Nitasha Manchanda

The Indian Edit

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Welcome to the Indian Edit, a new series of in-depth interviews with inspiring entrepreneurs, educators and culture-makers. Subscribe here on iTunes and stay updated at http://theindianedit.com and on instagram @theindianeditpodcast

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Nitasha Manchanda

Episodes

Ep. 31: A photographer’s love letter to Rajasthan and launching a book during the COVID-19 crisis with Christine Chitnis 21.04.2020 1:09:31

SHOWNOTES FOR EPISODE 31: Christine’s beautiful website where you can find links to her book and instagram account Order this fabulous book through her website and also here BOOKS and other things we discussed: Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng Jhumpa Lahiri’s books The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy Fiona Caulfield’s Love Travel Guides to various...

Ep. 30: International's Women's Day Special: From robotics to plastic-free periods with Saathi Pads Founder & CEO, Kristin Kagetsu 06.03.2020 41:50

SHOWNOTES FOR EPISODE 30: Saathi Pads are chemical-free and biodegradable - they’re currently available in India directly from Saathi or here @saathipads on instagram More on Kristin from the Cartier Women’s Initiative BOOKS and other things we discussed: Cradle to Cradle by William McDonough & Michael Braungart - an important read for anyone creating new products! A travel guide to Ahmedabad...

Ep. 29: Postcard from London: an international childhood, romance, and motherhood with my college friend Piya Kochhar 17.02.2020 36:36

SHOWNOTES FOR EPISODE 29: F45 Training Quince Tree Cafe at Clifton Nurseries - so gorgeous if you’re ever in London BOOKS and SHOWS we discussed: A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan Ducks, Newburyport by Lucy Ellmann Becoming by Michelle Obama Succession on HBO Catastrophe on Amazon Prime Mozart in the Jungle on Amazon Prime Sex Education on Netflix Follow us on Instagram for more on Piya...

Ep. 28: Lifelong learning and leadership in Silicon Valley with Sonya Pelia 30.01.2020 51:27

SHOWNOTES FOR EPISODE 28: Learn more about Maitri and support their work here BOOKS we discussed: The 100-Year Life by Lynda Gratton & Andrew Scott The Disruption Mindset by Charlene Li Follow us on Instagram for more on Sonya and everything we mentioned in this episode! Special thanks to Aman Moroney @ Flying Carpet Productions for audio post-production engineering!

Ep. 27: From Partition-era Lahore to contemporary Singapore with writer Akshita Nanda 15.01.2020 55:18

SHOWNOTES FOR EPISODE 27: Connect with Akshita on instagram Nimita’s Place on Amazon US and India Beauty Queens of Bishan OTHER BOOKS and STUFF we discussed: National Library of Singapore Esplanade Performing Arts and more in Singapore Terry Pratchett’s Discworld Lois McMaster Bujold’s Chalion Series https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780061134241 Follow us on Instagram for more on Akshita and every...

Ep. 26: Kick off the holiday season with a peek behind the curtain of ballerina Sudarsna Mukund's life 10.12.2019 52:08

SHOWNOTES FOR EPISODE 26: Sudarsna’s website https://www.sudarsna.com/ and instagram https://www.instagram.com/sudarsnak/?hl=en Urban Nutcracker - read more about the show and buy your tickets now! http://urbannutcracker.com/ BOOKS and OTHER STUFF we discussed: To Dance by Siena Cherson Siegel and Mark Siegel - a graphic memoir which captures a dancer’s life beautifully (Mark Siegel is also the cr...

Ep. 25: Challenging gender stereotypes with brand strategist and Cheil India COO Atika Malik 19.11.2019 37:13

SHOWNOTES FOR EPISODE 25: Follow us on instagram for more on Atika! The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity where Atika spoke on Awakening the Lioness - read more about the panel here BOOKISH STUFF we discussed: SPQR A History of Ancient Rome by Mary Beard The Jaipur Literature Festival (take virtual trip there with Shuchi Saraswat on Ep 16 ) Follow us on Instagram for more on Kancha...

Ep. 24: Chief Spice Mama Kanchan Koya is back to boost your health (and Instagram following!) this Fall 07.11.2019 51:13

SHOWNOTES FOR EPISODE 24: Chief Spice Mama on instagram and iTunes BOOKS and PRODUCTS we discussed: Atomic Habits by James Clear Diaspora Co and Burlap and Barrel for all your spice needs! (Don’t miss Kanchan’s discount code on the episode!) Saint Jane Luxury CBD Beauty Serum Tata Harper natural skincare Follow us on Instagram for more on Kanchan and everything we discussed in this episode! Specia...

Ep. 23: Exploring cultural and family ties through art with illustrator and designer Meenal Patel 24.10.2019 1:04:39

SHOWNOTES FOR EPISODE 23: Meenal’s beautiful website where you can find her books and some gorgeous photos, including some of her lovely work space. Priya Dreams of Marigolds and Masala on Amazon Please support the Kickstarter for What Color is My Hijab? by Hudda Ibrahim, which Meenal illustrated!! Other books and podcasts we discussed: Nimita’s Place - our book club pick by Akshita Nanda, who wil...

Ep. 22: Best of Summer: what to watch, read, hear (and eat) with producer Priya Giri Desai 22.08.2019 48:24

SHOWNOTES FOR EPISODE 22: The pilot Episode of the podcast with Priya More on Priya’s work with the India Center here Lovesick The Film TV Shows we discussed: Amazon’s Made in Heaven Amazon’s Mirzapur Amazon’s Four more Shots Please Netflix’s Sacred Games Little Lunch on Netflix Yeh Meri Family on Netflix FILMS we discussed: IFFLA’s 2019 line-up Hamid on Netflix Andhadhun on Netflix The Odds by Me...

Ep. 21: From ancient cultures to modern masterpieces: the story of Artem Jewelry with Sadhna Gupta Brown 09.07.2019 46:26

SHOWNOTES FOR EPISODE 21: Follow Sadhna at Artem Jewelry online and on instagram Her Future Coalition in Kolkata Bernini’s Apollo and Daphne at the Villa Borghese Daphne du Maurier’s Don’t Look Now and Rebecca Richard Wright’s Black Boy Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale The Handmaid’s Tale on Hulu (not Netflix!! I now have something in common with a US Christian fundamentalist group that also...

BONUS: Anita Vachharajani on her dream project, and tips on writing children's books 24.06.2019 3:11

Apologies - sound quality wasn’t the best in this out-take! SHOWNOTES: Anita’s website which has a page devoted to the book Amrita Sher-gil, Rebel with a Paintbrush’s page on Instagram and Facebook The book on Amazon in the US and India Follow us on Instagram for more on Anita, Amrita and everything else we discussed in this episode!

Ep. 20: The life and times of artist Amrita Sher-Gil, with children's author Anita Vachharajani 31.05.2019 1:07:52

SHOWNOTES FOR EPISODE 20: Anita’s website which has a page devoted to the book Amrita Sher-gil, Rebel with a Paintbrush’s page on Instagram and Facebook The book on Amazon in the US and India Anita’s reflections on the Soviet kids books and Target magazine that she credits as major influences The brilliant Possession by A.S. Byatt A.K. Ramanujan’s poetry Bilingual poet Arun Kolatkar’s Jejuri Kiran...

BONUS Ep. 19: A studio visit with Rajovilla creator Joya Logue 22.05.2019 8:07

Visit Joya’s instagram for beautiful pictures of her studio here and more on her allergy story here

Ep. 19: On nostalgia, art, and knowing when to pause - with Rajovilla creator Joya Logue 16.05.2019 1:07:57

SHOWNOTES FOR EPISODE 19: Joya on Instagram @Rajovilla and her website Joya Logue Case for Making watercolors and more in San Francisco Charles Reid ’s watercolor books Cincinnati’s Contemporary Arts Center Joya’s current favorite camera the Fujifilm X-T20 Daily Rituals by Mason Currey Raw Mango Anavila Follow us on Instagram for more on Joya and the places, events and work we discussed in this ep...

Ep. 18: Behind the scenes of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston with Curator of South Asian and Islamic Art Laura Weinstein 30.04.2019 1:02:43

SHOWNOTES FOR EPISODE 18: Take a virtual trip to the MFA through Google Arts & Culture Laura’s favorite museum in India: Jawahar Kala Kendra , the cultural institution designed by Charles Correa in Jaipur The Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ, some of whose works are included in the Google Art Project A NYT review of “The Sultans of Deccan India: Unearthly Treasure...

Episode 17: Cooking in professional kitchens in Japan and the US with Gayatri Singh, founder, Culinary Nirvana 09.04.2019 59:27

SHOWNOTES FOR EPISODE 17: Gayatri’s website Culinary Nirvana and instagram The Japanese foodie film I watched on a plane - if you liked Eat, Drink, Man, Woman you’ll love the food porn in this! The Last Recipe Trattoria La Pacchia Hokkaido India Cookbook by Pushpesh Pant Rick Stein's Long Weekends: Over 100 New Recipes from My Travels Around Europe Marcus Wareing’s New Classics Inspiring and Delic...

Episode 16: Mini-Edit - Jaipur Literature Festival JLF 2019 with Shuchi Saraswat, book buyer at the Brookline Booksmith 30.03.2019 26:30

SHOWNOTES FOR EPISODE 16: Jaipur Literature Festival website The JLF programme - Click on Watch Session under each and you can see complete video - Colson Whitehead, Mary Beard and so many more incredible speakers, enough to keep you occupied until next year’s festival! Jaipur Bytes podcast where you can hear most sessions from the festival Sohaila Abdulali’ s Session “What we talk about when we t...

Episode 15: Hema Shroff Patel - social entrepreneur / textile designer / founder of AMBA 13.02.2019 1:12:27

SHOWNOTES FOR EPISODE 15: Amba on Instagram and Facebook where you can connect with Hema Don’t miss a beautiful look inside Hema’s Art Deco home in Bombay’s Malabar Hill in House & Garden magazine UK - spotted Seema Krish textiles on Hema’s chairs (Seema was my gracious guest on Ep. 9 ) and some lovely photos of Hema with Sally Holkar and the Amba team in Maheshwar. Learn more about all the in...

Episode 14: Ayesha Billimoria - athlete / trainer / founder of Project Fitgirl 21.01.2019 40:54

SHOWNOTES FOR EPISODE 14: Follow Ayesha on instagram @Fitgirl.india and the us @theindianeditpodcast Ayesha’s fantastic TEDx talk The Power of The Mind Ayesha’s YouTube channel Cathy Freeman’s autobiography Abhinav Bindra’s book A Shot at History: My Obsessive Journey to Olympic Gold Bob Richards’ The Heart of a Champion Budapest’s beautiful hilltop park Normafa Dhansak - a delicious meat and lent...

Episode 13: Karen Stone Talwar - entrepreneur / founder of Adventures in Art 18.12.2018 55:29

SHOWNOTES FOR EPISODE 13: Adventures in Art website where you can find details on upcoming trips Tag along with AIA on their fabulous trips through Karen’s instagram Learn more about all the incredible art, jewelry and other favorites we discussed below: Art Fairs: FIAC Paris Art Basel Frieze India Art Fair Delhi Artists: Subodh Gupta Bharti Kher Tony Cragg Jewelry: JAR at the Met British Crown Je...

Episode 12: Shuchi Saraswat (35) - writer / curator of Transnational Literature Series and book buyer at Brookline Booksmith 03.12.2018 1:00:38

SHOWNOTES FROM EPISODE 12: Shuchi’s website where you can find links to her writing and beautiful instagram The Brookline Booksmith Transnational Literature Series website which includes their past selections and the WGBH Forum link of recorded author events The Wellspring House Writer’s retreat BOOKS and films we discussed: Salt Houses by Hala Alyan Wajib the fantastic film by Annemarie Jacir (wi...

Episode 11: Nikita Maheshwari (29) - founder of non-profit MoveUp 21.11.2018 44:12

SHOWNOTES FROM EPISODE 11: MoveUp’s Facebook page Short video by MoveUp: Moving Towards the American Dream with Heena and others talking about their struggles and successes as immigrants Besharam , Heena Patel’s restaurant in SF Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike by Phil Knight Instant Pot - a pressure cooker / slow cooker hybrid Jagriti Yatra - a formative college experience for Nikita, in...

Episode 10: Shilpa Agashe (39) - artist / engineer 13.11.2018 56:44

SHOWNOTES from Episode 10: Hidden Life of Trees the surprise bestseller by Peter Wohlleben Hidden Nature: A Voyage of Discovery by Alys Fowler who has a Gardening column at the Guardian Meadowland: The Private Life of an English Field by Howard Hughes Sea and Shore Cornwall by Lisa Woollett Sea Journal by Lisa Woollett Scotland’s Treescapes by Stuart Low Cultivating Place - one of my favorite podc...

Episode 9: Seema Krish (48): textile designer / founder of Seema Krish Textiles 26.10.2018 56:28

Follow us both on instagram @theindianeditpodcast and @seemakrishtextiles to read more about Seema’s work . For more on one of Seema’s sustainability initiatives, check out the zero-waste project. Books and other cool stuff we discussed on Episode 9: Japanese art textiles at NUNO Satya Paul who was an innovative sari designer who launched contemporary, printed saris in the 1980s Tharangini Studios...