Lit Nama
31 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago -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.
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Chapter. 30: Queeristan with Parmesh Shahani
September 29, 2020 04:09 - 1 hour - 65.4 MBParmesh 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 resourc...
Chapter. 29: Monastery in a Minefield with Utsav Mamoria
September 22, 2020 00:35 - 58 minutes - 53.3 MBOn 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 ...
Chapter. 28: Radxbone with Namrata Menon
September 15, 2020 00:35 - 1 hour - 56 MBIn 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 wa...
Chapter. 27: Soopified with Saurabh Singh
September 08, 2020 00:35 - 54 minutes - 49.9 MBOn 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 with recognition, the culture around art and appreciation, fandom and it's life-changing impact, and the probable future of Digital Art. You can follow Saurabh on @art.soopified on Instagram. You ...
Chapter. 26: SwapBook! with Pravin Subramanian
August 25, 2020 00:35 - 52 minutes - 48.1 MBReading 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 similar settings chart out anew in different heads? In times where (virtual) book clubs are making a comeback, how do existing literary communities catch up with the ever-evolving world of literature?...
Chapter. 25: Brave New World with Chaitsi Ahuja
August 04, 2020 09:23 - 49 minutes - 44.9 MBAs 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 listen to Chaitsi Ahuja (Founder and CEO, Brown Living) and Laxmi explore the process and impact of sustainable and low-waste living, evolving fashion and lifestyle trends towards sustainability, and t...
Chapter. 24: Ikigai with Molabocha
June 30, 2020 00:35 - 53 minutes - 49 MBIkigai 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 plunge into his passion at a significant peak of his career but how did he calculate this leap of faith? In this conversation, Laxmi and Harshit look at art and the independent artist's life and w...
Chapter. 23: Katarvel with Anish Gawande
June 23, 2020 00:35 - 1 hour - 61 MBKatarvel (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 learning experiences into his work with The Dara Shikoh Fellowship, Pink List India, and as a writer, translator, and art curator. Tune in for a dive into understanding the relationship between the...
Chapter. 22: Aamad with Sameer Rahat
June 16, 2020 00:35 - 1 hour - 57.5 MBIn 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 ...
Chapter. 21: Great Expectations with Bombay Bellyrina
June 03, 2020 00:35 - 57 minutes - 52.3 MBIn 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, the emerging and existing narratives around fitness both online and offline featuring their personal superhero - spinach! You can follow Laxmi Krishnan on her Instagram handle: @literarychills (ht...
Chapter. 20: Unladylike with Radhika Vaz
May 26, 2020 00:35 - 1 hour - 66.3 MBIn this episode of Lit Nama, Laxmi is in conversation with comedian, Gotham Award-winning writer, and author of a memoir titled 'Unladylike' - Radhika Vaz. Talking about the global landscape of art forms through stand-up comedy, improv, literature festivals, fiction writing, and the way these spaces deal with the intricacies of race and gender, they question what forms this modern collective consciousness and shared experience. You can follow Radhika Vaz at @radvaz on Instagram and Twitter ...
Chapter. 19: The Palace of Illusions with Rytasha Rathore
May 19, 2020 00:35 - 51 minutes - 47.4 MBIn this episode, Laxmi is in conversation with Rytasha Rathore who is an actor and also a podcaster on the IVM Network hosting a show 'Agla Station Adulthood' with Ayushi Amin. Talking about Rytasha's versatile career across mediums, they take a look at how women are portrayed across these mediums, how are the women in narratives or narratives in and around women evolving, the economics of being an actor and also attempt to unravel the politics of representation and body positivity movement....
Chapter. 18: Poetry Dialogue with Meghna Prakash
May 12, 2020 00:35 - 55 minutes - 51.1 MBIn this episode, Laxmi and Meghna look back (and into the future) at how Poetry has defined their lives and their relationships with themselves and the world. They also unpack the story of Poetry Dialogue - an Instagram community that works towards increasing accessibility towards poetry in India, discuss the art of curation, and look at how the Indian and Global publication industry deals with poetry. Bonus: Catch Meghna read a poem in the second half of the episode! You can follow Laxmi ...
Chapter. 17: White as Milk and Rice with Nidhi Dugar Kundalia
May 05, 2020 00:35 - 59 minutes - 54.9 MBIn this conversation with Nidhi Dugar Kundalia, the author of White as Milk and Rice published by Penguin India, Laxmi tries to navigate through the terrains of literary fiction and delves deeper into Nidhi's work with stories from six spaces that have seen generations of indigenous communities come and go. Questioning the idea of marginality, ethnographic research, anthropological voyeurism, and representation, this conversation is defined by my personal and professional experiences of the...
Chapter. 16: Jhumritalaiya with Mehak Mirza Prabhu
April 28, 2020 00:35 - 41 minutes - 38.2 MBIn this episode, Laxmi is in conversation with storyteller Mehak Mirza Prabhu as they discuss the doing and undoing, the becoming and unbecoming of stories that make our world go round. Reading between the lines, Mehak addresses the discipline required to be a storyteller and performs "Kairi ka Achaar" in the second half. You can follow Laxmi Krishnan on her Instagram handle: @literarychills (https://www.instagram.com/literarychills/?igshid=14c6tsq7jyhjb) You can listen to this show and ot...
Chapter. 15: A fine balance ft. Ayushi and Rewa
April 21, 2020 00:35 - 49 minutes - 45.2 MBIn this episode featuring Ayushi Mona and Rewa Tamboli from the Broke Bibliophiles Bombay community, Laxmi takes a dive into the story of a Four-year old book club in the city, the ideas and influences of literary communities, and how they become an integral part of a literary ecosystem. While illustrating how virtual and physical book clubs function, they talk about evolving norms, practices as well as how they are functioning through the current Lockdown. You can follow Laxmi Krishnan on ...
Chapter. 14: Waiting for Mother Courage with Trupti Khamkar
April 08, 2020 00:35 - 55 minutes - 50.7 MBIn an episode that is part recollection of memories, part literary criticism and a complete fangirling over Shakespeare, Brecht, Beckett and Ionesco, Laxmi and Trupti navigate how the times today have made our lives into absurd plays through private and public memories, discuss the evolving idea, definition, and relevance of Theatre and look at the theatrics of modern times that keep us going. They also talk about #NaPoWriMo as Trupti reads out two of her poems that she's written as a part o...
Chapter. 13: The Catcher in the Roy with Dr. Nilakshi Roy
March 31, 2020 00:35 - 49 minutes - 45.2 MB“That is part of the beauty of all literature. You discover that your longings are universal longings, that you're not lonely and isolated from anyone. You belong." says F. Scott Fitzgerald which in times like these is more relevant than ever. When we look back in time, classrooms were the spaces where we learned the struggle to belong, where we were shaped as ideological beings. But have classrooms been at the same time immemorial? How is the radically changing classroom culture preparing i...
Chapter. 12: Milk Teeth with Amrita Mahale
March 17, 2020 00:35 - 1 hour - 57.6 MBIn this episode, Laxmi talks to the Author of the novel Milk Teeth, Amrita Mahale who shares her experience of writing, editing and getting this book published. They discuss three parts of the book, its context, middle class sensibilities, upward mobility, violence, privileges, points of view- everything that makes this narrative. Tune in to find out what makes a multi-dimensional story and why is it important to tell that story as Laxmi and Amrita dive deep into the politics of writing. Y...
Chapter. 11: Frazil With Menka Shivdasani
March 10, 2020 00:35 - 1 hour - 60.8 MBOn this episode, Laxmi is joined by the poet, Menka Shivdasani, who traces the growth of Indian Poetry Writing In English as she recites her poems written across different time periods. How has poetry changed today? How did she come up with an entire anthology on poems? How does one engage in the process of writing? Find out. Tune in to this conversation where Menka reads from her book Frazil the tiny droplets of wisdom and experience. You can buy Menka Shivdasani's book here: https://www....
Chapter. 10: The Sound and The Fury With Ritviz and Rahul
March 03, 2020 00:35 - 1 hour - 76.4 MBOn this episode, Laxmi is joined by the musician- Ritviz and his Manager, Rahul Sinha. This is a fan-girl episode not only for our Host Laxmi but for many who have played "Udd Gaye" and "Barso" on a loop. Ritviz gives a sneak peek into his process of writing songs, deciding its melody and visualizing its video. In the second half, Rahul joins Ritviz to talk about his role in an artist's life and how did they enter their bromance! Tune in to their conversations to find both of them pulling e...
Chapter. 09: Zimmedari with the band ALIF
February 25, 2020 00:35 - 1 hour - 55.1 MBIn this special chapter of Lit Nama, Laxmi is joined by the band members of ALIF- Hardik Vaghela and Mohammad Muneem Nazir who talk about the journey of telling their stories through songs, poetry and music. What matters the most to their writing? What is the darkness they hint at? Can Kashmir be redefined? What is a day to day conflict? They explain it with one song at a time. Tune in to this episode where Muneer and Hardik open up about their vulnerability, social responsibility, their ar...
Chapter. 08: Girl, Woman, Other with Madhuri Adwani
February 18, 2020 00:35 - 55 minutes - 50.5 MBOn this chapter of Lit Nama, Madhuri Adwani, a storyteller with her show Tapri Tales joins Laxmi to discuss the contemporary storytelling platform where myriad voices have given way to new narratives. These narratives are that of the lives experienced from the margins as one fights patriarchy, caste and jingoism. What does it mean to take the center stage and speak? What are the safe spaces where we as women can tell these tales? Find answers to these questions by tuning in as Laxmi and Mad...
Chapter. 07: War And Peace with Abbas Momin
February 04, 2020 00:35 - 58 minutes - 53.8 MBOn this chapter, Laxmi is joined by the Stand-up Comedian and Podcast Producer, Abbas Momin, whose tweets have been retweeted multiple times for their humor as well as political content. They discuss the journey of twitter from its celebrity phase to the angry twitterati today. Has it helped to amplify the voices or has it been misused by people in power? Tune in to this conversation where Abbas and Laxmi talk about being vulnerable on twitter, safe spaces, one's identity reduced to IP addr...
Chapter. 06: On The Road With Rahul Sinha
January 28, 2020 00:35 - 1 hour - 56.7 MBOn this chapter of Lit Nama, Laxmi is in conversation with the Artist Manager, Rahul Sinha, who has been a manager to artists like Udyan Sagar and Ritviz. He talks about artist management and how he stumbled upon this profession by chance. How does he deal with the fandom that comes his way as well as the artist's way? What is the Indie music scene today? Is there an infrastructure to support artist management? Tune in to this tete-a-tete as Rahul and Laxmi dig deep to understand this new e...
Chapter. 05: Bombay Balchao With Jane Borges
January 21, 2020 00:35 - 53 minutes - 49.3 MBIn this chapter of Lit Nama, Laxmi is joined by the Feature's Writer of Mid-day, Jane Borges who talks about her new novel Bombay Balchao. Why is there a pickle in the name of the book? How do stories and histories get told around food? Can nostalgia and history create a work of Fiction? Find out the answers to all these questions as Jane takes us through the neighborhood of Bombay she grew up in and tells yet another fascinating story of the changing landscape of the city. *Contest Alert;...
Chapter. 04: Things Fall Apart With Jackie
January 14, 2020 00:35 - 48 minutes - 44.8 MBOn this chapter of Lit Nama, Laxmi is joined by another Spoken Word Poet, Jackie Thakkar, well-known for his Millennial Romance. He talks in detail about the future of the Spoken Word and the rise of contextual writing. As Jackie shares his journey of being a performer, he gives a glimpse into pre-unerase poetry phase and post-unerase poetry phase. Tune in to this fun conversation around all things literary on the Spoken Word stage! You can follow Jackie Thakkar on his instagram handle: @j...
Chapter. 03: Pride and Prejudice With Sonia
January 07, 2020 00:35 - 47 minutes - 43.9 MBOn the third chapter of Lit Nama, Laxmi takes us through another popular trend of creating memes and writing blogs or articles. She talks to the content creator- Sonia Thomas about her journey of writing for the internet and her work with BuzzFeed. They discuss if internet identity is different from the offline identity a person carries. Amidst the scenario of trolling and back-lashing for wearing one's opinions on a sleeve, can there be more sensitivity on digital platforms? Tune in to th...
Chapter. 02: Middlemarch With Parikshit
December 17, 2019 00:35 - 45 minutes - 42 MBIn the second chapter of Lit Nama, Laxmi Krishnan takes us through the arenas of digital content as she talks to the Writer-Director-Actor, Parikshit Joshi. He shares his journey of understanding YouTube as a digital platform and venturing into creation of the digital content. How does one write characters keeping in mind the cinematography, direction and screenplay? Has the content changed with excessive digital consumption? How has internet changed this literary storytelling scene? Tune i...
Chapter. 01: Wuthering Heights With Jasmine
December 10, 2019 00:35 - 49 minutes - 45 MBIn the prologue of our Lit Nama, Laxmi Krishnan is in conversation with the Spoken Word Poet- Jasmine Khurana who is known for her Banter Between Generations and goes by the name 'Creative Dopes'. She shares how she explored slam poetry after her foray into teaching and writing. What is the discipline of writing a spoken word poetry? What is an experiential writing? Who are the pioneers and proponents of this literary scene? Explore all this with Laxmi and Jasmine as you tune in. You can f...
Ep. 00: Introduction To Lit Nama
December 05, 2019 06:54 - 1 minute - 1.23 MBMoving beyond 'Once upon a time' and 'Happily ever after', Laxmi Krishnan explores contemporary mediums of Art and their expressions on our new literary show 'Lit Nama'. She talks to digital content creators, poets, storytellers, performers, bloggers and people reclaiming the literary sphere in their unique ways. They discuss their art forms while analyzing it culturally, historically and critically. From Haiku to Hyperboles, you will hear people writing their stories through mediums one ca...