T.M. Krishna is a prolific musician, author and activist who also happens to be one of Aditya’s primary Karnatik music mentors and a mentor in the creation of ISOLASHUN. In this episode T.M.K. and Aditya discuss beauty, the inherent violence and discrimination in our conditioning of beauty, the effect of social media and technology on art and beauty, pushing the sonic palate of Karnatik music, and the importance of disturbance through art.

Mythili Prakash is an acclaimed Bharatanatyam dancer and choreographer who continues to redefine and innovate her art. She also happens to be Aditya’s elder sister and mentor in ISOLASHUN. In this episode we go into this endearing brother-sister conversation about identity, culture, childhood, the importance of self-reflecting in art, and redefining beauty.

Vincenzo Lamagna is a bold, daring and ground-breaking composer and is Aditya's mentor in ISOLASHUN. In this episode we hear Vincenzo and Aditya discuss beauty, “ugliness” in art, the importance of exploring the messy contradictions and freedom from labels and genre.

Akram Khan is a world renowned dancer, choreographer and film director and Aditya’s artistic mentor and guide. In this episode we hear Akram Khan talk about how childhood adversity shaped his art, transformation through art, overcoming existing xenophobic attitudes in arts, and the potential dangers in our idea of beauty.

Aditya Prakash, a “visionary artist that has found a way to speak to everyone while speaking in his own language” (Tigran Hamasyan), releases his boundary-pushing album ISOLASHUN, on October 13, 2023. In this introductory episode, Aditya sets up the scene that allowed for him to dive deep into a new creative process that blossomed forth in ISOLASHUN.