The Woke Desi

Biography

Annika & Nehal are two boss ladies running a bi-coastal podcast with the hopes and dreams of normalizing hush-hush conversations in the South Asian community. Annika's background as a communications manager and agented and published author, paired with Nehal's expertise in content creation, social media and digital marketing makes them an unstoppable duo that has explored issues like LGBTQ rights, mental health, honor-based violence, interracial relationships and more, all within the context of being brown and bold. Armed with the TWD motto, "Get Woke, Stay Woke," they don't just preach--they learn, grow, interview, and share real talk about the twenty- and thirty-something South Asian experience.