Our guest for this episode - Adrija Jana is a renowned writer and artist. She is a passionately creative writer based in India. She mostly creates poetry pieces based on her personal experiences as well as social issues she is passionate about. Her work mostly revolves around protest against period poverty, marital rape and advocating for freedom of choice. She is inspired by writers such as Margaret Mitchell and Rupi Kaur, as well as the minutiae of everyday life. Apart from being a writer, Adrija is also a Spoken Word Artist, Theatrecian, Filmmaker and creative researcher, and all her work is woven together by common themes. She believes that creative pieces that let the innate imperfection shine through truly touch hearts.
In this episode, with host Arnav Madan, she discusses the stigma around pursuing humanities in societies such as India. She talks about how there are successful and fulfilling career options in every field if looked at with and open mind and that teachers and parents play important roles in children accepting that.
Adrija and Arnav discuss the link between science and arts and how each make the other more acceptable and understood. With real life examples of experiments and presentations, the two illustrate what art and science can achieve together and the importance of the letter "A" in the word STEAM.