Unfair & Lovely
Episode 2 of the ABCD: American Born Confused Desi podcast, hosted by Upasana Prabhu, titled "Unfair & Lovely" was published on May 19, 2020 and runs 14 minutes.
May 19, 2020 ·14m · ABCD: American Born Confused Desi
Summary
This episode explores the origins of colorism in Indian culture. Colorism is the discrimination of darker skin tones within the same racial group. I explain how skin tones were perceived in Ancient India and during British colonial rule. I interviewed Pratyusha Pilla, a medical student who presented a TEDx speech about colorism in 2016 and the winner of Miss Austin in 2018. I also feature Swarnaa Rajalingam, a colorism advocate based in Sydney, Australia. You can follow her on Instagram @thelifeofasocialbutterfly to learn more about her work!
Episode Description
This episode explores the origins of colorism in Indian culture. Colorism is the discrimination of darker skin tones within the same racial group. I explain how skin tones were perceived in Ancient India and during British colonial rule. I interviewed Pratyusha Pilla, a medical student who presented a TEDx speech about colorism in 2016 and the winner of Miss Austin in 2018. I also feature Swarnaa Rajalingam, a colorism advocate based in Sydney, Australia. You can follow her on Instagram @thelifeofasocialbutterfly to learn more about her work!
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