Shani Dhanda wanted to meet fellow Asian women in the UK and all she could find was Saree or Wedding shops. No events, spaces or get-togethers curated for the community.
And so, she took one of the biggest financial risks of her life and self funded the Asian Woman Festival (AWF) - a one day festival comprising of panel talks, workshops, art exhibition and live performances.
Shani is also the founder of Asian Disability Network.
Let's know her a bit more and understand her motives behind these projects in the first ever episode of Roots with South Asian Today.
08/20/20 • 16 min
Roots with South Asian Today - Roots: First Asian Woman Festival of the World
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Dilpreet Kaur (Host)
You're listening to Roots with South Asian today. This podcast is being recorded in Australia on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to the Elders past, present and emerging, sovereignty was never ceded.
Dilpreet Kaur (Host)
Hello, and welcome to the very first episode of roots with South Asian today. My name is Dilpreet and I'm very excited for our guest Shani Dhanda. She is the f
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