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 of choice. Follow Us on Twitter: @JiltedIndianPod Anju: @FountofSarcasm Miranda: @MirandaGeorge Puja: @Meanrice

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