In this episode, Laxmi is in conversation with poet, composer, and singer-songwriter Sameer Rahat. Uncovering the origin story of Aamad, they talk about a novel genre of music called the "Urdu Blues" that Sameer practices and various influences on his life right from his parents' poet Anjum Rehbar and poet-lyricist Rahat Indori to Jaun Elia to contemporary soundscapes of rock and film music. They also discuss the influence of Urdu on pop culture as well as indie cultures today and trace the consequences of the same on the language, form, and culture itself.

BONUS: Sameer reads two Ghazals in this episode!

You can follow Laxmi Krishnan on her Instagram handle: @literarychills
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You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.

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In this episode, Laxmi is in conversation with poet, composer, and singer-songwriter Sameer Rahat. Uncovering the origin story of Aamad, they talk about a novel genre of music called the "Urdu Blues" that Sameer practices and various influences on his life right from his parents' poet Anjum Rehbar and poet-lyricist Rahat Indori to Jaun Elia to contemporary soundscapes of rock and film music. They also discuss the influence of Urdu on pop culture as well as indie cultures today and trace the consequences of the same on the language, form, and culture itself.BONUS: Sameer reads two Ghazals in this episode!You can follow Laxmi Krishnan on her Instagram handle: @literarychills (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/literarychills/?igshid=14c6tsq7jyhjb" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.instagram.com/literarychills/?igshid=14c6tsq7jyhjb</a>)You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: <a href="https://ivm.today/android" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://ivm.today/android</a> or iOS: <a href="https://ivm.today/ios" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://ivm.today/ios</a>, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at <a href="http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://www.ivmpodcasts.com</a>Please share your feedback and suggestions to us at <a href="mailto:talktous@ivmpodcasts.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">talktous@ivmpodcasts.com</a>

Moving beyond 'Once upon a time' and 'Happily ever after', host Laxmi Krishnan explores contemporary mediums of art and its expression on our new literary show 'Lit Nama'. She talks to new age digital content creators, poets, storytellers, performers, bloggers and people reclaiming the literary scene in unique ways.

From Haikus to Open Mics, you will hear people writing their stories through mediums one cannot imagine. Tune in to the new chapter every Tuesday from 10th December onwards.

Moving beyond 'Once upon a time' and 'Happily ever after', host Laxmi Krishnan explores contemporary mediums of art and its expression on our new literary show 'Lit Nama'. She talks to new age digital content creators, poets, storytellers, performers, bloggers and people reclaiming the literary scene in unique ways.From Haikus to Open Mics, you will hear people writing their stories through mediums one cannot imagine. Tune in to the new chapter every Tuesday from 10th December onwards.

Moving beyond 'Once upon a time' and 'Happily ever after', host Laxmi Krishnan explores contemporary mediums of art and its expression on our new literary show 'Lit Nama'. She talks to new age digital content creators, poets, storytellers, performers, blo

Lit Nama

In this episode, Laxmi is in conversation with poet, composer, and singer-songwriter Sameer Rahat. Uncovering the origin story of Aamad, they talk about a novel genre of music called the "Urdu Blues"

Chapter. 22: Aamad with Sameer Rahat

Parmesh Shahani, Vice President at Godrej Industries and Lab Head at India Culture Lab is in conversation with Laxmi Krishnan on the 30th Episode of Lit Nama. Exploring the intricacies of writing about queer lives, communities, inclusion the politics of representation, they look back at queer histories and timeline of queer movement in India through the Milestones archived in Shahani's latest book Queeristan. They also discuss the future of the Queer inclusion at workplace, writing a resource and research-driven business book that is as much a memoir as an HR guide, the power of Gen Z in the movement, and their mutual love for Bombay. 

You can follow Laxmi Krishnan on her Instagram handle: @literarychills
(https://www.instagram.com/literarychills/?igshid=14c6tsq7jyhjb)

You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.

You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com

Please share your feedback and suggestions to us at talktous@ivmpodcasts.com

Parmesh Shahani, Vice President at Godrej Industries and Lab Head at India Culture Lab is in conversation with Laxmi Krishnan on the 30th Episode of Lit Nama. Exploring the intricacies of writing about queer lives, communities, inclusion the politics of representation, they look back at queer histories and timeline of queer movement in India through the Milestones archived in Shahani's latest book Queeristan. They also discuss the future of the Queer inclusion at workplace, writing a resource and research-driven business book that is as much a memoir as an HR guide, the power of Gen Z in the movement, and their mutual love for Bombay. You can follow Laxmi Krishnan on her Instagram handle: @literarychills (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/literarychills/?igshid=14c6tsq7jyhjb" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.instagram.com/literarychills/?igshid=14c6tsq7jyhjb</a>)You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: <a href="https://ivm.today/android" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://ivm.today/android</a> or iOS: <a href="https://ivm.today/ios" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://ivm.today/ios</a>, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at <a href="http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://www.ivmpodcasts.com</a>Please share your feedback and suggestions to us at <a href="mailto:talktous@ivmpodcasts.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">talktous@ivmpodcasts.com</a>

On this episode of Lit Nama, Laxmi is in conversation with Parmesh Shahani, author and Vice President at Godrej Industries, to talk about sexuality in the Indian corporate world, to talk about his new book -

Chapter. 30: Queeristan with Parmesh Shahani

On this episode of Lit Nama, Laxmi is in conversation with Behavioural Researcher, Slow Traveler, and Podcaster Utsav Mamoria where they travel through their (good and bad) memories, talking about experiences and lessons Utsav picked up on through his slow travel experiences. They also talk about the complex interstices of History, Politics, Geography and Memory, how slow travel uncovers newer truths about places and time and attempt to decode the basics of travel writing. Psst: Utsav talks about his work-in-progress book too!

You can follow Laxmi Krishnan on her Instagram handle: @literarychills
(https://www.instagram.com/literarychills/?igshid=14c6tsq7jyhjb)

You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.

You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com

Please share your feedback and suggestions to us at talktous@ivmpodcasts.com

On this episode of Lit Nama, Laxmi is in conversation with Behavioural Researcher, Slow Traveler, and Podcaster Utsav Mamoria where they travel through their (good and bad) memories, talking about experiences and lessons Utsav picked up on through his slow travel experiences. They also talk about the complex interstices of History, Politics, Geography and Memory, how slow travel uncovers newer truths about places and time and attempt to decode the basics of travel writing. Psst: Utsav talks about his work-in-progress book too!You can follow Laxmi Krishnan on her Instagram handle: @literarychills (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/literarychills/?igshid=14c6tsq7jyhjb" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.instagram.com/literarychills/?igshid=14c6tsq7jyhjb</a>)You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: <a href="https://ivm.today/android" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://ivm.today/android</a> or iOS: <a href="https://ivm.today/ios" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://ivm.today/ios</a>, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at <a href="http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://www.ivmpodcasts.com</a>Please share your feedback and suggestions to us at <a href="mailto:talktous@ivmpodcasts.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">talktous@ivmpodcasts.com</a>

On this episode of Lit Nama, Laxmi is in conversation with Behavioural Researcher, Slow Traveler, and Podcaster Utsav Mamoria where they travel through their (good and bad) memories,

Chapter. 29: Monastery in a Minefield with Utsav Mamoria

In this episode, Laxmi is in conversation with the Namrata "social media manager of mother earth" Menon who is a videographer/editor based out of Mumbai. Namrata's skill set lies in working on inclusive projects not just by participating in them but by also creating them. Be it working on-ground documenting events to protests, to using reels to talk about laws and acts - she makes the most of every space accessible. But what is the politics of this space like? If activism is a part of all walks of life, how does one rest or can one rest at all? In the eyes of collective revolutions, what do individual efforts amount up to? Tune in to hear Namrata answer all these questions and more on this episode of Lit Nama.

You can follow Laxmi Krishnan on her Instagram handle: @literarychills
(https://www.instagram.com/literarychills/?igshid=14c6tsq7jyhjb)

You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.

You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com

Please share your feedback and suggestions to us at talktous@ivmpodcasts.com

In this episode, Laxmi is in conversation with the Namrata "social media manager of mother earth" Menon who is a videographer/editor based out of Mumbai. Namrata's skill set lies in working on inclusive projects not just by participating in them but by also creating them. Be it working on-ground documenting events to protests, to using reels to talk about laws and acts - she makes the most of every space accessible. But what is the politics of this space like? If activism is a part of all walks of life, how does one rest or can one rest at all? In the eyes of collective revolutions, what do individual efforts amount up to? Tune in to hear Namrata answer all these questions and more on this episode of Lit Nama.You can follow Laxmi Krishnan on her Instagram handle: @literarychills (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/literarychills/?igshid=14c6tsq7jyhjb" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.instagram.com/literarychills/?igshid=14c6tsq7jyhjb</a>)You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: <a href="https://ivm.today/android" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://ivm.today/android</a> or iOS: <a href="https://ivm.today/ios" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://ivm.today/ios</a>, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at <a href="http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://www.ivmpodcasts.com</a>Please share your feedback and suggestions to us at <a href="mailto:talktous@ivmpodcasts.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">talktous@ivmpodcasts.com</a>

In this episode, Laxmi is in conversation with the Namrata "social media manager of mother earth" Menon who is a videographer/editor based out of Mumbai.

Chapter. 22: Aamad with Sameer Rahat

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