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The Kalam Babu Talkshow

The Kalam Babu Talkshow

By Kalam Babu

Bringing Readers And Writers Together
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Interview with Salini Vineeth, author of Everyday People

The Kalam Babu TalkshowMay 09, 2020

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Interview with Karan Agrawal, author of 7 Untold Secrets of Living Abroad: Fulfilling Your Dreams with Dignity

Interview with Karan Agrawal, author of 7 Untold Secrets of Living Abroad: Fulfilling Your Dreams with Dignity

In this episode, Kalam talks to Karan Agrawal, author of 7 Untold Secrets of Living Abroad: Fulfilling Your Dreams with Dignity

7 Untold Secrets of Living Abroad: Fulfilling Your Dreams with Dignity


Kalam Babu talks to Karan about

  • how the idea for this book came about
  • research and gathering information from people living in 12 countries
  • food as a big cultural dimension
  • trivia about work and social culture in different countries
  • publishing: traditional vs self, editing, cover design and promotion
  • Karan's favourite authors and books
  • his writing process
  • next book projects
  • advice to aspiring writers

This episode is choc a bloc with plenty of information about different cultures, migration to different countries and book writing. Please don't miss it.

Jun 13, 202001:35:11
Interview with Sudheendra Fadnis, Technical Writer & A Voracious Reader

Interview with Sudheendra Fadnis, Technical Writer & A Voracious Reader

Sudheendra is an ardent book lover and an active member of HydRAW. In this interview, Sudheendra talks about:

  • Family & education background
  • Areas of interest : philosophy / neuroscience / behavioural genetics
  • In Woods of God - Realization (4 Volumes) by Swami Rama Thirtha
  • Thus Spake Zarathushtra by Friedrich Nietzsche
  • The Brain That Changes Itself by Norman Doidge
  • The Sorrows of Satan By Marie Corelli
  • General reading habits


May 23, 202001:07:42
Interview with Salini Vineeth, author of Everyday People

Interview with Salini Vineeth, author of Everyday People

Salini Vineeth is a Bangalore-based writer who is an engineer by qualification and profession, but has switched to be a full-time writer now. In this wide-ranging interview, Kalam Babu discusses with Salini on her

  • ~ Background and introduction to writing
  • ~ Blog: entry into world of writing
  • ~ First novella, Magical Square
  • ~ Short story-collection: Everyday People
  • ~ Publishing and book promotion
  • ~ Writing process
  • ~ Current book (work in progress)
  • ~ Vision and future plans

An informative and inspiring discussion on the writing life. Don't miss it


May 09, 202001:41:11