Sangeeta Pillai is a writer, podcaster & feminist activist. She grew up in a Mumbai slum. Today, she is recognised as a leading voice for South Asian feminism globally.

She is the founder of South Asian feminist network Soul Sutras and Masala Podcast (all about cultural taboos) which won six British Podcast Awards, one Audio Production Award & the Spotify SoundUp 2018 award.

Sangeeta has been featured extensively in the press from BBC Radio, Guardian, Metro, Cosmopolitan, Evening Standard, Stylist, Eastern Eye to Huffington Post. As well as on giant billboards in New York, London, Dublin, Cardiff & Glasgow.

She is also the creator of the Masala Monologues series of writing workshops & theatre shows in the UK & the US. Sangeeta is a regular speaker at WOW Festival, Shameless Festival, Primadonna Festival, as well as being a regular speaker on innumerable panels and podcasts.

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