On our fifth episode, I'm thrilled to introduce you guys to a person that I admire from the very core of my being. Roshan Nausad is a makeup artist, activist and is someone that beans light and enchants everyone who comes in contact with them by their friendless and warmth. Needless to say, but his Aussie accent is also a plus on his social skills. Born in India but moved to Australia at the age of four, Roshan has learned through the years how to embrace his Indian heritage whilst conveying their life in a new country. Now at the age of 21, they use their Instagram as a platform to spread self-love and acceptance to the brown community, especially the South Asian population. Roshan is gender-nonconforming so that's I'm using the pronouns them, they.

One of the topics very much discussed by Roshan is the skin bleaching industry, a culture that has lived for ages in his home country. Skin bleaching, skin whitening or fair skin are terms you're gonna hear trough our talk. These terms are a result of the racial system imposed in India that for centuries have structured how the society and its population make sense of the word and of themselves. 

During our episode, we'll address the structure of the caste system regarding one's skin colour and how skin bleaching creams are the only opportunity for social mobility for dark-skinned people in India. Also, we dabble on the role-play of colourism in India as a colonial heritage and how to move away from its grip nowadays. 

Music in this ep:

M.I.A - Jimmy.

Chet Baker - Time after time.