80 | Unfair & Lovely | Colorism in India with Mallika Thoppay

Invisible India | Navigating Indian Culture With Love

In Episode 80, Jessica Kumar and Mallika Thoppay take on colorism in South Asian communities.

Mallika shares about her activism and how colorism affects everyone and hurts us all. She works with children in helping them to accept others as they are and stand up for themselves if they are being discriminated against.

She authored "Unfair and Lovely" to combat colorism in India. The book tackles colorism and is an effort to nip this social issue in the bud. It chronicles the journey of Sahana, who is a middle school girl. She and her sister, Surabhi, move to a new city and start attending school there. Both of them aspire to succeed at their new school, academically and socially, hoping to make new friends, participate in extracurricular activities etc.. Sahana happens to be darker skinned than Surabhi. The book delves into how the sisters' journeys are different, and how Sahana has to overcome the obstacles she faces. The author's hope is that the book teaches kids to accept everyone, regardless of physical appearance, and to stand up for themselves when the situation demands it.

You get get this book in the US & India.

In India: http://www.tinyurl.com/unfairlovelyindia

In US: http://www.tinyurl.com/unfairlovely

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60794691-unfair-lovely

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Be sure to watch the YouTube version of our interview as well. https://youtu.be/GSJhv-oK6sc
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