Chapter. 26: SwapBook! with Pravin Subramanian

Chapter. 30: Queeristan with Parmesh Shahani

On this episode of Lit Nama, Laxmi is in conversation with Parmesh Shahani, author and Vice President at Godrej Industries, to talk about sexuality in the Indian corporate world, to talk about his new book - Queeristan: LGBTQ Inclusion in The Indian Workplace and what made him write it. You can follow Laxmi Krishnan on her Instagram handle: @literarychills (https://www.instagram.com/literarychills/?igshid=14c6tsq7jyhjb) You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app. You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/ Please share your feedback and suggestions to us at mailto:talktous@ivmpodcasts.com

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 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 about his work-in-progress book too! You can follow Laxmi Krishnan on her Instagram handle: @literarychills (https://www.instagram.com/literarychills/?igshid=14c6tsq7jyhjb) You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app. You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/ Please share your feedback and suggestions to us at mailto:talktous@ivmpodcasts.com

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 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 walks of life, how does one rest or can one rest at all? In the eyes of collective revolutions, what do individual efforts amount up to? Tune in to hear Namrata answer all these questions and more on this episode of Lit Nama. You can follow Laxmi Krishnan on her Instagram handle: @literarychills (https://www.instagram.com/literarychills/?igshid=14c6tsq7jyhjb) You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app. You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/ Please share your feedback and suggestions to us at mailto:talktous@ivmpodcasts.com

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 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 can follow Laxmi Krishnan on her Instagram handle: @literarychills (https://www.instagram.com/literarychills/?igshid=14c6tsq7jyhjb) You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app. You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/ Please share your feedback and suggestions to us at mailto:talktous@ivmpodcasts.com

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 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? In this episode of Lit Nama, Laxmi is in conversation with Pravin Subramanian, Founder of SwapBook! tracing how literary communities are formed and sustained over the years in different capacities. You can follow Laxmi Krishnan on her Instagram handle: @literarychills (https://www.instagram.com/literarychills/?igshid=14c6tsq7jyhjb) You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app. You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/ Please share your feedback and suggestions to us at mailto:talktous@ivmpodcasts.com