Likh: The Process

In the final episode of this series, I'll be going over what the future has in store....You can follow us and leave us feedback on Facebook and Twitter @expresspodcasts, or send us an email at [email protected]. If you like this show, please subscribe and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts so other people can find us. You can also find us on http://www.indianexpress.com/audio.

Listen to carnatic classical vocalist Kunnakkudi Balamurali Krishna talk about the Margadi festival, how he prepares for his live performances, his early days training and more.

Listen to carnatic classical vocalist Saketharaman talk about how he tries to gauge his audience, what live performance means to him, as well how the discipline of carnatic music allows for expression.

Listen to stand-up comedian and event producer Punit Pania talk about writing, why he loves stand-up comedy, gatekeepers and how running comedy events can be sustainable.

Listen to stand-up comedian Deep Chhabria on how his material has changed over the last 7 years, how he constructs his sets, how his approach to comedy has changed, and what he’s learned and observed while performing in the New York comedy circuit.

There'll be some changes to the show, I talk about what it's been like so far, as well as upcoming interviews and also an addition to the format of the show which I am excited about. Listen in to see how you can get involved!

Listen to comedian and writer Pavitra Shetty talk about her first open mic, how she balanced her daily corporate IT job with writing jokes, how she picked up tools of the comedy trade and also steps taken to address sexual harassment in the wake of the recent #metoo movement in India.

Listen to comedians Rohan Desai and Shreemayee Das talk about their latest special 'A True Tinder Tale', organising events as 'The Grin Revolution' and why Rohan Desai 'hates' improv.

Listen to comedian and improviser Sriraam Padmanabhan talk about his latest video ‘Bollywood and Biopics’, how it is a little harder for entry level comedians today and why comedians content can be undervalued and how that can affect the comedy ecosystem.

listen to stand-up comedian, Punya Arora on how she got into stand-up, how she builds her material, her latest comedy special ‘Meri Maa Ki’ and her take on what the grind is to build up a career as a stand-up comic.

Listen to poet, writer and current head of communications at YourQuote, Sudeep Pagedar talk about how he got into poetry, how he hacked work-life balance when he was a budding poet with a corporate job, what the current state of poetry is and why he is optimistic about the future.

Listen to theatre artist Faezeh Jalali, the writer-director behind the plays ‘777’ and ‘Shikhandi (the story of the inbetweeners)’ talk about the origins of both her plays, how she developed them and issues currently plaguing the theatre scene.

In this episode of Likh, the Process, we talk to poet, spoken word artist and founder of ‘Words Tell Stories’, Rochelle D’silva. She talks about how she got into spoken word, organising open mics, conducting workshops and the books and EPs she’s released in the last 3 years.