Celebrate: The Podcast

1.Leena Dhingra: Author and British Film & television actor.Leena ji has appeared in Doctor Who, Coronation Street, East Is East and Ackley Bridge. She also has a Ph.D in Creative Writing from the University of East Anglia and is the author of Exhumation: The Life and Death of Madan Lal Dhingra, part memoir, part biography of her great uncle, Madan Lal Dhingra, the first Indian freedom fighter to be executed in London. 2. Dr Enakshi Sengupta : scholar, author, founder & CEO of Borders Without Barbed WiresShe was serving as the Director of the Centre for Teaching and Learning at the American University of Afghanistan when the Taliban rose to power in 2021. Her book, ‘Escape From Kabul’ is based n her experiences during this period. Her debut book was, ‘The Silk Route Spy: The True Story of An Indian Double Agent’ based on the life and times of her grandfather-in law, Nandlal Kapur.3. Dr Biman Nath : Cosmologist, Astrophysicist & authorDr Biman did his Postdoctoral work at the Max Planck Institute in Bonn, Germany and Inter-University Centre for Astronomy & Astrophysics and taught at the Raman Research Institute, Bangalore for nearly three decades. His debut book, ‘Nothing is Blue’ was shortlisted for the Crossword Book Award for Fiction in 2009. ‘The Whisleblower’s wife’ is his latest book.4. Deepak Thawani: engineer turned businessman from the F &B industry who debuted as an author in 2025 with his novel ‘The Silent Thread’.5. Tvisha Banerjee : Emerging Gen Z Indie Pop singer and LFW Model who won a Gold and Silver medal for her debut single ‘You’ll Be Mine’ at the Season 4 of the World Artistry Music Award 2025.6. Pragyan Bezbaruah: computer engineer, graphic artist & photographer turned chefHe co founded Café Yummy Banh Mi with his wife, Barsha Deka, that is the only café in the whole of India’s north east that serves authentic Vietnamese cuisine.7. Mouli Mehrotra: Visual Artist & Animal Protection Law ExpertShe is the founder of The Kind Hour that assists sick and abandoned animals and uses art to teach empathy and responsibility towards animals.8. Elena Jessup: Founder of Third Eye Sanskrit, a Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society and a faculty member of The School of Ayurveda, U.K.9. Dr Ruby Makhija: Opthalmologist & EnvironmentalistDr Ruby is the Founder Director of Why Waste Wednesdays Foundation that promotes sustainable living that leads to Zero Waste generation. She is an Earth Day Network Star and brand ambassador for the Delhi Municipal Corporation against single use plastic.10. Sudha Pillai: Media Professional & artistAfter a successful career in media, publishing and marketing, Sudha ji launched her own art line ‘Lines By Su’ and jewellery line, ‘Thulya’.11. Brinda Roy: Actor, Entrepreneur, Artist, Poet & Fitness InfluencerBrinda owns a state of art tennis academy & fitness facility, won many Bengali Reality Shows,has her own online art gallery and debuted as a poetess in 2025 with her collection of poems, ‘In Between Lines’.12. Hitesh Bhatia: Past Life Regression therapist, Family Constellator, CEO & Founder of ‘Joining Hands’ a global healing community spread across 22 countries.13. Danu Morrigan: Speaker and founder of the community- Daughters of narcissitic Mothers. She is the author of ‘You’re Not Crazy-It’s Your Mother’.14. Dr. Ray Catania: Metaphysician & transformational coach, he is a distinguished faculty member of The Shift Network (TSN) and Lecturer for the International Association of Near-Death Studies (IANDS). Both his autobiography ‘The Atheist and The Afterlife’ and his latest book ‘You are Still Alive, Now Act Like It’ have won numerous awards.15. Suresh Ramaswamy: Technopreneur turned Light inspired transformational coach and founder of Radiant Field a non profit organization dedicated to raising the state of human consciousness with Light- a very sublime state of consciousness. His book, Just Be: Transform Your Life and Live as Infinity has been honored with over a dozen awards since its release. 

Welcome to Celebrate: The Podcast!This is a 10 episode series that looks to honour, acknowledge and thank 10 Indian Authors whose writing has been positively impacting people by encouraging them to question, challenge, reflect and introspect on many aspects of our society and nation.You are listening to Episode 10. I am your host ambalika and our guests for today are Sandeep Kochhar & Rishabh Iyer Kochhar, a rather fascinating father - son duo who are so passionate about inspiring change for personal transformation.Sandeep is the Founder CEO of www.blewminds.com, an eclectic Leadership Consulting Practice with 30+ years of experience in poetry, storytelling & creative writing. His ‘Wabi Sabi’ StoryTelling Leadership series has helped people around the world make big and radical improvements in their lives & in their way of thinking. His goal in life is to Touch & Transform 5 billion humans by 2030. Till date he has written more than 4500 stories, each with 500 millions of views and was declared LinkedIn top voice India 2019.Rishabh is a grade 11 student with a passion for behavioral science, sports, gaming, public speaking and psychology- a combination that has led to his book on parenting, Parenting is a two way street '.What a delight to welcome Sandeep & Rishabh to the show and heartiest congratulations on the excellent writing performance.Episode Highlights?Nah, not this time 🙂Just a father - son duo talking about what makes them write; how their habits of reading and writing and perspective on these shapes their bond 👏🏽✨So what I doing in there, then? 😁Listening in and getting my doubts on reading and writing cleared, what else! 😃

Welcome to Celebrate: The Podcast!This is a 10 episode series that looks to honour, acknowledge and thank 10 Indian Authors whose writing has been positively impacting people by encouraging them to question, challenge, reflect and introspect on many aspects of our society and nation.You are listening to Episode 9. I am your host ambalika and our guest for today is noted Hindi language author and columnist, Ashutosh Garg.Ashutosh writes majorly in the mythology genre and 'Indra' and 'Ashwathama' are two of his noted bestsellers. Till date he has translated more than 40 bestsellers including, the NY Times bestseller, The Girl on The Train.Heartiest welcome to Ashutosh & what a privilege to have him on the show!Episode Highlights:A mythology genre author translating thrillers: what's going on? 🙂What happened first - becoming an author or a translation?Why doesn't India focus more on translation?The role of translators in making Indian literature globalHow to become very good with translationA win- win formula for translators & publishersRe-telling of mythology: good or bad?How not to spoil mythology re-tellingConnect With AshutoshX

Hi there!And welcome to Celebrate: The Podcast!This is a 10 episode series that looks to honour, acknowledge and thank 10 Indian Authors whose writing has been positively impacting people by encouraging them to question, challenge, reflect and introspect on many aspects of our society and nation.You are listening to Episode 8. I am your host ambalika and our guest for today is Ruby Ahluwalia.Ruby is a former bureaucrat, an experienced financial advisor, artist, author and the founder of Sanjeevani Life Beyond cancer- an award winning trust that focuses on delivering comprehensive support from awareness to rehabilitation of cancer conquerers. This episode was recorded 2 days after her birthday :)Episode HighlightsThe essence of her book, Fragrance of a Wild Soul- Cancer, creativity and spiritualityIn writing about her life, did she also crack the code to conquering uncertainty?The importance of re-looking at one's life from a spiritual point of viewCancer isn't gender specific. Yet, cancer awareness seems to have a gender specific mindset. How to change this?Adverse life events cause people to get self -disconnected and go into isolation. What's the fastest and best way to beat it?Connect With RubyLinkedInInstagramXSanjeevani- Life Beyond Cancer

Welcome to Episode 7. I am your host ambalika and our guest for today is Rajiv Gupta.Rajiv ji is a well seasoned, successful C suite leader with over 30 yrs of experience. While his specialisation includes Sales & Marketing, cross functional leadership, managing profit and loss in multi national companies, joint ventures and family owned businesses, he has also managed to channelise it all as the author of a very, very important book! So here he is today thanks to his incredible book, The Good Employee's Guide to Surviving A Lala Company. Delighted to welcome Rajiv ji with heartiest congratulations on the wonderful response to your book! Episode HighlightsHow much of his own journey as a professional influence him in writing this bookHis writing style: matter of factly+ hard hitting truths+ humourHow have the Lalas of the world responded to the bookIs this book for new joiners or full fledge professionalsWhat is Rajiv writing next?Connect With Rajiv GuptaLinkedInInstagramXFacebookThe Lala Company Book Website

Dr. Theyiesinuo Keditsu is a feminist poet, folklorist, writer, lyricist and educator. She is the co-founder of Centre for Indigenous Knowledge & Alternative Learning (CIKAL) and advocates the revival of Indigenous Naga textiles and women’s narratives through her popular Instagram account : @mekhalamama for which she has been featured in The Vogue magazine Her two published books of poetry are Sopfünuo and Wake and Her poem, “Whore” was translated into Gujarati by Sitanshu Yashaschandra. So delighted to welcome Theyei to the show and heartiest congratulations on the excellent performance of her writing & the storytelling journey of Mekhala Mama!Episode HighlightsHow can multiple identities co-exist peacefully maintaining their uniquenessVoiceless-ness / lost voices due to cultural beliefs, colonization, convertion & globalizationIs creativity trapped between cultural norms & corporate guidelines?Oral tradition vs the writtenIs feminism really about "let's smash patriarchy" ? Men bashing? A battle between the sexes?Keeping up appearances - body image issues & fashion trendsConnect With Theyie Instagram

Prasun Roy writes in varied genres, including narrative non-fiction, biography, adventure, mystery, thrillers, translation and young adult fiction. He is also the Director of his family-owned business of pharmaceutical manufacturing and marketing and is trained in western classical piano and loves to travel! Prasun's latest book is The Devil's Teacup a translation collection of 13 horror stories by noted Bengali writer Bibhuti Bhushan Bandhopadhay and as we speak today, it has aced it's way up the best sellers's list on Amazon!Episode highlights:Why makes Prasun choose different genres to write in?Is it advisable to write like this?Do writers also get stereotyped like actors?How writing across genres helped Prasun grow as a person?Forgotten classical authors across India who are better than Hogwarts, Game of Thrones and the ilkWhat makes The Devil's Tea Cup so excitingWhy aren't more books getting translation to other Indian languages?What change does the Entrepreneur Prasun Roy see in India's publishing industry in the next 5 yearsOTT + Cafes Vs Books: We need a win-win!Stay connected with Prasun :LinkedInInstagramXFacebook

A bubbly little child who grew up writing for various newspapers and magazines since her childhood Mridu turned into a corporate professional winning hearts with her work for street dogs and trophies for her valor with badminton rackets and cricket bat. Mridu turned into a full fledged writer when the corona virus pandemic threw a curve ball at her life. Ever since, her writing and personal journey of self discovery and resilience has been inspiring adults and children alike. Her life is a wonderful testimony to the fact that it is indeed possible to win matches be it in the sports arena, boardroom or the playground of life. She is truly a beacon of resilience and joy!Thank you so much Mridu for joining us and sharing your journey with us today. Our best wishes for your work ahead!Episode highlights:The motivation behind the title of her first book How she wrote down her vulnerabilities as she relived the happy past What she learnt about humanness or the lack of it when coping with griefWriting for children: her booksConnect with MridusmitaLinkedInInstagram