Boju Bajai

Boju and Bajai talk about bears, whores and trolls. 

#1 Bears And Whores

Women - all tigras and temptations? According to some sections of the Nepali press, yes...

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धरावासीको आपत्तिजनक अभिव्यक्ति - http://bit.ly/25IdxQZ

नारी दिवसमा पुरूषका कुरा - http://bit.ly/1UsUvma

Also here is the link to the petition to remove Dhamala ko Hamala http://chn.ge/1TR8aEe

Track source: Olexandr Ignatov

#2 Dhamala lai Hamala

We talk about the world's "best constitution" and Dasain.

#3 चेली, चुरोट र चङ्गा

First part of two part episode on sexual harassment.
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#4 Hands Free or Hands Off

Based on the insightful piece 'घरकी बुहारी बोलाएर ससुरा र श्रीमानलाई गाली गर्न सिकाउने!' published by Manavi ji on Setopati, here is our special episode.

हाम्रो विशेष प्रस्तुति को हुनेछ करोडपतिमा के भृकुटी जी ले नारीवाद, पुरूषतन्त्र, केटाकेटीको दशैंबारे यी पाँच प्रश्न जवाफ दिन सक्नु होला?  

घरकी बुहारी बोलाएर ससुरा र श्रीमानलाई गाली गर्न सिकाउने! http://setopati.com/blog/57853/

Enjoyed the episode? Now take part in this fun quiz http://bit.ly/2gzCud7

Gender Based Violence in Nepal
http://bit.ly/2fWWsdK

16 days of activism against gender abuse (or as Manavi ji puts it केटाकेटीको दशैं)
http://bit.ly/2gGhHpe

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#5 को हुनेछ करोडपति?

Second part of two part episode on sexual harassment.
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Read more about Code for Nepal's survey on harassment here http://bit.ly/2ey9OlR

Contact numbers of district police offices in 75 districts: http://bit.ly/2hpwW2X

Learn more about Women and Children Service Directorate http://bit.ly/2gCkRuD

#6 Hands Free or Hands Off Part 2

मन मिल्ने कुरा त कोहि गर्दैनन्, बा !! जात, छालाको रंग र PR पाउने काम भए बिहे पक्का हुने। यस्तै रहेछ अअअअ हाम्रो घर परिवार र समाजको चलन। 

In this episode we talk about why we love and despise the wedding season. Also why our families and society treat us like छिप्पेको बोडी र भिन्डी if we ain't married by a "certain" age.

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Picture : Annatamila, Pinterest

#7 Band Baaja Baaraat

We look back at the year 2016 and discuss the good (Nepali women who kicked ass), the bad (all-male panels) and a little bit of the ugly (sexist media reports+ trolls) . The year in review is here.


Link to the works of all the awesome women we talk about

Insta बहिनी Lhakyila  https://www.instagram.com/lhakyila/?hl=en
Bartika Rai's Youtube channel http://bit.ly/2jdHhQT

Chaukath http://bit.ly/2jlrF0g

Sushila Maharjan, Phd wins Elsevier Foundation Awards for Women in Science http://bit.ly/1QhZC6M

Picture credit : Pinterest

#8 Slaying it!

Misogyny isn't cute. Repeat. Misogyny isn't cute. Also why are people so afraid of the F word? It's just Feminism, hey!

#9 'फ' बाट फेमिनिजम्

Stop comparing our bodies to fruits, coke bottles and animal body parts.      In this episode we talk about why we need to change the way we talk about women's bodies and appearance.

Follow Kripa Joshi and Miss Moti's adventures here https://www.missmoti.com/

Force feeding women in Mauritania http://www.marieclaire.com/politics/news/a3513/forcefeeding-in-mauritania/

#10 Shaming the Body Sham

In this episode we talk about local elections, women in Nepali politics and the female political career. How do media coverage of women politicians shape the way they are perceived? How difficult is it for women to enter a political environment that is built on patronage? 

Links to the articles and reports we talk about the in this episode:

Kathmandu candidate numbers
http://www.onwardnepal.com/election/kathmandu-candidate-numbers/

http://mahilakhabar.com/news/2017/05/05/25905.html

The Female Political Career - http://www.womeninparliaments.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Final_13012015_The-Female-Political-Career.pdf

Nepali women voters : http://www.onwardnepal.com/election/nepali-women-voters-candidates/

Dalit women candidates http://bit.ly/2qLrP0T

Image credit : iknowpolitics.org

#11 भोट कसलाई ?

In this episode, we explore the 'types' of Nepali men we have come across. While stereotyping might be counter-productive, we see some value in countering the stereotyping of women and the perpetuation of gender types/roles. 
A special shout out to @bhenajuofficial and her hilarious videos - https://www.facebook.com/bhenajuofficial/

Photo credit: Bikram Rai
Woke Desi Men, https://www.buzzfeed.com/regajha/whos-the-wokest-boy-in-the-world

#12 The Nepali Man

We talk about our awkward introduction to sex, or shall we say reproduction. In this लास्टै  bold episode we also share the epic journey of the condom from the shelf to the counter and why we need non-judgement gynaecologists.   

51 Hilarious Jokes About Sex By Indian Women On Twitter
http://bzfd.it/2tsjxir

Soundtrack : Karz, 1980, Saregama Music

#13 Let's talk about sex

'Tis the season for trolling the trolls.


(Apologies for the sound quality. We blame it on long distance relationships.)

#14 Trolling the Trolls

It's that time of the year again. So what are we marching for this time?

#15 Everyday is not Women's Day

Nepal's editors and reporters tell us how they cover rape, sexual assault and why our newsrooms need to rethink how it reports rape and crimes of sexual violence. In this two-part episode in collaboration with The Record, we are going to look at how different public institutions including media deal with sexual violence.

Link to The Record's article 
https://bit.ly/2tT2DZy 

Image credit: The Record

#16 This is how Nepal's news media covers rape

When will the politicization of women's bodies end? Last month it was former law minister Sher Bahadur Tamang's sexist remarks on Nepali girls studying in Bangladesh. It is convenient for the state to call us cheli beti because once they refer to us as citizens they have to give us equal rights.

#17 Stop calling us cheli beti

अनि कतिको तीज लागिरछ त ? Where's the party tonight? At Pashupatinath, and chowks, gallis and all the public spaces that are usually reserved by men on other days.

PS: We somehow lost this episode from our list, so reposting it hai.

#18 Teej ko lahara

In 1928 Virginia Woolf argued how important it is for women to have their own space to cultivate creativity. Nearly a century later, here we are talking about our unsuccessful pursuit of personal space and time.


Music: A Good Start by Monplaisir
Source: Freemusicarchive.org

#19 A Room Of Our Own

Why don't we believe women when they share their Me Too stories? Shouldn't we be talking about the skewed power structures and institutions that enable sexual misconduct and predatory behavior? In this episode, we also talk to a survivor of sexual harassment, who wrote about the ordeal she faced at the hands of her professor at Tribhuvan University.

Links to Manisha and Nisha's piece 
Kantipur 
https://bit.ly/2AdBUKX
The Record 
https://bit.ly/2CAcyc8

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