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  • Exploring her husband’s Goan and Portuguese heritage led writer Christine Chitnis to create a beautiful celebration of the visual culture of Portugal: “Patterns of Portugal”. Having successfully completed a similar project in 2020 with “Patterns of India”, Christine was inspired to share her view of the beauty of this small nation at the edge of Europe.

    Join me in this mini-Edit where Christine takes us behind the scenes of putting together this stunning lifestyle book, including some of her favorite moments and travel tips!

    Listen and rate us on iTunes, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. Christine’s first appearance where we chat about “Patterns of India” was on Ep. 31 and if you enjoyed this, please do tell a friend!

    SHOWNOTES FOR MINI-EDIT 2:

    Experience Christine’s work through her website and her beautiful instagram account

    Buy Patterns of Portugal here or on Amazon

    Patterns of India book and our pandemic chat on episode 31!

    East Coasting

    Christine’s exclusive Patterns of Portugal box with Portugalia Market brings to life the pages of the book through carefully selected artisanal products

    Take an IRL trip to Portugal with Christine - sign up here

    Books we discussed on the show:

    A History of Burning by Janika Oza

    Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano

    Notes on an Execution: An Edgar Award Winner Danya Kukafka

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    Want to talk gardens? Follow me @readyourgarden

    Special thanks to Sudipta Biswas, Aman Moroney and the team @ Boon Castle / Flying Carpet Productions for audio post-production engineering!

  • “You know, as Asian Americans, we often don't know our history. I myself have lived in the US more than 50 years, and yet a lot of people still think that you’ve recently come from India. This is not just about MIT, it's actually an important part of the history of South Asians in America.” - Ranu Boppana

    A physician and former President of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology South Asian Alumni Association, Ranu Boppana began to learn about the history of South Asians at MIT (which began in 1880!) and the history of MIT’s role in developing technological education in the newly independent India and Pakistan. She teamed up with History Professor Sana Aiyar and, along with MIT-India Program Manager Nureen Das, they conceived of an exhibit showcasing this shared history. Driven by their own curiosity and their commitment to sharing their discoveries with current and former MIT students, the team has created a wonderful digital resource for us all.

    I learned so much about the history of South Asians in the US, including many surprising connections with the Indian Independence movement. Join me in this fascinating journey back in time with Ranu and Sana and please take a second to rate the podcast on iTunes so we can spread the word about their amazing work!

    SHOWNOTES FOR EPISODE 90:

    Experience the “South Asia and The Institute” digital exhibition via the website including some wonderful videos

    Follow Sana’s work here including her books

    Read more about Ranu here

    Other Books we discussed on the show:

    Ross Bassett’s The Technological Indian

    The Other One Percent: Indians in America by Sanjoy Chakravorty, Devesh Kapur and Nirvikar Singh

    Our Stories: An Introduction to South Asian America by South Asian Digital Archive

    The Caste of Merit: Engineering Education in India by Ajantha Subramanian

    The Exceptions: Nancy Hopkins, MIT, and the Fight for Women in Science by Kate Zernike

    Booker Shortlisted Western Lane by Chetna Maroo

    Jhumpa Lahiri’s Roman Stories

    Kamila Shamie’s Best of Friends

    Questions? Comments? Get in touch @theindianeditpodcast on Instagram !

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    Special thanks to Sudipta Biswas, Aman Moroney and the team @ Boon Castle / Flying Carpet Productions for audio post-production engineering!

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  • Ever wondered how an author takes a flash of inspiration and weaves a story from it? My guest Sheela Chari shares how she came to write her many wonderful children’s books, including the moment in college (as an economics major) that changed her life. Sheela now teaches writing at the Vermont College of Fine Arts while creating new stories of her own, and she graciously breaks down the process behind writing and publishing each of her books.

    Hear Sheela now on your favorite podcast app, Spotify or iTunes and please please take a second to rate us wherever you’re listening or share the podcast with a friend!

    SHOWNOTES FOR EPISODE 89:

    Read more about Sheela’s work at her website and connect with her on Instagram

    Sheela’s books:

    Vanished

    Finding Mighty

    Karthik Delivers

    The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel

    Super Puzzletastic Mysteries: Short Stories for Young Sleuths from Mystery Writers of America

    Other books we discussed:

    Elizabeth Acevedo’s books including With the fire on high, Family Lore and The Poet X

    The Summer Book by Tove Jansson

    Questions? Comments? Get in touch @theindianeditpodcast on Instagram !

    Want to talk gardens? Follow me @readyourgarden

    Special thanks to Sudipta Biswas and the team @ Boon Castle / Flying Carpet Productions for audio post-production engineering!

  • Sumaira Ahmed is a force! Upon being diagnosed with a rare neuroimmune condition (Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder/ NMOSD, whose symptoms can include vision loss, paralysis, and weakness), Sumaira couldn’t find the community she needed, so she went right ahead and launched a foundation (two months later!) to create that support for herself and patients around the world. The Sumaira Foundation has since advocated for patients, funded disease research, increased NMO awareness globally and truly been a game changer in the field. Hear how this young dancer and Bollywood aspirant (who was crowned the first Miss Bangladesh-USA) turned into a fearless non-profit leader and champion for patients suffering from this rare disease.

    Join me with the wonderful Sumaira - now on your favorite podcast app, Spotify or iTunes and please please take a second to rate us wherever you’re listening so the voices of these inspiring women can be heard all over the world!

    SHOWNOTES FOR EPISODE 88:

    Read more about Sumaira’s work at The Sumaira Foundation and connect with her and The Sumaira Foundation on Instagram

    Infinite Vision: How Aravind Became the World's Greatest Business Case for Compassion

    Questions? Comments? Get in touch @theindianeditpodcast on Instagram !

    Want to talk gardens? Follow me @readyourgarden

    Special thanks to Sudipta Biswas and the team @ Boon Castle / Flying Carpet Productions for audio post-production engineering!

  • My guest Chandana Singh is a lawyer, founder of ‘Advocacy for Dyslexia’, and of The Office of Learning Support at India’s leading liberal arts university Ashoka University. Join me in this chat as Chandana dives into what makes life challenging as a neurodiovergent learner and what we can do as parents, friends, and community members to both support these children and adults and also learn from them!

    Listen in as Chandana shares what led her to doing this important work in Mumbai and all over India! Hear our chat now on your favorite podcast app, Spotify or iTunes and please take a second to rate us wherever you’re listening so the voices of these inspiring women can be heard all over the world!

    SHOWNOTES FOR EPISODE 87:

    Read more about Chandana’s work featured in The Times of India

    Neurodivergence

    Aamir Khan’s film Taare Zameen Par

    Questions? Comments? Get in touch @theindianeditpodcast on Instagram !

    Want to talk gardens? Follow me @readyourgarden

    Special thanks to Sudipta Biswas and the team @ Boon Castle / Flying Carpet Productions for audio post-production engineering!

  • Ever wonder what makes people take that leap and pivot into a second or even a third act? My Boston-based guest moved from a successful career in consulting to non-profit leadership, and now to landscape design! So inspiring to hear how this dynamic and passionate Bangladeshi-American has jumped into new fields and established her own business. I’m particularly partial to this topic as a plant and garden design nerd myself, and I hope you’ll take away some inspiration to plan your own garden for next spring, or even your own career pivot!

    Listen in as Shoma shares tips on successfully switching into a new career, and also ideas for making your outdoor space more sustainable and wildlife-friendly! Hear our chat now on your favorite podcast app, Spotify or iTunes and please take a second to rate us wherever you’re listening so the voices of these inspiring women can be heard all over the world!

    SHOWNOTES FOR EPISODE 86:

    Read more about Shoma’s work on her website and follow her on instagram

    Doug Tallamy’s books and Homegrown National Park website

    BBC Gardener’s World (available via Britbox in the US)

    Books we discussed:

    Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants

    The Garden Tourist: 120 Destination Gardens and Nurseries in the Northeast

    Kitchen Garden Revival: A Modern Guide to Creating a Stylish, Small-Scale, Low-Maintenance, Edible Garden

    Planting in a Post-Wild World: Designing Plant Communities for Resilient Landscapes

    Questions? Comments? Get in touch @theindianeditpodcast on Instagram ! Want to talk gardens? Follow me @readyourgarden

    Special thanks to Sudipta Biswas and the team @ Boon Castle / Flying Carpet Productions for audio post-production engineering!

  • Ever wonder how museums go shopping for art? What does a curator see when they look at a picture? What makes something special enough to spend a fortune on? Join me in this first mini-sode featuring Laura Weinstein, Ananda Coomaraswamy Curator of South Asian and Islamic Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, as she gives us a ‘behind the scenes’ look at two recent acquisitions for the museum’s collection. We chat about Indian art under the British, William Dalrymple, and adorable squirrels!

    Hear our chat now on your favorite podcast app, Spotify or iTunes and please take a second to rate us wherever you’re listening so the voices of these inspiring women can be heard all over the world!

    P.S. Laura was previously my guest on Ep. 18, so do catch her whole story there if you missed it, and let me know what you think of this shorter format focused on a single topic @theindianeditpodcast on instagram!

    SHOWNOTES FOR MINI-EDIT 1:

    Hear Laura’s story on Episode 18 of the podcast here

    Forgotten Masters: Indian Painting for the East India Company

    Empire Podcast on iTunes

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    Special thanks to Sudipta Biswas, Aman Moroney, and the team @ Boon Castle / Flying Carpet Productions for audio post-production engineering!

  • Ready to re-evaluate what success looks like for YOU? To move toward a values-based career and life? My latest guest Rimi Chakraborty helps leaders create just that for themselves and their employees. Rimi shares how she took lessons from her MBA, her yoga studies, and her start-up jobs to overcome a difficult childhood and create new entrepreneurial ventures for herself (in the beautiful Azores!).

    Listen in as Rimi shares some tips on how to approach the busy Fall season and what it’s like to live and work on a lush, volcanic island in the middle of the Atlantic! Hear our chat now on your favorite podcast app, Spotify or iTunes and please take a second to rate us wherever you’re listening so the voices of these inspiring women can be heard all over the world!

    SHOWNOTES FOR EPISODE 85:

    Read more about Rimi’s work and her books on her website

    The Balanced Tree exercise Rimi mentioned on the show

    Check out her book “Beyond Resilience to Rootsilience”

    Stay at Minuvida Lodge

    Follow Rimi on instagram

    Books we discussed:

    Preparing to Die: Practical Advice and Spiritual Wisdom from the Tibetan Buddhist Tradition

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    Special thanks to Sudipta Biswas and the team @ Boon Castle / Flying Carpet Productions for audio post-production engineering!

  • I don't want to go look back at the end of my life and say “I wish I'd done this”!

    But how does she do it!? We all wonder about people with full-time, demanding careers who manage to keep their creative flame burning. My latest guest Dr. Harini Nagendra is a Professor of Sustainability and now a best-selling mystery writer. Join me as Harini shares how she first ‘had a visitation’ from Kaveri, the heroine of her historical mystery series, and how she juggles her work in climate change with writing ‘The Bangalore Detectives Club’!

    Listen now on your favorite podcast app, Spotify or iTunes and please take a second to rate us wherever you’re listening so the voices of these inspiring women can be heard all over the world!

    SHOWNOTES FOR EPISODE 84:

    Read more about Harini and her books on her website

    Grab the latest in the series ‘Murder Under a Red Moon’ here and pre-order A Nest of Vipers Book 3 here

    Cities and Canopies here (entertaining and engaging look at Bangalore’s trees - highly recommend, also on audio!)

    Follow Harini on instagram

    Books and other resources we discussed:

    Sisters in Crime

    Sujata Massey’s books (hear Sujata on Ep. 60 of the podcast here)

    Patricia Wentworth’s Miss Silver series

    Catriona McPherson’s books

    Rhys Bowen’s books

    Gigi Pandian’s locked room mysteries

    Robin Hobb’s fantasy novels - fun post on where to start reading them here

    Questions? Comments? Get in touch @theindianeditpodcast on Instagram !

    Special thanks to Sudipta Biswas and the team @ Boon Castle / Flying Carpet Productions for audio post-production engineering!

  • Innovating in an old industry that’s dominated by men, my latest guest Portfolio Manager Sweta Singh shares how her curiosity and sense of adventure led her to join the founding team of a new investment management firm based in (and inspired by!) Sante Fe, New Mexico. Sweta and I chat about the big picture of working in finance, especially as a woman, pros and cons of remote work, and how not projecting too much into the future can lead to some incredible opportunities! As always, we chat books at the end of the show, her secret to keeping it all together as a busy working mom, and more on Santa Fe if you’re considering a visit!

    Listen now below or at www.theindianedit.com and please take a second to rate us wherever you’re listening so the voices of these inspiring women can be heard all over the world!

    SHOWNOTES FOR EPISODE 83:

    Read more about Sweta and her firm City Different on their website

    Books we discussed:

    Darkness by Bharati Mukherjee

    Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know by Malcolm Gladwell

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    Special thanks to Sudipta Biswas and the team @ Boon Castle / Flying Carpet Productions for audio post-production engineering!

  • “If there's something you really love, you need to make time for it. I think that was the first step for me, deciding that I wanted to do something for myself, for no other purpose other than I just wanted to make myself happy, to do something creative for me.”

    An absolute delight hearing the super-charged doctor and writer Rajani LaRocca talk about her love of literature and medicine! Join us as Rajani talks about growing up in Kentucky, attending medical school, and publishing so many books in so little time!

    Listen now on your favorite podcast app, Spotify or www.theindianedit.com and please take a second to rate us wherever you’re listening so the voices of these inspiring women can be heard all over the world!

    SHOWNOTES FOR EPISODE 82:

    Read more about Rajani and her books on her website including the Newbury Honor Award winner Red, White and Whole

    Follow Rajani on instagram

    Other Books we discussed:

    Ouch!: All About Cuts and Other Hurts

    The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin

    Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

    Horse by Geraldine Brooks

    The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese

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    Special thanks to Sudipta Biswas and the team @ Boon Castle / Flying Carpet Productions for audio post-production engineering!

  • My supercharged guest Kaamna Bhojwani helps people explore and express their sexuality by connecting more deeply with their inner selves. Are you ready for a shake-up of your relationship with your body (and hopefully your partner too)? Tune in to this chat where we explore South Asian attitudes toward sex, how to speak to your kids about it, and so much more!

    Listen now on your favorite podcast app, Spotify or iTunes and please take a second to rate us wherever you’re listening so the voices of these inspiring women can be heard all over the world!

    SHOWNOTES FOR EPISODE 81:

    Learn more and support Kaamna’s work on her website

    Follow Kaamna on instagram and YouTube

    Books we discussed:

    The Ethical Slut, Third Edition: A Practical Guide to Polyamory, Open Relationships, and Other Freedoms in Sex and Love (Revised)

    Women Who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype

    Sex Tips for Straight Women from a Gay Man

    Questions? Comments? Get in touch @theindianeditpodcast on Instagram !

    Special thanks to Sudipta Biswas and the team @ Boon Castle / Flying Carpet Productions for audio post-production engineering!

  • “What we needed was somebody who was willing to fail, somebody who was willing to experiment, and somebody who wasn't afraid to build the plane and fly it at the same time.”

    My latest guest Megha Desai brought her sense of adventure and decades of experience in the corporate world to her family’s foundation when she took the helm. She’s since propelled The Desai Foundation to new heights and heads the public foundation from New York where she’s based.

    What does leadership in the non-profit world look like? What is The Desai Foundation doing to tackle period poverty? Hear from my inspiring guest who left her successful career in advertising to make a difference in people’s lives through dozens of high impact programs in India and the US.

    Listen now below or on www.theindianedit.com and please take a second to rate us wherever you’re listening so the voices of these inspiring women can be heard all over the world!

    SHOWNOTES FOR EPISODE 80:

    Learn more and support Megha’s work at The Desai Foundation website

    Follow Megha on instagram

    Pledge your period

    Books we discussed:

    8 Rules of Love: How to Find It, Keep It, and Let It Go by Jay Shetty

    The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

    The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

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    Special thanks to Sudipta Biswas and the team @ Boon Castle / Flying Carpet Productions for audio post-production engineering!

  • Growing up in Lagos, Nigeria, then living in London, Singapore and now India, my guest Bharti Lalwani believes her outsider status is key to ‘speaking truth to power’ - the job of an art critic. Now experimenting in art criticism through perfumery, Bharti brought Mughal and Rajput paintings to life through a study of their gardens, flowers, and scents with her collaborator Nicolas Roth. Join me in this (long but) fascinating chat with a young independent art critic, writer, perfumer, and artist as she criss-crosses the globe, and the art and academic worlds!

    Listen now here or at www.theindianedit.com and please take a second to rate us wherever you’re listening so the voices of these inspiring women can be heard all over the world!

    SHOWNOTES FOR EPISODE 79:

    Explore the exhibition on the Bagh-e-Hind website

    Connect with Bharti at Litrahb Perfumery on the website and on Instagram

    Opening Night: A fantastic Zoom through the exhibit and a wonderful discussion hosted by the curators

    Books we discussed:

    Virtue Hoarders: The Case Against the Professional Managerial Class by Catherine Liu

    Questions? Comments? Get in touch @theindianeditpodcast on Instagram !

    Special thanks to Sudipta Biswas and the team @ Boon Castle / Flying Carpet Productions for audio post-production engineering!

  • So many of us think “Why hasn’t someone created this already?” yet so few go ahead and create it ourselves. My latest guest Jyoti Rajan Gopal is an educator who began writing picture books when she found frustratingly little diverse choices for her kindergarten class. Jyoti taps into her international upbringing and deep experience with young children to create these gems. Having published two beautiful books with loads more in the pipeline, Jyoti shares her publishing journey, starting modeling late in her career and lots more on this fun chat. A must listen, especially for writers and those with young kids in their lives!

    Listen below or at www.theindianedit.com and please take a second to rate us wherever you’re listening so the voices of these inspiring women can be heard all over the world!

    SHOWNOTES FOR EPISODE 78:

    Find Jyoti on her website, on instagram and twitter

    American Desi

    My Paati’s Saris

    Jyoti’s forthcoming books

    Other Books we discussed:

    Watership Down by Richard Adams

    Troublemakers: Lessons in Freedom from Young Children at School by Carla Shalaby

    The Gardener and the Carpenter: What the New Science of Child Development Tells Us about the Relationship Between Parents and Children by Alison Gopnik

    Kindergarten: A Teacher, Her Students, and a Year of Learning by Julie Diamond

    Beyond Discipline: From Compliance to Community by Alfie Kohn a progressive educator

    White Christian Privilege: The Illusion of Religious Equality in America by Khyati Joshi (“about the ways that Christianity permeates the American Constitution, American laws, American way of life”)

    Take Joy: A Writer's Guide to Loving the Craft by Jane Yolen (a writing book Jyoti loves)

    The Important Thing about Margaret Wise Brown by Mac Barnett (“a fabulously written picture book about the author Margaret Wise Brown”)

    The President Sang Amazing Grace by Zoe Mulford

    Other Favorites:

    Indian Raga Channel on YouTube

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    Special thanks to Varun Dhabe and the team @ Boon Castle / Flying Carpet Productions for audio post-production engineering!

  • Growing up in Morocco, then studying in England, France and Spain have all shaped artist, writer, and illustrator Karishma Chugani Nankani in countless ways. Among the many stories she has shared is one of her widespread Sindhi clan which she tells through her art and her books. Karishma also guides others in connecting with their own stories and artistic expression through workshops in person and online. Join me in hearing how she works in different media and on different projects which all tie back to her childhood love of books.

    Listen here or at www.theindianedit.com and please take a second to rate us wherever you’re listening so the voices of these inspiring women can be heard all over the world!

    SHOWNOTES FOR EPISODE 77:

    Find Karishma at her website, on instagram and her classes on Domestika

    L’Ecole de Papier

    Karishma’s course on the artistic process and sketchbooks

    PODCASTS we discussed:

    Listen to children’s media producer and Karishma’s cousin Sandhya’s episode here

    Empire podcast with Anita Anand and William Dalrymple

    BOOKS we discussed:

    Angela Carter’s Book of Fairy Tales

    Artist Lynda Barry and her books

    Leila Slimani’s In the Country of Others

    Leila Lalami’s The Moor’s Account

    Heirs to the Past by Driss Chraibi

    Fatima Mernissi’s work and legacy

    The Game of Forgetting

    Arundhati Roy

    Ben Okri

    Hanif Kureishi

    Questions? Comments? Get in touch @theindianeditpodcast on Instagram !

    Special thanks to Varun Dhabe and the team @ Boon Castle / Flying Carpet Productions for audio post-production engineering!

  • Such a delight to meet someone who continues to pursue a wide range of interests while specializing enough to be a University Professor! Usha Raman is Professor of Communication at the University of Hyderabad, Vice President of the International Association for Media and Communication Research, Editor of ‘Teacher Plus’ magazine, writer for ‘The Hindu’, and a core team member of the Hyderabad Literary Festival. Phew!

    Usha shares her journalistic journey, her adventures in reading, writing, teaching and podcasting here on Episode 76. Her fantastic tips on what to listen to and read right now are not to be missed!

    Listen now on your favorite podcast app, or at www.theindianedit.com and please take a second to rate us wherever you’re listening so the voices of these inspiring women can be heard all over the world!

    SHOWNOTES FOR EPISODE 76:

    Find Usha at her website, on instagram, her substack and Twitter: @usharaman

    Usha’s Podcast Reading for our times and magazine Teacher Plus

    The Hyderabad Literary Festival in late January

    PODCAST TIPS:

    How to Fail with Elizabeth Day - Usha recommends the Stanley Tucci and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie episodes

    Empire podcast with Anita Anand and William Dalrymple

    Amit Varma’s podcast The Seen and The Unseen: episode on with Urvashi Butalia is here

    883 to Infinity (podcast by a Bombay and Karachi based duo)

    BOOKS we discussed:

    Sujata Massey’s Perveen Mistry books

    Harini Nagendra’s books including the Bangalore Detectives Club

    Siddhartha Mukherjee’s books

    Agatha Christie’s And Then There were None audiobook read by Dan Stevens

    Nora Ephron’s Heartburn read by Meryl Streep

    Beloved read by Toni Morrisson

    The Dutch House by Ann Patchett read by Tom Hanks

    Questions? Comments? Get in touch @theindianeditpodcast on Instagram !

    Special thanks to Varun Dhabe and the team @ Boon Castle / Flying Carpet Productions for audio post-production engineering!

  • Ready to cosy up your house this Fall? Boston-based interior designer Vani Sayeed joined me to share her love of art, textiles and design in this landmark Episode 75! Hear how Vani followed her doctor husband from India to the midwest, then San Francisco and finally to Boston, and managed to break into a notoriously closed industry in all these places as both an employee and independent designer. How did this JJ School of Arts trained designer keep going despite being an outsider? What’s the secret to creating layered, welcoming rooms? And the best places to eat and shop in Hyderabad?

    Listen below or at www.theindianedit.com and please take a second to rate us wherever you’re listening so the voices of these inspiring women can be heard all over the world!

    SHOWNOTES FOR EPISODE 75:

    Find Vani and her studio on instagram and her website

    BOOKS:

    Haute Bohemians by Miguel Flores-Vianna

    John Kerry's memoir on audio Every Day is Extra

    The Dutch House by Ann Patchett

    The Perfect Bath by Barbara Sallick

    A Sense of Place: Houses on Martha's Vineyard and Cape Cod by Mark A. Hutker and Marc Kristal

    Homer’s Odyssey on Audio

    Wonderland by designer Summer Thornton

    Social History of an Indian Caste: The Kayasths of Hyderabad by Karen Isaksen Leonard

    HYDERABAD TIPS:

    Designer Anand Kabra

    Hand block prints by Sharmila Taneja on Facebook

    Zardozi specialist Deena Azam on instagram

    Falaknuma Palace

    Golconda Fort

    Questions? Comments? Get in touch @theindianeditpodcast on Instagram !

    Special thanks to Varun Dhabe and the team @ Boon Castle / Flying Carpet Productions for audio post-production engineering!

  • Having lived across 3 continents (moving from Malawi to the UK and finally to New Zealand) and having had multiple fascinating careers, it’s no surprise my latest guest does not take NO for an answer! Join me in this chat with inspiring mother of two Ashia Ismail-Singer who has taken her passion for food and ‘can-do’ attitude to publishing TWO (traditionally published!) cookbooks while working full-time as a nurse, and now a real estate agent!

    Listen below or at www.theindianedit.com and please take a second to rate us wherever you’re listening so the voices of these inspiring women can be heard all over the world!

    SHOWNOTES FOR EPISODE 74:

    Find Ashia on her beautiful website and instagram

    BOOKS:

    Ashia’s Table on Amazon.com

    American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins

    Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

    One of my all time favorite books by NZ author Keri Hulme The Bone People

    Together: Memorable Meals Made Easy [American Measurements] by Jamie Oliver

    Questions? Comments? Get in touch @theindianeditpodcast on Instagram !

    Special thanks to Varun Dhabe and the team @ Boon Castle / Flying Carpet Productions for audio post-production engineering!

  • “Pan-gender to me means any gender expression that exists right now, I identify with in some way. So there are days where I feel more masculine, I feel more feminine, I feel non-binary. It depends on where I'm at internally. I don't like to limit myself to one gender. So pan-gender feels the most accurate.” — Sushma Saha

    Energetic and inspiring, my latest guest Sushma Saha is one you don’t want to miss! Sushma shares coming out stories, acting drama, and what it was like playing a founding father in Roundabout Theatre’s new production of ‘1776’ opening now on Broadway!

    Listen now below or at www.theindianedit.com and please take a second to rate us wherever you’re listening so the voices of these inspiring women can be heard all over the world!

    SHOWNOTES FOR EPISODE 73:

    Find Sushma on instagram

    Buy tickets for 1776 on Broadway here

    Read a terrific write-up of the play in the New York Times here

    BOOKS:

    A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

    1776 by David McCullough

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    Special thanks to Varun Dhabe and the team @ Boon Castle / Flying Carpet Productions for audio post-production engineering!