Welcome to our Season 2 Finale! *crying face emoji*

We can't believe we're already closing out season 2 of the AOT Podcast!

We can't thank each and every one of you enough for allowing us to bring this podcast to you. We pour so much of our hearts into this podcast and it is truly touching to see the support from all of you who tune in, engage with our content and share. We see you all! <3

We can't wait to bring you even more episodes in the future.

Ungal AOT hosts,

Thanusha & Nishani

xox

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In our Dating Part 1 episode (S2E2) we covered the nostalgia of dating speaking on our experiences when we were growing up, so if you've not yet seen it be sure to check it out!

For this episode, we wanted to dig a little deeper into a few topics that we felt might present themselves in our relationships (romantic or otherwise) as Tamils raised in the western world.

We are positive there is scope to talk more on all of this and cover topics we've not yet touched on in greater depth, but we thought we'd get started with this episode using some real life examples of relationship issues that we share some of our insights on. Some of which stem from our childhood, how self awareness and the responsibility of how we manage our own triggers and cues can impact those around us and we also shed some light issues relating to intimacy which all together is not something we discuss enough or have been given space to speak about openly.

Finally, we reflect on our parents and their relationships, the relationships we watched growing up and take a moment to recognise their journeys' and what we can appreciate from their generation.

Please join us for our season 2 finale, Dating; a deep dive

Ungal,

Thanusha & Nishani

Timestamps:

0:00 - Introduction

3:20 - How our parents might see the current dating scene

5:55 - Emotional intelligence

9:42 - Working on yourself

13:05 - An introduction to the deep dive

14:22 - Self Love & Attachment Styles

20:59 - What standing up for yourself is like

25:34 - Childhood trauma & Self-awareness

40:46 - Your love languages and taking responsibility of identifying your fight languages

45:00 - Intimacy and the mental load

58:51 - Holding space to acknowledge our parent's journeys'

Resources:

https://linktr.ee/theasianothertamilpodcast

https://open.spotify.com/album/55TDXJOZ3IoORgOhn1puDF

Find us:

Instagram: @theasianothertamilpodcast

TikTok: @asianothertamilpodcast

The arts have been used as a mode of communication amongst humans for centuries. In season 1, Nishani and Thanusha mention that Villupaatu was used in the past to spread news and propaganda across the land. Using this as a basis we further expand on the arts in Tamil culture. We speak on classical forms of art we are familiar with and forms of folk art that are practised today and we may have come across in cinema without having a full appreciation of the art form and the forms of art that we have lost over the years.

Please join us for season 2 episode 3 - Kalai: the arts.

Ungal,

Nishani & Thanusha

0:00 - Introduction

2:08 - Carnatic Music 6:40 - Entry to Aattams (dance)

11:55 - Silambattam

17:35 - Manmadhan story

19:22 - Puli Aattam

22:10 - Bommal Aattam

23:43 - Karakaattam

26:20 - Kummi

28:10 - Eelam Tamils & Carnatic music

29:54 - Oppaari and its significance

34.12 - Amba Paadalgal/Songs

37:14 - Parai Melam & Yaazh

42:08 - Koothu varieties

47.13 - Preserving the dying art forms in the Tamil diaspora

Resources:

https://linktr.ee/theasianothertamilpodcast

https://open.spotify.com/album/55TDXJOZ3IoORgOhn1puDF

Find us:

Instagram: @theasianothertamilpodcast

TikTok: @asianothertamilpodcast

Whilst filming our first episode we noticed a strong theme around love that was present in many Sangam literature texts and felt it appropriate to film an episode dedicated to our experiences with love.