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Get to Know Poorna Jagannathan

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Poorna Jagannathan brought us the story of Indian Olympic boxer and politician, Mary Kom. Poorna is an actress and the producer of "Nirbhaya" ('Fearless'), the critically-acclaimed play written and directed by Yael Farber. Based on real-life events, the play breaks the silence around sexual violence and was called by The Telegraph as one of the "most powerful pieces of theater you’ll ever see.”

© Rebel Girls Length 00:02:57 16 May 2024 Season 2 Episode 2 Age: 6-10 , 11plus Topics: Stories , History , Educational , Girl Power Country: USA Type: Episodic

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© Rebel Girls Length 00:02:57 16 May 2024 Season 2 Episode 2 Age: 6-10 , 11plus Topics: Stories , History , Educational , Girl Power Country: USA Type: Episodic

Welcome to Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls

Welcome to Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls

This is an episodic podcast, so you can listen to it in any order, but episode one is a great place to start.

Listen to episode one here

Poorna Jagannathan brought us the story of Indian Olympic boxer and politician, Mary Kom. Poorna is an actress and the producer of "Nirbhaya" ('Fearless'), the critically-acclaimed play written and directed by Yael Farber. Based on real-life events, the play breaks the silence around sexual violence and was called by The Telegraph as one of the "most powerful pieces of theater you’ll ever see.”

Poorna gained international recognition for her portrayal of a journalist in the 2011 Bollywood film "Delhi Belly" and has appeared as series regular on HBO's "The Night Of" and Netflix's "Gypsy." In 2018 she was a member of the ensemble cast of HBO's "Room 104," created by the Duplass brothers.

Most recently, Poorna plays Nalini Vishwakumar in Mindy Kaling's comedy series "Never Have I Ever." [This episode originally aired in April 2019.]

This episode of Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls is produced by Elena Favilli, Joy Fowlkes, and Meg Murnane, with writing by Grace Boyle and narration by Poorna Jagannathan. Jestine Ware edited all scripts. Sound design and original theme music by Elettra Bargiacchi. Mattia Marcelli was the sound mixer.


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