As a bio-tech graduate who was in the middle of her PG degree, Prasun decided one day that none of this was making any sense and headed back home to her parents to follow her passion for art. As a self-taught mandala artist, illustrator, educator and entrepreneur, Prasun has organically and painstakingly built her brand "Prasun Fine Arts" via Instagram that resonates with people from across the world. As also an art teacher for many across age groups, Prasun's mantra has always been the fact that there is no right or wrong - you simply need to have the drive to move to the next level. 

As the founder of her second venture, Gul Meripehchan, Lavanya has always listened to her heart when it's come to bringing her ideas to life. Having worked on building SkillMarathon from scratch to live her passion towards training, Lavanya has now embarked on this exciting journey on how jewellery can become part of your identity. 

"On the days that I don't feel like it, I don't show up because I believe that as leaders, it is important for us to show up with the right frame of mind for our teams" was our biggest takeaway from our conversation with Chaitali Pishay Roy of CPR Consultants. Listen in to this sparkable on Chaitali's journey as a communications professional and how she's living her purpose of providing access to good communication professionals, location no bar. 

Married young and into a joint family kept Soujanya busy for 7 years and she enjoyed all the challenges motherhood threw at her. At a time when many women sit back and tick all the boxes of life, she wanted to go out and still do something for herself. So she started her career from scratch. We hope this story inspires many other women sailing in the same boat! 

In this episode on Project Spark, co-host Pooja digs deep into why Soujanya looked for a career, and why she finds joy in what she does and they laugh together about some fun stories from pre-school! Tune in, go down memory lane and join the fun. 

The second part of Prasannavika's sparkable is all about how she managed to keep the ember that her art teacher from seventh grade alive and to have finally taken the plunge to make a business out of it. And to her, success is all about how she engages with her customers face-to-face at every opportunity she gets, resulting in a community of people who have become her cheerleaders over the years. Having consciously taken the decision to not over-market Sundarakala and herself, Prasannavika believes that every minute would rather be spent in engaging with her community and creating art that would eventually bring joy into the lives of people. 

In this two-part series with Prasannavika Raghavan, illustrator, Madhubani artist and founder of Sundarakala, we do a deep-dive on various aspects of art and how it serves as a medium of expression both, for the artist and the buyer. Having left a full-time job behind to start Sundarakala and pursue her passion for art and specifically, Madhubani, Prasannavika's journey has been about creating art for people and fill their homes with joy. 

Sucré was started by Shraddha during the pandemic but the idea of wanting to become a pastry chef was seeded back in the day when she heard a chef at the pastry kitchen in Taj, Goa tell her that women did not have what it takes to stand long hours and endure long hours of labor in the kitchen. There's been no turning back ever since and Shraddha has so much more in store for Sucré and herself in the next few years. 

As someone who believes in surrounding herself with authentic people who add value in her life and where she can be of value too, Shraddha is someone who's believed that it is first important to take care of yourself to be able to show up for others day in and day out. 

This sparkable is filled with many such golden nuggets that you're going to want to listen to it more than once. 

Your home is no more a utilitarian space; it's a place that makes the smallest and the biggest moments special, and that’s where Nestasia fits in like a glove. With the mission of bringing design and trends to one’s home, this three-year old startup was started as a side hustle that swiftly became a full-time business in no time. Listen in as we do a deep-dive with Nestasia's co-founder, Aditi Agarwal, on her love for home decor since her early years, how she kept that ember alive through the years and what the next couple of years look like for the brand. 

Anjali started learning music at the age of 6 and stayed focused by practicing at 5:30 AM every single day...when many of us are just finding our next favorite toy. This is a story of practice, patience and perseverance - the 3 P's that Anjali swears by. 

Tune in to listen to Vidushi Anjali Sriram speak to co-host Pooja Sriram about her journey, how she found her 'home' in Carnatic music, what pushes her to practice every single day and some words of wisdom for all of us. Of course, the highlight of the episode is her lovely rendition of a song at the end. 

A full-time marketer and home cook whose love for food is palpable (and contagious), Sreya has kept this spark alive for over two decades now. From replicating recipes to experimenting with unusual combinations (read miso spaghetti) and now curating her own recipes, she is working towards her cook book, titled "Table For One".