Shoba Gopalan: An Emotional and Spiritual Expedition to Mount Kailash and Mansarovar.

Novelist Aishwariyaa Ramakanthan: Writing Is A Therapeutic Endeavor.

I have known Aishwariyaa for over 2 decades. It was only during the 5 or so years that I learnt that Aishwariyaa is a writer. Not just a writer, a novelist who has published 2 books - Beyond the Shores of Home, and The Mandarin Rose. And she’s working on the third one. It's funny how when you’ve known somebody for a while, and then you uncover what feels like “hidden” talents. In any case, I thought it would be an interesting conversation to have with her and  learn more about Aishwariyaa, the novelist. Aishwariyaa joins me on the Clear Mumble Podcast to talk about how she started writing, her 2 novels, the writing process, the characters in her stories, being published by Penguin, the joys and challenges of writing, and advice for budding writers. Hi5s: At the start of Podcast, I have curated Five Highlights from the Podcast for you. It is a ~5 minute listen. Our Guest: Aishwariyaa Ramakanthan [https://www.aishwariyaa.com/] is a novelist and writer who lives in the Bay Area and Singapore. She is the author of "Beyond the Shores of Home" and "The Mandarin Rose". Memorable Quote: “... even when I'm reading a novel that I like, or anything, even non fiction, I always ask myself, okay, how would I say this, you know? And then I like to kind of doodle with that, you know, how I would say the same thing. And to me, that's very it keeps you very engaged.”Aishwariyaa Ramakanthan. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit clearmumble.substack.com [https://clearmumble.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Shoba Gopalan: An Emotional and Spiritual Expedition to Mount Kailash and Mansarovar.

Shoba has always been one for endurance tests. She is a regular hiker and Mt Kailash and Mansarovar was on her To-Do list. Like so many times in life, she chanced upon an opportunity, and she grabbed it! It wasn’t a straight line, as you will hear. But Shoba did it! Shoba joins me on the inaugural Clear Mumble Podcast to talk about her emotional and spiritual journey, how she trained for it, Mansarovar experience, Mount Kailash parikrama, A dance tribute to her mom, The Tibetan people, and her advice for wanna-be climbers. Hi5s: At the start of Podcast, I have curated Five Highlights from the Podcast for you. It is a ~5 minute listen. Our Guest: Shoba Gopalan is a Bay Area native who is a biotechnologist, hiker who recently went on an expedition to Mansarovar and Mount Kailash. Memorable Quote: “...my mom taught me dance. And she was aware that I was going to do this trip, because that was last year, right?, that I had signed up. It was as though I could offer it [the dance] to her and say, ‘Look, I made it here’.”Shoba Gopalan. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit clearmumble.substack.com [https://clearmumble.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]