The way educational spaces are conceptualized and the way they operate is with the image of an authority figure ‘passing down information/expertise’ to a set of clueless, naive students. As long as there is a rigid hierarchy of one who learns and one who teaches, there is limited scope to qualify an institution as a safe space. Manasvi, Sanskriti and Srishti aim to delve into the ideas of what educational spaces are, how they create a knowledge dissemination mechanism, why they often look monolithic and what safety means and entails.

You can read the transcript at: https://bit.ly/S1E7_ExplorationsonFeministLeadership22-23

Content warning: COVID 19, Punishment, Death, Victim Blaming, Sexual violence, Bullying

The first social conditioning children receive is from their parents and this helps them build their very first sense of identity within this world. With the dawn of mass media, pop culture is present everywhere. Since we consume it all the time, it is crucial to scrutinise it for the various political undertones it carries, to analyse gender subordination and identify the underlying causes of gender oppression. Anjali, Sahil and Poornima share their observations, personal experiences and understanding of parenting with regards to pop culture and how it has shaped their lived experiences.

You can read the transcript at: https://bit.ly/S1E6_ExplorationsonFeministLeadership22-23

Content warning: Parental Abuse, Sexism, Enforcing Traditional Gender Roles and Gendered Stereotypes, Queermisia, Marital Abuse, Body Dysmorphia, Childhood Trauma

Mrinalini, Pooja and illesha meet in a cafe, to trace their stories –the ones they have been told, the ones they have lived, and the ones they would like to tell about leadership and heroism. As young women, they feel deeply alienated and enraged by the popular trope of the hero “saviour” who operates in individual prosperity and leaves the love and labour of the collective non-male invisible. The traditional notion of leadership doesn't recognise all the stakeholders involved. The current dominant structure of top-down leadership and patriarchal heroism never did benefit the entire community.

You can read the transcript at: https://bit.ly/S1E5_ExplorationsonFeministLeadership22-23