Prickly Peers
Have you ever wondered why some brown women can stand up to norms and stereotypes more easily than the rest of us? We call them prickly women! Is prickliness inherent or inherited, can you build the prickly muscle to be able to achieve your goals more easily, where do you lie on the prickly meter? Join Ankita and Nalini, your prickly peers, as they talk to uninhibited brown women all over the world in a quest to find the secret brown sauce for their courage, success and happiness.
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Podcasting since 2023 • 21 episodes
Prickly Peers
Latest Episodes
S02E10: On Purpose - Season Wrap with a bonus 'find your purpose' framework
Join Ankita and Nalini as they reflect on the key insights and lessons learned from this season's prickly guests. From a lawyer pivoting to a new career in the Indian armed forces, to a successful HR leader taking a well-being sabbatical,...
August 03, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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23:18
S02E09: Namrata Kohli on surviving a near death experience and finding purpose in telling her story
Namrata thought of herself as an average corporate woman with a loving partner & family, no children (by choice) and a travel bug but with no real story to tell, till one day, she and her husband were caught and injured in one of the worst ...
July 20, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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32:41
S02E08: Naomi Sheedy aka haalchaal project on recognizing burnout, finding meaning everyday through yoga and ayurveda
Naomi grew up as confident Indian girl in a protected environment who mostly went with the flow for everything, from her education, career in banking and places she lived. Despite wanderlust, moving multiple countries from India to UK, US, Hong...
July 06, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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28:26
S02E07: Ananya Sabharwal on taking a sabbatical and coming back to a purpose-aligned job & life
Beyond from her day job of being an HR leader at Unilever, Ananya was always curious about self-discovery. So, she decided to take an unpaid leave from her very supportive employer to find herself. She tells us how this helped her find the love...
June 13, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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30:59
S02E06: Krati Tandon (founder, filmmaker, poet, PM) on how many goals are too many
Growing up between her hometown Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh and her boarding school Mayo College, Ajmer, all Krati wanted was A JOB with financial independence and to NOT be an entrepreneur like her dad. 30 something years later, she finds her...
May 30, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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30:10