Zubaani: Desi Joys Versus Trauma Porn

White authors aren't tasked with writing stories addressing colonialism, inequality, racism, etc. Desi writers have that burden placed upon them (internally & externally: our readership demands it and the publishing industry rewards it). How do we not feed into trauma porn? How do we nurture and grow a readership that connects with and cares about our "joys" as much as our trauma? What is self-love other than our focus on stories of our successes, triumphs and joys?Guest author: Nadir ShahCo-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:Slumdog Millionaire (Vikas Swaroop); 2009 film by Danny BoyleYou Started It (Jackie Khalileh)More then just a pretty face (Syed Masood)Honk Honk, Beep Beep, Putter Putt! (Rukhsana Khan)The Breadwinner (Nora Twomey)Bento (Peerbagh)Never Have I Ever (Mindy Kaling, 2020)