[6] The co-founders, Maulie Dass, Sapna Shahani and Vandana Makker, sent out a call in February 2003, and described receiving an outpouring of submissions.
[6][7][8] The first public performances in July 2003 at UC Berkeley included monologues dealing with abuse, menstruation, masturbation, orgasms, marriage, religion and political protest.
[1][3][5][6][9] According to Makker:[7] Yoni Ki Baat allows individuals who identify as women of South Asian ancestry the space to share their stories around issues that are often 'taboo' (and therefore not discussed) in our communities.
In the spirit of The Vagina Monologues, a portion of the proceeds from each show are donated to organizations that support survivors of domestic violence.
[3] In addition to South Asian Sisters' regular performances in the San Francisco Bay Area, YKB has been staged in New York City,[citation needed] Los Angeles,[10] Seattle,[11] Chicago,[12] Madison,[13] Cambridge,[14] Ann Arbor,[15] Worcester,[16] Grinnell,[17] Palo Alto[18] and Boston.