Leeza Mangaldas Explained

Leeza Mangaldas is an Indian sex educator, videographer, podcaster, author, and actress. Her work focuses on female sexuality.[1] She is the author of the 2022 nonfiction educational book The Sex Book: A Joyful Journey of Self Discovery.

Early life and education

Mangaldas was born in Bangalore, India. Her father is an architect and her mother is an interior designer and photographer.[2] She grew up in Goa and attended high school in Kodaikanal.[2] She studied English literature and visual art at Columbia University in New York, including in classes taught by Gauri Viswanathan, and graduated in 2011.[2] [3] After graduation, she moved to Mumbai.

Career

While based in Mumbai, Mangaldas worked as an actress and was a co-founder of Evoke India,[4] an organization curating speaker events.[5] [6] She had a lead role in the 2014 film W, about sexual violence against women in India.[7] [8] She also wrote a 2013 opinion article noted by The Indian Express to address themes in the film about shame and self-blame by survivors.[9]

While working as a newscaster, and with experience as a reporter that included the Indian Super League,[10] [11] [12] Mangaldas began independently posting sex education videos in 2017 on YouTube in English to help address what she felt was "a lack of easily accessible information and non-judgemental platforms to share questions and experiences, and obtain facts and resources pertaining to sex, sexuality, gender, sexual health, relationships, and the body."[13]

After success creating content on YouTube and Instagram, this became her full-time occupation in 2018. During the COVID-19 pandemic in India, she also began creating videos in Hindi.[14] In 2021, she began the podcast Love Matters, produced by The Indian Express and Deutsche Welle.[15] In December 2021, she began the Hindi sex education podcast The Sex Podcast with Leeza Mangaldas on Spotify.[16] In 2023, Meta, the company operating Instagram, restricted several Indian sex education content creators' accounts—including that of Mangaldas, who then deleted some of her content to avoid restrictions after an unsuccessful appeal.[17]

In 2022 Mangaldas founded a sexual wellness brand called Leezu's which sells massagers and lubricants.[18]

Mangaldas is a member of The Pleasure Project, an NGO that has worked alongside the World Health Organization to research sexual health.[19] [20]

The Sex Book

In October 2022, Mangaldas published her first book The Sex Book: A Joyful Journey of Self-Discovery with Harper Collins, and released an audio version on Audible.[21] Scroll.in described the book as "scientifically oriented"[22] and The Hindu described the book as "an invaluable sex-education manual that helps readers navigate and celebrate their bodies, identities and relationships."[23] According to Vogue India, "Far from the grim scientific jargon and convoluted infographics of a biology textbook, The Sex Book is a breezy read. Mangaldas is like a good friend [...] No question is too stupid, no concern too small."[24]

Honors and awards

External links

Notes and References

  1. Bhatia . Reema . October 2022 . Feminism in the Virtual Space: The Indian Context . Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis . 3 . 2 . 41 . Maitreyi College, University of Delhi.
  2. Web site: Shende . Shruti . 16 February 2022 . More to sex than reproduction . 7 February 2024 . Hindustan Times . en.
  3. Web site: Scheffler . Ian . Let's Talk About Sex on YouTube . Columbia Magazine . 8 February 2024 . en . 2022.
  4. Web site: Leeza . Mangaldas . Misogyny in India: We are all guilty . CNN . 7 February 2024 . en . 3 January 2013.
  5. Web site: About . Evoke India . 10 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150802150210/http://evokeindia.in/about/ . 2 August 2015 . 2015 . dead.
  6. Web site: The Evening of Beauty, Love, Money and Music at U S Consulate . TellyChakkar . 10 February 2024 . en . 7 December 2012.
  7. News: Adivarekar . Priya . Arty at heart . 9 February 2024 . . 4 April 2014 . en.
  8. News: Daniel . Zoe . India on Trial . 9 February 2024 . . 5 March 2013 . en-AU.
  9. News: In Her Honour . 9 February 2024 . . 26 February 2014 . en.
  10. News: Sethi . Shikha . Innovators, entertainers, disruptors, game changers: Meet GQ's Most Influential Young Indians . 10 February 2024 . GQ India . 11 February 2021 . en-IN.
  11. News: Extra Time with Leeza Mangaldas . 10 February 2024 . www.indiansuperleague.com . 5 March 2018.
  12. News: Leeza Mangaldas' YouTube channel will solve all your millennial woes, from relationships to sexuality - Elle India . 10 February 2024 . elle.in.
  13. News: Muralidharan . Siddarth . Leeza Mangaldas: ‘Some people think women should not talk about sex’ . 10 February 2024 . . 3 January 2023 . en.
  14. News: Bhura . Sneha . We pathologise our healthy bodies and desires, says online sex educator Leeza Mangaldas . 10 February 2024 . . 18 April 2021 . en.
  15. Web site: 2023-11-24 . Love Matters: How a podcast is shaping conversations on love, relationships, and more . 2024-02-07 . The Indian Express . en.
  16. News: Javalgekar . Aishwarya . 10 Must-Listen Feminist Podcasts Of 2022 . 10 February 2024 . Feminism in India . 21 December 2022.
  17. News: Singh . Rishika . ‘Account Restricted’: Sex-ed content creators fight shadowbans on social media sites . 10 February 2024 . . 7 September 2023 . en.
  18. Web site: 30 August 2023 . Sexual Wellness In India Is Undergoing A Revolution Thanks To These Inventive Brands . 7 February 2024 . IndiaTimes . en-IN.
  19. News: Nolen . Stephanie . 15 November 2022 . Bringing Sexy Back — To Fight H.I.V. . 7 February 2024 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
  20. Web site: 10 July 2023 . The Pleasure Fellowship - The Pleasure Project . 7 February 2024 . en-GB.
  21. News: Menon . Anasuya . Sex educator Leeza Mangaldas’ book aims to normalise conversations around sex . 9 February 2024 . . 9 December 2022 . en-IN.
  22. News: Debnath . Sayari . October in nonfiction: Seven recent books that offer unique perspectives on India and its people . 9 February 2024 . . 8 October 2022.
  23. News: Basu . Soma . Five health books to read in October . 10 February 2024 . . 19 October 2022 . en-IN.
  24. Web site: Shankar . Avantika . Leeza Mangaldas: "We are just supposed to reluctantly have sex—what kind of bullshit expectation is that?" . Vogue India . 7 February 2024 . en-IN . 12 November 2022.
  25. News: HT Brunch Social Media Star of The Week: Leeza Mangaldas . Kuenzang . Karishma . 10 February 2024 . . 13 March 2021 . en.
  26. Web site: Cosmopolitan India Blogger Awards 2021-22: Meet the Winners . 7 February 2024 . www.cosmopolitan.in . en.
  27. Web site: 29 April 2022 . Meet GQ's 30 Most Influential Young Indians of 2022 . 7 February 2024 . GQ India . en-IN.
  28. News: Marik . Priyam . ‘We have a population of more than a billion and yet must pretend that none of us has sex’ . 10 February 2024 . www.telegraphindia.com . 16 July 2022.
  29. News: Team . S. T. P. . Spotify’s AmplifiHer: Meet The Women Who Are Shining Bright In India’s Audio Industry . 10 February 2024 . . 8 April 2022 . en.
  30. Web site: Brilliant, Loud and Exceptional: Rolling Stone India’s Women in Creativity Gathering Brought Together the Best in Arts and Business . . 10 February 2024 . 25 May 2023.
  31. News: D'silva . Sharon . Femina’s Fab 40: Leeza Mangaldas, Sexuality Educator & Author Femina.in . 10 February 2024 . . 19 November 2023 . en.

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