Zubaani: Colorism & Desi Beauty Standards

In this episode of Zubaani we talk with full time writer and a full time model, Jyoti Rajan Gopal who dazzles the world with grace and gray hair. And importantly, we discuss, how do we break the European beauty standards and notions of what is pretty in our desi communities? What does it take to reclaim our self-worth and build safe spaces of belonging no matter how we look?Guest author: Jyoti Rajan GopalCo-hosts: Upasna Kakroo & Salma HussainProduced by: ⁠Peerbagh⁠Episode cover art: Niloufer WadiaResearch: Imtiaz Ali and Diksha SharmaSupported by: The Very Asian FoundationBooks/media in the episode:TJ Powar has something to prove (Jesmeen Kaur Deo)What Color is the Baby? (Harshini Vankineni)Razia Sultan (Kamal Amrohi, 1983)Mississippi Masala (Mira Nair, 1991)Laxmi's Mooch (Shelly Anand)I am Kavi (Thushanthi Ponweera)If you're not the one (Farah Naz Rishi)Desert Queen & My Patti's Saris (Jyoti Rajan Gopal)