#thisisme : Stories of living Heart First

Archita: Drawing herself into Being

In this episode, we sit with Archita-illustrator, educator, and playful explorer to talk about how art can become a language for the body, a mirror for desire, and a map for self-discovery. We explore what it means to teach art as an act of liberation, to express beyond words, and to hold both curiosity and courage while exploring one’s body and sexuality. Through every line and color, Archita reminds us that creativity isn’t about perfection, it’s about permission.

Hafsa: Teaching the Heart to speak

In this episode, we sit with Hafsa-poet, educator, and quiet dreamer to talk about the ache and art of expression. We explore how words can become both wound and balm, how teaching is also a form of listening, and how poetry can hold melancholy without letting it drown the light. Between silence and syllable, Hafsa reminds us that language isn’t just how we communicate it’s how we come home to ourselves.

Asher: Notes of Freedom

In this episode, we sit with Asher — singer, musician, and quiet rebel — to talk about what it means to break free from systems that once defined you, and still choose love, compassion, and music as your language of change. We explore his journey from choir boy to band frontman, how faith and freedom can coexist, and how every song he sings is a small act of healing — for himself, and for the world around him.

Sarabhi: Finding Light, Frame by Frame

In this episode, we sit with Sarabhi — filmmaker, storyteller, and seeker — to talk about the slow, beautiful process of creating change one frame at a time. We explore what it means to look for your place in a world that often forgets softness, how queerness became her home, and how the act of filming can also become a way of healing — of finally seeing and celebrating yourself.

Svabhu: Systems, Stories and the Heart of change

In this episode, we sit with Svabhu — artist, changemaker, and gentle disruptor — to talk about what it means to create from the heart while working within (and against) systems. We explore how breaking things down can be an act of care, how creativity becomes a tool for change, and how true transformation begins when we lead with empathy instead of ego.