Indra and Deana speak with journalist Apoorva Verghese about cultural appropriation and other topics affecting the South Asian American community. Apoorva, Indra, and Deana discuss the harmful aspects of cultural appropriation and recent resurgence appropriating South Asian fashion in the West, tokenization of Brown people in America, yoga culture as appropriation, and the misrepresentation of South Asians and other minorities through language and accents. 

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74. Cultural Appropriation With Apoorva Verghese

Family Karma Kast is a podcast dedicated to Bravo TV's ‘Family Karma’ and South Asian-Americans in pop culture. Hosted by Indra Raj and Deana Bianco.