A Very South Asian Podcast

#artistfeature #yciscommunitypodcast 🎙🎤 @moltrez_official   Honing a budding passion in creative arts, Garvin Taneja embraces the stage name MOLTREZ. A veteran fashion designer & fitness model turned music producer/DJ, his beats are inspired by all things techno & aesthetic. He believes in creating an immersive experience for his audience as he whips his optical fiber whip to his bea...

#artistfeature #yciscommunitypodcast 🎙🎤 @ridhiimakkar Hi! I am Ridhi, a multidisciplinary artist and customiser, also an undergraduate journalism student. Over the course of 6 years, experimentation with mediums and styles has been my motive. With the onset of the pandemic and us getting trapped in four walls of our homes, it brought out the creative juices in me and that’s when I started monetis...

YCIS Community Podcast #26 Robbie Ahmed @run_robbie_run33 Robbie Ahmed (he/him) is a singer-songwriter, writer and arts educator. Growing up and coming out in four countries Russia, Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh & Canada, he writes & sings on intersections of self-love, immigration, mental health, spirituality and trans representation in the media. His work has been featured in Pride Toronto, S...

#artistfeature #yciscommunitypodcast 🎙🎤 @pavanimehramusic Pavani Mehra is a Delhi born rapper and singer who recently launched her first song Khokhla worldwide. Pavani found her comfort and solace that is Stage and Performing live at a very young age as she grew up learning Hindustani Classical Music and Kathak from Prayag Sangeet Samati Prayagraj. She pursued Communication Design from Pearl Acad...

#artistfeature #yciscommunitypodcast 🎙🎤 @crikey_kumar Vibhu Kumar, a writer with a book published, titled THIS 4231. He is now working on his second book, a graphic novel. He enjoys painting digitally and prides himself on being a huge comic book and film fan. “We thought long and hard and settled with the name KuKarma and soon things started aligning themselves”, he says. We share the same belie...

Sharadha a sewist, digital content creator & former TV producer, host & stylist. Her personal project, www. SweetShard.com, has pushed Sharadha to trust her creative vision, sending her on a pursuit of excellence in sewing, which she takes into other areas of life including her professional work. Intensely challenging and creative, sewing has shown Sharadha how capable she is and to trust...

#artistfeature #yciscommunitypodcast 🎙🎤 @tushaaaaaaaaaar Tushar Madaan has been illustrating professionally for the last 8 years. He sketches even while commuting or doing day-to-day tasks. He feels that inspiration can strike anytime. Therefore, he makes sure that even if an idea strikes him while he is asleep, he gets out of bed and starts working on it right away. P.S. This session has been pr...

#artistfeature #yciscommunitypodcast 🎙🎤 @0nebyzer0 Muskaan Gupta is an illustrator who makes minimalist and contemporary digital art. She is the founder of and the artist behind 0neByZer0. She intends to create art that makes one feel hopeful, calm and serves as a reminder to keep trusting oneself. It started with Muskaan exploring digital illustrations in 2018 to expand her skill set while study...

#artistfeature #yciscommunitypodcast 🎙🎤 @la.xaniya Tell us a bit about yourself & your creative practice! Hello! My name is Taniya aka laxaniya. I am a Delhi based illustrator. My creative practice is mostly about expressing complex human emotions that one goes through! I create artworks about my experiences and feelings. What motivated you to heed to this open call for this podcast programmi...

#artistfeature #yciscommunitypodcast 🎙🎤 @basic.palette Tell us a bit about yourself & your creative practice! My illustrations are a medium via which I elaborate upon topics such as sexual education and raise awareness about the need to normalize topics such as sexual relationships so as to remove the stigma that there is in society nowadays, especially in India. My illustrations are a step f...

#artistfeature #yciscommunitypodcast 🎙🎤 @nazarbuttu About Ayushi: I am Ayushi Singhal, an interdisciplinary designer and visual artist based out of Delhi, India. I graduated from Symbiosis Institute of Design (Pune) in the year 2019 with a Bachelor’s degree (B.Des) in Fashion Designing. Even though I’ve worked at the core of the fashion industry, I never restricted myself to it. My work generally...

I am Vibhor Mudgil or as my pen name and social media handle goes “Fido”. I am currently in my first year of Masters in Fine Art from College of Art, Delhi, specializing in VISUAL COMMUNICATION. I was a man of science during my early years of schooling and realised medicine wasn’t my field of heart and thus shifted to pursue Art, where my mind and soul found comfort. I draw; I write. My work and o...

#artistfeature #yciscommunitypodcast 🎙🎤 I am itisha Upadhyay, @yellowmellowcat is my artist name or brand, however it make sense! I started doing freelance illustration work 2 years back after quitting a pretty good well paying job. My creative practice differs every day. I like to mix things up a little to help myself stay motivated. What motivated you to appear on this podcast? Well, I don't kn...

#artistfeature #yciscommunitypodcast 🎙🎤 An Environmentalist, Wildlife filmmaker, Creative Producer based out of New Delhi, India - I am an experienced filmmaker who has been a part of numerous projects across different fields like Wildlife, Branded Content Development, Digital Advertisements, Short Films, Documentaries, Feature films and Web Series. Being able to juggle different roles such as Di...

#artistfeature #yciscommunitypodcast 🎙🎤 Hi, I am Jaidev @jaidev_tripathy - an architect, artist and visual storyteller in the field of architecture and urban spaces. Often captivated by spaces, perspectives, and human behaviour in intricate relationships with their surroundings, I have set on a journey to catch and articulate everyday narratives that surround me. A part of this translates to my i...

The Brown Book Magazine & Documentary I A #ycisindia project 🎨 The Brown Book is a digital project which is documenting ideas, opinions & creative insights of South Asian origin artists across different parts of the world. The project is doing so through podcasts, collaborations, artist features & interviews. It is part of our digital & content festival #southasiancreativityfestiv...

#theyoungcreativeindianspace #ycisindia #yciscommunitypodcast 🎙🎤 Podcast#16 Sahai India (Formely known as My Kahani Bangalore) Aashna Sethi in conversation with Rishika Sen @sahaiindia About Sahai: We started out as three individuals passionate to create change about the perception and care of mental health in Bangalore. We were originally MyKahani Bangalore, a chapter under MyKahani, a worldwide...

#theyoungcreativeindianspace #ycisindia #yciscommunitypodcast 🎙🎤 Podcast Ep. 15 Karishma Hosein Karishma Hosein is currently pursing a PhD in Kinesiology at Western University. Karishma is working to find the best way to help pregnant people begin being physically active and eating well during their pregnancies, and even after the baby is born. Outside of research, Karishma works as a dance and f...

The Brown Book Magazine & Documentary I A #ycisindia project 🎨 The Brown Book is a digital project which is documenting ideas, opinions & creative insights of South Asian origin artists across different parts of the world. The project is doing so through podcasts, collaborations, artist features & interviews. It is part of our digital & content festival #southasiancreativityfestiv...

The Brown Book Magazine & Documentary I A #ycisindia project 🎨 The Brown Book is a digital project which is documenting ideas, opinions & creative insights of South Asian origin artists across different parts of the world. The project is doing so through podcasts, collaborations, artist features & interviews. It is part of our digital & content festival #southasiancreativityfestiv...

#theyoungcreativeindianspace #ycisindia #yciscommunitypodcast 🎙🎤 Podcast Ep. 14 Seth Mohan  Seth is multi-talented, multi-faceted, and is constantly learning new skills. He is known for his work in Christmas Chronicles, Schitt's Creek, and Designated Survivor, as well as several other Canadian and International shows and films.  Born in New Delhi, India, he came to Canada as a young tee...

Young Indian Monologues is a read-through done by Anushray Singh of the upcoming book of the same name. It is a unique podcast series, which wants to culminate into a written & audio book. #youngindianmonologues #ycisindia Chapter 2: "With the advent of smartphones, cheap internet penetrating nooks and crannies of India, we have finally realized and recognizing arts and creativity scene across...

Young Indian Monologues is a read-through done by Anushray Singh of upcoming book of the same name. It is a unique podcast series, which wants to culminate into a written & audio book.  #youngindianmonologues #ycisindia About the Project: "I am Anushray Singh, I am a human-person, who have happened to be born in Northern India, and through a mixture of privilege, luck, inner passion, curi...

Podcast Ep. 13 Maya Sall (Flea Journal) Anushray Singh @anushray_singh in conversation with Maya Salla, managing editor of Flea Journal. The Flea Journal is an online publication comprised of opinion pieces on cultural and political affairs. The Journal is published quarterly with original writing and artwork by young people. We are an independent platform for and from voices across the globe, aim...

Kapil Ghai (@_kapilghai) in conversation with Hasheel (@hasheell)   Hasheel has been training in East Indian Classical Vocal since the age of 5. In 2001, Hasheel also started playing the Bansuri (Indian flute) and is currently a senior student of the legendary Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia. He is also under the tutelage of renowned singer Pandit Ajay Pohankar. Hasheel has performed around the w...