Zubaani: South-Asian Parenting Tips and Storytelling
Zubaani: South-Asian Parenting Tips and Storytelling
Podcast Description
"Zubaani" in Hindustani translates to "through the language" or "by means of language" in English. The first season produced by Peerbagh discusses South-Asian parenting tips and storytelling with folk, personal, and regional stories that build our common myths and community as people.
Peerbagh is an award-winning 501c3 nonprofit organization incorporated in Austin, Texas. The nonprofit produces storytelling events and workshops and produces an illustrated South-Asia-inspired children’s quarterly magazine Bento.
Website: peerbagh.com/bookstore
Insta: instagram.com/peerbagh.stories
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast focuses on South Asian parenting, intergenerational storytelling, and the significance of language preservation. Specific topics include the challenges of raising multilingual children, cultural identity, and the impact of colonial history on language prioritization. Notable episodes feature discussions on modernizing cultural narratives for children and navigating the experiences of diaspora families.
“Zubaani” in Hindustani translates to “through the language” or “by means of language” in English. The first season produced by Peerbagh discusses South-Asian parenting tips and storytelling with folk, personal, and regional stories that build our common myths and community as people.
Peerbagh is an award-winning 501c3 nonprofit organization incorporated in Austin, Texas. The nonprofit produces storytelling events and workshops and produces an illustrated South-Asia-inspired children’s quarterly magazine Bento.
Website: peerbagh.com/bookstore
Insta: instagram.com/peerbagh.stories
Episode 5: Hindustani
In this episode of Zubaani by Peerbagh, we speak to Urdu educator and influencer, Tamania Naqi. The episode is in Hindustani and English. We talked about contextualizing and modernizing language and stories for children in a new generation and those in the diaspora. Naqi talks about raising multilingual children that helps wire their brains to be more creative. She also shared the colonial impact on South Asians that has historically created a need to be English-speaking over giving importance to regional and local languages. We talk about tips and ideas for parents who are willing to make the effort and raise kids who can celebrate their culture and languages.
The name Zubaani was selected by Peerbagh’s late founder, Vatsala Kakroo. The episode art was made by Upasna Kakroo. Krista Rodrigues supported the episode research. The background soundtrack features Slim Finger Pickings by artist Heston Mimms (2021), sourced from Imuno.
The Zubaani podcast artwork (separate from the episodes) has artwork from Anushka Singh, a grade six student from Mount Abu Public School, Delhi.
This program is supported by the Elevate grant from the City of Austin’s Economic Development Department and Texas Humanities.
About: Peerbagh is an award-winning 501c3 nonprofit organization incorporated in Austin, Texas. The nonprofit produces storytelling events and workshops and produces an illustrated South-Asia-inspired children’s quarterly magazine Bento.
Website: peerbagh.com/bookstore
Instagram: instagram.com/peerbagh.stories
Guest
Tamania Naqi, Children’s Author and Urdu Educator
https://www.instagram.com/urdumom/
Research and other writing:
Why Heritage Language is Important for Immigrant Origin Children’s Development & Learning https://immigrationinitiative.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JANUARY-2024_WHY-HERITAGE-LANGUAGE-IS-IMPORTANT-FOR-IMMIGRANT-ORIGIN-CHILDRENS-DEVELOPMENT-AND-LEARNING-FINAL.B-1.pdf
The Importance of Maintaining a Heritage Language while Acquiring the Host Language https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1021&context=honorstheses
Hindustani and the limits of the language concept, Dr. Madhumita Lahiri https://works.hcommons.org/records/y83dk-zc461
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