Dillikidiva

Ritika Kochhar

An urban woman recording her learnings about culture, mythology, spirituality, social changes and ecology as she travels through India and other countries.

  1. 09/13/2025

    The Students of the GBF Summer School, Museum Rietberg speak - Naveed, Amélie and Indranil.

    In this ArtRadio episode, the participants of Musavvari - the first GBF Summer School at the Rietberg Museum, share their journey into the living traditions of South Asian miniature painting under two contemporary miniature painting masters. From pigments and paper, to beetlewings, music, and the magic of collaboration across borders, the students reflect on what they learned during this intensive 10-day course on Pahari painting. Join Naveed, Amélie Couvrat Desvergnes and Indranil, as they take us inside their classroom, museum galleries, and discoveries — showing how miniature painting is not just history, but a living tradition.

  2. 09/04/2025

    GBF Foundation Summer School - Meet the Teachers , Manish Soni, Sonika Soni & Murad Khan Mumtaz

    ArtRadio commences again as contemporary miniaturists Murad Khan Mumtaz, Manish Soni and Sonika Soni share their journeys, the legacy of miniature traditions, and how this art form continues to evolve for today’s world. From family legacies to innovative practice, they reveal why miniatures are not just about technique, but also about storytelling, culture, and identity. Recorded at the GBF Foundation, this conversation marks the beginning of Musavvari, the foundation’s first summer school dedicated to preserving and reimagining miniature art. You can find the video on Youtube - ritikakochhar-artradio.

  3. 12/09/2020

    Episode 11 Sacred Spaces - Nizammudin's renewal. In conversation with Ratish Nanda

    The Nizammuddin stepwell or baoli was built by the Sufi saint, Hazrat Nizamuddin Aulia in the years 1321-22. The Nizamuddin Baoli is the only surviving stepwell in Delhi which still has underground springs and is still used for drinking water. The water from this baoli is considered to have miraculous powers and continues to be held in reverence. 700 years later, Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) and the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), under the National Culture Fund has renewed the area with the work they've done on Humayun's tomb, Sunder Nursery and other sites. this includes building biodiversity and water bodies. I talk to AKTC's CEO, Ratish Nanda about how and what all they've done to create a place that makes you say 'if there is heaven on earth, it is here, it is here'.

  4. 12/04/2020

    Episode 10 - Goddess Sita's Compassion

    In today's time, we think of Sita as the version of Lakshmi that is associated with self sacrifice and the good wife who accepts her fate. But the Goddess Sita was an ancient Vedic Goddess, who is mentioned in the Rigvedas (1500-1200 BC) as an earth goddess who blesses the land with good crops and was associated with fertility. We're taught that when you have to face a painful separation or situation; loneliness or grief, ask Sita for help. When you feel the pain of the earth itself, feel Sita's tears and recognize that grief can be a healing and deeply mystical pathway. Enjoy a small meditation to invoke the compassion of Sita. Check out my latest episode!

  5. 09/12/2020

    Dhumvati, Letting Go and a Tarot Reading for the pandemic

    Meet Dhumvati - an unusual Goddess. She's the goddess of disappointment and letting go; and can get you through a lot. We’re also getting a reading for these difficult times from Meera Bhatia, tarot reader extraordinary who has also left us all a special gift meditation that we should all do everyday.

  6. 08/02/2020

    Goddess Lakshmi & the Sustainable Development Goals

    Goddess Lakshmi is the goddess of prosperity, but also sustainability. The word 'Shri" was another name for Lakshmi and Kings had to vow to bring 'Shri' to their kingdoms or they lost the right to rule. But in 2020, sustainability and prosperity are all important, and there are two very important reasons why the world needs India to lead the way on sustainability.

  7. 07/03/2020

    Which Goddess are you? And which flowers should you be showered with?

    Using Sally Kempton's book 'Awakening Shakti' and my book-'Weapons of Kalki, Book 1- Book of Love', we explore the Hindu Goddesses, their strengths and the flowers used to worship each

  8. 06/16/2020

    Sustainable fashion with designer Jattinn Kochhar

    designer Jattinn Kochhar talks to Ritika Kochhar about sustainability and fashion

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An urban woman recording her learnings about culture, mythology, spirituality, social changes and ecology as she travels through India and other countries.

Information

  • Creator
    Ritika Kochhar
  • Years Active
    2025
  • Episodes
    13
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2019 Ritika Kochhar
  • Show Website
    Dillikidiva