Kalki Presents - My Indian Life [World Service]

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20200502

20200503 (WS)

The baby left at the orphanage. She’s been spat at and told her ancestors must have “done something terribly wrong”. Nisha Lobo has a skin condition called ichthyosis and was adopted. This is her story. She says happiness is a mindset.
#MyIndianLife

This episode is a taster of the second series of My Indian Life, coming to the BBC World Service in July.

Kalki Koechlin presents tales of being young and Indian in the 21st Century.

Kalki Koechlin looks at what it means to be young and Indian in the 21st Century.

A Body Of Protest

20181110

20181111 (WS)

In this episode Kalki meets theatre actor Mallika Taneja to talk about her play in which she appears naked on stage in protest against gender inequality, sexual harassment and assault in India. It is her way of confronting the “victim shamers”. Her act sometimes makes people deeply uncomfortable; it also cajoles them into questioning their own entrenched ideas.

Standing stark naked - a woman fights back

Kalki Koechlin looks at what it means to be young and Indian in the 21st Century.

A Question Of Caste

20181215

20181216 (WS)

The man refusing to fit in with an ancient class hierarchy. From the bottom of the caste system to fighting for a more equal society - Kalki meets Dalit activist Rahul Sonpimple.

Please tell us your stories of being young and Indian in the 21st century – head here to leave us your message https://bbc.in/2OmbcoK

The man refusing to fit in with an ancient class hierarchy #MyIndianLife

Kalki Koechlin looks at what it means to be young and Indian in the 21st Century.

Dancing To His Own Beat

20181103

20181104 (WS)

Eshan Hilal is a male belly dancer. His family are orthodox Muslims – and they don't approve of his dancing. His friends and neighbours tease him for being effeminate. His father admits hitting him. At its root, this is a story which sets son against father. But it goes even deeper than that. It’s about individuality versus what some consider to be cultural norms. This first episode of My Indian Life brings Eshan together with his mum to talk about their views of his life. And we speak to his dad about his objections towards Eshan's choice of career.

Produced by Geeta Pandey for BBC World Service.

Dreams threaten to tear a family apart. The story of belly dancer Eshan Hilal

Kalki Koechlin looks at what it means to be young and Indian in the 21st Century.

My Indian Life

20200613

20200614 (WS)

Kalki Koechlin presents tales of being young and Indian in the 21st Century.

Kalki Koechlin looks at what it means to be young and Indian in the 21st Century.

My Indian Life

20200711

20200712 (WS)

Kalki Koechlin presents tales of being young and Indian in the 21st Century.

Kalki Koechlin looks at what it means to be young and Indian in the 21st Century.

From New York to Shimla
Bollywood actress Kalki Koechlin presents tales of what it’s like to be young and Indian in the 21st Century.
Ilma Feroz grew up in a modest farming community in rural Uttar Pradesh, in the north of India.
As a child, her mother and father encouraged Ilma and her brother to study hard, knowing it could help them pursue a better life.
But Ilma’s life came crashing down when her father died, leaving her mother to raise two children alone. Still, Ilma was encouraged to study hard – something people in her community would tell her mother was wrong.
“If you educate her too much, nobody will marry her. She was told to make me submissive and quieter and a little less educated,” Ilma tells Kalki.

With her mother’s encouragement, Ilma went on to study at some of the world’s best universities, including Oxford, and build an international career, living in Paris and New York.
And then, one day she decided to give it all up and return home to India.

“My talent, my education, and my whole self is for my country. It’s for my mother,” she says.

My Indian Life

20200718

20200719 (WS)

Kalki Koechlin presents tales of being young and Indian in the 21st Century.

Kalki Koechlin looks at what it means to be young and Indian in the 21st Century.

Saving the Planet
Bollywood actress Kalki Koechlin presents tales of what it’s like to be young and Indian in the 21st Century.
Arun Krishnamurthy grew up in the lush environment of rural Chennai, where he lived between a lake and a pond. He spent his time observing the local wildlife, like snakes, crabs and frogs.
“I had a greater understanding of the ecosystem at large…that they all exist and we live with them,” he tells Kalki.
But when he saw construction workers illegally dumping waste into the local lake, he decided to take action and organised a community clean-up.
Today, he has taken his campaign across the country and in the process gave up a highly-prized job at Google to become a full-time environmentalist.
“When you give nature a chance, she bounces back in style,” he says.

In this episode, we also hear Arushi Majumder, who was just 14-years-old when she decided to get her local community recycling.

My Indian Life

20200801

20200802 (WS)

The Boy Who Dreamt of Space
Bollywood actress Kalki Koechlin presents tales of what it’s like to be young and Indian in the 21st Century.
“I want to be the first human on Mars,” says Gadhadar Reddy.
“If you say something audacious… then the universe finds a way to support us to make things happen.”

In the final episode of the series, Kalki speaks to tech entrepreneur Gadhadar Reddy about the unusual path he is pursuing to get to another planet.

Rather than join an existing space programme to become an astronaut, Gadhadar has taken a much more strategic approach.
He set up a company to produce the materials needed to build spacecraft capable of such a long journey – because without this, nobody is going to get to Mars.

Pretty much everyone in India’s space industry told him he was wasting his time – and yet over the past decade he’s been doing an impressive job of proving them all wrong.

Kalki Koechlin presents tales of being young and Indian in the 21st Century.

Kalki Koechlin looks at what it means to be young and Indian in the 21st Century.

My Indian Life In Delhi

20190112

20190113 (WS)

A special edition recorded at St Stephen's College in Delhi

Kalki Koechlin looks at what it means to be young and Indian in the 21st Century.

New York To Shimla

20200711

Ilma’s life was in the USA. Then a call to her mum made her decide to return home to India and find a new career - as a police officer. Ilma Afroz had attended the best universities, and was building an international career in the Big Apple, but she wanted India to benefit from her experience. “My talent, my education and my whole self is for my country,” she says.
Send us your stories: myindianlife@bbc.com
And let us know what you think #MyIndianLife

Ilma's life was in the USA. A call to her mum led her home to a new job in the police

Kalki Koechlin looks at what it means to be young and Indian in the 21st Century.

New York To Shimla

20200711

20200712 (WS)

Ilma's life was in the USA. A call to her mum led her home to a new job in the police

Kalki Koechlin looks at what it means to be young and Indian in the 21st Century.

Peace And Protest

20181124

20181125 (WS)

A student activist finds herself at the heart of the Kashmir dispute

Kalki Koechlin looks at what it means to be young and Indian in the 21st Century.

Rapping Kashmir

20200620

A voice from the Valley. Ahmer Javed grew up making music under curfew #MyIndianLife

Kalki Koechlin looks at what it means to be young and Indian in the 21st Century.

Rapping Kashmir

20200620

20200621 (WS)

A voice from the Valley. Ahmer Javed grew up making music under curfew #MyIndianLife

Kalki Koechlin looks at what it means to be young and Indian in the 21st Century.

Rescued

20200502

20200503 (WS)

The baby left at the orphanage \u2013 Nisha's story. \u201cHappiness is a mindset.\u201d #MyIndianLife

Kalki Koechlin looks at what it means to be young and Indian in the 21st Century.

Kalki Koechlin presents tales of being young and Indian in the 21st Century.

Rescued

20200502

20200503 (WS)

This episode is a taster of the second series of My Indian Life, coming to the BBC World Service in July.

The baby left at the orphanage \u2013 Nisha\u2019s story. \u201cHappiness is a mindset.\u201d #MyIndianLife

Kalki Koechlin looks at what it means to be young and Indian in the 21st Century.

Rescued

20200613

The baby left at the orphanage \u2013 Nisha\u2019s story. \u201cHappiness is a mindset.\u201d #MyIndianLife

Kalki Koechlin looks at what it means to be young and Indian in the 21st Century.

Rescued

20200613

20200614 (WS)

The baby left at the orphanage \u2013 Nisha\u2019s story. \u201cHappiness is a mindset.\u201d #MyIndianLife

Kalki Koechlin looks at what it means to be young and Indian in the 21st Century.

Rescued

20200613

20200614 (WS)

The baby left at the orphanage \u2013 Nisha's story. \u201cHappiness is a mindset.\u201d #MyIndianLife

Kalki Koechlin looks at what it means to be young and Indian in the 21st Century.

Rocket Woman

20181201

20181202 (WS)

How a leap of faith became a journey into space

Kalki Koechlin looks at what it means to be young and Indian in the 21st Century.

Saving Nagaland

20200704

20200705 (WS)

His brother died from an overdose. Now Jenpu is saving others from a similar fate

Kalki Koechlin looks at what it means to be young and Indian in the 21st Century.

His brother died from an overdose. His dad was an alcoholic. Now Jenpu Rongmei is saving others from a similar fate. “It doesn’t matter if you’re a dropout – what matters is you are human.”
Tell us your stories about being young and Indian in the 21st Century: myindianlife@bbc.com
And let us know what you think of the podcast. #MyIndianLife

Saving The Planet

20200718

Two young Indians on a mission to make the world a better, cleaner place to live. Aarushi Majumder got her whole neighbourhood recycling in inner-city Mumbai. And Arun Krishnamurthy’s fight to clean waste from his village pond in rural Chennai kick-started a national campaign for cleaner water. #MyIndianLife
Send us your stories: myindianlife@bbc.com
And let us know what you think: #MyIndianLife

Two young Indians on a mission to make the world a better place to live #MyIndianLife

Kalki Koechlin looks at what it means to be young and Indian in the 21st Century.

Saving The Planet

20200718

20200719 (WS)

Two young Indians on a mission to make the world a better place to live #MyIndianLife

Kalki Koechlin looks at what it means to be young and Indian in the 21st Century.

Singing To A Different Tune

20181117

20181118 (WS)

You know what you want to say, but when you open your mouth, you struggle to get the words out. Kalki Koechlin meets Aditya N. He has a stammer but when he starts to sing, he finds his voice. As a boy he was ridiculed; now he’s a Bollywood singer, composer and music producer.

Produced by Geeta Pandey for BBC World Service.

A man who struggles to speak, but finds his voice when he sings

Kalki Koechlin looks at what it means to be young and Indian in the 21st Century.

The Biggest Brothel In Asia

20200725

Sonagachi is a hub for sex trafficking. Leena Kejriwal wants to end it #MyIndianLife

Kalki Koechlin looks at what it means to be young and Indian in the 21st Century.

The Biggest Brothel In Asia

20200725

20200726 (WS)

Sonagachi is a hub for sex trafficking. Leena Kejriwal wants to end it #MyIndianLife

Kalki Koechlin looks at what it means to be young and Indian in the 21st Century.

The drag king

20200627

20200628 (WS)

\u201cI can be whoever I want to be.\u201d Bidisha is a singer and she performs as a Persian prince

Kalki Koechlin looks at what it means to be young and Indian in the 21st Century.

\u201cI can be whoever I want to be.\u201d Bidisha is a singer and she performs as a Persian prince

Kalki Koechlin looks at what it means to be young and Indian in the 21st Century.

“I can be whoever I want to be.” Bidisha is a singer and she performs as a Persian prince called Badshah. “Drag is about breaking apart norms”, she says.
And we catch-up with male belly dancer, Eshan Hilal (Season 1, Episode 1).
Bidisha Mohanta and Eshan talk about sexuality and attitudes to being gay in India.
Send us your stories: myindianlife@bbc.com
Let us know what you think: #MyIndianLife
Watch our video of Eshan: https://bbc.in/2RreFqv

\u201cI can be whoever I want to be.\u201d Bidisha is a singer and she performs as a Persian prince

Kalki Koechlin looks at what it means to be young and Indian in the 21st Century.

\u201cI can be whoever I want to be.\u201d Bidisha is a singer and she performs as a Persian prince

Kalki Koechlin looks at what it means to be young and Indian in the 21st Century.

The Goddess Of Big Things

20181222

20181223 (WS)

What happens when you don't feel comfortable in your own skin?

Kalki Koechlin looks at what it means to be young and Indian in the 21st Century.

The Kids Are Not Alright

20181208

20181209 (WS)

India's child sexual abuse problem. This episode discusses important but difficult issues

Kalki Koechlin looks at what it means to be young and Indian in the 21st Century.

The Sexpert

20181229

20181230 (WS)

Sex advice for the land of the Kama Sutra. This episode discusses sex in a detailed way

Kalki Koechlin looks at what it means to be young and Indian in the 21st Century.

India On Ice

20190105

20190106 (WS)

Frozen lakes, broken bones and sporting ambition: Kalki meets Diskit Angmo #MyIndianLife

Kalki Koechlin looks at what it means to be young and Indian in the 21st Century.

Episodes

Episode	Title	First Broadcast	Repeated	Comments
		20200502	20200503 (WS)	The baby left at the orphanage. She’s been spat at and told her ancestors must have “done something terribly wrong”. Nisha Lobo has a skin condition called ichthyosis and was adopted. This is her story. She says happiness is a mindset. #MyIndianLife This episode is a taster of the second series of My Indian Life, coming to the BBC World Service in July. Kalki Koechlin presents tales of being young and Indian in the 21st Century. Kalki Koechlin looks at what it means to be young and Indian in the 21st Century.
	A Body Of Protest	20181110	20181111 (WS)	In this episode Kalki meets theatre actor Mallika Taneja to talk about her play in which she appears naked on stage in protest against gender inequality, sexual harassment and assault in India. It is her way of confronting the “victim shamers”. Her act sometimes makes people deeply uncomfortable; it also cajoles them into questioning their own entrenched ideas. Standing stark naked - a woman fights back Kalki Koechlin looks at what it means to be young and Indian in the 21st Century.
	A Question Of Caste	20181215	20181216 (WS)	The man refusing to fit in with an ancient class hierarchy. From the bottom of the caste system to fighting for a more equal society - Kalki meets Dalit activist Rahul Sonpimple. Please tell us your stories of being young and Indian in the 21st century – head here to leave us your message https://bbc.in/2OmbcoK The man refusing to fit in with an ancient class hierarchy #MyIndianLife Kalki Koechlin looks at what it means to be young and Indian in the 21st Century.
	Dancing To His Own Beat	20181103	20181104 (WS)	Eshan Hilal is a male belly dancer. His family are orthodox Muslims – and they don't approve of his dancing. His friends and neighbours tease him for being effeminate. His father admits hitting him. At its root, this is a story which sets son against father. But it goes even deeper than that. It’s about individuality versus what some consider to be cultural norms. This first episode of My Indian Life brings Eshan together with his mum to talk about their views of his life. And we speak to his dad about his objections towards Eshan's choice of career. Produced by Geeta Pandey for BBC World Service. Dreams threaten to tear a family apart. The story of belly dancer Eshan Hilal Kalki Koechlin looks at what it means to be young and Indian in the 21st Century.
	My Indian Life	20200613	20200614 (WS)	Kalki Koechlin presents tales of being young and Indian in the 21st Century. Kalki Koechlin looks at what it means to be young and Indian in the 21st Century.
	My Indian Life	20200711	20200712 (WS)	Kalki Koechlin presents tales of being young and Indian in the 21st Century. Kalki Koechlin looks at what it means to be young and Indian in the 21st Century. From New York to Shimla Bollywood actress Kalki Koechlin presents tales of what it’s like to be young and Indian in the 21st Century. Ilma Feroz grew up in a modest farming community in rural Uttar Pradesh, in the north of India. As a child, her mother and father encouraged Ilma and her brother to study hard, knowing it could help them pursue a better life. But Ilma’s life came crashing down when her father died, leaving her mother to raise two children alone. Still, Ilma was encouraged to study hard – something people in her community would tell her mother was wrong. “If you educate her too much, nobody will marry her. She was told to make me submissive and quieter and a little less educated,” Ilma tells Kalki. With her mother’s encouragement, Ilma went on to study at some of the world’s best universities, including Oxford, and build an international career, living in Paris and New York. And then, one day she decided to give it all up and return home to India. “My talent, my education, and my whole self is for my country. It’s for my mother,” she says.
	My Indian Life	20200718	20200719 (WS)	Kalki Koechlin presents tales of being young and Indian in the 21st Century. Kalki Koechlin looks at what it means to be young and Indian in the 21st Century. Saving the Planet Bollywood actress Kalki Koechlin presents tales of what it’s like to be young and Indian in the 21st Century. Arun Krishnamurthy grew up in the lush environment of rural Chennai, where he lived between a lake and a pond. He spent his time observing the local wildlife, like snakes, crabs and frogs. “I had a greater understanding of the ecosystem at large…that they all exist and we live with them,” he tells Kalki. But when he saw construction workers illegally dumping waste into the local lake, he decided to take action and organised a community clean-up. Today, he has taken his campaign across the country and in the process gave up a highly-prized job at Google to become a full-time environmentalist. “When you give nature a chance, she bounces back in style,” he says. In this episode, we also hear Arushi Majumder, who was just 14-years-old when she decided to get her local community recycling.
	My Indian Life	20200801	20200802 (WS)	The Boy Who Dreamt of Space Bollywood actress Kalki Koechlin presents tales of what it’s like to be young and Indian in the 21st Century. “I want to be the first human on Mars,” says Gadhadar Reddy. “If you say something audacious… then the universe finds a way to support us to make things happen.” In the final episode of the series, Kalki speaks to tech entrepreneur Gadhadar Reddy about the unusual path he is pursuing to get to another planet. Rather than join an existing space programme to become an astronaut, Gadhadar has taken a much more strategic approach. He set up a company to produce the materials needed to build spacecraft capable of such a long journey – because without this, nobody is going to get to Mars. Pretty much everyone in India’s space industry told him he was wasting his time – and yet over the past decade he’s been doing an impressive job of proving them all wrong. Kalki Koechlin presents tales of being young and Indian in the 21st Century. Kalki Koechlin looks at what it means to be young and Indian in the 21st Century.
	My Indian Life In Delhi	20190112	20190113 (WS)	A special edition recorded at St Stephen's College in Delhi Kalki Koechlin looks at what it means to be young and Indian in the 21st Century.
	New York To Shimla	20200711		Ilma’s life was in the USA. Then a call to her mum made her decide to return home to India and find a new career - as a police officer. Ilma Afroz had attended the best universities, and was building an international career in the Big Apple, but she wanted India to benefit from her experience. “My talent, my education and my whole self is for my country,” she says. Send us your stories: myindianlife@bbc.com And let us know what you think #MyIndianLife Ilma's life was in the USA. A call to her mum led her home to a new job in the police Kalki Koechlin looks at what it means to be young and Indian in the 21st Century.
	New York To Shimla	20200711	20200712 (WS)	Ilma’s life was in the USA. Then a call to her mum made her decide to return home to India and find a new career - as a police officer. Ilma Afroz had attended the best universities, and was building an international career in the Big Apple, but she wanted India to benefit from her experience. “My talent, my education and my whole self is for my country,” she says. Send us your stories: myindianlife@bbc.com And let us know what you think #MyIndianLife Ilma's life was in the USA. A call to her mum led her home to a new job in the police Kalki Koechlin looks at what it means to be young and Indian in the 21st Century.
	Peace And Protest	20181124	20181125 (WS)	A student activist finds herself at the heart of the Kashmir dispute Kalki Koechlin looks at what it means to be young and Indian in the 21st Century.
	Rapping Kashmir	20200620		A voice from the Valley. Ahmer Javed grew up making music under curfew #MyIndianLife Kalki Koechlin looks at what it means to be young and Indian in the 21st Century.
	Rapping Kashmir	20200620	20200621 (WS)	A voice from the Valley. Ahmer Javed grew up making music under curfew #MyIndianLife Kalki Koechlin looks at what it means to be young and Indian in the 21st Century.
	Rescued	20200502	20200503 (WS)	The baby left at the orphanage \u2013 Nisha's story. \u201cHappiness is a mindset.\u201d #MyIndianLife Kalki Koechlin looks at what it means to be young and Indian in the 21st Century. Kalki Koechlin presents tales of being young and Indian in the 21st Century.
	Rescued	20200502	20200503 (WS)	The baby left at the orphanage. She’s been spat at and told her ancestors must have “done something terribly wrong”. Nisha Lobo has a skin condition called ichthyosis and was adopted. This is her story. She says happiness is a mindset. #MyIndianLife This episode is a taster of the second series of My Indian Life, coming to the BBC World Service in July. The baby left at the orphanage \u2013 Nisha\u2019s story. \u201cHappiness is a mindset.\u201d #MyIndianLife Kalki Koechlin looks at what it means to be young and Indian in the 21st Century.
	Rescued	20200613		The baby left at the orphanage \u2013 Nisha\u2019s story. \u201cHappiness is a mindset.\u201d #MyIndianLife Kalki Koechlin looks at what it means to be young and Indian in the 21st Century.
	Rescued	20200613	20200614 (WS)	The baby left at the orphanage \u2013 Nisha\u2019s story. \u201cHappiness is a mindset.\u201d #MyIndianLife Kalki Koechlin looks at what it means to be young and Indian in the 21st Century.
	Rescued	20200613	20200614 (WS)	The baby left at the orphanage \u2013 Nisha's story. \u201cHappiness is a mindset.\u201d #MyIndianLife Kalki Koechlin looks at what it means to be young and Indian in the 21st Century.
	Rocket Woman	20181201	20181202 (WS)	How a leap of faith became a journey into space Kalki Koechlin looks at what it means to be young and Indian in the 21st Century.
	Saving Nagaland	20200704	20200705 (WS)	His brother died from an overdose. Now Jenpu is saving others from a similar fate Kalki Koechlin looks at what it means to be young and Indian in the 21st Century. His brother died from an overdose. His dad was an alcoholic. Now Jenpu Rongmei is saving others from a similar fate. “It doesn’t matter if you’re a dropout – what matters is you are human.” Tell us your stories about being young and Indian in the 21st Century: myindianlife@bbc.com And let us know what you think of the podcast. #MyIndianLife
	Saving The Planet	20200718		Two young Indians on a mission to make the world a better, cleaner place to live. Aarushi Majumder got her whole neighbourhood recycling in inner-city Mumbai. And Arun Krishnamurthy’s fight to clean waste from his village pond in rural Chennai kick-started a national campaign for cleaner water. #MyIndianLife Send us your stories: myindianlife@bbc.com And let us know what you think: #MyIndianLife Two young Indians on a mission to make the world a better place to live #MyIndianLife Kalki Koechlin looks at what it means to be young and Indian in the 21st Century.
	Saving The Planet	20200718	20200719 (WS)	Two young Indians on a mission to make the world a better, cleaner place to live. Aarushi Majumder got her whole neighbourhood recycling in inner-city Mumbai. And Arun Krishnamurthy’s fight to clean waste from his village pond in rural Chennai kick-started a national campaign for cleaner water. #MyIndianLife Send us your stories: myindianlife@bbc.com And let us know what you think: #MyIndianLife Two young Indians on a mission to make the world a better place to live #MyIndianLife Kalki Koechlin looks at what it means to be young and Indian in the 21st Century.
	Singing To A Different Tune	20181117	20181118 (WS)	You know what you want to say, but when you open your mouth, you struggle to get the words out. Kalki Koechlin meets Aditya N. He has a stammer but when he starts to sing, he finds his voice. As a boy he was ridiculed; now he’s a Bollywood singer, composer and music producer. Produced by Geeta Pandey for BBC World Service. A man who struggles to speak, but finds his voice when he sings Kalki Koechlin looks at what it means to be young and Indian in the 21st Century.
	The Biggest Brothel In Asia	20200725		Sonagachi is a hub for sex trafficking. Leena Kejriwal wants to end it #MyIndianLife Kalki Koechlin looks at what it means to be young and Indian in the 21st Century.
	The Biggest Brothel In Asia	20200725	20200726 (WS)	Sonagachi is a hub for sex trafficking. Leena Kejriwal wants to end it #MyIndianLife Kalki Koechlin looks at what it means to be young and Indian in the 21st Century.
	The drag king	20200627	20200628 (WS)	\u201cI can be whoever I want to be.\u201d Bidisha is a singer and she performs as a Persian prince Kalki Koechlin looks at what it means to be young and Indian in the 21st Century. \u201cI can be whoever I want to be.\u201d Bidisha is a singer and she performs as a Persian prince Kalki Koechlin looks at what it means to be young and Indian in the 21st Century. “I can be whoever I want to be.” Bidisha is a singer and she performs as a Persian prince called Badshah. “Drag is about breaking apart norms”, she says. And we catch-up with male belly dancer, Eshan Hilal (Season 1, Episode 1). Bidisha Mohanta and Eshan talk about sexuality and attitudes to being gay in India. Send us your stories: myindianlife@bbc.com Let us know what you think: #MyIndianLife Watch our video of Eshan: https://bbc.in/2RreFqv \u201cI can be whoever I want to be.\u201d Bidisha is a singer and she performs as a Persian prince Kalki Koechlin looks at what it means to be young and Indian in the 21st Century. “I can be whoever I want to be.” Bidisha is a singer and she performs as a Persian prince called Badshah. “Drag is about breaking apart norms”, she says. And we catch-up with male belly dancer, Eshan Hilal (Season 1, Episode 1). Bidisha Mohanta and Eshan talk about sexuality and attitudes to being gay in India. Send us your stories: myindianlife@bbc.com Let us know what you think: #MyIndianLife Watch our video of Eshan: https://bbc.in/2RreFqv \u201cI can be whoever I want to be.\u201d Bidisha is a singer and she performs as a Persian prince Kalki Koechlin looks at what it means to be young and Indian in the 21st Century.
	The Goddess Of Big Things	20181222	20181223 (WS)	What happens when you don't feel comfortable in your own skin? Kalki Koechlin looks at what it means to be young and Indian in the 21st Century.
	The Kids Are Not Alright	20181208	20181209 (WS)	India's child sexual abuse problem. This episode discusses important but difficult issues Kalki Koechlin looks at what it means to be young and Indian in the 21st Century.
	The Sexpert	20181229	20181230 (WS)	Sex advice for the land of the Kama Sutra. This episode discusses sex in a detailed way Kalki Koechlin looks at what it means to be young and Indian in the 21st Century.
10	India On Ice	20190105	20190106 (WS)	Frozen lakes, broken bones and sporting ambition: Kalki meets Diskit Angmo #MyIndianLife Kalki Koechlin looks at what it means to be young and Indian in the 21st Century.