Tarang Chawla is most recognised for his work as an activist against gender-based violence — but if you ask him, it’s something he wishes he didn’t have to do. In this episode, you’ll hear about Tarang’s journey from profound loss to impactful activism, and how above all, his voice isn’t the one that needs to be heard.
In this SBS podcast episode, you’ll hear about Tarang’s journey from profound loss to impactful activism, and how above all, his voice isn’t the one that needs to be heard. The voices he wants to amplify are the voices of victims of gender based violence like his sister Nikita Chawla, and those misrepresented by mainstream media.
About Tarang
Tarang is an award-winning keynote speaker, writer, advocate and recovering lawyer.
Tarang serves as Commissioner at the Victorian Multicultural Commission where he works to bring the voices and lived experiences of culturally diverse people to policymakers. He is also the co-founder of Not One More Niki, a grassroots non-profit working to end men’s violence against women named in memory of his younger sister Nikita who was murdered by her partner in 2015.
Tarang is also a sessional academic at Monash University where he teaches across the School of Sociology and Social Sciences, Politics and International Relations, and the Centre for Media, Film and Journalism.
Tarang wrote, produced and hosted the acclaimed podcast There’s No Place Like Home. Earlier, Tarang was a founding board member of the Victim Survivors’ Advisory Council (VSAC) alongside 2015 Australian of the Year, Rosie Batty, where he advised both state and federal governments on family violence reform.
Tarang is a non-executive director on the boards of the Australian Republic Movement (ARM), Gender and Disaster Australia and is a Trust Advisor to the Greater Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust (GMCT).
He is a former Young Australian of the Year Finalist, twice listed as one of the Top 25 Most Influential People working for Social Change and named as one of Australia’s Top 40 Under 40 Most Influential Asian-Australians.
Tarang is a frequent media commentator on social issues from mental health, masculinities, gender equality, racism, politics and Indo-Australian relations. His work can be seen on all Australian media outlets as well as on the BBC, CNN and Times of India.
Tarang calls Melbourne home, where he lives with his stubborn bulldog Habibi and spends his spare time obsessing over tie knots, polishing shoes and rating the men’s outfits at The Oscars.
