Ranjan Ravaliya's guest appearances

Ranjan Ravaliya

The Carolina Desi

South Asian Stories

But What Will People Say

Brown People We Know

Jessica Kumar

Yawar Charlie

Kunal Patel

Danny Tanner

Deepti Sharma

Surbhi Sahni

Rajika Bhandari

Rajiv Satyal

Payal Patel

Alingon Mitra

Keith Chow

Varsha Mathur

Vasu Sojitra

Dan Abraham

Dimple Ajmera

OwlTail

Dr. Ranjan Ravaliya is a Hindu priestess joins me to break down all things Hinduism. Hindu wedding traditions, conversion, what's "against" the religion, period stigma, living together before marriage, interfaith weddings, LGBTQ+ relationships, disownment, and more! Follow Ranjan on IG @TheNewEnglandPriestTune into Prime &amp; PrejudiceBWWPS Guest ApplicationDishaMazepa.comSHOP: Disha Mazepa Designs on EtsyBe sure to SUBSCRIBE &amp; LEAVE US A REVIEW if you enjoyed the show. Follow me on Instagram @Disha.MazepaLike the show on FB here. Music by: Crexwell Episodes available on iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcast, Stitcher, and Overcast.Support the show

<a href="https://www.instagram.com/thenewenglandpriest/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dr. Ranjan Ravaliya</a> is a Hindu priestess joins me to break down all things Hinduism. Hindu wedding traditions, conversion, what's "against" the religion, period stigma, living together before marriage, interfaith weddings, LGBTQ+ relationships, disownment, and more! Follow Ranjan on IG <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thenewenglandpriest/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@TheNewEnglandPriest</a> Tune into <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3D4Fvdq8kyyOSAYaOIAZ18?si=b42495b6ad4f42ba" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Prime &amp; Prejudice</a> <a href="https://forms.gle/LbpCXUFSjr5Ja5yRA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BWWPS Guest Application</a> <a href="https://www.dishamazepa.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DishaMazepa.com</a> SHOP: <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/DishaMazepaDesigns" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Disha Mazepa Designs on Etsy</a> Be sure to SUBSCRIBE &amp; LEAVE US A REVIEW if you enjoyed the show. Follow me on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/disha.mazepa/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@Disha.Mazepa</a> Like the show on FB <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BWWPS" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here.</a> Music by: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/crexell.wav/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Crexwell</a> Episodes available on iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcast, Stitcher, and Overcast. <a href="http://Patreon.com/BWWPS" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>

Hinduism, A Lifestyle with The New England Priest, Dr. Ranjan Ravaliya

Brown People We Know, hosted by Suraj Kandukuri, is an interview podcast with South Asian Americans taking non-traditional career and lifestyle paths. By sharing these stories, the podcast aims to break down stereotypes about South Asians and to reduce social pressures from within the diaspora community to take a certain path. In this episode, Suraj interviews Ranjan Ravaliya who is a retired engineer who earned her PhD in Chemistry in India during the 1980’s. At 62, she decided to come out of retirement by visiting Haridwar in India and training to become a priestess. Today, at 67, she goes by the moniker The New England Priest as she officiates weddings. In this episode, Ranjan shared the story of her family leaving Tanzania during Idi Amin’s time and about earning the nickname “Rapid Ranjan” as she hiked Kilimanjaro years later. They talk about her decision to pursue higher education despite her father’s wishes, and the funny way that she convinced him to pay for it. And she reflected on parenting as a single mother of two and what she sees her role as a grandparent today.

Brown People We Know, hosted by Suraj Kandukuri, is an interview podcast with South Asian Americans taking non-traditional career and lifestyle paths. By sharing these stories, the podcast aims to break down stereotypes about South Asians and to reduce social pressures from within the diaspora community to take a certain path. In this episode, Suraj interviews Ranjan Ravaliya who is a retired engineer who earned her PhD in Chemistry in India during the 1980’s. At 62, she decided to come out of retirement by visiting Haridwar in India and training to become a priestess. Today, at 67, she goes by the moniker The New England Priest as she officiates weddings. In this episode, Ranjan shared the story of her family leaving Tanzania during Idi Amin’s time and about earning the nickname “Rapid Ranjan” as she hiked Kilimanjaro years later. They talk about her decision to pursue higher education despite her father’s wishes, and the funny way that she convinced him to pay for it. And she reflected on parenting as a single mother of two and what she sees her role as a grandparent today.

PODSWAP: Brown People We Know (Ranjan Ravaliya)

Ranjan is a retired engineer who earned her PhD in Chemistry in India during the 1980’s. At 62, she decided to come out of retirement by visiting Haridwar in India and training to become a priestess. Today, at 67, she goes by the moniker The New England Priest as she officiates weddings. It was interesting to hear about her motivation for becoming a priestess and how she has adapted her learnings from Haridwar for the unique weddings that she conducts in America. For example, interfaith weddings.In this episode, Ranjan shared the story of her family leaving Tanzania during Idi Amin’s time and about earning the nickname “Rapid Ranjan” as she hiked Kilimanjaro years later. We talk about her decision to pursue higher education despite her father’s wishes, and the funny way that she convinced him to pay for it. And she reflected on parenting as a single mother of two and what she sees her role as a grandparent today.

Ranjan is a retired engineer who earned her PhD in Chemistry in India during the 1980’s. At 62, she decided to come out of retirement by visiting Haridwar in India and training to become a priestess. Today, at 67, she goes by the moniker The New England Priest as she officiates weddings. It was interesting to hear about her motivation for becoming a priestess and how she has adapted her learnings from Haridwar for the unique weddings that she conducts in America. For example, interfaith weddings. In this episode, Ranjan shared the story of her family leaving Tanzania during Idi Amin’s time and about earning the nickname “Rapid Ranjan” as she hiked Kilimanjaro years later. We talk about her decision to pursue higher education despite her father’s wishes, and the funny way that she convinced him to pay for it. And she reflected on parenting as a single mother of two and what she sees her role as a grandparent today.

Ranjan Ravaliya - Retired Chemist on Becoming a Priestess at 62 & Her Family Fleeing Africa During Idi Amin