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  • Ep. 36: Creating what's missing with Sydney-based artist and restaurant founder Gunjan Aylawadi

    SHOWNOTES FOR EPISODE 36:

    Gunjan’s art website and instagram

    Flyover Fritterie website and instagram

    Books and other things we discussed:

    The Social Outfit (an Australian fashion label celebrating creativity & diversity, providing refugees 1st Australian jobs) where you can find Gunjan’s designs on scarves, notebooks and other cool stuff

    Podcast that Gunjan is loving right now: Good Food podcast by KCRW

    Superiority burger cookbook

    Follow us on Instagram for more on Gunjan and everything we mentioned in this episode!

    Special thanks to Varun Dhabe, Aman Moroney and the team @ Flying Carpet Productions for audio post-production engineering!

    39 min
  • Ep. 35: Growing into a leader while “doing right by people” with Arsenal Medical CEO Upma Sharma

    SHOWNOTES FOR EPISODE 35:

    Upma’s company Arsenal Medical

    Books and other things we discussed:

    Jhumpa Lahiri’s The Namesake

    Upma’s Peloton obsession (we joked she would bring one in her car to a recent

    Air fryer for instapot

    Follow us on Instagram for more on Upma and everything we mentioned in this episode!

    Special thanks to Varun Dhabe, Aman Moroney and the team @ Flying Carpet Productions for audio post-production engineering!

    40 min
  • Ep. 34: Imagining a child's view of the Partition of India with Veera Hiranandani, author of The Night Diary

    SHOWNOTES FOR EPISODE 34:

    Veera’s books on Indiebound

    Connect with Veera on instagram or her website

    Books and other things we discussed:

    Veera’s ground-breaking publisher Kokila Books

    The Bridge Home by Padma Venkatraman

    A Beautiful Lie by Irfan Master

    Veera makes Sai Bhaji on KiLitTV (recipe also in The Night Diary)

    1947 Partition Archive - an incredible resource which Veera turned to in her research

    Follow us on Instagram for more on Veera and everything we mentioned in this episode!

    Special thanks to Sagar Sarkar, Aman Moroney and the team @ Flying Carpet Productions for audio post-production engineering!

    1 hr 5 min
  • Ep. 33: Improving housing for India's urban poor with Rakhi Mehra

    SHOWNOTES FOR EPISODE 33:

    Rakhi and Marco’s social enterprise MicroHomeSolutions

    More on social enterprise and other things we discussed:

    Grameen Bank

    Banker to the Poor by Grameen Bank’s founder Muhammad Yunus

    Ashoka Fellows

    Rhodes Scholarship

    A Path with Heart: A Guide Through the Perils and Promises of Spiritual Life by Jack Kornfield

    Teaching by Heart: One Professor's Journey to Inspire by Thomas DeLong

    Follow us on Instagram for more on Rakhi and everything we mentioned in this episode!

    58 min
  • Ep. 32: Decolonizing the spice trade with Diaspora Co. founder Sana Javeri Kadri

    SHOWNOTES FOR EPISODE 32:

    Diaspora Co.’s website where you can find links to order their amazing single origin spices, and to Sana’s fantastic newsletter (highly recommended even if you’re not a spice fanatic!)

    Diaspora Co. on instagram

    Sana’s Bombay restaurant favorites:

    Soam

    Swati Snacks

    Bombay Canteen

    BOOKS and other things we discussed:

    Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

    Ants Among Elephants: An Untouchable Family and the Making of Modern India by Sujatha Gidla

    To all the boys I’ve loved before by Jenny Han

    Superhuman email app

    Follow us on Instagram for more on Sana and everything we mentioned in this episode!

    55 min
  • Ep. 31: A photographer’s love letter to Rajasthan and launching a book during the COVID-19 crisis with Christine Chitnis

    SHOWNOTES FOR EPISODE 31:

    Christine’s beautiful website where you can find links to her book and instagram account

    Order this fabulous book through her website and also here

    BOOKS and other things we discussed:

    Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

    Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

    Jhumpa Lahiri’s books

    The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy

    Fiona Caulfield’s Love Travel Guides to various cities of India

    The Perveen Mistry mysteries by Sujata Massey: The Widows of Malabar Hill and The Satapur Moonstone

    Follow us on Instagram for more on Christine and everything we mentioned in this episode!

    1 hr 10 min
  • Ep. 30: International's Women's Day Special: From robotics to plastic-free periods with Saathi Pads Founder & CEO, Kristin Kagetsu

    SHOWNOTES FOR EPISODE 30:

    Saathi Pads are chemical-free and biodegradable - they’re currently available in India directly from Saathi or here

    @saathipads on instagram

    More on Kristin from the Cartier Women’s Initiative

    BOOKS and other things we discussed:

    Cradle to Cradle by William McDonough & Michael Braungart - an important read for anyone creating new products!

    A travel guide to Ahmedabad’s Design heritage

    Art of Living

    Follow us on Instagram for more on Kristin and everything we mentioned in this episode!

    Special thanks to Aman Moroney @ Flying Carpet Productions for audio post-production engineering!

    42 min
  • Ep. 29: Postcard from London: an international childhood, romance, and motherhood with my college friend Piya Kochhar

    SHOWNOTES FOR EPISODE 29:

    F45 Training

    Quince Tree Cafe at Clifton Nurseries - so gorgeous if you’re ever in London

    BOOKS and SHOWS we discussed:

    A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan

    Ducks, Newburyport by Lucy Ellmann

    Becoming by Michelle Obama

    Succession on HBO

    Catastrophe on Amazon Prime

    Mozart in the Jungle on Amazon Prime

    Sex Education on Netflix

    Follow us on Instagram for more on Piya and everything we mentioned in this episode!

    Special thanks to Aman Moroney @ Flying Carpet Productions for audio post-production engineering!

    37 min
  • Ep. 28: Lifelong learning and leadership in Silicon Valley with Sonya Pelia

    SHOWNOTES FOR EPISODE 28:

    Learn more about Maitri and support their work here

    BOOKS we discussed:

    The 100-Year Life by Lynda Gratton & Andrew Scott

    The Disruption Mindset by Charlene Li

    Follow us on Instagram for more on Sonya and everything we mentioned in this episode!

    Special thanks to Aman Moroney @ Flying Carpet Productions for audio post-production engineering!

    52 min
  • Ep. 27: From Partition-era Lahore to contemporary Singapore with writer Akshita Nanda

    SHOWNOTES FOR EPISODE 27:

    Connect with Akshita on instagram

    Nimita’s Place on Amazon US and India

    Beauty Queens of Bishan

    OTHER BOOKS and STUFF we discussed:

    National Library of Singapore

    Esplanade Performing Arts and more in Singapore

    Terry Pratchett’s Discworld

    Lois McMaster Bujold’s Chalion Series https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780061134241

    Follow us on Instagram for more on Akshita and everything we mentioned in this episode!

    Special thanks to Aman Moroney @ Flying Carpet Productions for audio post-production engineering!

    56 min

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