Mapping finishing schools for the podcast

How and why finishing schools came to India?

What exactly do finishing schools do?

Rebranding and marketing of finishing schools

Who attends these finishing schools?

Targeting women, moulding women

Is the rebranding for real?

What’s at stake?

Finishing schools are a thriving but not a widely researched and understood phenomena in India. They exist in cities, small towns, and now increasingly in the digital space as they attempt to rebrand themselves for the modern client. Despite this, they continue to focus on women and appeal to both the aspirational and conservative values in our society. In this first episode of the series, host Kavitha Devadas examines the history and inner workings of these courses and schools. She speaks to Saloni Duggal, Kauser Khan and Divya Nandakumar  - who have been running finishing schools to understand from their perspective what a finishing school can, and cannot do. 

Florina Finishing School
Protocol Finishing School
Poornatva Finishing School
Lucy Clayton Charm School

Finishing schools are a thriving but not a widely researched and understood phenomena in India. They exist in cities, small towns, and now increasingly in the digital space as they attempt to rebrand themselves for the modern client. Despite this, they continue to focus on women and appeal to both the aspirational and conservative values in our society. In this first episode of the series, host Kavitha Devadas examines the history and inner workings of these courses and schools. She speaks to Saloni Duggal, Kauser Khan and Divya Nandakumar  - who have been running finishing schools to understand from their perspective what a finishing school can, and cannot do. 
<a href="https://florinafinishingschool.com/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://florinafinishingschool.com/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1665246453966000&amp;usg=AOvVaw103Rd__rxPkLjzuVmqq9-h">Florina Finishing School</a> <a href="https://protocol.org.in/about-us/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://protocol.org.in/about-us/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1665246453967000&amp;usg=AOvVaw319jAyoKlo4aNKml3Fz7aZ">Protocol Finishing School</a> <a href="https://purnatvafinishingschool.wordpress.com/team/director/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://purnatvafinishingschool.wordpress.com/team/director/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1665246453967000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0N1sFOFB-74N4LqJYSQzuz">Poornatva Finishing School</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44sGcXOeLtk" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3D44sGcXOeLtk&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1665246453967000&amp;usg=AOvVaw198gT_-6knBiHtpnEzjEn0">Lucy Clayton Charm School</a>

From Suno India productions, Made to Order is a new podcast that explores finishing schools, personality development courses and makeovers classes in India. Antiquated ideas about women being taught etiquette and social graces have been reinvented for the modern times. How have things changed? Have they really changed? Where does the personal desire to better yourself begin, and the social pressure to fit in end? As we shine a light on finishing schools, they too hold a mirror back to the society we live in.

Join host Kavitha Devadas in this limited series to listen to the stories of the people who know this world the best.

From Suno India productions, Made to Order is a new podcast that explores finishing schools, personality development courses and makeovers classes in India. Antiquated ideas about women being taught etiquette and social graces have been reinvented for the modern times. How have things changed? Have they really changed? Where does the personal desire to better yourself begin, and the social pressure to fit in end? As we shine a light on finishing schools, they too hold a mirror back to the society we live in. Join host Kavitha Devadas in this limited series to listen to the stories of the people who know this world the best.

Made to Order

From Suno India productions, Made to Order is a new podcast that explores finishing schools, personality development courses and makeovers classes in India. Antiquated ideas about women being taught etiquette and social graces have been reinvented for modern times. How have things changed? Have they really changed? Where does the personal desire to better yourself begin, and the social pressure to fit in end? As we shine a light on finishing schools, they too hold a mirror back to the society we live in.

Join host Kavitha Devadas in this limited series to listen to the stories of the people who know this world the best.

From Suno India productions, Made to Order is a new podcast that explores finishing schools, personality development courses and makeovers classes in India. Antiquated ideas about women being taught etiquette and social graces have been reinvented for modern times. How have things changed? Have they really changed? Where does the personal desire to better yourself begin, and the social pressure to fit in end? As we shine a light on finishing schools, they too hold a mirror back to the society we live in. Join host Kavitha Devadas in this limited series to listen to the stories of the people who know this world the best.

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