Taboos of the Female Body: A History of Women's Nudity & Modesty in South Asia

Jugni Punjabi Music Awards 2025

The results are officially in  Welcome to the Jugni Punjabi Music Awards!! Grab some popcorn, get comfy because 2025 was a year of massive albums and even bigger shifts in the Punjabi diaspora sound. Today, we crown the winners, from the most underrated gems to the songs that dominated our feeds and playlists. From Karan Aujla's P Pop, Param's That Girl, Channi Nattan's collab with Jazzy B, Navaan's House Navior hit Deewane with Bir, Raf Saperra, Sukha, Sidhu Moosewala, Arjan Dhillon and many more. Yeah it's A LOT and we'll be covering it ALL! Watch full video episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0BYS8xy-wM&t=193s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0BYS8xy-wM&t=193s] Connect: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/prab.kam/ [https://www.instagram.com/prab.kam/] Tiktok: https://www.instagram.com/prab.kam/ [https://www.instagram.com/prab.kam/]

Late Bloomer's Sunny Part 2: Pursuing Acting in my 40's and Why Don't Indians Have Their Own Slur?

Are you ready to die laughing?? In this episode of Jugni, I sat down with actor Sachin Mahashi AKA Sunny from the TV show Late Bloomer. We talk about his journey to acting from a completely different 25 YEAR career, life on set, the gap in representation for South Asians in TV and much more. Sunny is a true entertainer, I could not contain my laughter so I'm so excited for you guys to listen to the episode! Connect: * Watch the full interview on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQVQcp2e9KU&t=126s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQVQcp2e9KU&t=126s]  * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/prab.kam/ [https://www.instagram.com/prab.kam/] * Tiktok: https://www.instagram.com/prab.kam/

Late Bloomer's Sunny Part 1: Pursuing Acting in my 40's and Why Don't Indians Have Their Own Slur?

Are you ready to die laughing?? In this episode of Jugni, I sat down with actor Sachin Mahashi AKA Sunny from the TV show Late Bloomer. We talk about his journey to acting from a completely different 25 YEAR career, life on set, the gap in representation for South Asians in TV and much more. Sunny is a true entertainer, I could not contain my laughter so I'm so excited for you guys to listen to the episode! Connect: * Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@PrabKam [https://www.youtube.com/@PrabKam] * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/prab.kam/ [https://www.instagram.com/prab.kam/] * Tiktok: https://www.instagram.com/prab.kam/

Taboos of the Female Body: A History of Women's Nudity & Modesty in South Asia

When did "modesty" become a tool for control in South Asia? We often assume that current conservative norms are "ancient tradition," and that nudity or revealing clothing is Western influence. In reality, the actual Western influence is the idea that nudity is a lack of modesty or a moral failing. That is a Victorian belief, not a South Asian one. In this episode, we trace the timeline of skin exposure from ancient civilizations to the modern day. From the gender-fluid roles of precolonial Kerala to the Mughal and royal courts of Punjab, we explore how the arrival of Victorian morality and the "Colonial Gaze" transformed the female silhouette into a battlefield. We also discuss how these patriarchal shifts continue to negatively impact not just women, but the lives of men and boys today. In this episode: * 00:00 Taboos and Stigmas behind Nudity * 07:19 Ancient civilizations and true modesty * 14:49 Gender roles in precolonial Kerala * 20:29 The Mughal era and pre colonial Punjab * 28:19 When did things start changing? * 34:07 Patriarchal need for control * 37:54 The consequences men and boys face