The Malayali Bahu, 6 Languages & Everything She Won't Post Online | Satshya Tharien

About this episode

Satshya Tharien discusses her experiences as a Malayali content creator in a Punjabi family and her journey in building a large online following.

What happens when a Malayali content creator marries into a Punjabi family, builds a following of 1.4 million across languages, shaves her head in Cambodia, and still can't say nahi nahi nahi properly? Satshya Tharien — journalist, strategist, 2x TEDx speaker and one of India's most distinctive voices online — sits down with executive coach Gaurav Arora for one of the most honest, funny and wide-ranging conversations we've had on xMonks Drive. From accidentally saying a bad word on camera i...

People in this episode

Host: Gaurav Arora

Guest: Satshya Tharien

Topics covered

• content creation
• cultural identity
• language
• social media
• personal stories

Keywords

• Malayali
• Punjabi
• content creator
• social media
• TEDx speaker
• language skills
• cultural identity
• personal stories

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: TEDx

Places: Cambodia, Punjabi, Malayali, India

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