Jilted Indian Pod

Today is Indigenous People's Day! In the first of two episodes, we discuss how America's foundation of murder, theft, and exploitation continues to bear rotten fruit in the dismantling of native rights. CW: In this episode, we talk about the tragic discovery of indigenous children’s bodies found buried underneath residential schools in Canada. We also discuss the current Supreme Court case attempting to dismantle the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), the Hawaiian Sovereignty Movement (Landback), recent news regarding attacks on indigenous rights in Brazil, and the Stop Line 3 movement. Show Notes and Links here: https://jiltedindianpod.com/2021/10/12/s5-e2-atwb-the-fight-for-native-rights/ Connect with us @JiltedIndianPod on Twitter and Instagram or on Facebook: www.facebook.com/JiltedIndianPod/ Don't forget to like and subscribe to us on your pod-catcher of choice. Follow Us on Twitter: Anju: @FountofSarcasm Miranda: @MirandaGeorge Puja: @Meanrice Leave us a message: anchor.fm/jiltedindianpod/message

Remember when we tried to record a season in the midst of a pandemic AND a chronic stress-inducing election in 2020? Lol, and then we couldn't bring ourselves to keep going? Believe it or not, smack dab in the middle of election day and the declaration of Joe Biden as president, in tandem while isolated in our homes, we decided to sit down, watch a Bollywood favorite, Dil To Pagal Hai, and record a roast of it for 45 minutes. It gave us the levity we needed then and since 2021 is no better we decided to release this episode now. We invite you to laugh with us as we discuss this film and share our top WTF moments. Spoiler alert: Once again, in a completely different film, Rahul deserves no one.

Happy to see more brown people on screen? Pumped to see a surge in South Asian representation in Hollywood? Are you amazed at how much representation little brown kids have now in the shows they watch and the movies they love, how much more belonging they feel now that their stories are being heard? One of a handful of people you can thank? Kal Penn. Join the Jilted Indians as we stan the elder statesman of the Indian Illuminati, Kalpen Suresh Modi. We talk about his career and his contributions to society, as well as his latest show, Kal Penn Approves This Message. Show Notes here: Connect with us @JiltedIndianPod on Twitter and Instagram or on Facebook: www.facebook.com/JiltedIndianPod/ Don't forget to like and subscribe to us on your pod-catcher of choice. Follow Us on Twitter: Anju: @FountofSarcasm Miranda: @MirandaGeorge Puja: @Meanrice Leave us a message: anchor.fm/jiltedindianpod/message

On Blackout Tuesday, a number of people posted a black square in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. Everyone can agree it is a good thing that more people are aware of the injustices faced by the black community. However, racism and inequity didn't magically disappear that day (as evidenced by the election). So, now what? What should the black square people do next to move our society toward equity? Join the Jilted Indians as they discuss allyship and anti-racism. Show Notes here: https://jiltedindianpod.com/2020/12/03/s4-e3-hey-black-square-people/ Connect with us @JiltedIndianPod on Twitter and Instagram or on Facebook: www.facebook.com/JiltedIndianPod/ Don't forget to like and subscribe to us on your pod-catcher of choice. Follow Us on Twitter: Anju: @FountofSarcasm Miranda: @MirandaGeorge Puja: @Meanrice Leave us a message: anchor.fm/jiltedindianpod/message

On the morning of Nov. 7, we peeled our faces from our pillows and (with one eye open) checked our social meeds to learn that Senator Kamala Devi Harris was now MADAM VICE PRESIDENT-ELECT KAMALA DEVI HARRIS (it sinks in more every minute, even as we type this description). In this episode, we share our post-election thoughts and we offer you a bonus: an unreleased segment from our Election Spectacular episode, where we loved on our future Vice President. Grab your chai and your Parle-G crackers. This one's for the books. Show Notes here: https://jiltedindianpod.com/2020/11/09/s4-b3-on-madam-vice-president-elect-kamala-devi-harris/ Connect with us @JiltedIndianPod on Twitter and Instagram or on Facebook: www.facebook.com/JiltedIndianPod/ Don't forget to like and subscribe to us on your pod-catcher of choice. Follow Us on Twitter: Anju: @FountofSarcasm Miranda: @MirandaGeorge Puja: @Meanrice Leave us a message: anchor.fm/jiltedindianpod/message

As a podcast born from the madness of the 2016 election, it only makes sense that we do an election special. Tune in to hear a special shade tree segment, our thoughts on voting plans and electability. Anju pops off. It's pretty much Miranda and Puja's favorite. Finally, we close with a dramatic reading you won't want to miss. We had to bring the humor. You know what they say, laugh to keep from spiraling--we mean crying. Both. Show Notes here: https://jiltedindianpod.com/2020/10/26/s4-e2-a-jilted-indian-election-spectacular/ Connect with us @JiltedIndianPod on Twitter and Instagram or on Facebook: www.facebook.com/JiltedIndianPod/ Don't forget to like and subscribe to us on your pod-catcher of choice. Follow Us on Twitter: Anju: @FountofSarcasm Miranda: @MirandaGeorge Puja: @Meanrice Leave us a message: anchor.fm/jiltedindianpod/message

Happy Indigenous People's Day! The Jilted Indians are back for season FOUR with an episode to signal boost issues being faced by indigenous communities. We talk history, current events, and allyship. We also want to hip you to some amazing art and highlight organizations serving indigenous communities. Show notes can be found here: https://jiltedindianpod.com/2020/10/12/s4-e1-this-land-is-their-land/ Connect with us @JiltedIndianPod on Twitter and Instagram or on Facebook: www.facebook.com/JiltedIndianPod/ Don't forget to like and subscribe to us on your pod-catcher of choice. Follow Us on Twitter: Anju: @FountofSarcasm Miranda: @MirandaGeorge Puja: @Meanrice Leave us a message: https://anchor.fm/jiltedindianpod/message

Chances are, you're quarantined at home. Now you have plenty of time to catch up on some crazy current events in India regarding the most recent heinous acts of the BJP, Hindutva, and the RSS. Our focus is on the anti-Muslim Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). How does this act tie to riots, protests, deaths, property damage, and an entire demographic of people living in fear of being rendered stateless? Some of you may be thinking, surely this isn't India! But it is...How TF did India get here? The Jilted Indians made this episode to catch you up. For those of you with family in India, and for those of you in the Indian diaspora whose heritage is important to you, press play. Be informed, signal boost facts, and talk about this with your loved ones. Show Notes can be found here: https://jiltedindianpod.com/2020/03/31/s3-e6-wtf-motherland/ Connect with us @JiltedIndianPod on Twitter and Instagram or on Facebook: www.facebook.com/JiltedIndianPod/ Don't forget to like and subscribe to us on your pod-catcher

To the shock of everyone who knows her, Miranda sat down to deliberately watch a Bollywood film with Puja. Together, they address the context of this film in the Bollywood timeline, as well as their top WTF moments (i.e., Miss Berganza, the clothes, the religion flipping, and that wedding). Join us for a fun and lighthearted discussion of Kuch Kuch Hota Hai. Show Notes can be found here: https://jiltedindianpod.com/2020/02/24/s3-be6-bollywood-watch-party-kkha/ Connect with us @JiltedIndianPod on Twitter and Instagram or on Facebook: www.facebook.com/JiltedIndianPod/ Don't forget to like and subscribe to us on your pod-catcher of choice. Follow Us on Twitter: @JiltedIndianPod Anju: @FountofSarcasm Miranda: @MirandaGeorge Puja: @Meanrice

We recorded this in the second week of January but safe to say now, it didn't take long for 2020 to suck. Still, we jilted Indians power through by talking about what we want to focus on doing in 2020, along with lifting up the brown people in politics we are hella excited about. It isn't all rainbows, we had to throw out about 20 minutes of rants and make concise our shade tree segment. Show Notes can be found here: https://jiltedindianpod.com/2020/01/29/s3-be5-2020-with-a-bang/ Connect with us @JiltedIndianPod on Twitter and Instagram or on Facebook: www.facebook.com/JiltedIndianPod/ Don't forget to like and subscribe to us on your pod-catcher of choice. Follow Us on Twitter: @JiltedIndianPod Anju: @FountofSarcasm Miranda: @MirandaGeorge Puja: @Meanrice

It's time for our annual Jilted Indian book club episode! We are joined by resident book expert, fellow shitty Indian, and protest sister, Ishita Patel Kent, to discuss Balli Kaur Jaswal's Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows. Come for a discussion of Desi themes throughout the narrative, and stay for the vegetable metaphors! 1.8.20 Note: We neglected to include a Trigger Warning in the episode itself. There is some talk about child marriage and all that entails in this episode around 31:40 until 32:45. We apologize for the oversight. Show Notes here: https://jiltedindianpod.com/2020/01/02/s3-be4-erotic-stories-for-punjabi-widows/ Connect with us @JiltedIndianPod on Twitter and Instagram. Check us out on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JiltedIndianPod Like and Subscribe on your podcatcher of choice. Follow Anju: @FountofSarcasm Follow Miranda: @MirandaGeorge Follow Puja: @Meanrice Follow Ishita: @ishiekent

In this bonus episode, the Jilted Indians talk about Gurinder Chadha's "Blinded By the Light" a coming of age story about Pakistani-British immigrant family and Lulu Wang's "The Farewell" a story about a family's lie to their dying matriarch. SPOILER ALERTS abound as Miranda and Puja talk about representation, the "Asianness" of these films, and celebrate watching movies written and directed by Asian women. Go see these movies. Special Note: these films inspired a whole Jilted Indian Pod episode on internalized suffering. Show Notes here: https://jiltedindianpod.com/2019/10/29/s3-be3-you-gotta-see-these-movies/ Connect with us @JiltedIndianPod on Twitter and Instagram. Check us out on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JiltedIndianPod Like and Subscribe on your podcatcher of choice. Follow Anju: @FountofSarcasm Follow Miranda: @MirandaGeorge Follow Puja: @Meanrice

Why are we shocked by the mistreatment of the indigenous? Why are we shocked by racism, gender inequality, or police brutality and mass incarceration of black men? The constitution is working. Join the Jilted Indians as we discuss the importance of listening to indigenous voices and building a shared memory of the history of this country on a special Indigenous People's Day episode. Show Notes Here: https://jiltedindianpod.com/2019/10/14/s3-e5-listening-to-indigenous-voices/ Connect with us @JiltedIndianPod on Twitter and Instagram. Check us out on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JiltedIndianPod Like and Subscribe on your podcatcher of choice. Follow Anju: @FountofSarcasm Follow Miranda: @MirandaGeorge Follow Puja: @Meanrice

"Oh, it's nothing," or, "It's okay, you're busy and I don't want to bother you," is one thing when you are recovering from arthritis pain, and something else entirely when being hospitalized for something serious. Why is it that brown parents downplay their suffering toward their children, and how has that affected our ability to reach out to others as the next generation? Join the Jilted Indians as we talk generational trauma with friend of the pod and LMFT, Shameela Keshavjee. Show Notes Here: https://jiltedindianpod.com/2019/10/09/s3-e4-the-downplay-of-suffering/ Connect with us @JiltedIndianPod on Twitter and Instagram. Check us out on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JiltedIndianPod Like and Subscribe on your podcatcher of choice. Follow Anju: @FountofSarcasm Follow Miranda: @MirandaGeorge Follow Puja: @Meanrice Follow Shameela: @ShameelaLMFT

You met Proma Khosla from our live podcast recording presentation of "A Reimagination of the Yule Ball Gowns" at Leaky Con 2019. Puja and Miranda sit down for an interview with Proma to learn more about her career as an entertainment writer for Mashable, dancer, stand-up comedian, and PROFESSIONAL HARRY POTTER FAN. Yes, you read that correctly. Show Notes can be found here: https://jiltedindianpod.com/2019/09/16/s3-be2-brown-girl-magic/ Connect with us @JiltedIndianPod on Twitter and Instagram or on Facebook: www.facebook.com/JiltedIndianPod/ Don't forget to like and subscribe to us on your pod-catcher of choice. Follow Us on Twitter: @JiltedIndianPod Anju: @FountofSarcasm Miranda: @MirandaGeorge Puja: @Meanrice & Proma: @Promawhatup

The Jilted Indian Podcast was invited to present "A Reimagination of the Yule Ball Gowns" as a live podcast recording at Leaky Con 2019 in Dallas. In this hour, we mercilessly drag the costuming decisions made for the Patil Twins in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire movie. We pay homage to the Patil Twins and we educate our audience on what Indian fashion actually is because we want #JusticeForThePatilTwins. Show Notes can be found here: https://jiltedindianpod.com/2019/08/23/s3-e3-a-re-imagination-of-the-yule-ball-gowns/ Connect with us @JiltedIndianPod on Twitter and Instagram or on Facebook: www.facebook.com/JiltedIndianPod/ Don't forget to like and subscribe to us on your pod-catcher of choice. Follow Us on Twitter: @JiltedIndianPod Anju: @FountofSarcasm Miranda: @MirandaGeorge Puja: @Meanrice

It's time for a shitty Indian litmus test with the Jilted Indians! We are in season 3 and we have grown into our shitty Indianness (if you're just now joining us, shitty Indian is a term of belonging FYI). In this episode we check in with where we are as human beings, have we gotten over insufferable shit from our past? Are we halfway there? What about you? Show Notes can be found here: https://jiltedindianpod.com/2019/06/24/s3-e2-shitty-indian-litmus-test/ Connect with us @JiltedIndianPod on Twitter and Instagram or on Facebook: www.facebook.com/JiltedIndianPod/ Don't forget to like and subscribe to us on your pod-catcher of choice. Follow Us on Twitter: @JiltedIndianPod Anju: @FountofSarcasm Miranda: @MirandaGeorge Puja: @Meanrice

For an episode that was recorded more than two months ago, this episode is timely. What happens when a woman quits the patriarchy? What exactly does that mean and more importantly, what arts and crafts does she/they/he take up with all of the extra energy? A lot is covered in this episode from women's evolutionary superiority (we live longer, ask an insurance actuary) to the women running for president. Join the jilted Indians for a discussion on quitting the patriarchy. Show Notes can be found here: https://jiltedindianpod.com/2019/05/28/s3-e1-f-that-boat/ Connect with us @JiltedIndianPod on Twitter and Instagram or on Facebook: www.facebook.com/JiltedIndianPod/ Don't forget to like and subscribe to us on your pod-catcher of choice. Follow Us on Twitter: @JiltedIndianPod Anju: @FountofSarcasm Miranda: @MirandaGeorge Puja: @Meanrice

We'rrrrrrrre back! Join the Jilted Indians as they discuss why it is important for South Asians to recognize and celebrate Black History Month. Show Notes can be found here: https://jiltedindianpod.com/2019/02/27/s3-b1-black-history-month/ Connect with us @JiltedIndianPod on Twitter and Instagram or on Facebook: www.facebook.com/JiltedIndianPod/ Don't forget to like and subscribe to us on your pod-catcher of choice. Follow Us on Twitter: @JiltedIndianPod Anju: @FountofSarcasm Miranda: @MirandaGeorge Puja: @Meanrice

It is wedding season...yay? In the season 2 finale, the Jilted Indians talk about Indian Weddings. The food, the traditions, the clothes, the Aunties...We provide tips on surviving Indian Wedding season as a single woman (Tequila is involved), turn the tables and we give the Aunties advice, and finally a brief review of 2018's "Veere di Wedding." Just a note, this episode was edited by Puja - which explains the sound. Music in featured in this Episode: "High Seas" by Trailer Bride "Really Thinking About the Beach" by Learning Music Show Notes can be found here: https://jiltedindianpod.com/2018/09/07/s2-e10-big-fat-indian-weddings/ Connect with us @JiltedIndianPod on Twitter and Instagram or on Facebook: www.facebook.com/JiltedIndianPod/ Don't forget to like and subscribe to us on your pod-catcher of choice (we are now on Google Music). Follow Us on Twitter: @JiltedIndianPod Anju: @FountofSarcasm Miranda: @MirandaGeorge Puja: @Meanrice