Sangeeta Pillai is a podcaster, writer and activist, and a leading voice for South Asian feminism. Sangeeta grew up in a slum in Mumbai, fighting for her rights within a traditional Indian family, and found her feminism early on. This inspired her to create her South Asian feminist network Soul Sutras, which is all about tackling taboos within the culture. Sangeeta is the creator of Masala Podcast, winner of 5 British Podcast Awards in 2020, 2021 & 2022, and winner at the Audio Production Awards in 2022. She was a winner at Spotify SoundUp 2018 and has been nominated a change-maker at the Visionary Awards 2021. She is also the creator of the Masala Monologues series of writing workshops & theatre shows across the UK and US. Sangeeta has been featured on BBC Radio, the Guardian, Evening Standard, Cosmopolitan, Stylist, Eastern Eye, Huffington Post, BBC Sounds, Brown Girl Magazine, the Observer, Women’s Health Austria, India’s Deccan Herald and many more. She has been a speaker at WOW Festival, Shameless Festival, Primadonna Festival as well as being on innumerable panels and podcasts.

Twitter: @Soul_Sutras (Masala Podcast)

Instagram: @soulsutras

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