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Cultural Centers on Campus

Summary: Today, cultural centers have become an important part of student life on college campuses. Students come from many different states and countries, and cultural centers for minority students help them find community and friendships with people like them. I talk about some studies that have confirmed why these centers are so beneficial for student […]

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Caste Discrimination in the United States

Caste is three thousand years old and prevalent in South Asia. Caste discrimination has even resulted in violence. Many South Asians live in the United States, and caste discrimination can follow into their new country. This podcast will discuss Caste discrimination in the United States जाति तीन हज़ार साल पुरानी है दक्षिण एशिया में । […]

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Hindi 204 Podcast (Maanasik Svasthy)

Mental health is a very serious issue, but in America people don’t talk about this. Many people don’t understand how stress can affect us. I will be talking about mental health perception in universities. Specifically, why mental health is an issue here, what Duke (and other universities) are doing to help, and my own solutions […]

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VOICES in GLOBAL HEALTH

Neha Vyas Title of Podcast: Understanding the Impact of Menstruation Stigma on India’s Women   English Description: My podcast explores the stigma surrounding menstruation in India, with a specific emphasis on understanding the impact of menstruation stigma on lower caste and rural women. Menstruation is often viewed with disgust in India and forces many women […]

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HINDI 204

Naveen Siva    Summary: What is the caste system? India’s caste system is one of the oldest forms of social division in the world. The caste system divides Hindus into four main categories – Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, and Shrudas. In this system, dalits are excluded. In this podcast, I talk about the reasons that the […]

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English For Life

ENGLISH FOR LIFE (2) Greetings (Formal & Informal), Goodbye’s & Personal Information Formal: My name is _____. I am from ______. I am in the _____ grade. I study____. I am ____ years old. Informal: Hey! What’s up?(‘sup) How you doin? Long time no see.  See you!  Catch you later.   Introducing Family My father’s […]

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Pollution Doesn’t Discriminate… but We Do

Air pollution is a major problem in highly populated cities and countries. It is has a large impact on human health and it does not discriminate against who it impacts. However, at the same time that India is dealing with health impacts from air pollution, it is also suffering from a major crisis due to […]

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Podcast 2: Fake News about Covid Vaccine in India

नक़ली ख़बर: भारत में कोविड वैक्सीन  Summary: These days, there is a lot of fake news being spread about the COVID vaccine along with real news. In this podcast, we first share the real news, and then share two stories of fake news. One of the fake news stories involved politics, and the other was started by […]

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Fake News: Jyoti Kumari Paswan

ग़लत खबर: ज्योति कुमारी पासवान Summary: Jyoti Kumari Paswan is an Indian girl who cycled her injured father more than seven hundred miles during the coronavirus lockdown. A few months later, there were social media posts saying she died. This is not true but many people thought she died. This podcast talks about fake news […]

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The Indian Caste System

भारत में जाति प्रथा Summary: The caste system in India is one of the oldest forms of systematic discrimination in the world. This podcast discusses the caste system and its effects on Indians. It also goes into the history of the caste system. Finally, the podcast discusses some solutions to this social problem, such as […]

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