The xSDG Podcast Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/the-xsdg-podcast On the xSDG podcast, we bring to you conversations with experts who are focused on making development more intersectionally inclusive. Listen in to understand key issues and ideas for impact. © 2025 Belongg 6eab629a-c6ee-53d3-aa81-20287f03e963 no Trailer | Introducing The xSDG Podcast en Fri, 09 Feb 2024 12:06:15 -0800 Tue, 02 Dec 2025 16:16:27 -0800 https://img.transistor.fm/__JnNDtwk7PK0i6Lem1szTM8Qekf1gIlDtsiLfplvHs/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzMxMzIxLzE2NTM5/MDk3MDgtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.jpg The xSDG Podcast episodic Belongg On the xSDG podcast, we bring to you conversations with experts who are focused on making development more intersectionally inclusive. Listen in to understand key issues and ideas for impact. On the xSDG podcast, we bring to you conversations with experts who are focused on making development more intersectionally inclusive. Belongg No No Inclusive Food Systems Ep 07 | Conserving the Knowledge and Livestock Breeds of India's Pastoralists 20 20 Inclusive Food Systems Ep 07 | Conserving the Knowledge and Livestock Breeds of India's Pastoralists full 81612fcb-ae05-4a46-8b85-e0153e47f6c2 https://share.transistor.fm/s/2ee1b66a About the Guest:

Vivekanandan is the founder of SEVA - Sustainable-agriculture and Environmental Voluntary Action (SEVA), an organisation founded in 1992 with a focus on finding and researching rural people’s traditional knowledge systems and innovations. SEVA emphasizes on the preservation of indigenous agricultural practices, conservation of local livestock breeds and documentation and dissemination of indigenous knowledge and grassroots innovations.

In today’s episode, Vivekanandan walks us through the work at SEVA, initiatives such as the Breed Saviour Awards, and the socio-cultural and economic implications of livestock rearing on indigenous pastoralist groups.

This podcast series is hosted by Amiya Chaudhuri, Research Associate at Belongg. Amiya is interested in the intersection of food, identity and social justice, and has previously worked with grassroots NGOs and served as an AIF Clinton Fellow.

You can also listen to this podcast and more conversations on intersectional inclusion, by downloading Belongg’s app UnOther, available on the Apple and Google app stores. To connect with intersectional experts for guest lectures or consultations, check out Belongg Circle, a platform that makes it easy for a range of organizations and individuals to integrate intersectionality in their work.

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Vivekanandan is the founder of SEVA - Sustainable-agriculture and Environmental Voluntary Action (SEVA), an organisation founded in 1992 with a focus on finding and researching rural people’s traditional knowledge systems and innovations. SEVA emphasizes on the preservation of indigenous agricultural practices, conservation of local livestock breeds and documentation and dissemination of indigenous knowledge and grassroots innovations.

In today’s episode, Vivekanandan walks us through the work at SEVA, initiatives such as the Breed Saviour Awards, and the socio-cultural and economic implications of livestock rearing on indigenous pastoralist groups.

This podcast series is hosted by Amiya Chaudhuri, Research Associate at Belongg. Amiya is interested in the intersection of food, identity and social justice, and has previously worked with grassroots NGOs and served as an AIF Clinton Fellow.

You can also listen to this podcast and more conversations on intersectional inclusion, by downloading Belongg’s app UnOther, available on the Apple and Google app stores. To connect with intersectional experts for guest lectures or consultations, check out Belongg Circle, a platform that makes it easy for a range of organizations and individuals to integrate intersectionality in their work.

]]> Mon, 02 Jan 2023 01:46:30 -0800 Belongg Belongg 1625 Season 2 of Inclusive Food Systems revolves around indigenous traditional knowledge and practices and the future of sustainable food. In the third episode, our guest is Vivekanandan from SEVA in Tamil Nadu, and we will be discussing the importance of working with indigenous pastoralist groups to preserve local breeds and build climate resilience. Season 2 of Inclusive Food Systems revolves around indigenous traditional knowledge and practices and the future of sustainable food. In the third episode, our guest is Vivekanandan from SEVA in Tamil Nadu, and we will be discussing the importance of work pastoralism, livestock, tribal, animals, India, agriculture, climate No Inclusive Food Systems Ep 06 | Women Pastoralists, Ethno-veterinary medicine and India's Livestock Sector 19 19 Inclusive Food Systems Ep 06 | Women Pastoralists, Ethno-veterinary medicine and India's Livestock Sector full 34547d3d-2c36-4e55-b7a4-c19b636796ef https://share.transistor.fm/s/840e74c8 About the Guest:

Dr Nitya Ghotge is a veterinarian and one of the founders of Anthra and presently its Director. Her work includes research, training and policy advocacy on different aspects of livestock development especially on systems of health care as well as planning for gender-sensitive and sustainable ways of farming and livestock rearing. A special focus for her now is pastoral and nomadic communities and the animals they rear.

In today’s episode, Dr Nitya sheds light on sustainable livestock rearing, women pastoralists and the uses of ethno-veterinary practices, as we attempt to reimagine India’s livestock sector with indigenous pastoralists at the centre of the narrative.

This podcast series is hosted by Amiya Chaudhuri, Research Associate at Belongg. Amiya is interested in the intersection of food, identity and social justice, and has previously worked with grassroots NGOs and served as an AIF Clinton Fellow.

You can also listen to this podcast and more conversations on intersectional inclusion, by downloading Belongg’s app UnOther, available on the Apple and Google app stores. To connect with intersectional experts for guest lectures or consultations, check out Belongg Circle, a platform that makes it easy for a range of organizations and individuals to integrate intersectionality in their work.

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Dr Nitya Ghotge is a veterinarian and one of the founders of Anthra and presently its Director. Her work includes research, training and policy advocacy on different aspects of livestock development especially on systems of health care as well as planning for gender-sensitive and sustainable ways of farming and livestock rearing. A special focus for her now is pastoral and nomadic communities and the animals they rear.

In today’s episode, Dr Nitya sheds light on sustainable livestock rearing, women pastoralists and the uses of ethno-veterinary practices, as we attempt to reimagine India’s livestock sector with indigenous pastoralists at the centre of the narrative.

This podcast series is hosted by Amiya Chaudhuri, Research Associate at Belongg. Amiya is interested in the intersection of food, identity and social justice, and has previously worked with grassroots NGOs and served as an AIF Clinton Fellow.

You can also listen to this podcast and more conversations on intersectional inclusion, by downloading Belongg’s app UnOther, available on the Apple and Google app stores. To connect with intersectional experts for guest lectures or consultations, check out Belongg Circle, a platform that makes it easy for a range of organizations and individuals to integrate intersectionality in their work.

]]> Mon, 02 Jan 2023 01:39:03 -0800 Belongg Belongg 2979 Season 2 of Inclusive Food Systems revolves around indigenous traditional knowledge and practices and the future of sustainable food. Our guest today is Dr Nitya Ghotge from Anthra Pune and we will be talking about indigenous pastoralists, the role of women, the potential of ethno-veterinary medicine, and much more. Season 2 of Inclusive Food Systems revolves around indigenous traditional knowledge and practices and the future of sustainable food. Our guest today is Dr Nitya Ghotge from Anthra Pune and we will be talking about indigenous pastoralists, the role of wom pastoralism, India, livestock, meat, dairy, indigenous No Inclusive Food Systems Ep 05 | Indigenous Farming and the Adivasi Kondhs of Odisha 18 18 Inclusive Food Systems Ep 05 | Indigenous Farming and the Adivasi Kondhs of Odisha full 43ba307c-db49-4b64-b27d-e6936b9cd5e6 https://share.transistor.fm/s/93412fd6 About the Guest:

Sibabrata Choudhury is the CEO of Living Farms Odisha, an organisation that works with the community to protect indigenous culture, forest, land, agriculture, food, and life practices. Under the leadership of the late Debjeet Sarangi, Living Farms initiated impactful interventions including community kitchen gardens, preservation of indigenous seed varieties and uncultivated forest foods. 

In today’s episode, Sibabrata talks about the work at Living Farms, as we discuss the potential of indigenous farming methods in the face of increasingly commercialised ‘modern’ farming practices.

This podcast series is hosted by Amiya Chaudhuri, Research Associate at Belongg. Amiya is interested in the intersection of food, identity and social justice, and has previously worked with grassroots NGOs and served as an AIF Clinton Fellow.

You can also listen to this podcast and more conversations on intersectional inclusion, by downloading Belongg’s app UnOther, available on the Apple and Google app stores. To connect with intersectional experts for guest lectures or consultations, check out Belongg Circle, a platform that makes it easy for a range of organizations and individuals to integrate intersectionality in their work.

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Sibabrata Choudhury is the CEO of Living Farms Odisha, an organisation that works with the community to protect indigenous culture, forest, land, agriculture, food, and life practices. Under the leadership of the late Debjeet Sarangi, Living Farms initiated impactful interventions including community kitchen gardens, preservation of indigenous seed varieties and uncultivated forest foods. 

In today’s episode, Sibabrata talks about the work at Living Farms, as we discuss the potential of indigenous farming methods in the face of increasingly commercialised ‘modern’ farming practices.

This podcast series is hosted by Amiya Chaudhuri, Research Associate at Belongg. Amiya is interested in the intersection of food, identity and social justice, and has previously worked with grassroots NGOs and served as an AIF Clinton Fellow.

You can also listen to this podcast and more conversations on intersectional inclusion, by downloading Belongg’s app UnOther, available on the Apple and Google app stores. To connect with intersectional experts for guest lectures or consultations, check out Belongg Circle, a platform that makes it easy for a range of organizations and individuals to integrate intersectionality in their work.

]]> Mon, 02 Jan 2023 00:25:11 -0800 Belongg Belongg 2280 Season 2 of Inclusive Food Systems revolves around indigenous traditional knowledge and practices and the future of sustainable food. Our guest today is Sibabrata Choudhury from Living Farms Odisha and we will be talking about tribal farming practices in Odisha which ensure crop diversity, soil health and natural regeneration of forest cover. Season 2 of Inclusive Food Systems revolves around indigenous traditional knowledge and practices and the future of sustainable food. Our guest today is Sibabrata Choudhury from Living Farms Odisha and we will be talking about tribal farming practices in agriculture, farming, Odisha, sustainable No Keeping Pace with Therapy Ep 04 | Immersing in Arts-Based Therapy 17 17 Keeping Pace with Therapy Ep 04 | Immersing in Arts-Based Therapy full e441a582-575b-4017-b0d7-4bd23a167646 https://share.transistor.fm/s/3bf6ef78 About the Guest: 

Porkodi Palaniappan is an Art Therapist and Founder of Better Chances. Better Chances works towards building inclusive societies where friends and neighbours support those with mental health issues live on their own. She also headed the Larrence Charitable Trust, a home for destitute children and was also involved in other activities related to child welfare during this job stint.  


This series is hosted by Saransh Bisht, mental health collective associate at Belongg. They are also a mental health practitioner who works extensively with queer persons on various psycho-social themes. In 2019 they co-founded queer listening circle to enable healing spaces among community spaces.

You can also listen to this and more by downloading Belongg’s app UnOther, spelt U_N_O_T_H_E_R which is available on both the Apple and Google app stores. To invite such experts to your organization for guest lectures or expert consultations, please also look at Belongg Circle, a platform that curates intersectional experts and makes it easy for a range of organizations to integrate such thinking in their work. 

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Porkodi Palaniappan is an Art Therapist and Founder of Better Chances. Better Chances works towards building inclusive societies where friends and neighbours support those with mental health issues live on their own. She also headed the Larrence Charitable Trust, a home for destitute children and was also involved in other activities related to child welfare during this job stint.  


This series is hosted by Saransh Bisht, mental health collective associate at Belongg. They are also a mental health practitioner who works extensively with queer persons on various psycho-social themes. In 2019 they co-founded queer listening circle to enable healing spaces among community spaces.

You can also listen to this and more by downloading Belongg’s app UnOther, spelt U_N_O_T_H_E_R which is available on both the Apple and Google app stores. To invite such experts to your organization for guest lectures or expert consultations, please also look at Belongg Circle, a platform that curates intersectional experts and makes it easy for a range of organizations to integrate such thinking in their work. 

]]> Fri, 04 Nov 2022 05:51:32 -0700 Porkodi Palaniappan, Saransh Bisht Porkodi Palaniappan, Saransh Bisht 1974 In this episode, we talk with Porkodi Pallianappan about the scope of arts as an adaptive healing medium and what it means for marginalised communities, especially in the context of India. In this episode, we talk with Porkodi Pallianappan about the scope of arts as an adaptive healing medium and what it means for marginalised communities, especially in the context of India. arts, arts based therapy, therapy, art psychology, abt, healing No Keeping Pace with Therapy Ep 03 | Rendezvous with Narrative Therapy Practices 16 16 Keeping Pace with Therapy Ep 03 | Rendezvous with Narrative Therapy Practices full 83b3a5b4-7f2a-4e61-9ae8-72e2cda4334f https://share.transistor.fm/s/2947aa2b About the Guest: 

Raviraj Shetty is an occupational therapist, children's book author, supervisor, library educator and a teacher who believes that all the problems of this world are rooted in the structural systems of oppression rather than in communities or peoples bodies and identities. His work is informed by Narrative practices, sensory integration, accountability practices, queer writings, children's books, his mother’s cooking practices and his communities ways of living.  He is a teacher of Narrative practices and Early childhood development; and teaches in local and international workshops and diplomas. He supports the work of  therapists and community health workers through supervision and consultation. Raviraj has published articles and is a peer reviewer for the Indian Journal of Occupational Therapy and has also co-curated Jugaad, a little book of know-hows by young people with disabilities about mental health  and conceptualised Our Jugaad, a handbook of know-hows by mothers of disabled children. He has peer reviewed articles for international journals including Journal of Occupational science.  


This series is hosted by Saransh Bisht, mental health collective associate at Belongg. They are also a mental health practitioner who works extensively with queer persons on various psycho-social themes. In 2019 they co-founded queer listening circle to enable healing spaces among community spaces.

You can also listen to this and more by downloading Belongg’s app UnOther, spelt U_N_O_T_H_E_R which is available on both the Apple and Google app stores. To invite such experts to your organization for guest lectures or expert consultations, please also look at Belongg Circle, a platform that curates intersectional experts and makes it easy for a range of organizations to integrate such thinking in their work. 

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Raviraj Shetty is an occupational therapist, children's book author, supervisor, library educator and a teacher who believes that all the problems of this world are rooted in the structural systems of oppression rather than in communities or peoples bodies and identities. His work is informed by Narrative practices, sensory integration, accountability practices, queer writings, children's books, his mother’s cooking practices and his communities ways of living.  He is a teacher of Narrative practices and Early childhood development; and teaches in local and international workshops and diplomas. He supports the work of  therapists and community health workers through supervision and consultation. Raviraj has published articles and is a peer reviewer for the Indian Journal of Occupational Therapy and has also co-curated Jugaad, a little book of know-hows by young people with disabilities about mental health  and conceptualised Our Jugaad, a handbook of know-hows by mothers of disabled children. He has peer reviewed articles for international journals including Journal of Occupational science.  


This series is hosted by Saransh Bisht, mental health collective associate at Belongg. They are also a mental health practitioner who works extensively with queer persons on various psycho-social themes. In 2019 they co-founded queer listening circle to enable healing spaces among community spaces.

You can also listen to this and more by downloading Belongg’s app UnOther, spelt U_N_O_T_H_E_R which is available on both the Apple and Google app stores. To invite such experts to your organization for guest lectures or expert consultations, please also look at Belongg Circle, a platform that curates intersectional experts and makes it easy for a range of organizations to integrate such thinking in their work. 

]]> Fri, 04 Nov 2022 05:38:30 -0700 Raviraj Shetty, Saransh Bisht Raviraj Shetty, Saransh Bisht 1696 In this episode, we talk with Raviraj Shetty about how narrative therapy has played a pivotal role in diversifying psychotherapeutic spaces and contributed to empowered narratives at the margins. In this episode, we talk with Raviraj Shetty about how narrative therapy has played a pivotal role in diversifying psychotherapeutic spaces and contributed to empowered narratives at the margins. No Keeping Pace with Therapy Ep 02 | Expanding the Scope of Psychodynamic Practice 15 15 Keeping Pace with Therapy Ep 02 | Expanding the Scope of Psychodynamic Practice full b6798e1d-afdd-452d-b007-0e93bca0f588 https://share.transistor.fm/s/4c1a3fcb About the Guest: 

 Zehra Mehdi is a doctoral candidate at the Department of Religion, Columbia University working at the intersections of religion, politics, and psychoanalysis. Her doctoral dissertation studies how Muslims as persecuted religious minorities in India draw upon religion to perform the psychic work of verbalizing trauma, mourning losses, as well as staging political protest.  Her research interests are political psychology, religious minorities and nationalism, trauma and violence, gender theory, psychoanalytic anthropology, and Partition literature. She has written articles in psychoanalytic journals on Islamophobia and secular psychoanalysis in India and contributed chapters in edited volumes on Winnicott and political theory, psychoanalysis and literature, and religious-political identities in the clinic. Her forthcoming articles are on psychoanalysis and nationalism in India, listening to injustice, and the need for political psychoanalytic anthropology. 


This series is hosted by Saransh Bisht, mental health collective associate at Belongg. They are also a mental health practitioner who works extensively with queer persons on various psycho-social themes. In 2019 they co-founded queer listening circle to enable healing spaces among community spaces.

You can also listen to this and more by downloading Belongg’s app UnOther, spelt U_N_O_T_H_E_R which is available on both the Apple and Google app stores. To invite such experts to your organization for guest lectures or expert consultations, please also look at Belongg Circle, a platform that curates intersectional experts and makes it easy for a range of organizations to integrate such thinking in their work. 

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 Zehra Mehdi is a doctoral candidate at the Department of Religion, Columbia University working at the intersections of religion, politics, and psychoanalysis. Her doctoral dissertation studies how Muslims as persecuted religious minorities in India draw upon religion to perform the psychic work of verbalizing trauma, mourning losses, as well as staging political protest.  Her research interests are political psychology, religious minorities and nationalism, trauma and violence, gender theory, psychoanalytic anthropology, and Partition literature. She has written articles in psychoanalytic journals on Islamophobia and secular psychoanalysis in India and contributed chapters in edited volumes on Winnicott and political theory, psychoanalysis and literature, and religious-political identities in the clinic. Her forthcoming articles are on psychoanalysis and nationalism in India, listening to injustice, and the need for political psychoanalytic anthropology. 


This series is hosted by Saransh Bisht, mental health collective associate at Belongg. They are also a mental health practitioner who works extensively with queer persons on various psycho-social themes. In 2019 they co-founded queer listening circle to enable healing spaces among community spaces.

You can also listen to this and more by downloading Belongg’s app UnOther, spelt U_N_O_T_H_E_R which is available on both the Apple and Google app stores. To invite such experts to your organization for guest lectures or expert consultations, please also look at Belongg Circle, a platform that curates intersectional experts and makes it easy for a range of organizations to integrate such thinking in their work. 

]]> Fri, 04 Nov 2022 05:35:09 -0700 Zehra Maidi, Saransh Bisht Zehra Maidi, Saransh Bisht 2138 In this episode, we speak with Zehra Maidi, a professional trained in psychoanalytic therapy, about the various old and new psychodynamic techniques that have contributed to a much more inclusive couch. In this episode, we speak with Zehra Maidi, a professional trained in psychoanalytic therapy, about the various old and new psychodynamic techniques that have contributed to a much more inclusive couch. psychology, therapy, psychoanalysis, culture. inclusion, diversity No Keeping Pace with Therapy Ep 01 | An Introduction to Compassion-Focused Therapy 14 14 Keeping Pace with Therapy Ep 01 | An Introduction to Compassion-Focused Therapy full 7a9a3f03-647e-4b13-87b4-41c5c585eccd https://share.transistor.fm/s/73e7a311 About the Guest: 

Rory Cahill is an experienced psychotherapist, lecturer and trainer specialising in a compassion-focused approach to wellbeing and counselling. He is a leading expert in the application of Compassionate Focused Therapy (CFT) in educational settings to improve both staff and pupil wellbeing. Rory takes a no nonsense approach to wellbeing cutting through the jargon and transforming evidence-based concepts into practical, understandable and effective solutions and interventions. His workshops can make a positive difference to individuals and teams working in a range of stressful environments including businesses, universities and the NHS.


This series is hosted by Saransh Bisht, mental health collective associate at Belongg. They are also a mental health practitioner who works extensively with queer persons on various psycho-social themes. In 2019 they co-founded queer listening circle to enable healing spaces among community spaces.

You can also listen to this and more by downloading Belongg’s app UnOther, spelt U_N_O_T_H_E_R which is available on both the Apple and Google app stores. To invite such experts to your organization for guest lectures or expert consultations, please also look at Belongg Circle, a platform that curates intersectional experts and makes it easy for a range of organizations to integrate such thinking in their work. 

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Rory Cahill is an experienced psychotherapist, lecturer and trainer specialising in a compassion-focused approach to wellbeing and counselling. He is a leading expert in the application of Compassionate Focused Therapy (CFT) in educational settings to improve both staff and pupil wellbeing. Rory takes a no nonsense approach to wellbeing cutting through the jargon and transforming evidence-based concepts into practical, understandable and effective solutions and interventions. His workshops can make a positive difference to individuals and teams working in a range of stressful environments including businesses, universities and the NHS.


This series is hosted by Saransh Bisht, mental health collective associate at Belongg. They are also a mental health practitioner who works extensively with queer persons on various psycho-social themes. In 2019 they co-founded queer listening circle to enable healing spaces among community spaces.

You can also listen to this and more by downloading Belongg’s app UnOther, spelt U_N_O_T_H_E_R which is available on both the Apple and Google app stores. To invite such experts to your organization for guest lectures or expert consultations, please also look at Belongg Circle, a platform that curates intersectional experts and makes it easy for a range of organizations to integrate such thinking in their work. 

]]> Fri, 04 Nov 2022 05:29:31 -0700 Saransh Bisht, Rory Cahill Saransh Bisht, Rory Cahill 2187 In this episode, we speak with Rory Cahill, a professional trained in compassion-focused therapy, about the potential of these techniques to alter the way we perceive aspects of the individual's life outside the therapy room. In this episode, we speak with Rory Cahill, a professional trained in compassion-focused therapy, about the potential of these techniques to alter the way we perceive aspects of the individual's life outside the therapy room. therapy, psychology, compassion focused therapy, cft, cbt No Building Inclusive Societies Ep 04 | Are our Legal Systems Casteist? 13 13 Building Inclusive Societies Ep 04 | Are our Legal Systems Casteist? full b0294656-638d-438b-88fb-b9f554cc8355 https://share.transistor.fm/s/ba5a26f3 About the Guest:


Nikita Sonavane is a legal researcher and lawyer based in Bhopal, India. She is the co-founder of the Criminal Justice and Police Accountability Project, a litigation and research intervention focused on building accountability against criminalisation of marginalised communities by the police and the criminal justice system.

 

This series is hosted by Muda Tariq, Research Associate at Belongg. Muda graduated with a Bachelor's in Political Science, followed by a postgraduate diploma in Conflict Transformation and Peacebuilding from Lady Shri Ram College for Women. She is passionate about working on the intersections of gender, human rights, and conflict. She is also a fellow at the LedBy Foundation and the EU-funded ALLY Project.


You can also listen to this podcast and more conversations on intersectional inclusion, by downloading Belongg’s app UnOther, available on the Apple and Google app stores. To connect with intersectional experts for guest lectures or consultations, check out Belongg Circle, a platform that makes it easy for a range of organizations and individuals to integrate intersectionality in their work.

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Nikita Sonavane is a legal researcher and lawyer based in Bhopal, India. She is the co-founder of the Criminal Justice and Police Accountability Project, a litigation and research intervention focused on building accountability against criminalisation of marginalised communities by the police and the criminal justice system.

 

This series is hosted by Muda Tariq, Research Associate at Belongg. Muda graduated with a Bachelor's in Political Science, followed by a postgraduate diploma in Conflict Transformation and Peacebuilding from Lady Shri Ram College for Women. She is passionate about working on the intersections of gender, human rights, and conflict. She is also a fellow at the LedBy Foundation and the EU-funded ALLY Project.


You can also listen to this podcast and more conversations on intersectional inclusion, by downloading Belongg’s app UnOther, available on the Apple and Google app stores. To connect with intersectional experts for guest lectures or consultations, check out Belongg Circle, a platform that makes it easy for a range of organizations and individuals to integrate intersectionality in their work.

]]> Sun, 14 Aug 2022 01:17:03 -0700 Nikita Sonavane, Muda Tariq Nikita Sonavane, Muda Tariq 1549 In this episode, we speak with Nikita Sonavane about how our justice systems do not merely reproduce the social hierarchies but are living embodiment of patriarchy and casteism. We will discuss how caste manifests in the everyday courtroom and policing. We will also explore the nexus between caste, coloniality, and the law. In this episode, we speak with Nikita Sonavane about how our justice systems do not merely reproduce the social hierarchies but are living embodiment of patriarchy and casteism. We will discuss how caste manifests in the everyday courtroom and policing. W court, colonialism, caste, law, justice, policy No Building Inclusive Societies Ep 03 | Caste in the Classroom 12 12 Building Inclusive Societies Ep 03 | Caste in the Classroom full 562faedf-da45-456d-bf7d-2826b2066b61 https://share.transistor.fm/s/0b61fb92 About the Guest:


Prof. (Dr.) Dalwai specializes in gender, sexuality, and law. Her Ph.D. thesis analyses the legal ban on dancing in the bars of Mumbai. In this work, she focuses on sexuality and law during globalisation in India with a specific reference to the caste capital of hereditary dancers. She has published in international journals and offered conference papers in many international conferences. Ms. Dalwai has worked as a lawyer with human rights organizations in Mumbai as well as health NGOs in rural Maharashtra. She envisioned and heads Development and Human Rights Institute (www.dhri.org ) a human rights education and exposure programme for students of western universities.

 

This series is hosted by Muda Tariq, the Research Associate at Belongg. Muda graduated with a Bachelor's in Political Science, followed by a postgraduate diploma in Conflict Transformation and Peacebuilding from Lady Shri Ram College for Women. She is passionate about working on the intersections of gender, human rights, and conflict. She is also a fellow at the LedBy Foundation and the EU-funded ALLY Project.


You can also listen to this podcast and more conversations on intersectional inclusion, by downloading Belongg’s app UnOther, available on the Apple and Google app stores. To connect with intersectional experts for guest lectures or consultations, check out Belongg Circle, a platform that makes it easy for a range of organizations and individuals to integrate intersectionality in their work.

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Prof. (Dr.) Dalwai specializes in gender, sexuality, and law. Her Ph.D. thesis analyses the legal ban on dancing in the bars of Mumbai. In this work, she focuses on sexuality and law during globalisation in India with a specific reference to the caste capital of hereditary dancers. She has published in international journals and offered conference papers in many international conferences. Ms. Dalwai has worked as a lawyer with human rights organizations in Mumbai as well as health NGOs in rural Maharashtra. She envisioned and heads Development and Human Rights Institute (www.dhri.org ) a human rights education and exposure programme for students of western universities.

 

This series is hosted by Muda Tariq, the Research Associate at Belongg. Muda graduated with a Bachelor's in Political Science, followed by a postgraduate diploma in Conflict Transformation and Peacebuilding from Lady Shri Ram College for Women. She is passionate about working on the intersections of gender, human rights, and conflict. She is also a fellow at the LedBy Foundation and the EU-funded ALLY Project.


You can also listen to this podcast and more conversations on intersectional inclusion, by downloading Belongg’s app UnOther, available on the Apple and Google app stores. To connect with intersectional experts for guest lectures or consultations, check out Belongg Circle, a platform that makes it easy for a range of organizations and individuals to integrate intersectionality in their work.

]]> Sun, 14 Aug 2022 01:11:50 -0700 Sameena Dalwai, Muda Tariq Sameena Dalwai, Muda Tariq 1866 In this episode, we will discuss how caste manifests in classrooms, curriculums, and pedagogy with a special reference to legal education. We will look into how caste and other axes of marginalized can be integrated into classroom teaching so as to ensure young lawyers are conscious of the sociological context they operate in. Stay tuned to learn about interesting ways of incorporating caste awareness into legal education. In this episode, we will discuss how caste manifests in classrooms, curriculums, and pedagogy with a special reference to legal education. We will look into how caste and other axes of marginalized can be integrated into classroom teaching so as to ensure curriculums, pedagogy, classrooms, legal education, caste, teaching No Building Inclusive Societies Ep 02 | Traversing Caste within the Legal System 11 11 Building Inclusive Societies Ep 02 | Traversing Caste within the Legal System full cf910a94-0fbd-4de3-8fcb-4fd36104a362 https://share.transistor.fm/s/9bf8976d About the Guest:


Manjula Pradeep is currently the Director of Campaigns in Dalit Human Rights Defenders Network Project, which covers five states of India. Manjula has also founded the Wise Act of Youth Visioning and Engagement (WAYVE) Foundation (www.wayve.net.in) which works for the empowerment and rights of marginalized youth in India building their leadership and building awareness about Constitutional Rights.


Apart from that, Manjula is involved with the National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights. She also served as a member of the executive group of the International Dalit Solidarity Network and the Secretary of the Executive Committee of the National Center for Advocacy Studies, India. She also represents issues facing Dalits and Dalit women in international forums, such as the United Nations and the European Union.

 

This series is hosted by Muda Tariq, the Research Associate at Belongg. Muda graduated with a Bachelor's in Political Science, followed by a postgraduate diploma in Conflict Transformation and Peacebuilding from Lady Shri Ram College for Women. She is passionate about working on the intersections of gender, human rights, and conflict. She is also a fellow at the LedBy Foundation and the EU-funded ALLY Project.


You can also listen to this podcast and more conversations on intersectional inclusion, by downloading Belongg’s app UnOther, available on the Apple and Google app stores. To connect with intersectional experts for guest lectures or consultations, check out Belongg Circle, a platform that makes it easy for a range of organizations and individuals to integrate intersectionality in their work.

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Manjula Pradeep is currently the Director of Campaigns in Dalit Human Rights Defenders Network Project, which covers five states of India. Manjula has also founded the Wise Act of Youth Visioning and Engagement (WAYVE) Foundation (www.wayve.net.in) which works for the empowerment and rights of marginalized youth in India building their leadership and building awareness about Constitutional Rights.


Apart from that, Manjula is involved with the National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights. She also served as a member of the executive group of the International Dalit Solidarity Network and the Secretary of the Executive Committee of the National Center for Advocacy Studies, India. She also represents issues facing Dalits and Dalit women in international forums, such as the United Nations and the European Union.

 

This series is hosted by Muda Tariq, the Research Associate at Belongg. Muda graduated with a Bachelor's in Political Science, followed by a postgraduate diploma in Conflict Transformation and Peacebuilding from Lady Shri Ram College for Women. She is passionate about working on the intersections of gender, human rights, and conflict. She is also a fellow at the LedBy Foundation and the EU-funded ALLY Project.


You can also listen to this podcast and more conversations on intersectional inclusion, by downloading Belongg’s app UnOther, available on the Apple and Google app stores. To connect with intersectional experts for guest lectures or consultations, check out Belongg Circle, a platform that makes it easy for a range of organizations and individuals to integrate intersectionality in their work.

]]> Sun, 14 Aug 2022 01:08:35 -0700 Muda Tariq, Manjula Pradeep Muda Tariq, Manjula Pradeep 1303 In this episode, Advocate Manjula Pradeep illustrates the nexus between the upper castes and our socio-legal institutions. We will discuss the dynamics of caste as reflected in refusal to file an FIR, reluctance to apply relevant sections such as the Prevention of Atrocities Act, and straightaway ill-treatment of Dalits in police stations and courts. We will dive deeper into the double burden of caste and gender on Dalit women, especially in the context of caste-based sexual violence. Manjula walks us through what it takes to navigate a system that continues to perpetuate caste-gender hierarchies. In this episode, Advocate Manjula Pradeep illustrates the nexus between the upper castes and our socio-legal institutions. We will discuss the dynamics of caste as reflected in refusal to file an FIR, reluctance to apply relevant sections such as the Prev caste, justice, gender, courts, judiciary, FIR, atrocities, sociology No Building Inclusive Societies Ep 01 | Collective Movements and Politics of Identity 10 10 Building Inclusive Societies Ep 01 | Collective Movements and Politics of Identity full 758d2163-9265-4175-a80d-a4a70d5d018a https://share.transistor.fm/s/3bddf7ea About the Guest:


M.R. Sharan is a graduate student in the Ph.D. programme in Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School. His primary fields of interest are development economics and political economy. He is part of a series of research projects in India and his work attempts to better understand the linkages between State policy, politics, citizens, and government. He has previously worked as a researcher at the office of the Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India, JPAL South Asia, and IGC India. He holds a B.A. (Honours) in Economics from Hans Raj College, and an M.A. in Economics from the Delhi School of Economics. He is the author of the novel Blue (Harper Collins, 2014).

 

This series is hosted by Muda Tariq, Research Associate at Belongg. Muda graduated with a Bachelor's in Political Science, followed by a postgraduate diploma in Conflict Transformation and Peacebuilding from Lady Shri Ram College for Women. She is passionate about working on the intersections of gender, human rights, and conflict. She is also a fellow at the LedBy Foundation and the EU-funded ALLY Project.


You can also listen to this podcast and more conversations on intersectional inclusion, by downloading Belongg’s app UnOther, available on the Apple and Google app stores. To connect with intersectional experts for guest lectures or consultations, check out Belongg Circle, a platform that makes it easy for a range of organizations and individuals to integrate intersectionality in their work.

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M.R. Sharan is a graduate student in the Ph.D. programme in Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School. His primary fields of interest are development economics and political economy. He is part of a series of research projects in India and his work attempts to better understand the linkages between State policy, politics, citizens, and government. He has previously worked as a researcher at the office of the Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India, JPAL South Asia, and IGC India. He holds a B.A. (Honours) in Economics from Hans Raj College, and an M.A. in Economics from the Delhi School of Economics. He is the author of the novel Blue (Harper Collins, 2014).

 

This series is hosted by Muda Tariq, Research Associate at Belongg. Muda graduated with a Bachelor's in Political Science, followed by a postgraduate diploma in Conflict Transformation and Peacebuilding from Lady Shri Ram College for Women. She is passionate about working on the intersections of gender, human rights, and conflict. She is also a fellow at the LedBy Foundation and the EU-funded ALLY Project.


You can also listen to this podcast and more conversations on intersectional inclusion, by downloading Belongg’s app UnOther, available on the Apple and Google app stores. To connect with intersectional experts for guest lectures or consultations, check out Belongg Circle, a platform that makes it easy for a range of organizations and individuals to integrate intersectionality in their work.

]]> Sun, 14 Aug 2022 00:48:43 -0700 Muda Tariq, M. R. Sharan Muda Tariq, M. R. Sharan 2933 In this episode titled Collective Movements and Politics of Identity, M. R. Sharan takes us through his book “The Last Among Equals”. We will discuss the gaps between the 'Sarkari' realities and the realities on the ground, the Panchayat Politics, the role of the judiciary, and the Mukhiya-Mazdoor dynamics  - locating it in the overlap of caste, class, and gender. We will look into the limitations in policymaking and how these grim realities can be changed through collective action. In this episode titled Collective Movements and Politics of Identity, M. R. Sharan takes us through his book “The Last Among Equals”. We will discuss the gaps between the 'Sarkari' realities and the realities on the ground, the Panchayat Politics, the ro Judiciary, Panchayat, Governance, Policy, Intersectionality, Caste, Gender, Class, Justice No Forging Inclusive Pathways Ep 04 | Catering to the Educational Needs of Geo-Political Diverse Regions 9 9 Forging Inclusive Pathways Ep 04 | Catering to the Educational Needs of Geo-Political Diverse Regions full bdf94c30-6ddf-4904-ad89-da4d5cc8c931 https://share.transistor.fm/s/8644b7d6 About the Guest:


Kumam Davidson Singh is an ethnographer, writer, curator, and educator. He is the founder of Matai Society and co-founder of TCHP: A Queer Digital Anthology of Northeast India.


This series is hosted by Saransh Bisht, Mental Health Collective Associate at Belongg. They are also a mental health practitioner who works extensively with queer persons on various psycho-social themes. 


You can also listen to this podcast and more conversations on intersectional inclusion, by downloading Belongg’s app UnOther, available on the Apple and Google app stores. To connect with intersectional experts for guest lectures or consultations, check out Belongg Circle, a platform that makes it easy for a range of organizations and individuals to integrate intersectionality in their work.

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Kumam Davidson Singh is an ethnographer, writer, curator, and educator. He is the founder of Matai Society and co-founder of TCHP: A Queer Digital Anthology of Northeast India.


This series is hosted by Saransh Bisht, Mental Health Collective Associate at Belongg. They are also a mental health practitioner who works extensively with queer persons on various psycho-social themes. 


You can also listen to this podcast and more conversations on intersectional inclusion, by downloading Belongg’s app UnOther, available on the Apple and Google app stores. To connect with intersectional experts for guest lectures or consultations, check out Belongg Circle, a platform that makes it easy for a range of organizations and individuals to integrate intersectionality in their work.

]]> Wed, 10 Aug 2022 03:30:14 -0700 Saransh Bisht, Kumam Davidson Saransh Bisht, Kumam Davidson 2921 In this episode, we talk to Kumam Davidson about the state of affairs in difficult terrains of India which is instrumental in facilitating access to inclusive education. In this episode, we talk to Kumam Davidson about the state of affairs in difficult terrains of India which is instrumental in facilitating access to inclusive education. kashmir, manipur, north east, militancy, difficult, schools, education, inclusion, conflict, infrastructure, diverse No Forging Inclusive Pathways Ep 03 | Preserving Tribal Knowledge and Value Systems 8 8 Forging Inclusive Pathways Ep 03 | Preserving Tribal Knowledge and Value Systems full a3a519d1-9fbf-4271-8b86-5cdd9ef2e77b https://share.transistor.fm/s/b4805b89 About the Guest:


Gregory Cajete is a Native American educator whose work is dedicated to honoring the foundations of Indigenous knowledge in education. He worked at the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico for 21 years. While at the Institute, he served as Dean of the Center for Research and Cultural Exchange, Chair of Native American Studies, and Professor of ethnoscience. He has also served as a Professor of Native American Studies and Language, Literacy and Sociocultural Studies at the University of New Mexico. Dr. Cajete also designs culturally-responsive curricula geared to the special needs and learning styles of Native American students. 

Dr. Cajete has authored five books: Look to the Mountain: An Ecology of Indigenous Education (1994); Ignite the Sparkle: An Indigenous Science Education Curriculum Model (1999); Spirit of the Game: Indigenous Wellsprings (2004); A People’s Ecology: Explorations in Sustainable Living (1999); and Native Science: Natural Laws of Interdependence (2000).

 

This series is hosted by Saransh Bisht, Mental Health Collective Associate at Belongg. They are also a mental health practitioner who works extensively with queer persons on various psycho-social themes. 


You can also listen to this podcast and more conversations on intersectional inclusion, by downloading Belongg’s app UnOther, available on the Apple and Google app stores. To connect with intersectional experts for guest lectures or consultations, check out Belongg Circle, a platform that makes it easy for a range of organizations and individuals to integrate intersectionality in their work.


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Gregory Cajete is a Native American educator whose work is dedicated to honoring the foundations of Indigenous knowledge in education. He worked at the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico for 21 years. While at the Institute, he served as Dean of the Center for Research and Cultural Exchange, Chair of Native American Studies, and Professor of ethnoscience. He has also served as a Professor of Native American Studies and Language, Literacy and Sociocultural Studies at the University of New Mexico. Dr. Cajete also designs culturally-responsive curricula geared to the special needs and learning styles of Native American students. 

Dr. Cajete has authored five books: Look to the Mountain: An Ecology of Indigenous Education (1994); Ignite the Sparkle: An Indigenous Science Education Curriculum Model (1999); Spirit of the Game: Indigenous Wellsprings (2004); A People’s Ecology: Explorations in Sustainable Living (1999); and Native Science: Natural Laws of Interdependence (2000).

 

This series is hosted by Saransh Bisht, Mental Health Collective Associate at Belongg. They are also a mental health practitioner who works extensively with queer persons on various psycho-social themes. 


You can also listen to this podcast and more conversations on intersectional inclusion, by downloading Belongg’s app UnOther, available on the Apple and Google app stores. To connect with intersectional experts for guest lectures or consultations, check out Belongg Circle, a platform that makes it easy for a range of organizations and individuals to integrate intersectionality in their work.


]]> Wed, 10 Aug 2022 03:26:19 -0700 Saransh Bisht, Gregory Cajete Saransh Bisht, Gregory Cajete 2741 In this episode, we talk to Gregory Cajete who has been doing commendable work to preserve indigenous value systems in the United States of America without urgency to ‘mainstream’ needs. We deliberate on the need to reverse the gaze and begin to learn afresh from the tribal communities. In this episode, we talk to Gregory Cajete who has been doing commendable work to preserve indigenous value systems in the United States of America without urgency to ‘mainstream’ needs. We deliberate on the need to reverse the gaze and begin to learn afr tribal, indigenous, knowledge, science, learning, inclusion, native american, adivasi, school, college, values No Forging Inclusive Pathways Ep 02 | Situating Parents’ Needs during Covid-times 7 7 Forging Inclusive Pathways Ep 02 | Situating Parents’ Needs during Covid-times full 536762bc-26b9-45b7-a5f3-38c0915272bc https://share.transistor.fm/s/51c70e8f About the Guest:


Gopika Kapoor is a writer and autism consultant.  She is the author of bestselling books Spiritual Parenting, Spiritual Pregnancy, Spiritual Relationships, and Spiritual Success published by Hay House India. Gopika has written for a number of leading publications and has been consulted on various communications initiatives with national and international NGOs. She has been awarded the Young FICCI Ladies Organization (YFLO) Women Achievers Award for exemplary writing. Gopika has authored the book- Beyond the Blue: Love, Life and Autism, a realistic, positive book for parents of children with autism, that includes her personal and professional experiences of dealing with the condition. To help other parents on this journey, she also consults with them individually.

 

This series is hosted by Saransh Bisht, Mental Health Collective Associate at Belongg. They are also a mental health practitioner who works extensively with queer persons on various psycho-social themes. 


You can also listen to this podcast and more conversations on intersectional inclusion, by downloading Belongg’s app UnOther, available on the Apple and Google app stores. To connect with intersectional experts for guest lectures or consultations, check out Belongg Circle, a platform that makes it easy for a range of organizations and individuals to integrate intersectionality in their work.

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Gopika Kapoor is a writer and autism consultant.  She is the author of bestselling books Spiritual Parenting, Spiritual Pregnancy, Spiritual Relationships, and Spiritual Success published by Hay House India. Gopika has written for a number of leading publications and has been consulted on various communications initiatives with national and international NGOs. She has been awarded the Young FICCI Ladies Organization (YFLO) Women Achievers Award for exemplary writing. Gopika has authored the book- Beyond the Blue: Love, Life and Autism, a realistic, positive book for parents of children with autism, that includes her personal and professional experiences of dealing with the condition. To help other parents on this journey, she also consults with them individually.

 

This series is hosted by Saransh Bisht, Mental Health Collective Associate at Belongg. They are also a mental health practitioner who works extensively with queer persons on various psycho-social themes. 


You can also listen to this podcast and more conversations on intersectional inclusion, by downloading Belongg’s app UnOther, available on the Apple and Google app stores. To connect with intersectional experts for guest lectures or consultations, check out Belongg Circle, a platform that makes it easy for a range of organizations and individuals to integrate intersectionality in their work.

]]> Wed, 10 Aug 2022 03:21:21 -0700 Saransh Bisht, Gopika Kapoor Saransh Bisht, Gopika Kapoor 2218 In this episode, we bring on-board Gopika Kapoor and examine the failings of the current educational system to provide support to parents of children with diverse needs. In this episode, we bring on-board Gopika Kapoor and examine the failings of the current educational system to provide support to parents of children with diverse needs. parents, schools, inclusion, autism, spectrum, disability, diversity No Forging Inclusive Pathways Ep 01 | The Question of Language 6 6 Forging Inclusive Pathways Ep 01 | The Question of Language full af2c83ed-2725-495b-b3d0-7e7e8d61fb3a https://share.transistor.fm/s/d30c4d72 About the Guest:


Shivani Nag is an Assistant Professor in the School of Education Studies at Ambedkar University Delhi, India. She is also an education and language rights activist. Drawing on theories from cultural psychology and critical and feminist pedagogies, her research focuses on the inclusion, experience, and participation of children, adolescents, and young adults from marginalized and disadvantaged contexts in school and higher education.

 

This series is hosted by Saransh Bisht, Mental Health Collective Associate at Belongg. They are also a mental health practitioner who works extensively with queer persons on various psycho-social themes. 


You can also listen to this podcast and more conversations on intersectional inclusion, by downloading Belongg’s app UnOther, available on the Apple and Google app stores. To connect with intersectional experts for guest lectures or consultations, check out Belongg Circle, a platform that makes it easy for a range of organizations and individuals to integrate intersectionality in their work.

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Shivani Nag is an Assistant Professor in the School of Education Studies at Ambedkar University Delhi, India. She is also an education and language rights activist. Drawing on theories from cultural psychology and critical and feminist pedagogies, her research focuses on the inclusion, experience, and participation of children, adolescents, and young adults from marginalized and disadvantaged contexts in school and higher education.

 

This series is hosted by Saransh Bisht, Mental Health Collective Associate at Belongg. They are also a mental health practitioner who works extensively with queer persons on various psycho-social themes. 


You can also listen to this podcast and more conversations on intersectional inclusion, by downloading Belongg’s app UnOther, available on the Apple and Google app stores. To connect with intersectional experts for guest lectures or consultations, check out Belongg Circle, a platform that makes it easy for a range of organizations and individuals to integrate intersectionality in their work.

]]> Wed, 10 Aug 2022 00:52:41 -0700 Belongg Belongg 3137 In this first episode of Forging Inclusive Pathways, we have a conversation with Shivani Nag who has devoted considerable time finding solutions to the question of language within the scope of the Indian education system, and talk about how language can play a pivotal role in inclusion. In this first episode of Forging Inclusive Pathways, we have a conversation with Shivani Nag who has devoted considerable time finding solutions to the question of language within the scope of the Indian education system, and talk about how language can p language, inclusion, education, schools, colleges, diversity, bilingual, multilingual No Trailer | Introducing The xSDG Podcast 5 5 Trailer | Introducing The xSDG Podcast trailer 357737bf-1fe1-4686-8712-c446ccf1821f https://share.transistor.fm/s/6e9e45b4 On the xSDG podcast, we bring to you conversations with experts who are focused on making development more intersectionally inclusive. The podcast carries sub-series that cover inclusive food systems, law and justice, cities and much more. Listen in to understand key issues and ideas for impact. 


You can also listen to this podcast and more conversations on intersectional inclusion, by downloading Belongg’s app UnOther, - available on the Apple and Google app stores. To connect with intersectional experts for guest lectures or consultations, check out Belongg Circle, a platform that makes it easy for a range of organizations and individuals to integrate intersectionality in their work. 

]]> On the xSDG podcast, we bring to you conversations with experts who are focused on making development more intersectionally inclusive. The podcast carries sub-series that cover inclusive food systems, law and justice, cities and much more. Listen in to understand key issues and ideas for impact. 


You can also listen to this podcast and more conversations on intersectional inclusion, by downloading Belongg’s app UnOther, - available on the Apple and Google app stores. To connect with intersectional experts for guest lectures or consultations, check out Belongg Circle, a platform that makes it easy for a range of organizations and individuals to integrate intersectionality in their work. 

]]> Tue, 14 Jun 2022 00:49:17 -0700 Belongg Belongg 100 On the xSDG podcast, we bring to you conversations with experts who are focused on making development more intersectionally inclusive. Listen in to understand key issues and ideas for impact. On the xSDG podcast, we bring to you conversations with experts who are focused on making development more intersectionally inclusive. Listen in to understand key issues and ideas for impact. SDGS, UN, food systems, law and justice, caste, gender, women, agriculture, farmers, sustainability, cities No Inclusive Food Systems Ep 04 | Land 4 4 Inclusive Food Systems Ep 04 | Land full 5e103ff8-224c-4e54-9b9e-8702fdf9d101 https://share.transistor.fm/s/6fce2191 About the Guest:

Shipra Deo is the Director of Women’s Land Rights at Landesa India where she leads Landesa’s work for gender equal and inclusive land governance. In recent years she has done intensive research on inheritance by women and gendered aspects of land laws in India.

This podcast series is hosted by Amiya Chaudhuri, Research Associate at Belongg. Amiya is interested in the intersection of food, identity and social justice, and has previously worked with grassroots NGOs and served as an AIF Clinton Fellow.

You can also listen to this podcast and more conversations on intersectional inclusion, by downloading Belongg’s app UnOther, available on the Apple and Google app stores. To connect with intersectional experts for guest lectures or consultations, check out Belongg Circle, a platform that makes it easy for a range of organizations and individuals to integrate intersectionality in their work.

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Shipra Deo is the Director of Women’s Land Rights at Landesa India where she leads Landesa’s work for gender equal and inclusive land governance. In recent years she has done intensive research on inheritance by women and gendered aspects of land laws in India.

This podcast series is hosted by Amiya Chaudhuri, Research Associate at Belongg. Amiya is interested in the intersection of food, identity and social justice, and has previously worked with grassroots NGOs and served as an AIF Clinton Fellow.

You can also listen to this podcast and more conversations on intersectional inclusion, by downloading Belongg’s app UnOther, available on the Apple and Google app stores. To connect with intersectional experts for guest lectures or consultations, check out Belongg Circle, a platform that makes it easy for a range of organizations and individuals to integrate intersectionality in their work.

]]> Wed, 01 Jun 2022 09:46:09 -0700 Shipra Deo, Amiya Chaudhuri Shipra Deo, Amiya Chaudhuri 2066 In this episode, we discuss the connections between women’s land ownership and increased food security and empowerment, with our guest Shipra Deo. Shipra draws from her own research and experiences in the field interacting with communities, to shed light on how India’s land inheritance laws often fail to take into account the rights and entitlements of women. We discuss additional challenges such as the intersection of caste and gender which further alienates women from land ownership, and gender based violence faced by women who assert their land rights. In this episode, we discuss the connections between women’s land ownership and increased food security and empowerment, with our guest Shipra Deo. Shipra draws from her own research and experiences in the field interacting with communities, to shed light gender-based violence, agriculture, women, caste, sdg2, land ownership, food systems No Inclusive Food Systems Ep 03 | Nutrition 3 3 Inclusive Food Systems Ep 03 | Nutrition full a1ed879b-1d2c-49ad-9e6a-2ee313f04d34 https://share.transistor.fm/s/61244bce About the Guest:

Dr Swain is a Research Associate at the Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University. He is the Assistant Director of the Technical Assistance and Research for Indian Nutrition and Agriculture (TARINA) program of Tata-Cornell Institute. He has a multidisciplinary background spanning gender responsive food systems, male involvement, intimate partner violence and women's health, migration and communicable disease, and agriculture and nutrition in the Indian sub continent and East Africa.

This podcast series is hosted by Amiya Chaudhuri, Research Associate at Belongg. Amiya is interested in the intersection of food, identity and social justice, and has previously worked with grassroots NGOs and served as an AIF Clinton Fellow.

You can also listen to this podcast and more conversations on intersectional inclusion, by downloading Belongg’s app UnOther, available on the Apple and Google app stores. To connect with intersectional experts for guest lectures or consultations, check out Belongg Circle, a platform that makes it easy for a range of organizations and individuals to integrate intersectionality in their work.

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Dr Swain is a Research Associate at the Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University. He is the Assistant Director of the Technical Assistance and Research for Indian Nutrition and Agriculture (TARINA) program of Tata-Cornell Institute. He has a multidisciplinary background spanning gender responsive food systems, male involvement, intimate partner violence and women's health, migration and communicable disease, and agriculture and nutrition in the Indian sub continent and East Africa.

This podcast series is hosted by Amiya Chaudhuri, Research Associate at Belongg. Amiya is interested in the intersection of food, identity and social justice, and has previously worked with grassroots NGOs and served as an AIF Clinton Fellow.

You can also listen to this podcast and more conversations on intersectional inclusion, by downloading Belongg’s app UnOther, available on the Apple and Google app stores. To connect with intersectional experts for guest lectures or consultations, check out Belongg Circle, a platform that makes it easy for a range of organizations and individuals to integrate intersectionality in their work.

]]> Wed, 01 Jun 2022 09:45:51 -0700 Dr Shubh Swain, Amiya Chaudhuri Dr Shubh Swain, Amiya Chaudhuri 2740 In this episode, we explore gender and nutrition in India with our guest Dr Shubh Swain. We attempt to answer questions pertaining to the special nutrition needs of women, social norms and harmful misconceptions that govern what, when and how much women eat and the government interventions for women’s nutritional needs. In this episode, we explore gender and nutrition in India with our guest Dr Shubh Swain. We attempt to answer questions pertaining to the special nutrition needs of women, social norms and harmful misconceptions that govern what, when and how much women e malnutrition, women, women's health, sdg2, food systems, nutrition, tata-cornell No Inclusive Food Systems | Season 01 | Intro 1 1 Inclusive Food Systems | Season 01 | Intro full ddec7f8a-6b72-438e-bd4a-88db82afedd9 https://share.transistor.fm/s/1557447f This podcast series is hosted by Amiya Chaudhuri, Research Associate at Belongg. Amiya is interested in the intersection of food, identity and social justice, and has previously worked with grassroots NGOs and served as an AIF Clinton Fellow.

You can also listen to this podcast and more conversations on intersectional inclusion, by downloading Belongg’s app UnOther, available on the Apple and Google app stores. To connect with intersectional experts for guest lectures or consultations, check out Belongg Circle, a platform that makes it easy for a range of organizations and individuals to integrate intersectionality in their work.

]]> This podcast series is hosted by Amiya Chaudhuri, Research Associate at Belongg. Amiya is interested in the intersection of food, identity and social justice, and has previously worked with grassroots NGOs and served as an AIF Clinton Fellow.

You can also listen to this podcast and more conversations on intersectional inclusion, by downloading Belongg’s app UnOther, available on the Apple and Google app stores. To connect with intersectional experts for guest lectures or consultations, check out Belongg Circle, a platform that makes it easy for a range of organizations and individuals to integrate intersectionality in their work.

]]> Wed, 01 Jun 2022 09:45:32 -0700 Amiya Chaudhuri Amiya Chaudhuri 78 The first season of the Inclusive Food Systems podcast by Belongg highlights the crucial role played by women in the achievement of the Zero Hunger sustainable development goal or SDG2. As primary caregivers, women determine the food consumed at a household level, and as food producers they determine what kinds of crops are grown, tools are used and what foods get sold in the market. This season of the podcast explores the many intricacies of how women feed themselves, their families, the communities around them and the world at large. The first season of the Inclusive Food Systems podcast by Belongg highlights the crucial role played by women in the achievement of the Zero Hunger sustainable development goal or SDG2. As primary caregivers, women determine the food consumed at a househo land, agriculture, women, sdg2, aquaculture, food systems, nutrition No Inclusive Food Systems Ep 01 | Agro-Economy 2 2 Inclusive Food Systems Ep 01 | Agro-Economy full 3a2bc8d4-7350-47c7-a2ce-291967e67d72 https://share.transistor.fm/s/82144971 About the Guest:

Dr Shreya Sinha is a lecturer in Business and Society at Queen Mary University of London. Her research is focused on the political economy of agrarian change and development, with a regional focus on India. Previously, Shreya was involved with the TIGR2ESS project (Transforming India's Green Revolution by Research and Empowerment for Sustainable food Supplies) at the University of Cambridge.

 
This podcast series is hosted by Amiya Chaudhuri, Research Associate at Belongg. Amiya is interested in the intersection of food, identity and social justice, and has previously worked with grassroots NGOs and served as an AIF Clinton Fellow.

You can also listen to this podcast and more conversations on intersectional inclusion, by downloading Belongg’s app UnOther, available on the Apple and Google app stores. To connect with intersectional experts for guest lectures or consultations, check out Belongg Circle, a platform that makes it easy for a range of organizations and individuals to integrate intersectionality in their work.

*Please note that at the time of recording this podcast, Dr Sinha was Lecturer at the University of Reading's School of Agriculture, Policy and Development. 

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Dr Shreya Sinha is a lecturer in Business and Society at Queen Mary University of London. Her research is focused on the political economy of agrarian change and development, with a regional focus on India. Previously, Shreya was involved with the TIGR2ESS project (Transforming India's Green Revolution by Research and Empowerment for Sustainable food Supplies) at the University of Cambridge.

 
This podcast series is hosted by Amiya Chaudhuri, Research Associate at Belongg. Amiya is interested in the intersection of food, identity and social justice, and has previously worked with grassroots NGOs and served as an AIF Clinton Fellow.

You can also listen to this podcast and more conversations on intersectional inclusion, by downloading Belongg’s app UnOther, available on the Apple and Google app stores. To connect with intersectional experts for guest lectures or consultations, check out Belongg Circle, a platform that makes it easy for a range of organizations and individuals to integrate intersectionality in their work.

*Please note that at the time of recording this podcast, Dr Sinha was Lecturer at the University of Reading's School of Agriculture, Policy and Development. 

]]> Wed, 01 Jun 2022 09:45:03 -0700 Dr Shreya Sinha, Amiya Chaudhuri Dr Shreya Sinha, Amiya Chaudhuri 2650 In the first episode of our Inclusive Food Systems series, we explore the role of women in agriculture and agrarian economy with researcher Dr. Shreya Sinha. Shreya offers key insights into the difficulties that women face in accessing male-dominated markets, the undermining of their labour as ‘soft labour’ and the caste and gender nexus that further oppresses female farm workers. In the first episode of our Inclusive Food Systems series, we explore the role of women in agriculture and agrarian economy with researcher Dr. Shreya Sinha. Shreya offers key insights into the difficulties that women face in accessing male-dominated mark agriculture, women, sdg2, sustainable development goals, food systems, economy No