The IKKIVI Podcast: Exploring Fashion, Culture and Values

Welcome to the seventh episode of The IKKIVI Podcast Season 3. Today, we are honoured to host Nonita Kalra, a luminary with over three decades of experience in the media world, spanning roles from the Editor of Harper’s Bazaar India to the Editor-in-Chief of ELLE India. Throughout her career, Nonita has been an architect of fashion, beauty, and lifestyle trends, not just witnessing but also steeri...

Welcome to the sixth episode of 'The IKKIVI Podcast Season 3.' Join us as we sit down with Dominique Farnan, a dynamic entrepreneur, author, speaker, and advocate dedicated to nurturing a new wave of heart-led leaders, conscious creators, and impact-driven entrepreneurs. With over two decades of experience, Dom Farnan fearlessly navigates high-growth environments, seamlessly integrating en...

Welcome to the fifth episode of 'The IKKIVI Podcast Season 3.' In this episode, we are joined by Deborah Gates, an Australian stylist challenging societal norms in fashion, particularly for women over 50. In this episode, Deborah shares her personal style on Instagram and also uses her platform to introduce ethical and sustainable designers to her followers, promoting the concept of qualit...

Welcome to the fourth episode of The IKKIVI Podcast Season 3. In this episode, we have with us Priyasha Saluja, a plant-based chef, entrepreneur, hormonal health coach, and founder of The Cinnamon Kitchen, a brand that champions delicious and nutritional products that are plant-based, gluten-free, and free of refined sugars. She also appeared in season 3 of The Shark Tank India. In this episode, w...

Welcome to the third episode of The IKKIVI Podcast Season 3. In this episode, we have with us Vidya Patel, a Birmingham-based movement artist and performer. She has been training in Kathak from a young age and takes influences from various languages and experiences of working with a diverse range of artists within dance, music, and visual arts. Her work focuses on autobiographical narratives drawi...

Welcome to the second episode of ‘The IKKIVI Podcast Season 3’. In this episode, we have with us Mira Manek, an author, speaker, and founder of the brand ‘Chai by Mira’. She is the author behind bestselling cookbooks Saffron Soul and Prajna, based on Ayurveda, rituals, happiness, and mental health. Her third project, Book of Chai, is out this April. In this episode, we speak with her about her jou...

Welcome to the first episode of 'The IKKIVI Podcast Season 3.' In this episode, we have with us Lisa Ray, an award-winning actor, author, cancer survivor, and co-founder of a digital art platform. Lisa has embraced multiple worlds and identities long before the mainstream accepted the multiplicities of selfhood. At 51 and a mother of 5-year-old twins, Lisa is a pro-ager, working on her nex...

Welcome to the twentieth and final episode of ‘The IKKIVI Podcast Season 2.’ In this episode, we have with us Sara Auster, a sound therapist, meditation teacher, and author. She has spent the past decade introducing sound baths to diverse audiences and unique environments all across the world. Her work explores how sound and listening transform space—both physically and psychologically—for the pur...

Welcome to the nineteenth episode of 'The IKKIVI Podcast Season 2.' In this episode, we have with us Isold Halldorudottir from Reykjavik, Iceland, who began her modeling career just over five years ago. She was discovered by a fashion and creative director after applying to a talent competition to be featured in Love Magazine in 2017. Since then, she has continued to advocate for diversity...

Welcome to the eighteenth episode of ‘The IKKIVI Podcast Season 2’. In this episode, we have with us George Harding-Rolls, the Director of Policy & Advocacy at Eco-Age, who runs the organization’s work on pushing for the equitable phase-out of fossil fuel from fashion. Previously, he was with the Changing Markets Foundation, a Dutch non-profit formed to accelerate solutions to sustainability c...

Welcome to the seventeenth episode of ‘The IKKIVI Podcast Season 2’. In this episode, we have with us Mili Ghosh, a highly acclaimed photographer known for her unique style of work and vision. With over a decade of experience, she’s widely recognized as one of the leading editorial wedding photographers in the industry. She has photographed weddings from all over the world and has been featured in...

Welcome to the sixteenth episode of ‘The IKKIVI Podcast Season 2’. In this episode, we have the pleasure of speaking to Sara Idacavage. She’s a doctoral candidate and instructor in the Department of Textiles, Merchandising, and Interiors at the University of Georgia. She is passionate about sustainability and mental health awareness, and her current research examines how fashion education can be e...

Welcome to the fifteenth episode of ‘The IKKIVI Podcast Season 2’. In this episode, we have with us Aishwarya Sharma, India’s first fashion activist who focuses on using fashion as a medium of change through her social media platforms and passionately advocates for climate and women rights.  In this episode, we speak with her about her journey to becoming a fashion activist, the storytelling aspec...

Welcome to the fourteenth episode of ‘The IKKIVI Podcast Season 2’. In this episode, we have with us Shira Gill, a globally recognized organizing expert, bestselling author, speaker, and a minimalist.  In this episode, we speak with her about her journey as an organizing expert and a lifestyle creator, her idea of minimalism and what it means for her, the importance of defining our own version of...

Welcome to the thirteenth episode of ‘The IKKIVI Podcast Season 2’. In this episode, we have with us Venetia La Manna, a fair fashion campaigner who through her social media platforms, challenges fashion brands that are costing the earth and calls out retailers on their unethical practices. She regularly co-organizes actions against Big Fashion and is a co-founder of Remember Who Made Them, seekin...

Welcome to the twelfth episode of ‘The IKKIVI Podcast Season 2’. In this episode, we have with us Raquel Willis, an award-winning author and media strategist dedicated to Black transgender liberation. She is a thought leader on gender, race, and intersectionality, organizing marginalized communities for social change while using digital activism as a major tool of resistance and liberation.  In th...

Welcome to the eleventh episode of ‘The IKKIVI Podcast Season 2’. In this episode, we have with us Kirti Tewani, an ayurvedic therapist and the founder of Kalya Veda, an organization committed to promoting the ancient holistic system of Ayurveda.  In this episode, we speak with her about her inspiration behind building a community on social media promoting the art of balance and mindfulness, her p...

Welcome to the tenth episode of ‘The IKKIVI Podcast Season 2’. In this episode, we have with us Cara Marie Piazza, a natural dyer, and artisan working in New York City. She creates one-of-a-kind textiles using natural elements such as botanicals, plant matter, minerals, non-toxic metals, and food waste. Cara curates unique experiences merging healing, color, and art.  In this episode, we speak wit...

Welcome to the ninth episode of ‘The IKKIVI Podcast Season 2’. In this episode, we have with us Diandra Marizet Esparza, the co-founder of Intersectional Environmentalist. She is a speaker, writer, and poet whose work addresses the erasure of diverse stories and education available to rising generations.  In this episode, we speak with her about her journey as a founding member of the non-profit o...

Welcome to the eighth episode of ‘The IKKIVI Podcast Season 2’. In this episode, we have with us Shakaila Forbes-Bell, a fashion psychologist and researcher specializing in the intersection of fashion, identity, and mental health. Through her platform ‘Fashion Is Psychology’, she has worked closely with several global brands to unpack the psychological impact of style and beauty. She has been feat...

Welcome to the seventh episode of ‘The IKKIVI Podcast Season 2’. In this episode, we have with us Amma Aburam, a writer, podcaster, and digital content creator passionate about sustainable and ethical fashion. She inspires us with her work and her role as a changemaker in this space through her blog and strong social media presence. In this episode, we speak with her about her journey, the story b...

Welcome to the sixth episode of ‘The IKKIVI Podcast Season 2’. In this episode, we have with us Akanksha Kamath, a seasoned writer and journalist with a decade-long experience in the fashion and lifestyle industry. Through her writing, she draws on human stories, told via a 360-degree approach to content that includes print, digital, social, and video. Her words can be found in Vogue India, Vogue...

Welcome to the fifth episode of the ‘The IKKIVI Podcast Season 2.’ In this episode, we have with us Sobia Ameen, who is a multi-hyphenate from Dhaka, Bangladesh. She is recognized for her accomplishments as an architect, baker, model, social media influencer, and social activist. She is an inspiration to many, especially the youth for breaking the glass ceiling in multiple spheres as a Bangladeshi...

Welcome to the fourth episode of ‘The IKKIVI Podcast Season 2’. In this episode, we have with us Aditi Mayer,  a visual storyteller, sustainability activist, and frequent speaker on topics of social and environmental justice. Her work explores the intersections of style, sustainability, and social justice. Seeing the fashion industry’s disproportionate impact on people of color globally, Adit...

Welcome to the third episode of ‘The IKKIVI Podcast Season 2’. In this episode, we have with us Anisha Rachel Oommen, who comes with a background in web publication, digital media, and brand communication with prior experience on editorial teams at Yahoo India and Food Lovers Magazine. She is now the co-founder and director of Goya Media , a food media production company and a web publication focu...