The Indian Edit

Nitasha Manchanda

Welcome to the Indian Edit, a new series of in-depth interviews with inspiring entrepreneurs, educators and culture-makers. Subscribe here on iTunes and stay updated at http://theindianedit.com and on instagram @theindianeditpodcast

  1. 08/03/2025

    Mini-Edit 6: Readers and writers! Author Sonali Dev is back with a new book and lots of great tips!

    🎙️ The Indian Edit: Mini Edit with Sonali Dev – “There’s Something About Mira” Welcome back to The Indian Edit! In this special mini edit, award-winning romance author Sonali Dev returns to the podcast to discuss her newest novel, There's Something About Mira (Feb 2025). We dive into the inspirations behind the book, themes of identity, love, and community, and the layered characters that travel from Naperville to New York to Darjeeling and beyond. 📚 In This Episode: The origin of There's Something About Mira and how a New York Times article inspired the plot Exploring “Brown Town,” community expectations, and finding emotional safety The story within the story: a powerful queer love story in 1980s India What draws readers to wealthy romantic leads and how Sonali rethinks that trope Creative energy management and the joys and pitfalls of newsletters & social media Travel tips and favorite cities: Mumbai, Darjeeling, Chicago Sonali’s recent reads and book recommendations 📘 Books & Media Mentioned: There's Something About Meera by Sonali Dev → Buy on Bookshop / Amazon The Vibrant Years by Sonali Dev → Read more Sense and Sensibility (Jane Austen homage in Sonali’s series) All We Imagine As Light (film about Mumbai life) → IMDb The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese → Amazon People of Means by Nancy Johnson 🎧 More with Sonali: Visit: https://sonalidev.com Instagram: @sonali.dev Newsletter: Sign up on her website for The Three R’s: a recipe, a recommendation, and a really bad joke! YouTube archive of Lit with Love: Lit with Love on YouTube 📍 Cities We Discussed: Mumbai – a city of grit, warmth, and humor Darjeeling – majestic Himalayas and spiritual beauty Chicago – architecture, lakefront, theater, and cozy big-city charm ✨ If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe, rate, and share! Catch Sonali’s previous appearance on The Indian Edit in Episode 57. Hear our latest chat now on iTunes, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts, and if you enjoyed this, PLEASE SHARE THE EPISODE WITH A FRIEND!

    47 min
  2. 05/03/2025

    Ep. 98: Rivers Between Us: Family, Heritage, and Storytelling with kidlit author Suma Subramaniam & illustrator Tara Anand

    Rivers have been on my mind recently with some recent buzzy arrivals on their power (from Elif Shafak to non-fiction Robert Macfarlane). Join me with author Suma Subramaniam and illustrator Tara Anand to discuss their beautiful picture book My Name Is Long As a River. Inspired by Suma’s own heritage, the story celebrates the deep connections between names, family history, and cultural identity. Together, Suma and Tara share how rivers, poetry, and personal memory shaped this tribute to the power of knowing where we come from. Listen now on iTunes,Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts, and if you enjoyed this, PLEASE SHARE THE EPISODE WITH A FRIEND! Rivers have been on my mind recently with some recent buzzy arrivals on their power (from Elif Shafak to non-fiction Robert Macfarlane). Join me with author Suma Subramaniam and illustrator Tara Anand to discuss their beautiful picture book My Name Is Long As a River. Inspired by Suma’s own heritage, the story celebrates the deep connections between names, family history, and cultural identity. Together, Suma and Tara share how rivers, poetry, and personal memory shaped this tribute to the power of knowing where we come from. Listen now on iTunes, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts, and if you enjoyed this, PLEASE SHARE THE EPISODE WITH A FRIEND! Suma Subramaniam Tara Anand, photographed by Brittany Oxley SHOWNOTES for Ep. 98: Connect with Suma through her website And with Tara Anand here Books and other stuff we discussed on the show: Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar Terry Pratchett’s Discworld books Tishani Doshi’s poetry collection A God at the Door The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese Amar Chitra Katha comics Malgudi Days by R.K. Narayan Support the show via Patreon! Questions? Comments? Get in touch @theindianeditpodcast on Instagram! Want to talk gardens? Follow me @readyourgarden Special thanks to Soumya Saksham, Sudipta Biswas and the team at The Media Tribe for audio-post production!

    54 min
  3. 12/31/2024

    Ep. 96: How to create a portfolio career with author, doctor, journalist and educator Seema Yasmin

    And we are back! After a very long delay (you can read why here on the newsletter), I’m delighted to bring you this overdue episode with Dr. Seema Yasmin. Ignore my most awkward intro ever to hear how this brilliant Emmy-award winning journalist, author, medical doctor and professor managed to overcome a challenging childhood and Islamophobia in a small town in England to publishing multiple books and teaching at Stanford by following her passions and pivoting when it felt right! The conversation feels very timely given Seema’s efforts to battle Scientific misinformation, promote reproductive rights and queer and Muslim representation in children’s books. Listen now on iTunes, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts, and if you enjoyed this, PLEASE SHARE THE EPISODE WITH A FRIEND! SHOWNOTES for Ep. 96: Connect with Seema through her website and Instagram Buy Unbecoming and The ABCs of Queer History and all of Seema’s books here Other books and other tips we discussed on the show: The Who and the What: A Play (I love Seema’s reading challenge ‘A play a day’) Disgraced and other Ayad Akhtar plays Shefali Luthra’s Undue Burden: Life and Death Decisions in Post-Roe America Support the show via Patreon! Questions? Comments? Get in touch @theindianeditpodcast on Instagram! Want to talk gardens? Follow me @readyourgarden Special thanks to Sudipta Biswas and the team at The Media Tribe for audio-post production!

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Welcome to the Indian Edit, a new series of in-depth interviews with inspiring entrepreneurs, educators and culture-makers. Subscribe here on iTunes and stay updated at http://theindianedit.com and on instagram @theindianeditpodcast