That's My Name
That's My Name
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Sandhiya Sophie Argent: using a rarely mispronounced name to a commonly mispronounced one
41 minutes Posted Sep 8, 2024 at 8:32 am.
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Sandhiya Sophie Argent shares her experiences with using her name Sophie versus Sandhiya, including mispronunciation, assumptions about her heritage, and questioning. This episode also explores diversity, equity and inclusion from a legal perspective.


Sandhiya Sophie Argent is a media lawyer who has advised on some of the biggest scripted and non-scripted programmes in the UK and internationally. She also writes and discusses issues around race, identity, diversity and being mixed heritage.