Former journalist, current writer and perennial Mumbai Girl Janhavi Samant takes us on a walking tour of the Dadar neighbourhood she’s called home her entire life.

Our thanks to Janhavi Samant and Saad Janhavi Shaan. You can read more about Janhavi’s relationship with Dadar and Mumbai in her book, Faaltugiri and other Flashbacks. 

This episode was edited and produced by Ashrita Achar and Menaka Raman. Menaka Raman is our Senior Producer. Yashwanth Vinay is our Sound producer. Ashrita Achar is our Associate Producer. City of Women is executive produced, hosted, and written by Radhika Viswanathan and Samyuktha Varma. City of Women is a Vaaka Media production.

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Additional Audio used: 

Ganpati Visarjan Mumbai 2021 | Ganesh Chaturthi | Lalbagh | Ganpati | Deepankar Kumar by Deepankar Kumar CC BY 3.0

TreinBombay.wav by marwil CC SAMPLING+ 1.0

Former journalist, current writer and perennial Mumbai Girl Janhavi Samant takes us on a walking tour of the Dadar neighbourhood she’s called home her entire life. Our thanks to Janhavi Samant and Saad Janhavi Shaan. You can read more about Janhavi’s relationship with Dadar and Mumbai in her book, Faaltugiri and other Flashbacks.  This episode was edited and produced by Ashrita Achar and Menaka Raman. Menaka Raman is our Senior Producer. Yashwanth Vinay is our Sound producer. Ashrita Achar is our Associate Producer. City of Women is executive produced, hosted, and written by Radhika Viswanathan and Samyuktha Varma. City of Women is a Vaaka Media production. Find us on Instagram at @cityofwomenpodcast or on X @thecityofwomen Additional Audio used:  Ganpati Visarjan Mumbai 2021 | Ganesh Chaturthi | Lalbagh | Ganpati | Deepankar Kumar by Deepankar Kumar CC BY 3.0 TreinBombay.wav by marwil CC SAMPLING+ 1.0

In City of Women, we explore the calculated strategies, backdoor negotiations, and often absurd lengths women go to have fun and feel free in their city. 

Every Indian woman knows that being out in the city comes with rules - rules that determine who gets to be where and what you can and can’t do. But this  show is not about those rules. It’s about how they get broken, bent, and jumped over when women decide to do things just for themselves.  City of Women is fun, complex, and a bit of a joyride into the minds of women and the streets of Bangalore.

In City of Women, we explore the calculated strategies, backdoor negotiations, and often absurd lengths women go to have fun and feel free in their city.

City of Women

Former journalist, current writer and perennial Mumbai Girl Janhavi Samant takes us on a walking tour of the Dadar neighbourhood she’s called home her entire life. Our thanks to Janhavi Samant and Saad Janhavi Shaan. You can read more about...

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