The Brown Box
The Brown Box
Podcast Description
This podcast celebrates the lives of Brown women in Singapore, capturing the rich spectrum of their experiences. Through intimate storytelling, we reclaim hidden histories, challenge stereotypes, and explore identity, belonging, and marginalization. There’s no single “Brown woman” experience—we're a kaleidoscope of cultures and perspectives. By sharing our stories, we shape a more inclusive future. Join me as I unpack The Brown Box. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The podcast explores a range of themes including sustainability, identity, grief, and the diversity of experiences among Brown women. Episodes cover topics such as building social enterprises from discarded materials, navigating colorism in media representation, and the journey of self-discovery through art, with guests sharing personal stories that challenge stereotypes and societal expectations.
This podcast celebrates the lives of Brown women in Singapore, capturing the rich spectrum of their experiences. Through intimate storytelling, we reclaim hidden histories, challenge stereotypes, and explore identity, belonging, and marginalization. There’s no single “Brown woman” experience—we’re a kaleidoscope of cultures and perspectives. By sharing our stories, we shape a more inclusive future. Join me as I unpack The Brown Box.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode of The Brown Box, we sit with Mandakini Arora — historian, writer, and feminist.
We talk about belonging, displacement, and how you build a home in a place you choose. 🎧 Press play to hear:
- How her parents’ refugee story shaped her childhood — and her search for belonging
- The comfort she found in books and the (very British) world they opened up for her
- Walking into AWARE and feeling, for the first time, like she was home
- The incredible women of AWARE
- The AWARE saga, from the inside
- Why she believes every person who cares about equality should be a feminist
- What a road rage incident taught her about belonging and being Indian in Singapore
- How she went back to school at 59 — and graduated alongside her own daughter
- Her next book about the English women who chose Singapore and shaped the nation
- And her advice to her younger self about writing and not waiting.
👂 Full conversation waiting for you.
Listen now — link in bio.
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