Ep. 16 Pleasure, Sexuality and Young People in India: In Conversation with Paromita Vohra

CCYSC Awaaz

English - February 27, 2021 11:22 - 1 hour - 44.3 MB
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In this episode of CCYSC Awaaz, Paromita Vohra and Suchismita Chattophadyay discuss the journey of Agents of Ishq, the changing discourses around pleasure and sexuality among young people in the digital landscape. They explore the ideas of desire, consent, morality and the language surrounding these phenomena.

Paromita is a film-maker, writer and founder of Agents of Ishq. It is a multimedia platform talking about desire, love and sex. As she says it, the Shah Rukh Khan of sex-ed. Her notable documentaries include Where's Sandra, Q2P and Girls Un-limited.

Suchismita Chattopadhyay is a PhD candidate in the Department of Anthropology and Sociology at the Graduate Institute, Geneva. Her PhD is an ethnography of grooming schools in Delhi, where she looks at how aspirations of young people are realised through such institutes.

Edited by Nipunika Sachdeva

Music: Little Idea by Scott Holmes (scottholmesmusic.com) / CC BY-NC