Kalki Presents: My Indian Life Podcast
Life for young Indian adults in the 21st Century explored by Bollywood actor Kalki Koechlin. Real stories from India - sometimes raw, often uplifting.
Episodes to download
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Special: Savita
Wed 20 Sep 2023
鈥淚鈥檓 in love with the mountains.鈥� The story of an inspirational climber
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What happened next
Sat 7 Jan 2023
A male belly dancer, a theatre artist and a man who wants to go to Mars
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River man
Sat 31 Dec 2022
Meet the river walker. Siddharth wants to understand India鈥檚 rivers and protect them
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Climate warrior
Christmas Eve 2022
Her father said, 鈥淕ive back to people鈥�. Now, Archana is fighting climate change
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The boy who fought back
Sat 17 Dec 2022
He was bullied and told to 鈥渂e more masculine鈥�. Now, Shubham is trying to help others
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Myth breaker
Sat 10 Dec 2022
Suyash says he debunks myths and is against those who do 鈥渉arm in the name of religion鈥�
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Power of song
Sat 3 Dec 2022
Rapping for a casteless society 鈥� the musician using the power of his voice and words
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Bullseye
Sat 26 Nov 2022
A crash changed the course of her life. Now Avani Lekhara is a Paralympic gold medallist
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Beauty and the body
Sat 19 Nov 2022
Bullied for being 鈥渂ig鈥� 鈥� an actor鈥檚 journey to body positive influencer
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Totally online
Sat 12 Nov 2022
He鈥檚 the famous gamer with 33 million subscribers, but none of them know who he is
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Everyone has a secret
Sat 5 Nov 2022
Her job is to 鈥渄eliver bitter truths.鈥� Tanya Puri is a private detective. #MyIndianLife
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We鈥檙e back again! Season 3 preview
Wed 19 Oct 2022
Kalki is returning with our third season! We start on 5 November 2022. #MyIndianLife
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Dating special
Fri 24 Jan 2020
A listener emailed us about breaking up. It was tough, so it鈥檚 time to talk about love
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The boy who dreamt of space
Fri 17 Jan 2020
The first human on Mars - that鈥檚 Gadhadar鈥檚 goal, and he鈥檚 working on making it happen
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The biggest brothel in Asia
Fri 10 Jan 2020
Sonagachi is a hub for sex trafficking. Leena Kejriwal wants to end it #MyIndianLife
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Saving the planet
Fri 3 Jan 2020
Two young Indians on a mission to make the world a better place to live #MyIndianLife
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New York to Shimla
Sat 28 Dec 2019
Ilma鈥檚 life was in the USA. A call to her mum led her home to a new job in the police.
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Saving Nagaland
Fri 20 Dec 2019
His brother died from an overdose, now Jenpu is saving others from a similar fate.
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Kalki in Parentland
Fri 13 Dec 2019
鈥淚鈥檓 pregnant!鈥� Kalki is having a baby and she has lots of questions. #MyIndianLife
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The drag king
Fri 6 Dec 2019
鈥淚 can be whoever I want to be.鈥� Bidisha is a singer and she performs as a Persian prince
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Rapping Kashmir
Fri 29 Nov 2019
A voice from the Valley. Ahmer Javed grew up making music under curfew #MyIndianLife
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Rescued
Fri 22 Nov 2019
The baby left at the orphanage 鈥� Nisha鈥檚 story. 鈥淗appiness is a mindset.鈥� #MyIndianLife
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We鈥檙e back! Season 2 preview
Mon 11 Nov 2019
Kalki is back 鈥� with big news! We have ten new stories from across India #MyIndianLife
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Election special
Tue 7 May 2019
Schools, jobs, women鈥檚 rights: being young and Indian during the 2019 elections!
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LIVE from Mumbai
Sat 20 Oct 2018
The big end of season show! With students in Mumbai. Includes some difficult issues
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India on Ice
Sat 6 Oct 2018
Frozen lakes, broken bones and sporting ambition: Kalki meets Diskit Angmo #MyIndianLife
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The Sexpert
Sat 29 Sep 2018
Sex advice for the land of the Kama Sutra. This episode discusses sex in a detailed way
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The Goddess of Big Things
Sat 22 Sep 2018
She was trapped in the wrong body. Kalki meets transgender model Mona Varonica.
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A Question of Caste
Sat 15 Sep 2018
The man refusing to fit in with an ancient class hierarchy #MyIndianLife
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