The Mohua Show

Jovita Mascarenhas, Co-Founder of Bartisans The Bartisans' story began with a few “what ifs” during the COVID-19 lockdown in India. Founded by the mother-son duo of Jovita & Jordan Mascarenhas, Bartisans is a cocktail experience service. Their mixers are hand-crafted in small batches by their all-women staff who are trained and skilled to create artisanal mixers in the most hygienic and s...

Srila Chatterjee, Co-founder of BARO. Srila spent 25 years running a film production house before she wanted to shift gears and move on to follow her passion for art and design and opened BARO, a furniture and art store in Mumbai. She was always passionate about art and design, especially Indian art. She curated the famous Kala Ghoda Arts Festival in its early days and co-founded Blue Frog, one of...

Danish Husain is an actor, poet, storyteller, and a theatre director. He started his career in theatre with 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 and went on to work with directors like Habib Tanvir, Rajinder Nath, M.S. Sathyu, M.K. Raina, Sunil Shanbag, Sabina Mehta Jaitly, & Naseeruddin Shah. He was instrumental in reviving the lost art form of Urdu storytelling Dastangoi.  He runs his own theatre company The Hoshruba...

Immaculate Antony is a visionary, a social entrepreneur who kickstarted an initiative to create fun toys and board games for children. There are over 100+ games available, recreated by local artisans in an environmentally friendly way, using non-toxic colours, wooden and cloth boards. In order to sustain the cycle of engaging artisans and their craft. She is passionately researching towards revivi...

Jas Dosanjh is a writer, an author and an entrepreneur. She's written a series of memoirs called Life Out Of Reach and her first two books Spare Burden and Not The Property Of are already out on Amazon. Her memoirs focus on her upbringing as a child of immigrants and being the second eldest daughter in a family of seven children. She had a forced marriage at the age of 19 and she has been a s...

The Bengal Monsoon Kalboisakhi - is like a painting of dark strokes against the dilapidated colonial facade of the buildings and the city landscape. But in the villages it remains the most feared and fiercest storm that Bengal is witness to every year. It is the arrival of the Kalboisakhi. The clouds get darker and the river rises up to the edges. The silence around this impending doom is known am...

Parama is a fashion brand founded by Parama Ghosh from Kolkata. Parama’s Bengali sensibilities are found abundantly in her designs. She blends the vintage with the modern, breaking into an age old design structure that was not seen before. Her saris with Frida Kahlo, Sharmila Tagore, Zeenat Aman, Madhubala are a wearers delight. She is constantly searching for her design inspiration in the city of...

Stop caring for the opinions and the judgements passed on to you. If you must care, care for the blooming flower in your garden, the hungry dog in the corner of the street, your mother wanting to live her life, your aunty finding a new love or lover, or your neighbour who wants your company for her evening cuppa tea. Thanks for Listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information...

Puja Sahu, co-founder/Owner of The Potbelly Divine, specialises in Bihari Cuisine with branches in Delhi, Bangalore and many more  Puja Sahu and Vivita Relan started in 2012, from there Potbelly has expanded to 4 locations in just 8 years. Out of which one outlet is in Gurgaon, two outlets are in Delhi, one in Bengaluru, and one in Puja's hometown Bihar. The Potbelly holds the distinction of...

There are many father figures who remain a constant source of strength and care to many children who have been scarred with tyrant biological fathers in a patriarchal set up. This is an ode to those unsung fathers who do a much better job in parenting than the biological father. . . Website: www.moodymo.co.in . . 🎙️ . . Sound recording & mixing: @roshan_machayya_music  Thanks for Listening! Ho...

We absolutely feel insecure if we don’t have another human being to love. However hopeless the relationship is we continue to stay on, hoping for understanding and true love. What happens is that we seek the lover, the friend or the arrangement as a means to fulfil a broken part inside us. This is where the fuck up is and we remain lonely forever. Thanks for Listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.c...

Eina Ahluwalia - conceptual jewellery artist, tells you stories of your personal power, your iridescence and grace, and the magic in your soul through her jewellery. Her very personal pieces of wearable art are containers for messages and reminders, which are the main material of her work. She is based out of Kolkata and retails out of her flagship e-store. . . Eina's Website: www.einaahluwal...

The Big Bong Theory We are all often tainted with our cultural identity. As a writer I am not different. This is a piece of writing from my heart that remains encumbered with my identity. I truly wish to be culturally free but alas I still can’t. One day as narrated to you from my Bengali home and the conversations inside those walls. The Big Bong Theory. . . Website: www.moodymo.co.in . . 🎙️ . ....

The descriptions given to women are shockingly a reflection of how society views us and expects a set of behaviour rules from us. The domesticated woman is a term often thrust on us in the fear of us becoming independent and fearless. Do not be afraid to be on your own. . . Website: www.moodymo.co.in . . 🎙️ . . Sound recording & mixing: @roshan_machayya_music Thanks for Listening! Hosted on Ac...

The solitary soul always seeking solitude yet in some moments is also searching for the love that she knows will remain elusive or maybe not... Sound recording & mixing: @roshan_machayya_music Thanks for Listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kamini as a Special educator helps children overcome their learning challenges by customising their study plan and making them independent learners.  Her Institute at HSR Layout was started for this purpose 9yrs ago. Her journey as a teacher with students having varied learning styles has been a memorable one, not only because of the success they have achieved in life but also because of the kind...

A Baba is always a little girl’s hero, mine isn’t different. But time has its own hands and its ravages. He is tormented with a difficult choice between the devil and the deep sea. I'm afraid nothing I say will calm the pain of this moment. I know him well. I falter but yet this is to the courage I have been bestowed with by just being his daughter. Here's to the triumph and the tribulat...

Astha draws on various psychological theories and concepts towards her practice. Her areas of specialty span across, Relationship & Family Therapy, Chemical De-Addiction & Rehabilitation Counselling, and Organisation / Workplace Psychology. We connected with Astha as she also identifies with the LGBTQIA+ Community, as well as Persons With Disabilities, and actively works towards providing...

Sheetal’s journey from the narrow dark alleys of Mumbai, where might is right is a tale of sheer grit and survival.  Her mother was a bar dancer in Mumbai, where life was extremely difficult for little Sheetal. After the ban on bar dancing Sheetal’s mother had no choice but to work as an escort to earn money for the family.  Sheetal childhood is scarred with memories of an abusive foster father, w...

Heena escaped her foster home, after her parents death. She was taken into her own uncle’s home to live with, who regularly raped her and treated her very badly. Unable to bear anymore, she escaped from his clutches and ran into the unknown. After running miles. She was found in a small village in Jaipur, hiding in a temple for nearly a week. Finally the village Pradhan sent her to to the local An...

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Geetaa Paul is the founder of Sculpt By Geetaa Paul. She is an entrepreneur, single mother, a brave heart with a mission to help people overcome their insecurities with the multiple choices of beauty products in the market.   She believes that beauty is from within and in her aesthetic centre in Bangalore, apart from the regular beauty therapies she also does Botox, Fillers, Weight Management Prog...

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Nathan & Lynn are an extremely successful restaurateur couple based in Bangalore. They are both dreamers who have turned their dream into a reality with their very cute and warm  breakfast/brunch joint called Hole in the Wall in Bangalore. Nathan is focused on the business side and Lynn loves to stir the pot, she takes care of the sauces and the menu. What sets them apart is the twinkle in the...

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