Azad Lab (Free To Speak) is a show which discusses issues that are often side-lined 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 Hemlata is an 18-year-old girl who actively caters to the digital needs of her community members. She finds her interest in photography and documents moments to tell stories.

Episode 23: Kamane Ka Maza

“I should have a house in my name. I should have an Identity."

Producer Hemlata brings in aspirations, feelings and experiences of women and girls from Tajpur Pahari who earn and are self-dependant. Hemlata shares her desires which she will fulfil after becoming independent.

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.