Swan's Song - Celebrating Women's Creativity

Sweta Vikram has dedicated her career to writing about and teaching a more holistic approach to creativity, productivity, health and nutrition. Her work has appeared on New York Times and other publications. She has been voted as the 'Most Influential Asians of Our Times.'

Veena Parikh is an entrepreneur from Ahmedabad. After her husband's paralytic attack in 1998 and subsequent demise in 2001, she was compelled to take up the reins of his engineering company, a role she was totally unprepared for. Listen to her as she talks about her journey which taught her that failure is just a stepping stone to success. As an entrepreneur Veena Parikh has recieved multiple prestigious awards including the Bharat Rattan in 2006.

Kamaljeet Pathania joins us all the way from Singapore to share her amazing journey as an HR Professional for over two decades. She did so by way of designing and institutionalising programs for industry heavyweights and global majors. A lover of diversity a travel enthusiast, a mother and a natural storyteller; she aspires to build and support organisations that allow for diversity and people of different abilities to come together under one roof.

Payel Roy Chowdhury is a an electrical engineer, a trained vocalist and Odissi and Kathak dancer and has performed in different cities across the country. In 2019 she began her entrepreneurial journey with her start up, Tea Cheers - a unique garden- to- cup company. Payel recieved the Nari Samman Award 2020 for her contribution to various field including engineering.

As the co-founder of a leading IT Software company in Bhuvaneshwar she co established with her husband, ( then partner), Jayashree Mohanty has seen many twists and turns in her life and yet treated each hurdle as a stepping stone to success. Tune in to listen to her amazing entrepreneurial journey...

Kajal Saxena is a woman who has learnt to live and appreciate life in all its fullness. At different points in time she has played different roles with pride and confidence, enjoying her journey. Even after 24 years now and successfully playing different roles she wants to continue exploring new horizons...Listen to her amazing story of grit and determination and why she joined politics...

Shabri Prasad Singh suffers from a mental illness Borderline Personality Disorder. Over the years with professional help and a strong will she has managed her illness well. Her aim in life is to destigmatise mental illness. In this conversation she opens up about her illness and how it impacted her life. She also talks about her book Borderline - a fictionalised account of her struggle with BPD and how she coped with it.

Andrea Trinidad was born with a rare genetic bleeding disorder, Hemophilia but she never allowed it to limit her...She shares her extremely interesting and inspiring life journey and gives us a glimpse of her multifaceted personality and her work in the Hemophilia community.

Medha turned author when she was already well into her fifties. She's well known for writing Shivaji's biography, "Challenging Destiny." The book became an instant bestseller and has been translated into Hindi and Marathi. This unassuming writer has a rich knowledge and experience in the corporate sector ( with some interesting anecdotes that she shares during the interview). She's worked in marketing and business development in countries like Germany, UAE and of course India.

Founder of an iconic bakery chain Oven Magick and a lovely person Sneha Shah is a well-known businesswoman in Gujarat. In 2018 she was conferred the best women entrepreneurs award by FGI. Listen to what Sneha has to say about her creative bent of mind which together with her sharp business acumen helped her start her venture and achieve success.

In this episode I talk about my own journey as a writer and how I discovered my creative side accidentally. The episode will also focus on what are the three pre requisites to be a fiction writer. #writing #fiction #creativity #author #care