Brown Colored Glasses
A podcast about all things diversity, from a South Asian perspective. Join Yasmin Virani, Nabeela Khalfan, Shama Dharani & Azmeen Rasool as they explore all aspects of diversity, equity and inclusion as it relates to South Asians. On Brown Colored Glasses, you will have the opportunity to discover and challenge how our unique experiences, attitudes and culture as South Asians contributes to our behavior and how we can jointly begin to question ourselves and alter the narrative in a positive manner.
Brown Colored Glasses
"Hinglish" - The New Mother Tongue?
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Yasmin Virani
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Season 1
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Episode 4
This episode takes a deep dive into the notions of culture and identity and the important role that language plays in the formation of one's identity and heritage. "Hinglish", a blend of Hindi and English, and it's role as a new mother tongue for South Asia is discussed in terms of the preservation of our culture, heritage and identity for generations to come. We also get to hear from Shireen Lakhani, a teacher and podcaster for Urdu Seekhiye, who shares her love for Urdu as well as her personal thoughts on language loss and what we can all jointly do to prevent our rich heritage from going into extinction.