Welcome to Episode 5 of Care at the Centre: Voices from the Majority World. 

At the heart of this series is care - the life-affirming, life-sustaining practice honouring our interconnected relationships and our commitment to the wellbeing of ourselves, our environments, and each other.
As the world becomes increasingly hostile towards feminist activists and women's movements, Urgent Action Fund for Women's Human Rights, Asia & Pacific, this series aims to bring to light the stories and experiences of women, trans, and gender-nonconforming human rights defenders who work tirelessly in the margins. 
In this episode, we bring you the voice of Brindaalakshmi K. They are a queer feminist researcher and advocacy professional working at the intersection of gender, sexuality, human rights and technology. Brindaa’s advocacy is informed by their work as a peer supporter and activist working with LGBTIQA+ community. 
You can follow them on Twitter @brindaalakshmi 
This episode explores digital rights, digital privacy,  and the digital divide and how these issues affect the queer community in India.  
This episode was recorded in October 2022 therefore some references to specific laws and legal provisions might have undergone changes since the date of the recording.
This series has been informed and guided by the Urgent Action Fund Report “How Can We Ground Ourselves in Care and Dance Our Revolution”. You can read the full report at rootingcare.org where you can also listen to podcasts from the Urgent Action Funds.
You can listen to all the episodes of Care at the Centre: Voices from the Majority World here:

Episode 1
on.soundcloud.com/4jgJb
Episode 2
on.soundcloud.com/7AWVp
Episode 3
on.soundcloud.com/qBLEK
Episode 4
on.soundcloud.com/XPCYa
Episode 6
https://on.soundcloud.com/rnazk 


Credits:

Production: Boju Bajai
Hosts: Bhrikuti Rai and Itisha Giri
Music and Sound Design: Rajan Shrestha and Irina Giri

UAF_EP5: The Digital Divide: Conversation with Brindaalakshmi K

भविष्यका शहरहरु, काठमाडौँको  पुनःकल्पना 
This is the first instalment of 3 part episode Future Cities; Re-imagining Kathmandu where we discuss public spaces, and unmanaged rapid urbanisation of Kathmandu valley. In this part, we speak with researchers and artist regarding environmental design, landscape architect, community involvement and open spaces and its impact on children.

You will also hear short clips from our upcoming contributors Rukshana Kapali and Rohit Ranjitkar in this instalment.

*********Note- This episodes are by no means or not even close to a definitive assessment of current situation in Kathmandu valley and does not seek to be one; they are merely random glimpses. ************

Contributors

Apekshya Dhungel
Architect, Landscape architect, Action Researcher, PHD Candidate
Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
Halle (Saale),  Germany.
web- https://archyatra.com/
insta- https://www.instagram.com/arch_yatra/

Bina Nikolova
Environmental designer and architect
https://www.linkedin.com/in/hrabrina-nikolova-b1537141/
insta- https://www.instagram.com/bina_nik/

Milan Rai
Multi-disciplinary artist.
web- http://milanrai.art/
insta https://www.instagram.com/milan_rai5/

more info here - http://antariksa.space/2020/03/07/future-cities-re-imagining-kathmandu-part-1/

Antariksa is Bishwo Shahi in technical support and Subash Thebe Limbu your host and producer.

Future Cities Re-Imagining Kathmandu Part 1

हाम्रो समाजमा जातिय अपराध पश्चात सधै सुनिने आधारहीन कुतर्क अनि अस्वीकारोक्तिलाई केलाउने प्रयास
This is not a regular episode but an urgent one.


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UAF_EP5: The Digital Divide: Conversation with Brindaalakshmi K

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