Lit Nama
Lit Nama
Playlist by Lit NamaMoving 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…Follow the podcast:
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Chapter. 30: Queeristan with Parmesh Shahani
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 histo…
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Chapter. 29: Monastery in a Minefield with Utsav Mamoria
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 t…
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Chapter. 28: Radxbone with Namrata Menon
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 do…
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Chapter. 27: Soopified with Saurabh Singh
On this episode of Lit Nama, Laxmi is joined by Saurabh Singh aka Art.Soopified who is an artist, illustrator, caricaturist, and a graphic designer at Social Samosa. Talking about Saurabh's journey as a self-taught artist, they talk about being an artist in times where plagiarism goes hand in hand …
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Chapter. 26: SwapBook! with Pravin Subramanian
Reading is often looked at as a solitary exercise. How do you let someone in on the fictional world that exists in your head - a place you have made your self home at, at your own accord? But what if there more people that think like you, more worlds that exist and you'd get a chance to see how sim…
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Chapter. 25: Brave New World with Chaitsi Ahuja
As conversations around Climate Change and Global Warming have made their way into living rooms across the globe, it is natural to wonder what can one do (apart from holding corporations accountable) on a personal level. Similar bewilderment led Laxmi to Brown Living and to Chaitsi. Tune in to list…
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Chapter. 24: Ikigai with Molabocha
Ikigai roughly translates to a reason for being. It is commonly understood to lie exactly where these four facets intersect: what you love, what you are good at, what the world needs, what can you be paid for. When Harshit set out to explore and find his Ikigai, what was his journey like? He took a…
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Chapter. 23: Katarvel with Anish Gawande
Katarvel (Marathi) means the time when evening scissors into the night. In this conversation, Laxmi and Anish attempt to trace what books and literature mean for them as individuals, their experience of studying literature as a way to understand the world around them and how Anish translates these …
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Chapter. 22: Aamad with Sameer Rahat
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 …
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Chapter. 21: Great Expectations with Bombay Bellyrina
In this episode of Lit Nama, Laxmi is in a conversation with Bombay Bellyrina aka Chitra who is a Fitness Coach and the creator of #TwitterGetsFitter. In a conversation that meanders through their personal journey with fitness and acceptance of their bodies, they talk about exercise, food, diets, t…
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