The SoapyRao Show

In this week's episode, a soliloquy from our host, Sundeep Rao, on choices. The politically-charged term 'choice' has steadily made its way into discourse and the commoners' psyche. How do we navigate the nuances of decision making and the subsequent consequences? How do we choose our beliefs in an increasingly polarized world? These are some of the questions we are asking out loud this week.Want to be featured on our show? Email soapyraoshow@gmail.com to get in touch with us!------------------------------------------Welcome to The SoapyRao Show, where we dive deep into the questions of life with a touch of humor and a whole lot of heart. Join our host, @soapyrao, a remarkable stand-up comedian with a knack for self-deprecating humor, for a weekly dose of informative, introspective and fun conversations with our delightful guests from across the globe. We promise laughter, tears, inspiration and everything in between only on The SoapyRao show.-------------------------------------------You can follow us on:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soapyraoshow/Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheSoapyRaoShowSubscribe and Rate us on:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1rUFbuXvPY80HYN4CY6IT5?si=63047a2c0dfc46eaSubstack: https://soapyraoshow.substack.com/Youtube: https://youtube.com/@TSRShow21?si=PXIEdxdxFalzG8mL#podcast #comedy #improv

Did you hear? Fast is Out and Slow is In! Join our conversation with handloom enthusiast Isha Priya Singh as we dive into the world of slow fashion and the rich tapestry that is Indian textiles! Want to be featured on our show? Email soapyraoshow@gmail.com to get in touch with us!To learn more about Isha's work click the link below:https://www.instagram.com/desidrapes/https://desidrapes.wordpress.com/------------------------------------------Welcome to The SoapyRao Show, where we dive deep into the questions of life with a touch of humor and a whole lot of heart. Join our host, @soapyrao, a remarkable stand-up comedian with a knack for self-deprecating humor, for a weekly dose of informative, introspective and fun conversations with our delightful guests from across the globe. We promise laughter, tears, inspiration and everything in between only on The SoapyRao show.-------------------------------------------You can follow us on:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soapyraoshow/Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheSoapyRaoShowSubscribe and Rate us on:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1rUFbuXvPY80HYN4CY6IT5?si=63047a2c0dfc46eaSubstack: https://soapyraoshow.substack.com/Youtube: https://youtube.com/@TSRShow21?si=PXIEdxdxFalzG8mL

Doctor, nutrition expert, wellbeing advocate and columnist, Nandita Iyer is the author of three bestselling books. She has been writing on nutrition, health and food for over fifteen years. Since 2006, her popular blog Saffron Trail has been a major resource for healthy food and vegetarian recipes.Nandita’s newsletter Sattva is about the joys of mindfulness and the beauty of slow living. She is a student of Hindustani classical vocal music. She has an avid social media following on Instagram and Twitter. You can follow her @saffrontrail. Originally from Mumbai, Nandita lives in Bengaluru with her husband and son, her many plants and her beloved dog, Ida.Want to be featured on our show? Email soapyraoshow@gmail.com to get in touch with us!To learn more about Dr. Nandita Iyer's work and publications click the link below:https://www.saffrontrail.com/------------------------------------------Welcome to The SoapyRao Show, where we dive deep into the questions of life with a touch of humor and a whole lot of heart. Join our host, @soapyrao, a remarkable stand-up comedian with a knack for self-deprecating humor, for a weekly dose of informative, introspective and fun conversations with our delightful guests from across the globe. We promise laughter, tears, inspiration and everything in between only on The SoapyRao show.-------------------------------------------You can follow us on:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soapyraoshow/Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheSoapyRaoShowSubscribe and Rate us on:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1rUFbuXvPY80HYN4CY6IT5?si=63047a2c0dfc46eaSubstack: https://soapyraoshow.substack.com/Youtube: https://youtube.com/@TSRShow21?si=PXIEdxdxFalzG8mL

On this week's episode, we have the incredible Madhulika Liddle. Madhulika is an author, historian, blogger and film enthusiast. Her first novel The Englishman’s Cameo was launched in October 2009, with a French edition released in 2010 by Editions Philippe Picquier. The Englishman’s Cameo was well received and was followed by The Eighth Guest & Other Muzaffar Jang Mysteries (a collection of short stories), Engraved in Stone, and Crimson City (the latter two novels).Madhulika has written a range of short stories in different genres. Several of these have won awards (including the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association Awards Short Story Competition, for A Morning Swim, in 2003) or have been selected for anthologies. Madhulika's non-fiction writing includes travel writing, humor, and writing on classic cinema. Her blog Dusted Off is a compilation of all things beloved and 'old' or, in her own words, "everything dusted off, not just old movies."Want to be featured on our show? Email soapyraoshow@gmail.com to get in touch with us!To learn more about Madhulika Liddle's publications click the link below:https://madhulikaliddle.com/------------------------------------------Welcome to The SoapyRao Show, where we dive deep into the questions of life with a touch of humor and a whole lot of heart. Join our host, @soapyrao, a remarkable stand-up comedian with a knack for self-deprecating humor, for a weekly dose of informative, introspective and fun conversations with our delightful guests from across the globe. We promise laughter, tears, inspiration and everything in between only on The SoapyRao show.-------------------------------------------You can follow us on:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soapyraoshow/Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheSoapyRaoShowYouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@TSRShow21Subscribe and Rate us on:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1rUFbuXvPY80HYN4CY6IT5?si=63047a2c0dfc46eaSubstack: https://soapyraoshow.substack.com/

Our guest this week is Economic and Social Historian, Dr. Guido Alfani, professor at Bocconi University, Milan. His fields of interest include economic history and demography, with a focus on long-term dynamics, on economic inequality and on the history of epidemics and pandemics.Want to be featured on our show? Email soapyraoshow@gmail.com to get in touch with us!To learn more about Dr. Alfani's research and publications click the link below:https://guidoalfani.eu/------------------------------------------Welcome to The SoapyRao Show, where we dive deep into the questions of life with a touch of humor and a whole lot of heart. Join our host, @soapyrao, a remarkable stand-up comedian with a knack for self-deprecating humor, for a weekly dose of informative, introspective and fun conversations with our delightful guests from across the globe. We promise laughter, tears, inspiration and everything in between only on The SoapyRao show.-------------------------------------------You can follow us on:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soapyraoshow/Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheSoapyRaoShowSubscribe and Rate us on:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1rUFbuXvPY80HYN4CY6IT5?si=63047a2c0dfc46eaSubstack: https://soapyraoshow.substack.com/Youtube: https://youtube.com/@TSRShow21?si=PXIEdxdxFalzG8mL#podcast #comedy #improv

Teaching us to be graceful in what we do and encouraging us to practice the art of listening is this week's guest on The SoapyRao Show, Anuja Ghosalkar.Anuja Ghosalkar is a Bangalore based artist. She is the founder of Drama Queen, a Documentary theatre company, that focusses on personal histories & archival absences to extend the idea of theatre to create audacious work. Undocumented narratives, gender in performance, research and iterations around form and process are critical to her performance and pedagogical work. She was artist-in-residence at Art Lab Gnesta, Sweden (2015), and Srishti Institute of Art Design & Technology, Bangalore (2017). Anuja is the co-curator of the international workshop series on Documentary Theatre with her German collaborator––that programmed artists like Boris Nikitin, Rimini Protokoll, Zhao Chuan and Gobsquad. As visiting faculty at Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology since 2016, she leads practice-based pedagogy. In the past, she was programme officer at India Foundation for the Arts, film programmer for Experimenta and India researcher for University of Westminster. She is an Art Think South Asia Fellow (2017-18) and has written on film and performance for Nang Magazine, Art India, Bioscope, Hakara, Scroll, and Ladies Finger.Tune in to our episode to learn more about Anuja's work and philosophy, the future of art and independent artists and how do we as artists protect ourselves in this cutthroat world.

In this week's episode of The SoapyRao Show, we have Prasenjeet Yadav, a molecular ecologist turned National Geographic Photographer & Explorer. Prasenjeet holds a masters degree in molecular biology and has pursued research in molecular ecology for several years at National Centre for Biological Sciences in Bangalore, India. Early in his scientific career, he realized that his real passion lay in storytelling. He now combines his experience in research with his photography skills to popularize ecological and conservation sciences in the wider society. Prasenjeet is one of the very few photographers who integrates science deeply into his photo stories. He chooses ignored subjects, landscapes, and species and find ways to develop engaging and accessible photos. For every story, he collaborates with researchers, managers, policymakers as well as conservationists. Along with the larger stories, he also produces stories that are directed at specific audiences who have the power to create lasting change.To learn more about Prasenjeet's work click the link below:https://www.prasenjeetyadav.com/

On the 150th episode of The SoapyRao Show we have the amazing and passionate ingredient savant, Arina Suchde. Arina has dedicated her professional career to sustainable and health focused cooking and educating people about reducing food waste by getting the most out of produce. Her book 'The No-Waste Kitchen Cookbook' is a testament to her efforts towards promoting and adopting a zero-waste lifestyle. In this episode, we discuss our relationship with food, its emotional, cultural and economic significance, and the fads which influence the way we consume food. Listen to the full episode, out on all platforms and reminisce with us as we discuss our favorite childhood snacks and more heartfelt conversations only on The SoapyRao Show.Click the link below to buy 'The No-Waste Kitchen Cookbook':https://harpercollins.co.in/product/the-no-waste-kitchen-cookbook/

In our latest episode of The SoapyRao Show, we have the illustrious Manu Bhagavan, Professor of History, Human Rights, and Public Policy at Hunter College and the Graduate Center, the City University of New York, where he is also Senior Fellow at the Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies. Professor Bhagavan is a specialist on modern India, focusing on the twentieth century late colonial and post-colonial periods, with particular interests in human rights, (inter)nationalism, and questions of sovereignty.In this episode he elucidates on the emergence of nationalism in India, India’s position on the global stage, India’s role in the geopolitical power structure. We also explore questions like, what are the trends shaping modern Indian society?What can the present political landscape tell us about India’s future?To know more about Professor Manu Bhagavan's work, click the link below:https://manubhagavan.com/books/