Desi Off-Duty

What's good guys? It's your girls with NRI Passports! Here's this week's dose of unfiltered and unapologetic takes Desi GUESTS! We dive into living with flatmates, Sit back, sip your chai and enjoy!

What's good guys? It's your girls with NRI Passports! Here's this week's dose of unfiltered and unapologetic takes on the Bollywood 2000's!! We're here with the ULTIMATE tier list of movies we've grown up with. We know this may be a controversial one so feel free to roast us in the comments. Sit back, sip your chai and enjoy!

What's good guys? It's your girls with NRI Passports! Here's this week's dose of unfiltered and unapologetic takes on the second season of Bridgerton and Love is Blind and also the hotly debated Shakun Batra release, Gehraiyaan!  Sit back, sip your chai and enjoy!New episodes every other week!

What's good guys? It's your girls with NRI Passports! Here's this week's dose of unfiltered and unapologetic takes on Conspiracy theories!  We discuss indian conspiracy theories, Mandela effects, a glitch in the system caught on camera and much more! Sit back, sip your chai and enjoy!New episodes out Every Wednesday! 

What's good guys? It's your girls with NRI Passports! Here's this week's dose of unfiltered and unapologetic takes on DATING but this time as a brown guy! We discuss the differences between the experiences Desi Guys have VS Desi Girls with a special Guest @Jeh Vas! So sit back, sip your chai and enjoy!

What's good guys? It's your girls with NRI Passports! Plug your earphones in cuz this week we are discussing Bollywood music! From some of the most controversial Bollywood songs to hidden double meanings 

What's good guys? It's your girls with NRI Passports! Here's this week's dose of unfiltered and unapologetic takes on University!  We dive into living with flatmates, Sit back, sip your chai and enjoy!DISCLAIMER: We don't intend on disrespecting any culture or community, all opinions expressed are purely our own and it's all just in good fun!

What's good guys? It's your girls with NRI Passports! Here's this week's dose of unfiltered and unapologetic takes on dating turn on and offs!  We discuss the significance behind the red flag emojis you've been seeing everywhere and the green flags for us desi gyals when it comes to dating!  Sit back, sip your chai and enjoy!DISCLAIMER: We don't intend on disrespecting any culture or community, all opinions expressed are purely our own and it's all just in good fun!

What's good guys? It's your girls with NRI Passports! We are back from our little break and we're ready!  We discuss ALL the happenings in the last 4 months from Never Have I Ever, Love Island and the Raj Kundra drama oop. Here are our takes so sit back, sip your chai and enjoy!New episodes out Every Wednesday! 

What's good guys? It's your girls with NRI Passports! Here’s this week’s dose of unfiltered and unapologetic takes on KHANA aka FOOD! We discuss our favourite Indian dishes and funny food habits that we Desi's have. Keep your stomachs and pudina ready because this is a yummy one! Sit back, sip your chai and enjoy!New episodes out Every Wednesday! DISCLAIMER: We don't intend on disrespecting any culture or community, all opinions expressed are purely our own and it's all just in good fun!

What's good guys? It's your girls with NRI Passports! Here’s this week’s dose of unfiltered and unapologetic takes on our most binged platform Netflix! We'll discuss, review and share what we enjoyed or even disliked on the "big" screen! To add to our episodes is a new segment Bhakwaas or Jhakaas, where we take inspiration from topics that are circulating on WhatsApp orrrrrr the weekly update on Viral Bhayani's Insta feed! So sit back, sip your chai and enjoy!New episodes out Every Week!DISCLAIMER: We don't intend on disrespecting any culture or community, all opinions expressed are purely our own and it's all just in good fun!

What's good guys? It's your girls with NRI Passports! Here’s this week’s dose of unfiltered and unapologetic takes on our most requested topic yet, DATING! We discuss the sneaky behaviour, sly tactics and courage it takes to date as a brown girl. So sit back, sip your chai and enjoy!New episodes out Every Wednesday! DISCLAIMER: We don't intend on disrespecting any culture or community, all opinions expressed are purely our own and it's all just in good fun!

What's good guys? It's your girls with NRI Passports! Here’s this week’s dose of unfiltered and unapologetic takes on Colourism, Appearance-based stereotypes and Body-shaming! Whilst a good banter session is a must, addressing these topics are all but necessary - especially when the colour of your skin feels more judged than a TSA Screening. So sit back, sip your chai and enjoy!We don't intend on disrespecting any culture or community, all opinions expressed are purely our own - The nature of this episode is highly sensitive,and we, Desi Off - Duty under no circumstances want to undermine or discredit any person's experience or personal circumstance, we would like to reiterate that the episode focuses solely on our experience and any correlation otherwise is unintentional.

What's good guys? It's your girls with NRI Passports! Here’s this week’s dose of light-hearted, unfiltered and unapologetic takes on the Big Fat Indian Weddings! COVID or Not, Desi weddings still live on, from the Uncle that took Open Bars too seriously to outrageously funny wedding photoshoots, we’ve covered it all! So sit back, sip your chai and enjoy!We don't intend on disrespecting any culture or community, all opinions expressed are purely our own and it's all just in good fun!New Episodes Every Wednesday!

Here’s this week's dose of light-hearted, unfiltered and unapologetic takes on 2020. We are working on a lot of exciting and new things for Desi Off-Duty, especially since you guys have been showing us so much love! So today's episode we thought it would be a good idea to kick it back and do a review of 2020 as a year - In terms of our own personal realisations, experience and coping mechanisms as well as things that have played out around us. So this way yall can get to know ur NRI girls a little more! This is Desi Off Duty the podcast, so sit back, sip your chai and enjoy!

Here’s this week's dose of light-hearted, unfiltered and unapologetic takes on Superstitions! On today's episode, we're blessing you guys with 7 years of Good Luck and by listening to this podcast you will get exactly that! From breaking glasses, quite literally to eating yoghurt and sugar before exams for good luck (but really you just didn't revise), we've covered it all! This is Desi Off Duty the podcast, so sit back, sip your chai and enjoy! Before we start, we wanna be very clear, we don’t intend on disrespecting any person, culture and community, and it’s all in good fun. Also please bear with the sound quality, our Mic’s clearly weren’t cooperating….just like most of our lehenga fittings!

Here’s this week's dose of light-hearted, unfiltered and unapologetic takes on Diwali!, another way of describing it is, basically a brown Christmas, except our Santa is actually a drunk uncle fighting over the last chicken tikka piece.This is Desi Off Duty the podcast, so sit back, blast the fireworks and enjoy! Before we start, we wanna be very clear, we don’t intend on disrespecting any person, culture and community, and it’s all in good fun.

Here’s this week's dose of many happy returns of the day or as y’all non - desi’s know it as, Birthdays! This is Desi off duty the podcast, So blow your candles, cut the cake and enjoy!Before we start, we wanna be very clear, we don’t intend on disrespecting any person, culture and community, and it’s all in good fun. So this episode we wanted to dive into all the unique, desi, and fun things we have done and have been doing during our birthdays! From traditions that have been carried on for years to birthday parties that get a little crazy!

Here's this week's dose of light-hearted, unfiltered and unapologetic takes on Spooky Season aka Halloween. This is Desi off duty the podcast, so sit back, sip ur chai and don’t wet the bed.Before we start, we wanna be very clear, we don’t intend on disrespecting any person, culture and community, and it’s all in good fun.On today’s episode, we want to get into the Halloween vibes and speak about all the things that haunted us as kids aside from mum's beatings. From unique costume ideas to pant- sh*tting urban legends and stories, we discussed (whispered) about it all.

Here’s this week's dose of light-hearted, unfiltered and unapologetic takes on that yearly trip to the motherland - Indiaa! This is Desi off duty the podcast So check - in your bags, sit back, sip ur Bisleri water and enjoy.Before we start, we wanna be very clear, we don’t intend on disrespecting any person, culture and community, and it’s all in good fun.On today’s episode, we’re travelling back to that annual holiday to India, with overpacked suitcases, anti-diarrhoea pills and no travel insurance - which you’re gonna need after experiencing Indian Traffic.

Here’s this week's dose of light-hearted, unfiltered and unapologetic takes on The Indian entertainment we watched while growing up AKA Bollywood. This is Desi Off - Duty the podcast, so sit back, sip your chai and enjoy! Before we start, we wanna be very clear, we don’t intend on disrespecting any person, culture and community, and it’s all in good fun.On today's episode, we will be revisiting 'n' rehashing some of the Bollywood memories while growing up. We may have just discovered that we had a one-dimensional relationship with Shahrukh Khan in the 2000s. From unrealistic expectations to flawed logic, we’re here to talk about it all. So grab your front row tickets, tell that Aunty to put her phone on silent, sit back, sip ur chai and enjoy.

Here’s this week's dose of light-hearted, unfiltered and unapologetic takes on School! This is Desi Off Duty the podcast, so sit back, sip your chai and enjoy! Before we start, we wanna be very clear, we don’t intend on disrespecting any person, culture and community, and it’s all in good fun.On today's episode, we will be throwing it back to our high school days with some nostalgic memories of the unique experiences we've had as Desi girls surviving school. For the majority of kids, school is about bantering around with friends but us, Desi Kids? We dealt with heavy tiffin boxes and the weekly champi treatments….oh and of-course getting good grades. Also please bear with the sound quality, our Mic’s clearly weren’t cooperating….just like most of our lehenga fittings.

Here is this week's dose of light-hearted, unfiltered and unapologetic takes on Indian Parlours. From threading to waxing we’ve covered it all. This is Desi Off Duty the podcast, so sit back, sip your chai and enjoy! Before we start, we wanna be very clear, we don’t intend on disrespecting any person, culture and community, and it’s all in good fun.The episode focuses on the experiences we faced with The OG Skincare consultants (AKA PARLOUR LADIES). We'll be talking about moments that we’ve all faced at that bi-weekly appointment which keeps our face glowin' and brows poppin'.

Here’s this week's dose of light-hearted, unfiltered and unapologetic takes on Our favourite Indian Aunties. This is your first episode of Desi Off - Duty so sit back, sip your chai and enjoy! Before we start, we want to be very clear, we don’t intend on disrespecting any person, culture and community, and it’s all in good fun.In the first episode, we will be discussing the blessing we have as a desi kid, to be surrounded by these legendary women - Indian Aunties! They are a part of every Desi kid’s life and you must have encountered some of them at least once. We have collected some fun observations over the years and want to share with you some of our experiences. Let's get into it!

We’re here with our light-hearted, unfiltered and unapologetic takes on all the funny relatable experiences that we’ve faced being a Desi. This is the Desi Off Duty Podcast hosted by Shiv and Drish.The episodes will drop every Sunday evening, so there’s that much needed pick me up for when the weekend ends. So warm up your late-night Haldi milk or early morning cha and plugin. Make sure to also follow us on Instagram at @DesiOffDuty for the latest updates and extra bit of banter.