The Kalam Babu Talkshow
By Kalam Babu
The Kalam Babu TalkshowMay 23, 2020
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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
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
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
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