FREE/DEM Community Podcast: Azad lab Ep 24_Haryanvi Boli, Jaise mithi boli

Azad Lab (Free To Speak) is a show which discusses issues that are often side-lined by the mainstream but are a cause for much anxiety for young people; Topics include puberty, masculinity, caste, marriage, love, democracy, freedoms etc. Episode producer Chanchal is an 18-year-old girl who likes to create awareness on social issues in her community. She likes to tell stories of women in Tajpur Pahari using videos.

Episode 24: Haryanvi Boli, Jaise Mithi Boli

“I like it when someone talks to me in Haryanvi." 

Producer Chanchal brings in opinions of people from varied background living in Tajpur Pahari. They share their likes, experiences and differences coming across Haryanvi Boli. 

Azad Lab is one of 6 shows produced as part of the Free/Dem Community Podcasts, the online avatar of the Free/Dem WhatsApp Radio run by women and girls from urban margins of Delhi.   The shows are built around ideas of gender equity, love, freedom of expression, human rights and justice. Through the podcasts community members discuss and share their lived realities. The Free/Dem Community Podcasts are produced under Ideosync's FREE/DEM initiative, which provides marginalized communities - especially women and migrants - a platform to amplify their narratives and stories using audio and video.