In this episode of Brown Art Network, Keerthi and Sneha interview Janani, founder of The Indian Standard - a magazine focused on normalizing the day-to-day of mental health. As they dive into conversations about how The Indian Standard came to be, her future goals with the magazine, they also talk about how cultural identity works with mental health and other topics that are prevalent in the South Asian community when talking about the importance of taking care of yourself. To view/subscribe to the magazine click here: https://theindianstandard.co/. To learn more about Janani, click here: https://www.byjanani.com/.

In this episode of Larger Than Us, Keerthi and Sneha meet with Ragini Chatterjee Branch to discuss her experiences with her relationship and marriage to her husband Neil and how she deals with the stigmas surrounding interracial relationships in the South Asian community. She also dives into how she navigates through various conversations with her partner that helped her relationship be successful. As they wrap up the conversation, Ragini ends the episode with the advice she would give to interracial couples and people starting out in their marriages after reflecting on her own.

In this episode of Brown Art Network, Sneha and Keerthi interview Nithya Gundlapali who is a Fin-Tech Consultant by day and an artist and business owner by night. Nithya’s business, MyDecorify is a website dedicated to DIY projects as well as Nithya’s beautiful illustrations and digital art, which you can also buy as prints or stickers. While they dive into her business and how she balances 2 careers, she also goes into how she found the balance in her South Asian identity as well as representation in both career fields. She wraps the episode by giving advice to all our listeners on how to take on more than 1 passion full time. To check out MyDecorify, click here: https://mydecorify.com/

In this special collaboration, Keerthi and Sneha sit down with Ara Ehamparam, co-founder of TamilCulture and myTamilDate, co-host of The Tamil Creator, and his other startup ventures in the tech space. They discuss why TamilCulture was created, how the idea of their organization came to be, and his other startup ventures he has created through his entrepreneurial spirit. While they talk about his experience, they also dive into what mindset entrepreneurs should have and advice for people looking to be founders of their own projects and startups.

Redefining ABCD was featured on TamilCulture so check out the article here: https://tamilculture.com/redefining-abcd-a-podcast-working-to-highlight-various-hyphenated-identities-in-the-south-asian-diaspora

To learn more about TamilCulture click here: https://tamilculture.com/

To listen to Ara's podcast click here: https://thetamilcreator.com/

In this episode of Brown Art Network, Sneha and Keerthi interview Krithika Rajkumar, Lawyer, and Bharatanatyam Dancer. Krithika dives into how she got started into Bharthanatyam, her experiences she took from her Arangetram, and how she views dance now and continues to grow herself as a talented artist. While she goes into her dance journey, she also gives advice to prospective dancers on how to get started in the field of expressing ideas and choreographing various dance pieces. In addition to dancing, Krithika is the Head of Legal and Compliance for a nonprofit organization called CAREspaces which aims to create safer workspaces in the Indian Arts Community. 

To view Krithika's work click here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg0_8tH--MwdC3qgFwMIcYQ and to learn more about CAREspaces, click here: https://linktr.ee/CAREspaces

In this Larger Than Us segment, Keerthi and Sneha talk about the struggles they have in terms of breaking from their insecurities and identifying what it means to have self-worth. This is a follow-up episode of the Season 1 episode that addressed the question “Am I Enough?”. While they dive into personal experiences, they reflect on ways to overcome various obstacles such as Imposter Syndrome, Anxiety, and insecurities that can affect confidence or self-esteem.

In this episode of Brown Art Network, Sneha and Keerthi interview Sachit Grover, actor and filmmaker. They dive into how he got into acting, the people who inspire him, and how he utilizes various social media and platforms to engage people with his works! He also talks about the ideation process for his short films and other works on his YouTube channel and his cool experience working in Mumbai. To view his work, check out his youtube channel with all the segments he mentions in the episode: https://www.youtube.com/sachitgrover

In this episode of Larger than Us, Keerthi and Sneha get into an intimate conversation revolving around what it means to be successful. They dive into what the South Asian community defines as success onto their children and the struggles of growing up with those expectations. They also talk about the competitive environment that the South Asian community exudes through comparing children to one another and finally, they discuss how they view success based on their past experiences and what metrics they keep in mind going forward. 

In this episode of Brown Art Network, Keerthi and Sneha talk with Tara Ashraf, creator of inbetweenamerican - a blog dedicated to talking about the various ups and downs of being a hyphenated identity. Tara uses her identity as a Pakistani American to navigate through various topics on her blog. Keerthi and Sneha ask Tara about her experiences finding that balance in her identity, ways she navigates being a blogger and communications/media professional, and advice for everyone trying to figure out how to balance all their interests and set goals in their career/life.

To read her blog, click here: https://inbetweenamerican.com/

In this episode of Larger Than Us, Priya Tahim, founder of Kaur Counseling, joins Keerthi and Sneha to dive into the conversation about what it means to have a healthy relationship and how to put yourself out there in the dating scene. While diving into what it means to have a healthy relationship with a partner, Keerthi, Sneha, and Priya also talk about why dating is a closed-off topic in the South Asian community and how to set boundaries with friends and potential partners. Check out Kaur Counseling here: https://www.kaurcounseling.org/