Azad Lab (Free To Speak) is a show which discusses issues that are often sidelined by the mainstream but are a cause for much anxiety for young people; Topics include puberty, masculinity, caste, marriage, love, democracy, freedoms etc. Episode producer Sabiya is a 26-year-old woman residing in New Ranjeet Nagar. She dreams of completing her education to become a teacher.

Episode 20: Education Is Important In A Girl's life

“Girls should study, become someone and be independent and should not feel less about themselves when it comes to boys.”

Producer Sabiya shares a message for educating girls by bringing in voices of women from her community who are providing education to their daughters.

Azad Lab is one of 6 shows produced as part of the Free/Dem Community Podcasts, the online avatar of the Free/Dem WhatsApp Radio run by women and girls from urban margins of Delhi.   The shows are built around ideas of gender equity, love, freedom of expression, human rights and justice. Through the podcasts community members discuss and share their lived realities. The Free/Dem Community Podcasts are produced under Ideosync's FREE/DEM initiative, which provides marginalized communities - especially women and migrants - a platform to amplify their narratives and stories using audio and video.