Episodes
Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
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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 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. “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 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. 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.” | |
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. \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. \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. |