Voice It Out Podcast with Amrita

She's the CEO & founder of Pavan Beauty, with a mission to bring the beauty of henna and the Asian culture to everybody, including offering services and products through the Pavan Beauty Henna Bar in Selfridges for the last 10 years. Pavan Ahluwalia-Dhanjal is a two-time Guinness World record holder for the fastest henna artist in the world and she's worked with many high-profile and well-know...

After the sad passing of his father, co-founder of the British Asian Entrepreneurs (BAE) HQ Amardeep Parmar wanted to drive his grief towards doing something positive. Creating a space for British Asian entrepreneurs to come together, work together and make the most of their respective similarities and differences was something Amardeep has done with BAE HQ. He joins Amrita in this episode and tal...

Jignasha Ruparelia worked in credit in corporate banking for a significant number of years before the Covid pandemic changed everything. Having understood that it was not sustainable for her to successfully balance a family with work commitments during that time, she made the decision to change her career path into an area previously unknown to her (learning and development)... and that too when s...

In this episode, hosts Shyama and Amrita look-back at one year of podcasting and they take it both personal and professional; it's been quit a journey! Touching on some wonderful memories from some of the previous episodes, the duo talk about what 2023 has taught them, how they have felt about their first year as podcasters and what the next year may look like. You'll hear them talk candidly about...

If anyone looked at photographer Shivani Patel's social media pages, they would be in absolute awe at all the special moments she has captured for her clients. However, being a part of the small percentage of females working in the photography industry, Shivani speaks to Amrita about the challenges that come with this career, how she tackles the instilled stereotypes in certain situations and work...

Along with a flourishing career as a DJ, Shai Hussain is an avid screenwriter, script-writer and play-writer with a whole host of brilliant projects under his belt. In this week's episode, he joins Shyama and Amrita to talk about how his drive to showcase more real representation of the British Asian identity on screen allows him to stay determined to keep going, particularly in an industry where...

Shivali Bhammer reached a high early on in her career when she was signed by a renowned music company to sing devotional songs. Since then, she has built a career in music and also recently completed a masters. However, throughout this time, she has lived in India, been motivational speaking at prestigious places and also built her confidence as a person. Shivali speaks to Shyama & Amrita abou...

Navin Kundra is one of the most well-known British Asian music artists, having started his career through a chance performance on a reality television show. Having a following that spans across the globe, in this episode, Navin talks to Shyama & Amrita about the pressures that come with his success, and how he deals with his bad days and the moments when he may lose his sense of self. He also...

Bollywood star Manisha Koirala was in London for the launch of Asian Standard London, helmed by Fatima Patel. In this episode, Amrita speaks to them both about overcoming their respective health obstacles and coming out looking and feeling different. They reveal what kept them going on difficult days and also touch on what advice they would give their younger selves. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...

To mark International Men's Day on 19 November, Lyca Radio and Lyca Gold Radio's CEO, Raj Baddhan, joins Shyama & Amrita to talk about his experiences with his mental health, both on a professional and personal level. Touching on the loss of a close friend, Raj shares how his personal approach to mental health has changed. He also speaks about his leadership style, what is important to him as...

Radio presenter Haroon Rashid joins Shyama and Amrita to delve into a conversation about how he has finally managed to create space in his life outside of his illustrious media career. When the pandemic brought nearly everyone's world to a halt, the time allowed him to focus on other parts of his life and he found solace in health and fitness but there was a big reason he had to embark on this "re...

Here's a short introduction to what's coming up in the second season, after the success of season one of the Voice It Out Podcast With Shyama and Amrita. It's a very short snippet to entice and intrigue you before we open up the conversation to more voices and more topics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As we have touched on in previous episodes, we have a background working in the British Asian Media. Amrita was editor for the showbiz part of a South Asian media and entertainment website, and Shyama was a writer and correspondent for the same publication. However, our experiences were totally unlimited, and we found ourselves in many interesting situations, in which we quickly learned exactly ho...

When there have been news stories, some widely reported, about women losing their lives due to violence against them by men, it makes for difficult reading and watching. However, when the reporting stops, and a story's newsworthy life comes to an end, do we stop thinking about it? In this episode, we speak about how these stories and incidents stay with us, we talk about the conversations we have...

How do you cope when a loved one passes away? What about the loss of a celebrity? Grief comes in all forms, and though it is something that we all go through at some point in our lives, not every experience is the same. But do we really appreciate that in the British Asian community? In this week's episode, we touch on the loss of loved ones, how there's absolutely no timeline and also how the los...

In this episode, we are from different standpoints from the start - Shyama got married in 2022 and Amrita is not married, no kids and not in her 20s or 30s anymore. We ask whether marriage is still seen as the ultimate achievement in the British Asian culture. Why are people so inquisitive abut relationship status and why is it always made to be a thing if someone is not married. We talk about whe...

In this episode, we discuss times where women apologise or add a filler sentence before raising valid points in a professional capacity. It's something that isn't so much a conscious thing but more what feels like women trying to make up for themselves, as if they think that what they have to contribute isn't as valid as another person. We talk about different examples of language that can conscio...

March marks Endometriosis Awareness Month - "...a condition where tissue similar to the lining of the womb grows in other places, such as the ovaries and fallopian tubes." ( nhs.co.uk). Affecting females of all ages, symptoms can range from minor to absolutely debilitating, where they can really significantly impact someone's day-to-day life. In this episode, we talk about the lack of awareness th...

Shah Rukh Khan shot to fame when he took on several different roles early on in his career. However, it's the protagonist's hero roles that have earned him the title King Khan. Millions of Shah Rukh Khan fans who have followed his career from the early years onwards can relate to how he may have taught them what love looked like at that time. Looking back, we revisit how they would be perceived to...

We discuss our experiences dealing with and navigating the experiences and opinions of our parents' and grandparents' generations. We talk about how a lot of those generations migrated to different countries in their lives and how their ideologies may have been formed in those years, which has seaped into the current generation. We also touch on how the coming generation comes into play and how th...

In this episode, we explore whether - as a woman - being a strong person can be seen as quite the opposite. If you show inner strength, do you often feel that others see that as going against you? We share our experiences of how being comfortable in your own skin can make you come across (to some people and in some situations) as if you are rebellious or argumentative and also how, in a more conve...

Where mental health and self-care are being talked about and addressed on a much wider scale these days, many women still find it difficult to do things for themselves that simply give them joy or some time to themselves. Despite there being countless pieces of evidence that putting yourself first - however that looks for an individual - is meant to be good for you, there still seems to be a stigm...

Get to know the Voice It Out Podcast hosts Shyama & Amrita. Random facts about their favorite things, what this podcast is about, and why they decided to create it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.