Besides all her achievements and accolades as an internationally recognized digital rights activist, feminist and criminal lawyer, Nighat is a force and phenom of a South Asian woman. Having defied the oppressive norms imposed on most women in Pakistani society, Nighat passed out as a criminal and family rights lawyer and has set sail on a journey fighting for justice and dignity for the most vulnerable sects of society. This journey took her to the then unexplored hinterland of rights in the digital sphere, in the early 2000’s, where she now claims an integral role in the space, as one of 25 leading figures on the Information and Democracy Commission, a member of Facebook’s content oversight board, and TIME magazine’s Next Generation Leaders for her work helping Pakistani women with online harassment.

This reinvigorating conversation takes us soaring to the exhilarating heights of a life defying all odds to safeguard one's dignity and sovereignty.

Indira Ranamagar from Kathmandu, Nepal is now serving as the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nepal. She is a renowned social worker and the chairperson of Prisoners Assistance Nepal, which has established 100+ children’s homes, two schools, 4 Daycares, and several other social projects to help prisoners and their children. Indira by all definitions is a supermum, having loved and nurtured over 1000 children, who have not only achieved great heights in their own right, but also continue to nurture the children that come after them. From having taught herself to read, to having set up nurturing homes, community gardens and farms and cooking meals for thousands, Indira is a shining beacon of an example that absolutely anything is possible- when it is met with love. She was awarded the world children’s honorary award 2014 by Queen Silvia of Sweden. She is an Ashoka Fellow and was recognized on BBC’s List of 100 Women, in 2017.

Anurupa Roy is a puppeteer; a craft that masters taking inanimate, ‘dead material’ and pours life into them, to make them come alive, to tell stories and address some of the most confronting conversations of our lived experience. Her work provides us the opportunity to suspend disbelief for a moment, surrendering to our imagination. She is the founder of Katkatha Puppet Arts Trust, whose shows have spanned Europe, Japan and all corners of South Asia. She is a 2005 Fellow of Peace, the recipient of the Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar 2007 – National award for her contribution to puppet theater. She is also a visiting professor of UCLA to name a few.

Namgay is a journalist and activist and what I would like to call a super-ally, for being the resolute voice for so many marginalized sects of Bhutanese society.

From the LGBTQI community, the experience of mothers across Bhutan, to renegade environmentalists and mental health advocacy, Namgay’s boundless empathy and tireless questioning has allowed her to provide a unique perspective into Bhutan,...shedding light on otherwise overlooked pockets of Bhutanese culture.

Known as one of Bhutan’s most recognized faces on television, and as a beacon of Freedom of the Press in Bhutan, this Journalist, activist, podcaster and mother continues to defy stereotypes that do not fit her own moral compass. Through her honest and open sharing of her own experiences, she continues to be an example to Bhutanese youth, of pursuing an enriched and full life working toward inclusion and shedding light on the truth.

This conversation showed me how deeply impactful a life of asking why and tirelessly sharing the rich perspectives one gathers on ones own journey, can be on one's community.

Growing up in a country that has been in the constant grips of conflict, maid has been a beacon of hope for millions of young Afghans. His unique form of art-activism has enabled Afghans to talk about taboo subjects by painting large murals on the blast walls of Kabul and the rest of Afghanistan. With the current Taliban regime, Omaid and his team have been forced to flee their beloved homeland; however, their hearts still remain in Kabul and are certain they will return home. In the fifth episode of Samavaya, he talks to Savera about the importance of books and imagination that allow millions of young Afghans to imagine a life full of peace and harmony.