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Kalki Presents: My Indian Life

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Life for young Indian adults in the 21st century explored by Bollywood actor Kalki Koechlin. Real stories from India - sometimes raw, often uplifting.

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Listen to Kalki Presents: My Indian Life, a Society & Culture podcast by BBC. Stream 38 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.

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Kalki is interviewed on Dear Daughter!

Kalki Koechlin, Bollywood star and host of My Indian Life, joins the Dear Daughter podcast to read the letter she has written for her young...

28:26Mar 21, 2025

Special: Savita

“I’m in love with the mountains.” Savita was an inspirational climber, who had scaled Mount Everest. At the age of 26, she was tragically ki...

29:56Sep 20, 2023

What happened next

A male belly dancer, a theatre artist and the man who wants to go to Mars. It’s the My Indian Life reunion. They all appeared in previous ep...

24:36Jan 7, 2023

River man

Meet the river walker. Siddharth Agarwal wants to understand India’s rivers and the people who live along them. He has walked and cycled alo...

25:19Dec 31, 2022

Climate warrior

Her father said, “Give back to people”. Now, Archana Soreng is fighting climate change and representing her tribe and India on the world sta...

21:42Dec 24, 2022

The boy who fought back

He was bullied at school and told to “be more masculine”. Now, Shubham Choudhary’s mission is to help others challenge gender stereotypes. A...

21:58Dec 17, 2022

Myth breaker

“I’m not against religion, only those who cause harm in the name of religion.” Suyash Toshinwal says he debunks myths and superstitions. He...

23:29Dec 10, 2022

Power of song

Singing for a casteless society – the rapper using the power of his voice and words. Arivu was shunned for his musical ideas as a schoolboy...

22:23Dec 3, 2022

Bullseye

A car crash changed the course of her life. Now Avani Lekhara is a gold medallist. “When I hold the rifle I’m in the zone” – the life of a P...

24:26Nov 26, 2022

Beauty and the body

Bullied for being “big” – an actor’s journey to body positive influencer. “Why is it so shocking if a non-size-zero person wears a bikini?”...

24:56Nov 19, 2022

Totally online

He’s the famous gamer with 33 million subscribers, but none of them know who he is. Total Gaming says he thinks he knows how Spider-Man feel...

25:46Nov 12, 2022

Everyone has a secret

Her job is to “deliver bitter truths in the hope that they lead to better lives.” Tanya is a private detective. There was the student who sh...

28:15Nov 5, 2022

We’re back again! Season 3 preview

We’re returning with our third season! Kalki Koechlin is back, meeting more young Indians with remarkable stories. New episodes will include...

3:16Oct 19, 2022

Dating special

A listener emailed us about breaking-up. It was tough, so it’s time to talk about love. Students chat about relationships with Kalki and poe...

46:42Jan 24, 2020

The boy who dreamt of space

The first human on Mars - that’s Gadhadar Reddy’s goal, and he’s working on the technology to take him there. He launched a space tech compa...

25:53Jan 17, 2020

The biggest brothel in Asia

Sonagachi in Kolkata is a hub for sex trafficking. Leena Kejriwal wants to end the exploitation of young women. “It's all happening because...

25:37Jan 10, 2020

Saving the planet

Two young Indians on a mission to make the world a better, cleaner place to live. Aarushi Majumder got her whole neighbourhood recycling in...

19:49Jan 3, 2020

New York to Shimla

Ilma’s life was in the USA. Then a call to her mum made her decide to return home to India and find a new career - as a police officer. Ilma...

21:18Dec 28, 2019

Saving Nagaland

His brother died from an overdose. His dad was an alcoholic. Now Jenpu Rongmei is saving others from a similar fate. “It doesn’t matter if y...

23:09Dec 20, 2019

Kalki in Parentland

“I’m pregnant!” Attitudes to unmarried mothers, feeling overwhelmed and morning sickness - Kalki Koechlin is having a baby and she has lots...

20:11Dec 13, 2019

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