After an unfortunately long break, Pretty Desi is back! Join us again as Smruti and Anusha talk about early mental health education, and their views on its importance to students today. Especially coming out of the ongoing pandemic, listen as they discuss why this makes the problem even more timely.

Join Aayush and Anusha as they talk about what it's like having Desi Food in non-Desi settings, their experiences, and what they think about stereotyping and "othering" of supposedly foreign foods.

Growing up in a globalized world, people often have to collaborate, teach, and learn from people of different cultures and nationalities. While this is happening however, many people fail to see how important the simple act of pronouncing act is. Especially when a name holds so much purpose and meaning for a person, it's important that people take the time to learn how to pronounce these names. Listen as Aayush and Anushka talk about their thoughts and experiences with this topic, hope you enjoy!

Especially as COVID grips the world, listen as Nikhita and Aayush talk about how it's affecting life as students, along with thoughts about work, stress, and more!

Join Shyam and Anushka as they talk about the dangers of overpopulation in an Indian context, and how the state of Uttar Pradesh has just proposed a two-child policy to combat this. While it may be possible, gender ratios among other things are possible problems that can come from this. Listen to learn about the problems a policy like this could have, and alternatives we can do to control populations!

This podcast is more of a PSA, with Nithilan and Shyam discussing the importance and need for India to get vaccinated! Listen as we talk about vaccines, getting them from the right place, and why it's so important especially now. Get vaccinated today!

In this episode, Raghav and Nithilan talk about South Asia’s environment and the new prospects of India hoping to have the world’s largest green railroads by 2030! The announcement is impressive considering the political diversity of the country, but listen as they discuss where we go from here.

Especially amid the ongoing farmer protests that have been continuing for months, we thought it'd be best to do a segment about why protesting shouldn't always be equated to chaos and anarchy. Join Sid and Shyam as they talk about why there is still a stigma around protests, and how we can stop it!

In this episode, Raghav and Nithilan talk about how social media affects our everyday lives, how it can distort perceptions of beauty, and where we need to draw the line. From discussions about breakdowns from deleting apps, to "Instagram for Kids", join us as we acknowledge May's Mental Health Awareness Month!

As the COVID crisis grows in India, we take a look at how the country with one of the largest youth populations is having its youth affected by the pandemic. Raghav, Krish, and Somya look into how hard the pandemic is hitting India's youth, and how the youth are taking initiative to help people find COVID resources + supplies.