Not Allowed breaks down the conversations Indian women are discouraged from having - about desire, ambition, relationships, body image, and power. Through pop culture, Bollywood, and lived experience, we questions norms, call out hypocrisy, and say the quiet part out loud. Hosted by Janani, this is where unfiltered opinions, cultural side-eyes, and pop culture truths live. If you’ve ever thought “we’re not supposed to say this out loud” - you’re in the right place.
Slut Shaming Indian Mom, Hyper-fixating On A Guy and Getting Benched By A Boyfriend
Growing up in India, the most important conversations always happen in whispered tones behind closed doors. The moment you bring them into the living room, you get hit with the familiar script: we do not talk about that here. So I made an entire podcast dedicated to talking about it.
Welcome to Not Allowed.
This is an intimate, unfiltered space where we pull apart everything we are conditioned to sweep under the rug- gender politics, Bollywood tropes, covert patriarchy, relationship dynamics, and female autonomy.
For this first conversation, I sat down and broke down 5 questions sent in by all of you, completely anonymously.
If you have a story, a dilemma, or something you have been told to stay quiet about, send it in to @itsjanani on Instagram. Your identity stays completely anonymous, but the conversation will not.
- Follow for more - https://www.instagram.com/itsjanani/ (https://www.instagram.com/itsjanani/)
- Send in your longer questions: https://tally.so/r/WOZ1zv (https://tally.so/r/WOZ1zv)
30 Jun 2026
AudaciTea Submission: How Will I Ever Love Someone Else After Him?
She fell in love with her best friend, flatmate, and confidant over three years and he likes her too, just not in the same way...
In this episode, I'm answering an AudaciTea submission from a listener going through one of the most quietly devastating situations: loving someone deeply, having that love somewhat reciprocated, and still having to say goodbye, maybe forever.
If you've ever loved someone you couldn't have, whether because of timing, circumstance, or distance, this episode is for you.
💬 Got a question? Submit it here: https://tally.so/r/WOZ1zv
📱 Follow along on Instagram @itsjanani for more.
24 Jun 2025
Are we the first generation of women who will remain single?
Host discusses how modern women are choosing singlehood over settling for outdated gender roles and men who haven't adapted, highlighting the need for men to evolve.
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