Storytalking with Lakshya

In episode #30 of Storytalking, Lakshya talks to David Peterson, a ‘conlanger’, aka a language creator, who has created languages for several TV shows and movies (Game Of Thrones, The 100, Netflix’ Bright, Thor: The Dark World - to name a few). David talks about the art of language invention, how he got into it, what significance languages have in society and history, how to preserve the ones that might go extinct, and how he works with the creative team behind these tv shows and films to create fictional languages. David is the author of ‘Living Language Dothraki’ and ‘Art Of Language Invention’.

In episode 29 of Storytalking, Lakshya speaks with George Supreeth, an illustrator and the Founder of Idea Sutra. George shares stories of his wins and lessons through his career in the creative arts, why he created an 'idea' agency, how he put together a nationwide visual arts community, and what got him to create 'art interventions' at pre-schools.

In episode #28 of Storytalking, Lakshya takes a break from the usual schedule to tell you about what's going on with Launchora and what we're working on now - with some very specific spoilers about what you'll see in the upcoming Launchora Store. Sign up to get a limited-time offer by clicking on the 'Shop' button on our website.

In episode #27 of Storytalking, Lakshya talks to Dave Pollot, an artist and painter from New York. Lakshya and Dave talk about Dave's influences - Star Wars, The Simpsons, Doctor Who, Rick and Morty - and how he finds a way to integrate things he loves into old thrift store paintings. They also geek out over all of those things, as Dave shares insights about how he got started, and what he's working on right now. You can check out Dave's paintings at www.davepollot.com and also follow him on Instagram and Facebook @DavePollotArt.

In episode #26 of Storytalking, Lakshya speaks with Deepak Shirur, an Executive Chef at Taj Resorts in Madikeri, India. Deepak shares insights into how he experiments with food, why Indian culture and food are world-renowned, how globalization is erasing old recipes, the books he's currently writing, and how cooking is just like any other art form that requires creativity with a topping of hit and trial.

In episode #25 of Storytalking, Lakshya speaks with Jai Unudurti, a journalist and graphic novelist from Hyderabad. Jai writes about everything from comics to culture to science fiction. He talks about his childhood and inspirations, his early career in advertising, how he got into writing graphic novels, his collaborations with different kinds of artists from around the world, and what he’s working on now. His books “Hyderabad: A Graphic Novel” and “Bangalore: A Graphic Novel” are available on Amazon.

In episode #24 of Storytalking, Lakshya speaks with writer-director Sudhish Kamath. Sudhish has been making movies for 18 years, and the episode covers pretty much all of it - starting from his first film and everything that went into making (and unmaking) it, his second film called Good Night Good Morning, the collaborative film he did with 10 other directors, his latest film which will be coming out this year, the next project he’s working on right now, and how he manages to keep his creativity alive through all of it. This episode is in partnership with Flickside.com.

In episode #23 of Storytalking, Lakshya speaks with Vidyun Sabhaney, a comic book writer who specializes in nonfiction comics. Vidyun talks about how she got interested in comic journalism, why is she drawn toward this form of storytelling, how she got started, how she makes nonfiction stories engaging and interesting, and how she put together her book ‘First Hand Graphic Non-fiction from India’, which you can find on Amazon.

In episode #22 of Storytalking, Lakshya talks to a (former) Launchora family member - Samia Mehraj, who is now a Young India Fellow at Ashoka University. They discuss what she’s studying and writing about these days, what it was like to grow up in Kashmir, how she found her inner storyteller, and what she plans to do next.

In episode #21 of Storytalking, Lakshya talks to himself! That's right - in the first of this newly-formed but may never happen again series he calls 'Just Lakshya', Lakshya asks himself questions that you've sent in, and then he answers them. Questions like - who are you? Why do you do this? How do you make stories up? Come for the self-reflection, stay for the surprises.