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Shuddh Desi Gay with Yogi and Kabeer (Hindi LGBT Podcast)

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107 episodes

Podcast Summary

[Hindi] Yogi and Kabeer are outliers in the gay world as well as in the straight. They come from regular, middle-class Indian families and are a monogamous pair, in a committed long-term relationship. In this podcast they talk about their journey, their relationship, their experiences as homosexuals, both individually and as a couple. In their, of course, fully desi lives.

#1

Season Finale: Pichhle dhai saal aur hum

Remember, in India, it's never goodbye, it's always Phir Milenge... looking back and looking ahead, Yogi and Kabeer revisit the best of the nearly three years gone by, both inside and outside the podcast that has become one of the most "reliable resource platforms for the community" What has changed for the community? What has progressed and what has regressed? And finally, how far have the two of them come with the SDG Fam in understanding the community better? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2023-08-07•39mins
#2

Pop Culture Update

Chalo chalo pataa karo kya ho raha hai - film TV aur popular culture mein - aas paas ki duniya mein - and where the community figures in all this! Aaj Yogi aur Kabeer chai lekar gapiyaane baithe hain! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2023-07-31•23mins
#3

Ishq Wala Scam

It's tough, no doubt, finding love nowadays. Upar se if you're from the community AND in the closet, phir internet aur dating apps hi reh jaate hain! We get it, lekin, Saavdhaan!! Listen to this story from a listener and take some tips from Yogi and Kabeer on how to avoid the ishq wala scam. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2023-07-24•30mins
#4

Queering cinema with Sridhar Rangayan

Baatcheet with Sridhar Rangayan: filmmaker, writer, activist and festival director. Apni identity ko apnana, phir mainstream hindi serials banaana, usmein kisi tarah queer voices ko jagah dena. Founding the Humsafar Trust, putting together KASHISH: the Mumbai International Queer Film Festival... Life mein films hain ya life hi filmy hai? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2023-07-17•38mins
#5

Young and gay in the 80s with Bombay Dost Suhail Abbasi

What was it like being gay in India in the 1980s? Where did the courage come from to start India's first LGBTQIA magazine Bombay Dost? How was Humsafar Trust born? It is an honour to feature Suhail Abbasi on kyunki jaisa ki Yogi ne kahaa - inhone bhi to azaadi ki ladai ladi hai hamaare liye! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2023-07-10•35mins
#6

The Gay Next Door with Harish Panchbhai

Harish Panchbhai is an out and proud gay man and a senior associate of Diversity Equity and Inclusion in the corporate world. Yogi aur Kabeer shuraaat karte hain iss sawal se: simple, introverted, unassuming - can we then call you the "gay next door"? And this leads to a freewheeling no holds barred chat about a silent but important aspect of life in the community - where do you fit in if you are not physically, socially or sexually flamboyant? Or, is it like Oh said in the film "Home" - "I don't fit in, I fit out!" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2023-07-03•28mins
#7

Daniella Mendonca - Proud Intersex

Mind is equal to blown!! Daniella - a renowned gender activist - paitiently explains to Yogi and Kabeer what intersexuality is, how it is different from being transgender, how the words Hijra, Kinnar, Chhakka, Trans, Intersexual are neither identical nor interchangeable. Suno suno aur samjho! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2023-06-26•36mins
#8

Politics and Queerness with Anish Gawande

Writer and translator Anish Gawande is the founder of Pink List India, the country's first archive of politicians supporting LGBTQ+ rights. Par kya queer community ka kuchh lena dena hai politics ke saath, asks Yogi. Haan, haan aur haan is the answer: the community can't afford to forget politics because politics never forgets you! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2023-06-19•35mins

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#9

Understanding Asexuality with Raj

Yogi and Kabeer forray into an unfamiliar world to build bridges and understanding - what exactly is asexuality? How is it different from celibacy? Why would a hetero asexual be part of the queer community? How can an asexual be romantic? Is there discrimation or acceptance? Sab samjhate hain pyaar se Raj hamein. After all, wo hain hi mohabbat ke shaher - Agra - se! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2023-06-12•27mins
#10

Marriage Rights with Rohin Bhatt

If you're confused about the various aspects about the on going court proceedings on Marriage Rights from the Queer community, then join Rohin Bhatt - queer rights activist, lawyer and bioethicist - in this episode as he explains every detail and retraces the history of the good fight. Aur return gift sunay bina mat jaana - bahut hi specail hai! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2023-06-05•30mins
#11

Sex Education with Apurupa Vatsalya Part 2

Gandi baat jo ki hai bahut achchi baat - Yogi and Kabeer continue their chat with the wonderfully articulate and clear spoken Apurupa Vatsalya about sexual practices. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2023-05-29•23mins
#12

Sex Education with Apurupa Vatsalya Part 1

A lawyer-turned-sexuality educator, POSH trainer, and a neuroqueer affirmative practitioner, Apurupa Vatsalya joins Yogi and Kabeer to talk us through some of the most essential and critical aspects of sex and sexuality. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2023-05-22•27mins
#13

Humans of Queer with Yash Sharma

What does it take to bring queer stories forward online and share them with the world? Young Yash Sharma is the founder of Humans of Queer and it was his mother who inspired him to start this endeavour... listen on for some hope, cheer and inspiration! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2023-05-15•27mins
#14

Featuring Patruni Chidananda Sastry a.k.a. Suffocated Art Specimen (SAS)

Yogi and Kabeer have a freewheeling roller coaster rainbow of a chat with Patruni Chidananda Sastry, 30 a.k.a Suffocated Art Specimen (SAS) - a gender fluid classical dancer, artist and drag queen. A must listen for anyone who believes there is only the straight and narrow road in life. An eye popping eye opener, this. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2023-05-08•36mins
#15

Featuring Rayyan Monkey

Queer. Trans. Muslim. Photographer. Content creator. Advocate. Rayyan Monkey has had one helluva journey from her childhood days in Dubai to shooting the Lakme Fashion Week today - she takes us through her experiences of coming out to herself and the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2023-05-01•28mins
#16

Pop Culture Catch Up

Kya ho raha hai queer duniya mein, straight duniya mein aur unke interesction mein - from local entertainment to international politics, sab pataa chalega is cute aur zippy episode mein! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2023-04-24•27mins
#17

Being Positive with Zubair Sher Singh

Inclusion advocate, body positvitiy advocate, corporate professional, Mr. Gay India runner up - Zubair Sher Singh would like you to know him with these many identities. HIV? That is not the only positive thing about him he believes. Aur haan, Yogi aur Kabeer ko interview dene se ya usey sunne se bhi HIV nahin phailta. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2023-04-17•46mins
#18

Film maker Onir part 2

Should straight people play queer characters on screen? Why is it simply NOT ok for a man or a woman to play a trans character? What was Onir's film making journey and why did Made In Heaven make him sad? Find out in the concluding part of this no holds barred chat! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2023-04-10•32mins
#19

Film maker Onir part 1

National Award-winning Indian filmmaker and author takes us through his life, his choices, his experiences and his artistic sensibility. This is almost feels like an audio snippet of his memoirs - I am Onir and I am gay. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2023-04-03•28mins
#20

The Entrepreneur in Heels: Ashish Chopra

Yogi and Kabeer in conversation with Ashish Chopra: founder of Beunic, a. marketplace that which caters to the queer community and allies. Ashish was the first runner-up at Mr. Gay India 2018 and also has a drag avatar Cumsin Haseena. But what does Hrithik Roshan have to do with all this? Listen to the episode to find out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2023-03-27•30mins
#21

Film maker Apurva Asrani part 3

We carry on with our freewheeling chat with writer Apurva Asrani, as he talks about how his sexuality informed his art... the bond with his parents, the depiction of the community in Hindi cinema, the experience of writing Aligarh, and his much talked about relationship. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2023-03-20•30mins
#22

Film maker Apurva Asrani part 2

We carry on with our freewheeling chat with writer Apurva Asrani, as he talks about how his sexuality informed his art... the bond with his parents, the depiction of the community in Hindi cinema, the experience of writing Aligarh, and his much talked about relationship. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2023-03-20•28mins
#23

Film maker Apurva Asrani part 1

What does an out and proud award winning film writer have? A story for every ocassion of course! Apurva Asrani holds us in thrall as he chats with Yogi and Kabeer about everything under the sun, from his childhood to film making to his queer identity. Ladka filmy hai! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2023-03-13•39mins

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#24

Art & Transition with Jay Anand

In conversation with Jay Anand - a trans man, a singer, songwriter, and educator. How does a West Delhi kid understand gender identity? Who helps them understand? How does the trans conversation play out differently, between India and the US? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2023-03-06•31mins
#25

With love from Pakistan - Actress Alina Khan Part 2

Continuing to receive and give love to Pakistan - in conversation with actress Alina Khan. Kaise apni identity aur Pakistan ke culture ke beech banaaya taal mel Alina ne? And what would a movie about her be called? Enjoy the banter as the neighbours continue chatting! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2023-02-27•21mins
#26

With love from Pakistan - Actress Alina Khan Part 1

Iss hafte Yogi and Kabeer go sarhad paar with aman ki aasha aur dil ki bhasha. In coversation with Alina Khan - a Pakistani transgender actress mostly known for her debut film Darling and her feature film Joyland 2022 - our shuddh desi boys discover how much of the queer experience is shared across cultures and nationalities in the sub continent. To dip into some dark humour - prejudice knows no borders! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2023-02-20•29mins
#27

Rainbow Love on Valentine's

Here's an extra dose of sweet with rainbow sprinkles on top! Yogi and Kabeer take a mushy trip down memory lane, collecting the best nuggest from the cutest love stories shared on Shuddh Desi Gay - bilkul desi wala pyaar hai yeh, queer tadke ke saath. So have yourself a happy and hopefilled Valentine's! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2023-02-13•41mins
#28

Cinema and Transition with Gazal Dhaliwal Part 2

In conversation with Gazal Dhaliwal - a trans woman, a screenplay and dialogue writer in Hindi cinema. In part 2 hear what Gazal has to say about queer representation in film, the artist's responsibility and how her personal journey informs her writing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2023-02-06•28mins
#29

Cinema and Transition with Gazal Dhaliwal Part 1

In conversation with Gazal Dhaliwal - a trans woman, a screenplay and dialogue writer in Hindi cinema. In part 1 listen as Gazal retraces her steps and shares her journey openly and transparently. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2023-01-30•23mins
#30

A mother's pain - with Aarti Malhotra

15 year old Arvey Malhotra died by suicide in 2022 alleging bullying and harassment in school due to his queer identity. His devastated yet incredibly strong mother Aarti joins Yogi and Kabeer to law bare her pain, and her vision for all queer children of this country. Wo kehti hain aisa lagta hai jaate jaate Arvey mujhe kai aur bachche de gaya. Listen to this lady who is pure inspiration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2023-01-23•32mins
#31

Red Flags

Season 4 par green flag ka jhanda aur episode mein red flags ki baatein. Fresh out of their vacay, Yogi and Kabeer rejoin the SDG fam - with a friendly warning reminder. What are the land mines or "watch out" experiences or "its the time to run" moments in a queer person's life? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2023-01-16•32mins
#32

Niblings and Guncles

Wrapping season 3 with this totally adorable Children's Day episode featuring Yogi's delightful Gen Z niece... and some delightfully fun conversations about Niblings and Guncles - ab yeh kya??! Wo to pataa chalega episode sunkar hi na! Find out if you are a nibling or a guncle! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2022-11-14•32mins
#33

Chosen Family

However cheesy it may sound, "apnon ne thukraaya hai aur gairon ne apnaaya hai" is often the bittersweet reality for people from the community. And when your birth family struggles to come to terms with your identity, what holds you, nourishes you, keeps you safe and helps you thrive, is your "chosen family." Kya hai chosen family aur uski ehmiyat in the gay world? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2022-11-07•30mins
#34

About the Straight Twin: Johann & Johitt

Presenting Shuddh Desi Gay ka pehla double role!! Johann and Johitt don't just look alike, they sound alike too. These adorable twins join Yogi and Kabeer and talk about what its like when one twin is straight and the other gay... straightforward, uncomplicated and a ton of fun, you don't want to miss this winsome twinsome! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2022-10-31•36mins
#35

Old World Love with Roop and Neel

It's rare to be able to talk about old style romance in the gay world because ephemeral, transient relationships are the stereotypical norm. But the guests on this episode Roop and Neel prove the naysayers wrong as they talk about their twenty years of togetherness. Jump into this bucket of pure mush with Yogi and Kabeer so you too can say... "Awwww!" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2022-10-25•31mins
#36

The Queer World Of Sports Part 2 With Nupur Paiva

In part 2 of this two part series, Yogi and Kabeer connect with Nupur Paiva from The Art of Sport initiative - to unpack whether sports needs to necessarily be about hyper masculinity, aggression and brute force or if there is another more holistic approach to sport that is more inclusive and compassionate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2022-10-17•26mins
#37

The Queer World of Sports Part 1

"Tujhe to cricket khelna aata hi nahin... tu gay hai kya?" How many times has a kid heard this taunt in the playfield in India? Its a brambly world - sports and the queer community. Although it doesn't need to be. In part 1 of this two episode series, Yogi and Kabeer revisit their childhood and their memories of their formative experiences with sports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2022-10-10•28mins
#38

Shuddh Desi Lesbian! Ft. Nick And Sayantika Part 2

We carry on with Nick and Sayantika's fully filmy lesbian life - after getting all their juicy deets in part 1, part 2 focuses on the present and the future. Aur kya ek lesbian aur ek gay kabhi dost nahin ho sakte? Stay on as the utterly colourful chat continues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2022-10-03•28mins
#39

Shuddh Desi Lesbian! Ft. Nick And Sayantika Part 1

Nick and Sayantika are an indian lesbian couple.They work in the same company in Bangalore call themselves a fully filmy lesbain couple and have an equally filmy back story to prove it! It all began with "Dushmani" as Sayantika says dramatically. Lets hear this saga spanning 3 cities and blue hair! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2022-09-26•28mins
#40

Age Gap

Mere Pyaar Ki Umar Ho Itni Sanam - Yogi and Kabeer get into an intensive and intense discussion on kitna age gap mein kitna pyaar. Some sparks fly too as they head into the brambly area of age gaps between tops and bottoms... listen in! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2022-09-19•31mins
#41

Queer Women with Sakshi Juneja

Sakshi is the co-founder of The Gaysi Family, a media platform and safe zone for queer desis that was formed in 2008. She joins Yogi and Kabeer to clear some myths and misconceptions about Queer Women. Sakshi chahti hai ki hum purush privilege aur binary lens ke aage sochkar dekhein. Amen to that! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2022-09-12•29mins
#42

Gay Dating with Aniruddha Mahale

A fun frothy and wicked chat with writer Aniruddha Mahale aur isee masti masti mein thodi baatein ki gay dating ki duniya mein kya pitfalls hain aur kya hai A-Ok! And to kick off all the mauj and masti, Yogi and Kabeer asked the SDG Fam to share the weirdest dating app bios - and boy you wouldn't believe the stuff people put out there! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2022-09-05•40mins
#43

Toxic Allyship

Allies ke bina community adhoori hai - their support and voice give so much strength to the elbow. But allies can falter. They can be pseudo allies - common but less problematic, or even toxic allies - more extreme and dangerous. Yogi and Kabeer unpack the concept of toxic allyship - but don't worry, ally banna itna bhi mushkil nahin, agar mann saaf aur dil sachcha ho to! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2022-08-29•28mins
#44

Lalit Chadha - A Father Comes Out

Coming out is tough. To your parents, family, friends, colleagues and yes, spouse too. Imagine the courage, reselience and self conviction it takes to come out to your children! Yogi and Kabeer give ikkis topon ki salaami to Lalit and share in his incredible journey. Talk of Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2022-08-22•37mins
#45

Gay Brain Drain

Brain drain from the LGBTQA+ community due to poor policies or lack of governmental support or intent - its a very real thing. And when we lose these amazing human beings to other countries, we lose their talent, their hardwork, their amazing contribution to the economy too. Kya gays ko khader ke baahar bhejna zaroori hai? Desh agar unhe apnaayega, to wo bhi desh ko apnaayenge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2022-08-15•32mins
#46

Sex Positive with Ashish Mehrotra

Ashish is a Bisexual - Polyam cis male. He is the cofounder of the Sangya project - a Mumbai-based pleasure store and online initiative to reconstruct common perceptions of sex and sexuality. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2022-08-08•37mins
#47

Gaydar

Is there such a thing as a Gaydar... like udte parinde ke parr, can you just look at someone and figure out if they are gay? More importantly, yeh agar hai bhi toh, kya yeh ek qaabiliyat hai, ya ek prejudice? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2022-08-01•37mins
#48

Body Positive Navin Noronha

One of India's first queer comics, Navin Noronha is a Mumbai based writer-comedian who also dabbles in podcasting and improv. He joins Yogi and Kabeer to talk about how size need not matter - no pun intended - and embracing your identity begins with accepting your body! Hansna kitna zaroori hai - saath mein hansna, khulkar hansna aur kabhi khud par bhi hansna, yeh bhi bataaya Navin ne... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2022-07-25•38mins
#49

Rejection

Yogi aur Kabeer soch rahe hain - kya hum gays sabse pehle khud ko reject karte hain? And then do you think we start sabotaging ourselves to avoid being rejected by others? Kaisa hota hai bachpan se lekar adulthood tak, constant rejection se deal karna? And they bring back our resident expert Deepak Kashyap to weigh in on the matter too Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2022-07-18•49mins
#50

Mx. Dhananjay Chauhan

Iss safar mein dard bhi hai aur kaamyaabi bhi. Being rejected by your biological parents only to find a new adopted family - Mx Dhananjay Chauhan has been there, seen that and joins Yogi and Kabeer to share her trans journey during a time in India when awareness simply did not exist and acceptance unheard of. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2022-07-11•40mins

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