The Mohua Show

 This week on The Mohua Show , we have Aryan Pasha . I am Aryan Pasha and I identify as a trans man. Having done my schooling in Delhi, I recall going to school in a boys uniform and nobody knew that I am not a biological male. I confided only my in skating coach. He kept it as our secret because I was his best athlete who represented the team and won medals at national level competitions. My tran...

This week on The Mohua Show , we have Anshu Jhujhunwala . The journey started in 2010 when I decided to give myself a break from exporting bridal wear to UK. Thought being home and watching the kids grow will be my lifestyle now, I thought wrong! In the bargain I became a chef since feeding them became my only goal in Life, made food look interesting and starting cooking a lot more than I had ever...

This week on The Mohua Show , we have Dheeraj Banerjea . Dheeraj Banerjea is a music producer and live musician from Bangalore . His genres of music range from sufi, Bengali folk and semi-classical to Bollywood and Indian fusion. He's trained in Bengali folk music under Gurudeb Basudeb Das Baul, Hindustani Classical music under Mita Sengupta and learned Classical Guitar Under Saumitra Mukherj...

This week on The Mohua Show , we have Sandip Soparrkar . He is an Indian Latin and ballroom dancer , Bollywood choreographer, actor, columnist, dance reality show judge, Radio jockey and a Ted X speaker.  Shakira, Madonna, Beyoncé Knowles and Britney Spears, and soccer player Diego Madarona have all taken dance instruction from Soparrkar. Some of the biggest names in Bollywood, including Hrithik R...

This week on The Mohua Show , we have Simran Shaikh . She is the founder of RWS - India’s diverse chamber, where she promotes LGBTQI entrepreneurs to the global market. She holds a master’s degree in social work and is currently pursuing her Ph. D. in Trans Psychology from Mumbai University . She has been an author of several journal articles and has published many technical papers on Transgender...

This week on The Mohua Show we have Jayshree Menon . Jayshree Menon , who started her career in HCL. She has since then worked with Thomas Cook, Golden Tulip Hospitality, Raintree Media, and Global Village Publication until she decided to start on her own. She has been on the committee of FICCI Flo since 2017 and has been continuously contributing to the empowerment of women . --------------------...

This week on The Mohua Show we have Noor Zora . Lok Rang Noor Art (Noor Zora), one of Punjab's most eminent Giddha groups , performs all over the country and is often called upon to bless weddings, anniversaries, festive celebrations, or even just birthdays. Although the troupe is comprised solely of men who are committed to reviving a folk dance tradition that has conventionally been perform...

This week on The Mohua Show , we have Abhinav Bhardwaj . Abhinav ,the lad from Ghaziabad , embarked his journey in art and designing at the tender age of 20. He completed his bachelor's in VFX and Animation from Mahatma Gandhi University post which he transformed his admiration for Ravana into his inevitable mantra of inspiration and earned around 20,000 followers on his page @ravanabhinav . ...

This week on The Mohua Show , we have Saiam Hasan , writer, producer, voice artist, and independent musician. Saiam has around 10 years of experience working in radio and has  won many awards at the national and international level.  Currently, he is also a part of the Grand Jury at the prestigious New York Radio Festivals . In this episode, host Mohua talks to Saiam about who he likes to sing to...

A lawyer with over eight years of experience, Yewande Adeleke is passionate about the rights of the vulnerable groups. She is especially interested in writing about injustice or discrimination against girls and women. In this episode, the host, Mohua talks to Yewande about how African women all over the world suffer the brutality of a prevalent tradition called breast ironing. According to the Uni...

In this episode, Vandana talks about how  KAW has helped more than 1000 dogs living in poor conditions,  about rehoming  hundreds of rescues locally as well as overseas, and why we need to unlearn before we call ourselves animal lovers! When you think of memes, you think cat. When it comes to the rescue of stray animals, however,  we look the other way! With an estimated 79.9 million homeless cats...

When her maternal grandmother was upset that the radio stopped working, little Renuka felt she had to do something about it! She broke it open and that became the first gadget she repaired. Since then, she has not just repaired other gadgets, but also built her race cars and  undertaken epic road journeys across borders driving in the Saarc rally, Asean Rally and trips from Germany to India overla...

This week on The Mohua Show we have Archana Jain Gupta . Archana is a Senior Advisor & Consultant at Purple Audacity, an insights and strategy consultancy. She is a career market research professional (over 20 years), a mom (for 27) ,a fitness enthusiast, a traveller and a reader. Archana is trying to reconnect with her inner writer as she believes we all have a story, waiting to be told.   Sh...

In this episode, author and entrepreneur Mohua talks to Mohsin (stage name Spicy Sahil) about his moves on stage, what women really want, how women from all ages want to have fun with him, including married women and why he quit his investment banking job! India’s first magic mike says there are many more young men who want to be a magic mike. Mohsin Syed , Head Coach at Transformation for Good (...

This week on The Mohua Show Podcast, we have Sudhir Kasliwal , a multi talented personality from Jaipur. A jeweller, photographer and collector, Sudhir is the CFO of the Gem Palace . In this episode, the sixth generation jeweller talks to us about his foray into jewellery and photography. Instagram: @sudhirkasliwal ---------------------------------------------------------- ► Visit Our Website: htt...

This week on the The Mohua Show Podcast we have Suzonn . Suzonn is an independent singer-songwriter and composer living in the north-eastern region of India . In 2016, his music career hit rock bottom soon after he got diagnosed with chronic laryngitis. He had to adapt to a new singing style as he was advised to not stress his vocal cords. Thereafter, he started composing in indie-folk and came up...

This week on the MoodyMo Awaaz Podcast, Mohua Chinappa talks to Eshan Sharma about  growing up in Kanpur, how his grandfather read stories to him, how we think we 'know' our history, boring history lectures in classrooms and, also how Islamic architecture is actually a misnomer! About the guest Eshan Sharma strongly believes that History cannot be studied or taught in closed classrooms....

In this episode, psychologist Ameeta Parsuram talks about how anger is a useful way to identify our inner voice. Dr. Ameeta Parsuram has been teaching, training, therapy and conducting research for 35 plus years, in various areas of Psychology including Social Psychology, Counselling/Clinical Psychology, Gender Studies and Developmental Psychology. She has taught these courses and guided research...

This week on the MoodyMo Awaaz Podcast we have Prasad Bidapa. Prasad Bidapa is a name which is synonymous with 'fashion' by itself. He is considered a pioneer in the industry since the last four decades. Being a textile enthusiast and an expert in the field, Prasad has been presenting the Rajasthan Heritage Week since 2015. This is a project which he developed for the Government of Rajas...

This week on the MoodyMo Awaaz Podcast we have Dr. Aloma Lobo Dr. Aloma Lobo wears many hats. She is a lecturer in the Dept. of Physiology at St. John Medical College, Bangalore. She is also the chairperson of the Family Welfare Centre, the Adoption Coordinating Agency and also CARA( Central Adoption Resource Agency) Bangalore With her work experience she says that there are more girls than boys w...

This week on the MoodyMo Awaaz Podcast we have Sonal Dave. Sonal Dave has done what others didn’t do before. She via her various positions as a civil servant, philanthropist and magistrate, also steered to become one of the top Asian Lady Toastmasters and Ceremonies Celebrants in the UK. A role mainly dominated by men. Sonal Dave is on a mission to inspire other women to break the barriers and tea...

This week on the MoodyMo Awaaz Podcast we have Sourabh Kumar. Sourabh just like any other "ordinary person" started his career as a Software Engineer and continued for 3 years. Soon he realised, this was not what he was seeking from life. He was concerned about the pot holes on the roads and how many people lost their lives by accidentally falling in them. With this hunger to change the...

This week on the MoodyMo Awaaz Podcast we have Anantram and Meenakshi. Our first ever interview with medical clowns. It is rightly said that empathy is greater than sympathy. Ananthram and Meenakshi knew the pain of loosing a child hence, they got dressed and started visiting hospitals where they play and entertain the terminally ill children. Here clowning is serious business. The grins and giggl...

This week on the MoodyMo Awaaz Podcast we have Medha Dixit Vellal. Medha Vellal started to follow her passion for Bharatnatyam when she was only 5 years old. In this podcast, she talks about the setbacks she faced, setting her own dance academy and how she has to push parents to send their sons to dance classes!   INSTAGRAM: @medha_dakini The Mohua Show: Instagram: @themohuashow Facebook: @themohu...

This week on the MoodyMo Awaaz Podcast we have Natya Nanaiah. Natya Nanaiah left India to work in Dublin for Google. Soon within the 3rd year of her flourishing career she began missing India and the familiarity she began craving. She returned to India amidst a lot of speculation among friends and family. She soon turned her hobby of yoga into her profession. The journey was arduous but it was wor...