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Female self defence: Gulshen Bano

Gulshen Bano, who runs female only self defence groups around the world, joins Harleen Nottay to discuss how she went from working in a pharmacy to running this business.

Gulshen Bano, who runs female only self defence groups around the world, joins Harleen Nottay to discuss how she went from working in a pharmacy to running this business.

The pair discuss what motivated Gulshen to create such a company and how this journey even included appearing on the BBC TV show, Dragons' Den.

Produced in Birmingham by Voxwave for BBC Asian Network.

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Thu 7 May 2026 05:30
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