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== Early life and education ==
== Early life and education ==
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Mangaldas was born in Bangalore, India to her father, an architect and her mother, an interior designer and photographer.<ref name="reproduction">{{Cite web |last=Shende |first=Shruti |date=16 February 2022 |title=More to sex than reproduction |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/relationships/more-to-sex-than-reproduction-101645035623641.html |access-date=7 February 2024 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> She spent her childhood in Goa.<ref name="biographies">{{Cite web |title=Leeza Mangaldas |url=https://www.harpercollins.com/blogs/authors/leeza-mangaldas-0026578 |access-date=7 February 2024 |website=Harper Collins}}</ref> She studied English literature and visual art at Colombia University in New York<ref>{{cite web |last1=Scheffler |first1=Ian |title=Let's Talk About Sex on YouTube |url=https://magazine.columbia.edu/article/lets-talk-about-sex-youtube |website=Columbia Magazine |access-date=8 February 2024 |language=en |date=2022}}</ref><ref name="biographies" />


== Career ==
== Career ==

Revision as of 10:17, 8 February 2024

Leeza Mangaldas is an Indian sex educator, videographer, podcaster and actress.[1] Mangaldas is the founder of Intimacy brand Leezu's and has been described as "India's top sexuality educator" by Deutsche Welle.[2]

Early life and education

Mangaldas was born in Bangalore, India to her father, an architect and her mother, an interior designer and photographer.[3] She spent her childhood in Goa.[4] She studied English literature and visual art at Colombia University in New York[5][4]

Career

After completing her studies, Mangaldas lived in Mumbai for 10 years, working in film, TV and digital media.[3] She had the leading role in the 2014 musical thriller film W.[6]

Mangaldas' work focuses on female sexuality.[7] Mangaldas began making sex education content on YouTube in 2017 and was motivated to begin her work in her role as a resident advisor in college where she was in charge of conducting consent training workshops as well as educating peers about safer sex practices.[3] Upon moving back to Mumbai she felt that there were few platforms contextualized to India about sex and started to make content in both English and Hindi alongside working as a television presenter.[3] As of February 2024 she had 1.7 million YouTube subscribers and one million Instagram followers.[citation needed]

Mangaldas is the presenter of the "Love Matters with Leeza Mangaldas" podcast, produced by The Indian Express and DW,[2] and of the Spotify exclusive podcast "The Sex Podcast" in Hindi.[8][9]

On 17 October, 2022 Mangaldas published her first book The Sex Book: A Joyful Journey of Self-Discovery with Harper Collins India.[10] The book was positively received in a Vogue India article.[11]

In 2022 Mangaldas founded a sexual wellness brand called Leezu's which sells massagers and lubricants.[12]

Recognition

Mangaldas is UN Women Ally and a recipient of a Fellowship with the Pleasure Project, an NGO that has worked alongside the World Health Organization to research sexual health.[13][14]

She was named in Rolling Stone India's 'Women in Creativity' Power List in 2023[15] as well as Femina's Fab 40 for 2023 list. In 2022 she was named on GQ's list of the 30 Most Influential Young Indians[16] as well as Cosmopolitan's India Blogger Awards as Sexual Health Influencer of the Year.[17]

References

  1. ^ Leeza, Mangaldas (30 December 2012). "Misogyny in India: We are all guilty". CNN. Retrieved 7 February 2024. Leeza Mangaldas is an actress based in Mumbai. She is also the founder of Evoke India, a forum for idea-sharing and open dialogue in India. Follow her on Twitter and Facebook.
  2. ^ a b "Love Matters with Leeza Mangaldas". dw.com. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d Shende, Shruti (16 February 2022). "More to sex than reproduction". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Leeza Mangaldas". Harper Collins. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  5. ^ Scheffler, Ian (2022). "Let's Talk About Sex on YouTube". Columbia Magazine. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  6. ^ Mandal, Sanghamitra (18 March 2014). "Box Office: Bewakoofiyaan Is Lacklustre, W Verges On Stereotype". Business Insider. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  7. ^ Bhatia, Reema (October 2022). "Feminism in the Virtual Space: The Indian Context" (PDF). Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis. 3 (2): 41 – via Maitreyi College, University of Delhi.
  8. ^ "Love Matters: How a podcast is shaping conversations on love, relationships, and more". The Indian Express. 24 November 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  9. ^ Muralidharan, Siddarth (3 January 2023). "Leeza Mangaldas: 'Some people think women should not talk about sex'". Frontline. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  10. ^ "World Sexual Health Day 2022: new upcoming publication, 'The Sex Book'". nepalnews.com. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  11. ^ Shankar, Avantika (12 November 2022). "Leeza Mangaldas: "We are just supposed to reluctantly have sex—what kind of bullshit expectation is that?"". Vogue India. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  12. ^ "Sexual Wellness In India Is Undergoing A Revolution Thanks To These Inventive Brands". IndiaTimes. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  13. ^ Nolen, Stephanie (15 November 2022). "Bringing Sexy Back — To Fight H.I.V." The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  14. ^ "The Pleasure Fellowship - The Pleasure Project". 10 July 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  15. ^ Khan, Zeba (22 May 2023). "Rolling Stone India launches 'Women in Creativity' power list ft 25 artists, entrepreneurs". WION. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  16. ^ Nast, Condé (29 April 2022). "Meet GQ's 30 Most Influential Young Indians of 2022". GQ India. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  17. ^ "Cosmopolitan India Blogger Awards 2021-22: Meet the Winners - Cosmopolitan India". www.cosmopolitan.in. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
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