PennTalks the Podcast is a platform for inspiring South Asian women to come and share their stories, hurdles and achievements. It is all in the hope that, by listening to their stories, another South Asian woman in our community will get that little kick she needs to step out of her comfort zone, take up a new opportunity, or make that positive change in her life that she's been holding back on.
In this episode, I speak with Amani Mahmoud and Rhunjhun Pacholi Bhardwaj of the Aunties Fund. The Aunties Fund is an Australian grassroots, volunteer-led initiative operating as a sub-fund of the Sydney Women's Fund. It is the first permanent fund established specifically to support South Asian women and families in Sydney who are impacted by domestic and family violence (DFV). Amani and Rhunjhun together share with us how the Aunties Fund began, what it sets out to achieve, and why ...
24 Nov 2025
Dr. Niveditha Manokaran on Breaking Sexual Health Taboos in the South Asian Community
In this episode, I speak with Dr. Niveditha Manokaran (or Nive, as I know her) about her work destigmatising sexual health through education and advocacy. Dr. Niveditha is a medical practitioner in Australia with over 15 years of experience working in sexual health. She founded Untaboos, a platform through which she educates on tabooed topics such as sexual health to bring about awareness and change. She shares with us her story, from being a young girl in India with creative tale...
21 Feb 2025
Vithyaa Thavapalan on Carving Your Own Path
In this episode I speak with Vithyaa Thavapalan (also known as Vee), a community leader, founder of a South Asian women's networking group called Brown Boss Babes, private fire investigator, small-business owner, and mum. Vee shares her story as a Tamil-Australian woman living in Australia, from growing up as the extroverted, tomboyish twin to stepping forth and carving out her dreams, despite there being a lack of support and encouragement at times for her ambitions. Through determinat...
30 Jun 2024
Lajja Champaneria on the Power of Mindfulness
In this episode I chat to Lajja Champaneria, a mindfulness coach and landscape architect, who shares her journey towards practising mindfulness. From growing up as a creative and studious child in Mumbai, to migrating to Australia for her further studies, Lajja graciously shares her story of how mindfulness became a source of healing and motivation in her life. To contact Lajja for her mindfulness coaching, visit her Instagram profile @lajjachampaneria_leadyourwayMusic by @lavanmusic
30 Jun 2024
Isha Bassi on the Growth Mindset
In this episode I speak with Isha Bassi, a South Asian woman with an education background and a deep passion for community impact. Over the past five years, Isha has presented to hundreds of secondary and tertiary youth on the growth mindset and soft skill topics through intensive workshops and focused programs. Isha shares her journey of once being the quiet kid at school to now presenting in front of hundreds of students. She talks about the events in between that spurred her growth an...
30 Jun 2024
An Introduction with Amanda
A short introduction where I talk about what the podcast is all about, what inspired me to start it, as well as what I hope for it to be. Originally published in March 2022. Music by @lavanmusic
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