Having received a barrage of messages from people saying how brave it is of us, or how great they feel to finally have a reference point from a desi point of view. But the real importance hit us after we rolled out a couple of episodes. Our starting point was just the fact that we are two people in love who have an interesting story, and at the same time wanting to share the narrative landscape of love stories ( Yeh ek desi story humari bhi hai). Yogi and Kabeer (Y and K): In all honesty, we didn’t really see this as important when we started. Recently, YS Weekender caught up with Yogi and Kabeer to delve a little deeper into their lives, and what led them to start Shuddh Desi Gay.Įdited excerpts from the interaction: YourStory Weekender (YSW): Why do you think it is so important to tell your personal story? In order to target the non-English speaking India, Yogi and Kabeer have intentionally used Hinglish (a mix of Hindi and English) to narrate their story of love. The episodes deal with challenges including coming out of the closet and fitting in, among others. In the podcast, Yogi and Kabeer speak about their own personal experiences and the challenges they faced for being two men, in love with each other. This podcast startup by IIT alumni is revolutionising the traditional radio
