Intro

Jasjyot is an illustrator who is inspired by an explosive neon mix of fashion, music and pop culture. His work chronicles around themes of body image, sexuality and self love. On this episode, we talk about Jasjyot’s life and his journey towards becoming the amazing artist he is now. We talk about zines, illustrations and fashion. Jasjyot shares with us some extremely personal experiences that had a formative impact on him. DISCLAIMER : The episode contains explicit content/language.
 RELEVANT LINKS Bystander by Kadak - https://bystander.kadakcollective.com Bystander Kickstarter - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bystander/the-bystander-anthology/description - Jasjyot Singh Hans - https://www.jasjyotjasjyot.com To Babes, with Love - https://www.jasjyotjasjyot.com/comics#/to-babes-with-love/ Sikhism - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikhism Sikh army - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikh_Khalsa_Army NID - http://nid.edu Deviantart - https://www.deviantart.com Jasjyot’s Blogspot - http://ultichhatri.blogspot.com Sardarni Satwant Kaur (character design by jasjyot)- A dress a day - http://ultichhatri.blogspot.com/2011/09/dress-day-30-days-of-fashion.html Surabhi Chauhan - http://lovestruckcow.com Sabyasachi Mukherjee - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabyasachi_Mukherjee Topsia, Kolkata - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topsia Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Section_377_of_the_Indian_Penal_Code Wendell Rodricks - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendell_Rodricks Manish Arora - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manish_Arora Print engineering - Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore - https://www.mica.edu M.F.A. in Illustration Practice | MICA https://www.mica.edu/graduate-programs/illustration-practice-mfa/ Zine - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zine Risograph - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Risograph Sikh Ladies in Sick Fashion - https://www.jasjyotjasjyot.com/comics#/sikh-ladies-in-sick-fashion/ Johnny Lever - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Lever Typical (problematic) representation of Sikhs in Bollywood in the 90s - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5PG8mFukic Diljit Dosanjh - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diljit_Dosanjh Cornelia Sorabji - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornelia_Sorabji Gaysi - http://gaysifamily.com Machineast on Designed this way - https://soundcloud.com/designedthisway/ando-and-fizah Kulture Shop - https://www.kultureshop.in Takashi Murakami - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takashi_Murakami Chupa Chups logo designed by Salvador Dali - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chupa_Chups Sikhs call headpiece sold by Gucci disrespectful mimicry - https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2019/may/17/sikhs-call-headpiece-sold-by-gucci-disrespectful-mimicry