Episode 30
Multiple Feminisms, Multiple Internets
This week we are joined by Paromita Vohra to talk about her platform, Agents of Ishq. Paromita is a filmmaker and writer whose work focuses on gender, feminism, urban life, love, desire and popular culture. It spans many forms, including documentary, fiction, print, video and sound installation. She is the founder of Agents of Ishq, a multi-media online project about sex education and sexual culture in India which platforms discussions and materials around sex, love and desire.
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Host & Producer: Chipo Mapondera
Researcher: Eliza Bacon
Editor: Deirbhile Ni Bhranain
Sound Engineer: Fungai Nengare
Theme Music: Anna De Mutiis
Resources:
Visit the Agents of Ishq website.
Read about Agents of Ishq in the article “Checked Out ‘Agents of Ishq’ Yet? It’s Naughty, New-Age Sex Ed” by Fiza Jha for The Quint.
Watch Paromita Vohra speak about the feminist principles of the internet for the Making Technology Gender Inclusive forum on YouTube.
Read Paromita Vohra’s column on love in the Mumbai Mirror.
Watch Paromita Vohra’s film “Morality TV and the Loving Jehad”.
Read “The Thrill And Terror Of Romantic Love: Morality TV And Loving Jehad”, a review of ‘Morality TV and the Loving Jehad’ by Shruti Jani for Feminism India.
Read about the Love Jihad laws in the Al Jazeera article “India’s ‘love jihad’ laws: Another attempt to subjugate Muslims” by Apoorvanand.