How'd You Create That?

Patan in pen and ink ft. Priyanka Singh Maharjan

Place has a special significance in Priyanka Singh Maharjan’s work. Her architectural drawings are alive and brimming with life. She joins this episode to share the process and inspiration behind her series ‘Somewhere I Come From' and three specific drawings. We also learn that Priyanka was studying to be a Chartered Accountant when a doodle changed everything. Link to view the drawings: https://howdyoucreatethat.substack.com/p/patan-in-pen-and-ink-ft-priyanka How'd You Create That is an art podcast about the creative process and is supported by The Open Institute for Social Science. Founder/Producer/Host - Alfa M. Shakya Sound Editing - Animesh Shrestha Music - Shaurya Kshatri

Making of the anthology "Like A Rising River"

In our biggest ever group recording, we have the writers and illustrators of the story anthology Like A Rising River joining us to discuss how the anthology was made. We explore how writers navigated real-life stories that made it to the page, how illustrators made decisions on what styles to use, how pictures and words complement each other, and more. The first edition of the book was published in 2025 by Srijanalaya with the support of UN Women Nepal and the Government of Finland.  Link to the book (English): https://srijanalaya.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/small-nov23-ENG-UN-women-Anthology-Folder.pdf Link to the book (Nepali): https://srijanalaya.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Urlando-Nadisari_nov12-UN-women-Anthology-compressed.pdf - How'd You Create That is an art podcast about the creative process and is supported by The Open Institute for Social Science. Founder/Producer/Host - Alfa M. Shakya Sound Editing - Animesh Shrestha Music - Shaurya Kshatri

How an intuition turned me into a writer ft. Sneha Pradhan

Sneha Pradhan is a children's author and a visual storyteller. Her debut book, co-created with Promina Shrestha, "Yelp! Yeti! Chaos in Kathmandu" (Flying Eye Books) came out in 2025. The book is written by Sneha and illustrated by Promina. In this conversation we get to know about how an intuition snowballed her writing journey. - How'd You Create That is an art podcast about the creative process and is supported by The Open Institute for Social Science. Founder/Producer/Host - Alfa M. Shakya Sound Editing - Animesh Shrestha Music - Shaurya Kshatri

Writing, self-publishing, and feminism ft. Nirvana Bhandary

Nirvana Bhandary is a writer and filmmaker and in 2025 she self-published her first collection of essays titled "Unsanskari: A Feminist Life." This conversation is about how this book came to be, her journey with feminism, and some tips and tricks on self-publishing. You can purchase her book here: https://linktr.ee/Unsanskari - How'd You Create That is an art podcast about the creative process and is supported by The Open Institute for Social Science. Founder/Producer/Host - Alfa M. Shakya Sound Editing - Animesh Shrestha Music - Shaurya Kshatri

On creating, making, and becoming | S4

It's been two years since How'd You Create That started and we're backed with the 4th season. We continue the conversation on the enigma of creating art. How'd You Create That is supported by The Open Institute for Social Science. Producer/Host - Alfa M. Shakya Sound Editing - Animesh Shrestha Music - Shaurya Kshatri