Ep. 37: On decolonization and resisting racism through art with Indo-Caribbean Dutch activist Pravini Baboeram
I always learn so much from conversations with my guests, but this one was truly an eye-opener! My gracious Dutch guest Pravini Baboeram made an independent film, launched several decolonization campaigns, and started her own record label to bring about social change through the healing power of music. We chat about the history of Suriname, colonialism, her Indo-Caribbean identity, “Black Lives Matter” and (if you stay tuned to the end of this long chat) her current guilty pleasure on TV!
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SHOWNOTES FOR EPISODE 37:
The Uprising full film on YouTube
Books and other things we discussed:
Jhumpa Lahiri’s The Namesake
Indian Matchmaking on Netflix
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Special thanks to Varun Dhabe, Aman Moroney and the team @ Flying Carpet Productions for audio post-production engineering!
