About Us

Ek means one and stems from Eka, a word from the ancient Sanskrit language.

EkWomen is a digital media and community-building platform, which integrates audio and visual content with an aim to bring together women of the South Asian diaspora.

Women of the diaspora represent an underserved minority with different cultures, backgrounds, countries, and ethnicities. The EkWomen podcasts feature women who have risen above challenges and found success. The platform, powered by JetSynthesys, has been conceived by Medha Jaishankar and Monika Patel.

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Our Hosts & Producers

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LA based, Medha Jaishankar is a Film and TV producer who’s facilitated the development and release of Films and TV Content – both in the US and India. She has lived in 8 countries and speaks 4 languages. Medha has worked closely with companies such as BBC World, MTV, SONY, Reliance, The Mahindras and JetSynthesys, and currently advises media startups founded by notable Hollywood talent. She also serves as a mentor to female filmmakers, and runs workshops for notable creative industry organizations.

New York based, Monika Patel has over 25 years experience as a journalist with numerous publications. She has worked as a digital content content manager and interviewer at JetSynthesys for over five years and hosted numerous episodes for the web series “Daily Hinduism.” On her podcast, Mata Monique, she explains the science, symbolism and significance of Hindu philosophy. Monika also conducted a series of interviews, on yoga, with Rajshree Tupe for the Shriyog app. Monika dreams of a future that includes a stack of books, a fridgeful of New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc, sun streaming through her window as she reads and writes. With her two grown sons charting their own course she’s free to pursue her mantra: it’s one life, enjoy. And she’s doing just that.

Monika Patel

Monika Patel

Content Strategy