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  • Ep. 26: Kick off the holiday season with a peek behind the curtain of ballerina Sudarsna Mukund's life

    SHOWNOTES FOR EPISODE 26:
    Sudarsna’s website https://www.sudarsna.com/ and instagram https://www.instagram.com/sudarsnak/?hl=en
    Urban Nutcracker - read more about the show and buy your tickets now! http://urbannutcracker.com/

    BOOKS and OTHER STUFF we discussed:
    To Dance by Siena Cherson Siegel and Mark Siegel - a graphic memoir which captures a dancer’s life beautifully (Mark Siegel is also the creator of the fab 5 Worlds graphic novel series that my daughter and I love) https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781481486644
    Life in Motion Misty Copeland’s memoir https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781481479790
    Firebird kid picture book by Misty Copeland https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780399166150
    Lush Cosmetics https://www.lushusa.com/
    I just picked up this YA novel (in verse!) from a Bharatnatyam dancer’s perspective: A Time to Dance by Padma Venkatraman https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780147514400

    Follow us on Instagram for more on Sudarsna and everything we discussed in this episode! https://www.instagram.com/theindianeditpodcast/

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

    53 min
  • Ep. 25: Challenging gender stereotypes with brand strategist and Cheil India COO Atika Malik

    SHOWNOTES FOR EPISODE 25:

    Follow us on instagram for more on Atika!

    The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity where Atika spoke on Awakening the Lioness - read more about the panel here

    BOOKISH STUFF we discussed:

    SPQR A History of Ancient Rome by Mary Beard

    The Jaipur Literature Festival (take virtual trip there with Shuchi Saraswat on Ep 16)

    Follow us on Instagram for more on Kanchan and everything we discussed in this episode!

    Special thanks to Ridhi Chowfla for the introduction to Atika and to Yoshobant Badatya & Aman Moroney @ Flying Carpet Productions for audio post-production engineering!

    38 min
  • Ep. 24: Chief Spice Mama Kanchan Koya is back to boost your health (and Instagram following!) this Fall

    SHOWNOTES FOR EPISODE 24:

    Chief Spice Mama on instagram and iTunes

    BOOKS and PRODUCTS we discussed:

    Atomic Habits by James Clear

    Diaspora Co and Burlap and Barrel for all your spice needs! (Don’t miss Kanchan’s discount code on the episode!)

    Saint Jane Luxury CBD Beauty Serum

    Tata Harper natural skincare

    Follow us on Instagram for more on Kanchan and everything we discussed in this episode!

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

    52 min
  • Ep. 23: Exploring cultural and family ties through art with illustrator and designer Meenal Patel

    SHOWNOTES FOR EPISODE 23:

    Meenal’s beautiful website where you can find her books and some gorgeous photos, including some of her lovely work space.

    Priya Dreams of Marigolds and Masala on Amazon

    Please support the Kickstarter for What Color is My Hijab? by Hudda Ibrahim, which Meenal illustrated!!

    Other books and podcasts we discussed:

    Nimita’s Place - our book club pick by Akshita Nanda, who will be on soon!

    The Unlikely Adventures of the Shergill Sisters by Balli Kaur Jaswal

    Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows by Balli Kaur Jaswal (how could I forget a title like that!?)

    Find Your Artistic Voice by Lisa Congdon

    Art for your Ear podcast

    Hidden Brain podcast

    Follow us on Instagram for more on Meenal and everything we discussed in this episode! Her instagram page is @meenal_land

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

    1 hr 5 min
  • Ep. 22: Best of Summer: what to watch, read, hear (and eat) with producer Priya Giri Desai

    SHOWNOTES FOR EPISODE 22:

    The pilot Episode of the podcast with Priya

    More on Priya’s work with the India Center here

    Lovesick The Film

    TV Shows we discussed:

    Amazon’s Made in Heaven

    Amazon’s Mirzapur

    Amazon’s Four more Shots Please

    Netflix’s Sacred Games

    Little Lunch on Netflix

    Yeh Meri Family on Netflix

    FILMS we discussed:

    IFFLA’s 2019 line-up

    Hamid on Netflix

    Andhadhun on Netflix

    The Odds by Megha Ramaswamy

    Chippa

    Photograph on Amazon

    BOOKS and PODCASTS we discussed:

    Women’s work by Megan Stack

    The Dream podcast

    Long Distance Call podcast

    Dispatch to a Friend podcast

    Molly of Denali podcast

    The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel podcast

    Ottolenghi’s Simple

    Follow us on Instagram for more on Priya and everything we discussed in this episode!

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

    49 min
  • Ep. 21: From ancient cultures to modern masterpieces: the story of Artem Jewelry with Sadhna Gupta Brown

    SHOWNOTES FOR EPISODE 21:

    Follow Sadhna at Artem Jewelry online and on instagram

    Her Future Coalition in Kolkata

    Bernini’s Apollo and Daphne at the Villa Borghese

    Daphne du Maurier’s Don’t Look Now and Rebecca

    Richard Wright’s Black Boy

    Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale

    The Handmaid’s Tale on Hulu (not Netflix!! I now have something in common with a US Christian fundamentalist group that also assumed all good TV is now on Netflix)

    Dear Joan & Jericha podcast and why the Economist thinks you need to listen

    Hi-Fi- Grays Pastel Sticks

    Follow us on Instagram for more on Sadhna and everything else we discussed in this episode!

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

    47 min
  • Ep. 20: The life and times of artist Amrita Sher-Gil, with children's author Anita Vachharajani

    SHOWNOTES FOR EPISODE 20:

    Anita’s website which has a page devoted to the book

    Amrita Sher-gil, Rebel with a Paintbrush’s page on Instagram and Facebook

    The book on Amazon in the US and India

    Anita’s reflections on the Soviet kids books and Target magazine that she credits as major influences

    The brilliant Possession by A.S. Byatt

    A.K. Ramanujan’s poetry

    Bilingual poet Arun Kolatkar’s Jejuri

    Kiran Nagarkar ‘s Ravan and Eddie & Cuckold

    Amitav Ghosh’s In an Antique Land

    Follow us on Instagram for more on Anita, Amrita and everything else we discussed in this episode!

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

    1 hr 8 min
  • Ep. 19: On nostalgia, art, and knowing when to pause - with Rajovilla creator Joya Logue

    SHOWNOTES FOR EPISODE 19:

    Joya on Instagram @Rajovilla and her website Joya Logue

    Case for Making watercolors and more in San Francisco

    Charles Reid’s watercolor books

    Cincinnati’s Contemporary Arts Center

    Joya’s current favorite camera the Fujifilm X-T20

    Daily Rituals by Mason Currey

    Raw Mango

    Anavila

    Follow us on Instagram for more on Joya and the places, events and work we discussed in this episode!

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

    1 hr 8 min

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