaneez Surka on why young girls get obsessed with the idea of marriage. When did she realise that marriage is not the end goal for her and on how marriage gives a woman validation from the society. She also shares how she got married to be 'taken care of' and have a financial backing. Masaba Gupta on what trend she's seen around her when it comes to 'marriage'. Neena Gupta on whether divorces are getting normalized in India? Alankrita Shrivastava on how young women are approaching the whole idea of marriage. Ankita Bansal on the construct of marriage. Rytasha Rathore on should women be seeing marriage as a 'goal'? Kavita Arora on how the idea of marriage is defined by heterosexuals.
Starting when we’re very young, girls are taught that there’s a strict set of rules we have to follow if we want to be liked. As little girls, we have to be seen and not heard. Feminine but not too girly. Sexy but not slutty. We’re always walking a fine line. In the corporate sphere, many studies say that women who are seen as competent and ambitious aren’t likeable. Women who are likeable are seen as incompetent. The two cannot go hand-in-hand.
In this episode, we unpack who a “likeable” woman is. Do the same behaviours and traits that make men likeable, make women unlikeable? And how does this definition of a well-liked woman change when our caste, class, sexual, racial and religious identities come into play?
Mallika Dua talks about being labeled a 'difficult woman' and speaks about how she started experiencing anxiety after she shifted to entertainment industry. She also answers to the question How does our society treats men and women differently? Mallika Dua tells how she feels uneasy about being political and talks about the disadvantage of being popular and cancel culture and how she deals with trolls. Priyanka Paul, an artist and an activist, speaks about what likeability means to Queer people and how Queer people don't fit in the idea of 'normal' and shares how does Priyanka Paul speaks about these issues with her family? The sort of abuse Angellica Aribam and Kiruba Munusamy face? Swara Bhaskar, Vidya Balan, Sagarika Ghose and Fatima Khan on likeability.U
If you are still making up your mind on whether or not to wear a bras, this episode is for you. Paromita Vohra, Founder of agents of Ishq on sex and pleasure, how not wearing a bra sometimes becomes a safety issue and how women need a solid support system to live the life they want. Mallika Dua and Faye D'souza shares their opinion on bras. Women in public, Kalki Koechlin and Ratna Pathak responds to, 'Your bra strap is showing.' Kalki Koechlin, Sandhya Mridu, Nirmika Singh and Shalmali Kholgade on why women spend so much on lingerie. Raina Raonta explains the history of bras. Miss Lingerista and Abhishek Elango on how the bra industry is changing.
Discussing female pleasure with Swara Bhaskar, Leeza Mangaldas, Ute Weimer, Trinetra Haldar, Shivangi Agarwal and Paromita Vohra on the first episode of Sisterhood with Shaili Chopra. Swara Bhaskar talks about the ideas of sex and sexuality she had while growing up, how popular culture affects us and Male gaze in popular culture. She also shares her current views around sex, sexuality and female pleasure. Sex positive advocate Leeza Mangaldas explains the reality like how young kids are taught to call their private parts as shame shame, nunu, chuchu. Ute Weimer, Founder of Love treats talks about the trends in sex toys industry. Trinetra Haldar, Trans Right Advocate and Shivangi Agrawal, Disability and Queer Right activist talks about sex and pleasure. Paromita Vohra, Founder of agents of Ishq on sex and female pleasure.
SheThePeople's Sisterhood with Shaili is a powerful and engaging hinglish educational series that aims to bust myths, break stereotypes and make women (and other minority genders) feel less alone in their own individual fight against patriarchy. Sisterhood is where women (and other genders) get together to confess their challenges and confront their insecurities, and figure out together what to do about them!
SheThePeople's #Sisterhood is a powerful and engaging hinglish educational show that brings India's top voices to debate on issues critical for women. The show, led by SheThePeople founder and award winning journalist Shaili Chopra. It is a hit with young women, as it candidly speaks out on the concerns and issues millions of women face in their everyday life.