Virtual Literature Festival: Recent Episodes
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Mohua is an author, podcaster, voice-over artist and branding specialist. She has over 15+ years in leadership positions as a Public Relations/Corporate Communications specialist. She gave it all up to raise a family and being a housewife for 10+ years, she rebooted her career, after surviving an auto immune disorder that left her bedridden and incapacitated.Listen to Mohua Chinppa on the Virtual Literature Festival with renowned social worker Anurag Chauhan in India’s first Virtual literature festival where she discusses her book Nautanki Saala and life as she sees it .. Tune in Now
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Malini Agarwal a.k.a. MissMalini, is an Indian digital influencer, TV host, entrepreneur and best-selling author. Formerly a radio jockey and Head of Digital Content for a TV Channel, she founded her blog MissMalini.com in 2008, covering gossip and current events in Bollywood, Indian television, fashion, beauty and lifestyle. MissMalini is also a best-selling author. Her initiative “Malini's Girl Tribe” started off as a small Facebook community to empower women and help them in any way possible. A group where women uplift their peers so that they can form a stronger bond and grow together.
A small group became a revolution, thus Malini Agarwal turned the idea of the group into a web series, “The Girl Tribe” to reach more people and make an impact. MissMalini is now also having and exciting Malini's Girl Tribe App on Android and IOS
Listen to Malini Agarwal on the Virtual Literature Festival with renowned social worker Anurag Chauhan in India’s first lockdown lit fest.. Tune in Now
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Kiran Manral is an Indian author. Based in Mumbai, she published her first novel The Reluctant Detective in 2011.Karmic Kids her first non-fiction work, is an introduction to parenting based on her own experience of raising a son.Manral is the founder of India Helps, a network of volunteers who assist disaster victims. She published her first novel The Reluctant Detective in 2011. Telling the humorous story of how a bored housewife confronted with successive murders becomes a detective, it received generally positive reviews. Hear Anurag Chauhan and Kiran talk about her latest novel , feminism and lots more !
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Apurva Bikram Shah is a poet and writer known for patriotic poems. He is also regarded as a Swachch Warrior as he writes and recites poetry in support of Swatchch Bharat mission, he has written over 100 poems about social issues and has made legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan his fan and a guide. What is remarkable about him is that he is an 18year old student of Delhi University.
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Its a conversation with the protagonist Maa Anand Sheela of the Ground breaking Netflix series 'Wild Wild Country'. Listen to the pop culture phenomenon Maa Anand Sheela who was the force behind Osho in conversation with renowned Social Worker Anurag Chauhan. Listen to her views on love and life !
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Fouzia is an artist of the 16th century oral storytelling art. The art form passed into oblivion with Mir Baqar Ali’s death in 1928 until efforts were made to revive this art form a few years ago. She is Indias First Woman Dastangoi Artist. Most recently she performed to inaugurate the Sufi Route Concert for peace which was headlined by music maestro AR Rahman she performed with Javed Akhtar. She has performed in JLF , Old World Theatre Festival , Kumaon Literary festival , Bookaru Childrens festival , Jashn – E – Rekhta and many more .
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Hailing from the Maha Himalayas, Grand Master Akshar is an internationally acclaimed Spiritual yogic master and visionary. He is the Founder, Chairman and Course Director of Akshar Yoga, President of World Yoga Organisation. He is also the President of the International Siddha Foundation. His mission and vision is to aid people with the tools and learnings to “live their best potential life” through yoga and spirituality. He has trained more than 10, 00,000 practitioners globally through online and offline platforms. Recently, one lakh students were trained under social service campaign “Yoga is for All”. Grand Master Akshar is trained under 28 Masters. Hear him reveal his mantra for a happy and healthy life with renowned Social Worker Anurag Chauhan in the Virtual Literature Festival Podcasts.
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Harshvardhan Deo is an Indian film Actor, who has worked predominantly in Bollywood. Her previous film to hit the theatres was Jigariyaa in the year 2014. He shares his poetic side and shares his love for the language Urdu, Sanskrit and what has compromised many beautiful languages in the world . Hear his original shers NEVER heard before debuting with Anurag Chauhan on the podcast Virtual literature festival now on Red FM Podcasts
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Siddhartha Basu is an Indian television producer-director and quiz show host, widely regarded as the "Father of Indian television quizzing". Best known for hosting shows like Quiz Time , Mastermind India and University Challenge , and as producer – director of shows such as KBC , Dus Ka Dum , Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa and India’s Got Talent . Founder - Director of the television production house BIG Synergy later a creative mentor and consultant with te company. Alongwith his wife Anita Kaul Basu Director of Synergy communicatons, he is the Founder – Director Tree of Knowledge Digital . The have co-authored a book on India which has nuggets about India for the curious mind !
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Hear Shweta Shetty the 90’s pop queen and sensation , the voice behind Johnny joker , deewane toh deewane, poster lagwado, Rukmani Rukmani and many more . She redefined the pop music scene and is a pioneer in music ! She shares her experiences in a heart to heart with Anurag Chauhan in the virtual literature festival!
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Hear Dr. Lata Surendra is a well known dance exponent of bharatnatyan style in conversation with renown social worker Anurag Chauhan. A writer, Performer, Choreographer, Curator and a guru, acclaimed globally for her creative dance choreographies. She is the President of the first official Section of the International Dance Council, affiliated with UNESCO. Her student list includes several celebrities including Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.
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Hear beauty wellness expert Vasudha Rai talk about her journey and her book ‘Glow' in this candid conversation with renowned Social Worker Anurag Chauhan. She emphasizes on how what you eat impacts your health and how eating healthy is crucial for health as well as beauty. She says, “Health and food are very closely related. The intention really counts. If your intention is of making myself healthy, then good skin comes naturally along with it.”
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Dr. Usha RK is the Director of JNCC, Moscow, who has contributed immensely in the promotion and propagation of Classical Arts. Her hard-work and dedication contributed to the nomination of Yoga as UNESCO’s intangible cultural heritage list. Hear her in conversation with renowned Social Worker Anurag Chauhan, talk about her contribution in promoting the young generation artists and how it is different from working with legends. She says, “Youngsters have the opportunity to learn from our masters, and they should do just that. Learn more and practice hard.”
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Celebrated Indian classical vocalist, Padmashri Malini Awasthi tells us how the journey of music began for her, how Indian Classical Music covers important topics and is yet so underrated in today’s world. She talks about the western world’s influence on India, how India was the first to offer voting rights to women, and much more. She says, “Sit with your grandparents and they will tell you 10 songs from their times which have so much influence.” Let’s bring back the charm of these underrated songs! Listen to her in conversation with renowned Social Worker Anurag Chauhan.
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Hear Laxmi Narayan Tripathi, transgender rights activist and Bharatnatyam dancer talk about her journey of empowering Transgender and her role in getting it recognised as a third gender. Listen to her in conversation with renowned Social Worker Anurag Chauhan, talk about her books, ‘Me Hijra, Me Laxmi’ and ‘Red Lipstick – The Men in My Life’. She says, “This red lipstick has history to tell about Laxmi. Red can be for brutality, red can be for shakti, red can be for many other things.“
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Reputed Film critic, journalist bestselling author, Bharathi Pradhan gives us an insight into how it all started, how she became a part of the entertainment industry, her next book about Bollywood, and much more! On being asked about her job as the member of the sensor board, she says, “ The only thing that the chairperson Prasoon Joshi told me was: anything that lowers the dignity of a woman, you will not pass. Hear her in conversation with renowned Social Worker Anurag Chauhan.
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Hear Ani Choying talk about her journey as the ‘Singing Nun’, her decision of leaving home and joining the monastery at the age of 13. She shares with us an insight about her life from being a domestic violence victim to becoming a global phenomenon. In conversation with the renowned Social Worker Anurag Chauhan she talks about her book, ‘Singing for Freedom’. She says, “ I need to be free, I don’t want to be suppressed. I cannot simply follow things just because someone is superior. When you become rebellious, you can do that elegantly and respectfully.”
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Padmashri Dr. Soma Ghosh is a celebrated Hindustani Classical vocalist, and the daughter of the great legend Bharat Ratna Ustaad Bismillah Khan. Hear her get candid with renowned Social Worker Anurag Chauhan and talk about the evolution of Hindustani music and her journey in music. She says, “Baba always used to say that music existed even when the universe didn’t, and it will remain even after everything ceases to exist. Music is God. God is music.” Hear her sing in her beautiful voice and share stories about Ustaad Bismillah Khan whom she lovingly addresses as ‘Baba’.
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Sandip Soparrkar is a celebrity choreographer in conversation with renowned Social Worker Anurag Chauhan. He has trained celebrities like Sonam Kapoor, Juhi Chawla, Hritik Roshan, Priyanka Chopra, Britney Spears, Shakira and Beyonce. Hear him get candid in conversation with Social Worker Anurag Chauhan. He talks about his journey with dance, his life and adopting children. He says, “To dance is to know yourself, understand yourself and look within. When you start looking within, that is when the party begins.”
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Padmashri Dr. Soma Ghosh is a celebrated Hindustani Classical vocalist, and the daughter of the great legend Bharat Ratna Ustaad Bismillah Khan. Hear her get candid with renowned Social Worker Anurag Chauhan and talk about the evolution of Hindustani music and her journey in music. She says, “Baba always used to say that music existed even when the universe didn’t, and it will remain even after everything ceases to exist. Music is God. God is music.” Hear her sing in her beautiful voice and share stories about Ustaad Bismillah Khan whom she lovingly addresses as ‘Baba’.
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Celebrity Divya Dutta in conversation with renowned Social Worker Anurag Chauhan. She gets candid and talks about her journey as an actress, her role as Zenab in her early twenties, the book that she wrote on her mother and how she misses the late Irrfan Khan. She says, “ I was four when I used to wear my mother’s dupattas as sarees and tell her that I wanted to be like Amitabh Bachchan.” Watch her talk about how it was her childhood dream to become an actress and how it was realised.
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Padma Vibhushan Dr. Sonal Mansingh (Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha) in conversation with renowned Social Worker Anurag Chauhan. She tells us how it all started for her and how she escaped to Bangalore against her family’s wishes to continue learning Bharatnatyam. She tells us about how she continued her journey with dancing even after a tragic car accident in Germany left her with multiple fractures. She says, “When I was in the hospital in Germany, PM Indra Gandhi was the first one to send me a telegram saying, ‘Keep you chin up, we are praying for you.’” Gain an insight into how she applies the rule of ‘simple living’ in her life.
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Lisa Ray gets candid in conversation with renowned Social Worker Anurag Chauhan. She talks about her journey as an actress and an author. In her book ‘Close to the Bone’. She says, “I suffered as a young woman, and I don’t want others to go through the same.” Hear her talk about her show ‘Four More Shots Please” and how she is happy that the show covered topics such as ‘body shaming’.
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Sandip Sorparrker is a celebrity choreographer in conversation with renowned Social Worker Anurag Chauhan. He has trained celebrities like Sonam Kapoor, Juhi Chawla, Hritik Roshan, Priyanka Chopra, Britney Spears, Shakira and Beyonce. Hear him get candid in conversation with Social Worker Anurag Chauhan. He talks about his journey with dance, his life and adopting children. He says, “To dance is to know yourself, understand yourself and look within. When you start looking within, that is when the party begins.”
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Hear acid attack survivor Laxmi Aggarwal in conversation with renowned Social Worker Anurag Chauhan. She talks about her life, the crucial issues that she has been fighting for, her financial situation and the release of the movie “Chappak” which is based on her life. She talks about how she fought for the rights of acid attack victims, and her life after the release of the movie. She says, “In our country, the laws are made, but are slow to be implemented. There are so many schemes that do not reach the people who actually need them. Our government and law bodies need to work together to implement such schemes.”
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Hear Sunanda Mehta in conversation with renowned Social Worker Anurag Chauhan. Sunanda is a journalist and author of a very controversial book “The extraordinary Life and Death of Sunanda Pushkar”, talk about her journey as a journalist and what inspired her to write the book. She says, “ The fact remains that it’s a high profile case, and it is a politically sensitive case. A lot of responsibility must be taken by the police because in the initial days there were a lot of facts and clues that could've been collected in time by the police but were not. It’s a bit strange that it has been 6 years and the case is still not resolved.”
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Hear Shobhaa De’s daughter Anandita De in conversation with renowned Social Worker Anurag Chauhan. She joins in the session, talking about her mother and about working with celebrities. Anandita is a well known Fashion Stylist, writer luxury event Curator.
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Hear reputed author Shoba De get candid and talk about her books and how she is enjoying reading books during the times of Lockdown. On being asked who she would like to interview, she says, “ I would like to interview Shri Narendra Modi and Sonia Gandhi Ji, who are both enigmatic, controversial, powerful and suspicious of journalists and interviewers,” She also talks about how she was a straightforward interviewer back in the day and shares a few stories with us. Hear Shobha De's daughter Anandita De join in the session, talk about her mother and about working with celebrities.
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