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Love Matters With Leeza Mangaldas
Love Matters – India's #1 podcast on love, sex, and relationships
Dating, desire, identity, marriage – nothing’s off-limits. Hosted by Leeza Mangaldas, India’s boldest voice on pleasure and relationships, Love Matters dives into the stuff we all think about but rarely say out loud. Honest convos. No shame. Just real stories about love and sexuality in today’s India.
New episodes every two weeks! Got a story, question, or feedback? Reach us at lovematters@dw.com
A co-production by The Indian…
Episodes
Love Matters With Leeza MangaldasInterfaith Relationships: The Politics of Love ft. Shruti Seth and Danish Aslam
In the season finale of Love Matters, we return to the controversial topic of interfaith relationships in India. Such unions are rare: Less than 2% of couples…
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Love, Dating and Disability ft. Virali Modi
Dating, relationships and finding love can be tough. But people with disabilities (PWDs) have their own set of challenges when trying to couple up. A lack of…
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Body positivity: Every body is beautiful ft. Natasha Noel
Slim, hairless, flawlessly fair-skinned, cellulite and blemish-free — beauty standards upheld in the media are downright unrealistic. And harmful. Three in…
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Status single: Defying society's conventions ft. Sreemoyee Piu Kundu
More single women are living independently in India today than ever before. Many are choosing to be alone not because they cannot find a partner, but because…
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Balancing a career and motherhood ft. Yasmin Karachiwala
Women face enormous pressure to not only raise their children to be the best they can be and run their homes smoothly, but also to stay on top of their careers…
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Bonus Episode: The Making of Love Matters With Evelyn Sharma
In this episode, the Love Matters team tell you all about the making of this podcast series on love and relationships. From how the DW and Indian Express…
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Celebrating love beyond religion ft. Niloufer Venkatraman
Although, the right to practice any religion is enshrined in the Indian constitution and the Special Marriage Act allows it, marriages between people of…
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Divorce isn't a dirty word ft. Kaneez Surka
In this episode, we hear from listener Kheyali, who is struggling with wearing the "divorcee" label as a young woman in India. The divorce rate may have…
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Living an Authentic Life: LGBTQ+ in India ft. Sushant Divgikar
This week we hear from a listener struggling with feelings of shame about his sexuality because of society’s narrow and degrading views on homosexuality. While…
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Can we talk about sex openly, please? ft. Leeza Mangaldas
Our listener has an awkward moment after her mom finds the morning after pill in her bag. She also wonders how to reassure her boyfriend she's having a good…
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How can you keep your relationship going when you're thousands of miles apart? ft. Benny & Cathy Dayal
How do I keep my relationship going when I'm thousands of miles from my boyfriend? How do we communicate and trust each other? Gauri, a 22 year-old student…
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Trailer - The new relationship and love podcast for Young Indians
Want to talk about sex openly? Are you figuring out how to be happily single? Or are you at odds with your family over your partner choice? Love Matters is…