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Where we see sound explorations, podcasts, stories, radio essays, which help build a grassroots to policy level conversation around gender and patriarchy.

Episode 04
In the last episode of "Sarita aur Madam", Krupa shares a lasting memory of Sarita as she knocks at Prayas' door once again, this time with a desire to learn. At TTE, we are very invested in expanding the notion of the field, and bring to life the lives of various people who make a field humane.
Episode 03
When Sarita knocks on Prayas' door, it is not always a problem that she brings. Sometimes, she brings a unique solution which makes one look at the problem differently. In the Episode 3 of "Sarita aur Madam", Krupa recounts an anecdote where Sarita saved the day and refused to bargain while she was at it.
Episode 02
We all remember the lockdown. Some remember it like yesterday and others believe it happened a long time ago. But, what did 2020 look like for sex workers and social workers? In the Episode 2 of "Sarita aur Madam", Krupa tells us Sarita's response to the lockdown.
Episode 01
After going to school, our podcast series is going to jail. At TTE, we are very invested in expanding the notion of the field, and bring to life the lives of various people who make a field humane. In this case, it’s the social worker who works in prison, and the deep relationships that she forms with those on the other side of the law.
Episode 8
Phulesara’s husband dies within one year of marriage and then she finds a new constant companion: fear. Tune into this special feature of Bolti Kahaniyan: ‘Phulesara Bahu ki Aankh’.
“Baba, how does one become a Bayen (witch)?” Bhagirath asks his father Malinder near the dead lake as the shadow of his estranged mother looms over him. The recollecting of who his mother was and how she was ostracized as a witch from the Dom community in this story by Mahasweta Devi, is the unfolding of the myth of Bayen and the reality of witch-hunt.
My workplace is a prison. My client is the prisoner. Who am I? There are many kinds of social workers, but the kind that works in prisons is often asked, "Why would anyone work for prisoners?" "Is my son doing okay? Ask him to come meet me next week." "Madam, there is no vacancy in the shelter home, especially for a mentally disabled woman. Now what to do?"
Episode 06
In the finale episode of Season 1 of the F-Rated Interview, Suneeta takes us through her childhood in the mining town of Mahoba where she went from reading whatever scraps of newspaper she could find to becoming an award-winning journalist with Khabar Lahariya. For Suneeta, crime reporting is a source of great pleasure as she gets to look powerful people in the eye, and ask them questions.
Episode 05
In this episode, Safina narrates bitter-sweet experiences of reporting within one's own community and listening to women who are so rarely heard by anyone, let alone the mainstream media. Having found her feet in freelance journalism without giving in to the temptations of sensational breaking news, she states how free she feels when she is not bound by the editorial processes and policies of the newsroom.
Episode 04
The fourth episode features Neha Dixit who claims that journalists need their legs more than their brains. As she narrates experiences from sting operations and press releases, she demystifies investigative journalism and reveals how it's not one mysterious tip but rather mundane legwork that breaks the biggest stories.
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