Owning Your Sexuality and Overcoming Shame as a South Asian Woman with Sangeeta Pillai

In this episode, Hannah is joined by Sangeeta Pillai, a podcaster, activist, and speaker, and the founder of South Asian feminist network Soul Sutra. Sangeeta discusses the impact of colonisation on Indian sexuality, as well as the shame surrounding South Asian women’s sexuality. She and Hannah also talk about what the Kama Sutra is really about, and how to own your sexuality yourself. CW: Shame, homophobia, and domestic abuse.MORE ABOUT SANGEETA PILLAIPodcaster, activist & speaker Sangeeta Pillai is the founder of the South Asian feminist network [Soul Sutras](https://soulsutras.co.uk/) which is all about tackling taboos within the culture.She’s the creator of Masala Podcast silver winner at the British Podcast Awards 2021 & 2021 & also a winner at Spotify SoundUp 2018. Sangeeta is also the creator of the Masala Monologues series of writing workshops & theatre shows in the UK & the US. She has been featured on BBC Radio London, Evening Standard, Cosmpolitan, Eastern Eye, Huffington Post, BBC Asian Radio, Brown Girl Magazine and has been a writer for over 20 years.- Twitter: https://twitter.com/soul_sutras- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soulsutras/- Website: https://www.soulsutras.co.uk/📝CHECK OUT THE SHOWNOTES AND TRANSCRIPT📝https://doingitpodcast.co.uk✨CONNECT WITH US✨https://www.instagram.com/doingitpodcasthttps://twitter.com/doingitpodcast👀WANT EARLY & AD-FREE ACCESS TO EPISODES?👀https://www.patreon.com/hannahwitton✏️SIGN UP TO OUR NEWSLETTER✏️http://bit.ly/HannahWittonsNewsletter