The Mahilla Collective

Meet the Mahillas: Season 1 Finale

Tune into the last episode of season 1 of TMC as the Mahillas sit down and get real. Hear them talk about their favourite episodes, share some books, movies and podcast recommendations and as always, some learnings and unlearnings.

On Saviour Complex and Philanthropy

The topic for todays episode stems from a recent discussion where we started to identify what saviour complex is and how it translates itself in various situations leading people to feel like they need to save humanity and the world.  We dissect how this altruism can vary from being beneficial to being extremely performative. Building on that, we explore what it means to make a difference - and the expectations we have from ourselves and the top 0.01% Follow us on Instagram @themahillacollective [https://www.instagram.com/themahillacollective/]

On Passion and Hustle Culture

In this episode we question and dissect what's so great about following your passion? From being fed ideas about having perfect jobs you love to every movie romanticising the struggling artist, we discuss how the idea of a career has evolved for us as we’ve entered the workforce. While LinkedIn and Youtube gurus continue to sell us ways to ‘hustle’ to succeed, we discuss the nuances around these themes and the possibility of alternate ideas of success and careers.  Follow us on Instagram @themahillacollective

On Menstruating in a Man's World

From taboos and myths we first heard as teenagers to the idea of ‘becoming a woman’, everything around periods carry a misogynistic undertone in our society. While we moved on from being ashamed of periods, adulthood came with its own challenges of navigating workplaces, questioning laws and challenging restrictions.  For this episode we have our friend Sanjana joining us as we discuss our experiences, learnings around “those days” and dissect them with a feminist lens. Gloria Steinem's Essay: If Men Could Menstruate [http://ww3.haverford.edu/psychology/ddavis/p109g/steinem.menstruate.html] In this satirical essay published in an early issue of Ms. magazine (October 1978), feminist activist and journalist Gloria Steinem “flipped the script” to show how a natural reproductive process, which is considered negative and stigmatized because it is associated with women’s bodies, would become positive and worthy of attention and pride if it were associated with men’s bodies. Follow us on Instagram @themahillacollective [https://www.instagram.com/themahillacollective/]

On Sex Positivity and Erotica with Divyani

In this episode, we talk about sex positivity, erotica, porn and all things carnal.  The three of us got down to discussing our earlier experiences with porn and how our ideas around sex positivity have evolved over the years as feminists. Growing up together in the most pivotal years of early adulthood, our sensibilities evolved in the same way and so we thought to bring a fresh perspective to this conversation. We also felt we still have a long way to go to understand the nuances this topic entails and how these ideas have evolved through history and culture For this very special interview episode, we have managed to rope in an expert, Divyani, a Media and Cultural Studies graduate from TISS Mumbai, who is going to help us learn more about this.  Follow us on Instagram @themahillacollective [https://www.instagram.com/themahillacollective/]