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Her Kajal Won't Smudge
Her Kajal Won't Smudge
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Her Kajal Won't Smudge is a podcast about South Asian women (and men) who are challenging social norms with  art, dance, music,... more

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Episodes

Zara Suhail Mannan - We deserve to be free here as much as our male counterparts, this is my Pakistan too

Zara Suhail Mannan is Shana’s guest on this week’s episode of Her Kajal Won’t Smudge. Zara studied English at Yale... more

09 Apr 2025 · 46 minutes
Kirat Assi (Sweet Bobby) - What happened to me was not just catfishing, it was online entrapment

Our guest this week is Kirat Assi, a popular radio personality who was catfished over a nine year period. What... more

02 Apr 2025 · 42 minutes
Tracy Vadakumchery - I want to give my clients permission to live outside of the confines of what it means to be a “good” Indian

Shana is joined by Tracy Vadakumchery, who goes by the moniker “Bad Indian Therapist”. As an Indian-American therapist, Tracy wants... more

26 Mar 2025 · 33 minutes
Ashfika Rahman - I want victims of abuse to confront the viewer so we can no longer look away

Award winning visual artist and photographer Ashfika Rahman chronicles the stories of the marginalized who get written out of history.... more

19 Mar 2025 · 32 minutes
Princess Pea - My headgear is a tool, a headspace where women can share our experiences

Anonymous visual artist, Princess Pea features this week on Her Kajal Won’t Smudge. Shana asks Princess Pea about her iconic... more

12 Mar 2025 · 30 minutes
Angela Saini - To say that there is fundamental difference between the minds of men and women just isn’t true

Award-winning science journalist and author, Angela Saini joins Shana on this episode to discuss The Patriarchs, a book which asks... more

05 Mar 2025 · 39 minutes
Jameela Jamil - The beauty and diet industries are teaching women to hate themselves for profit

Trigger Warning: This episode contains mentions of self-harm and violence against women. Listener discretion is advised.   Actress and activist... more

26 Feb 2025 · 43 minutes
Suddaf Chaudry - You should always investigate what most people deem inconvenient

On this episode, Shana talks to investigative journalist, Suddaf Chaudry, about her reporting in South Asia and in war torn... more

01 Dec 2024 · 38 minutes
Habiba Nowrose - When you have to fulfil someone else’s dream of the ideal woman, you tend to disregard what your inner voice is telling you to be

This week, Shana is joined by photographer and artist, Habiba Nowrose. Habiba breaks down her photo series ‘Concealed’ and ‘Life... more

24 Nov 2024 · 26 minutes
Sobia Ameen - Men are lucky that all feminists are demanding is equality and equity, given everything we have been through

In this episode, Shana chats with model and Instagram creator, Sobia Ameen. Sobia shares how she ended up on the... more

17 Nov 2024 · 28 minutes
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