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It is no surprise that India has a colourism problem. India’s obsession with fairness is complicated as it is intertwined with its social fabric. Light skin is privileged over dark skin in India, period. This system of colourism, with its inter-sections with the caste system, creates structures that creates an unequal footing for darker skinned individuals, specifically women, in India. In this week’s episode, Isha & Shivani focus in on a story from India that’s trending on the global news scene. The big debates over the last few weeks has been about the #unfairandlovely movement and India’s obsession with fair skin. Isha & Shivani take a look at the multi-billion dollar industry being created on the basis of confining and reducing women to their skin colour, creating a rather un-fair and not so lovely status for women in India. Finally, Isha & Shivani discuss Bollywood itself, which is dominated with actors that are fair-skinned to play the heroes and heroines on big screens while the roles of criminals and uneducated peasants are kept for the dark-skinned to make the part look “more convincing”. Can India shift from the idea of colourism which remains deeply rooted in India’s culture? Listen to find out. Subscribe to receive notifications about new episodes every week. You can follow us on twitter: @saffronspice_is or just search 'Saffron Spice Podcast' on facebook or instagram for more behind the scenes fun. If you enjoyed the podcast - please review us on the platform you're downloading the podcast from or you can email us on saffronspicepodcast@gmail.com. Thank you for listening!