Salma is a Tamil author, poet, politician and activist. Her novel  மனாமியங்கள் published in 2017 was translated to English by Meena Kandasamy and published as Women, Dreaming. The book takes you into the inner world of women, women who have little opportunity to experience the world outside. Salma spoke to us of the escape books have provided, her desire for freedom and how she transgressed the boundaries laid down for her. Plus a reading from her book. 

This episode was edited and produced by Samyuktha Varma. Our Senior Producer is Menaka Raman. Our Sound producer is Yashwanth Vinay. Our Associate Producer is Ashrita Achar. 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 Twitter @thecityofwomen

<a href="http://www.twitter.com/salma_poet" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Salma</a> is a Tamil author, poet, politician and activist. Her novel <a href="https://www.amazon.in/Manaamiyangal-Novel-Tamil-Salma-ebook/dp/B07Y64TTMD"> மனாமியங்கள்</a> published in 2017 was translated to English by Meena Kandasamy and published as Women, Dreaming. The book takes you into the inner world of women, women who have little opportunity to experience the world outside. Salma spoke to us of the escape books have provided, her desire for freedom and how she transgressed the boundaries laid down for her. Plus a reading from her book.  This episode was edited and produced by Samyuktha Varma. Our Senior Producer is Menaka Raman. Our Sound producer is Yashwanth Vinay. Our Associate Producer is Ashrita Achar. 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 <a href="http://www.instagram.com/cityofwomenpodcast" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@cityofwomenpodcast</a> or on Twitter <a href="http://www.twitter.com/thecityofwomen" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@thecityofwomen</a>

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

is a Tamil author, poet, politician and activist. Her novel  published in 2017 was translated to English by Meena Kandasamy and published as Women, Dreaming. The book takes you into the inner world of women, women who have little opportunity to...

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