Interviews

Mahabharat retold through the eyes of a commoner

03 Sep 2016

Gautam Chikermane, media director, Reliance Industries Ltd and director on the board of CARE India talks to Swetha Amit about his choice to represent a subaltern view of the Mahabharat in his new book Tunnel of Varanavat

Aditi Pai,

co-founder of Vallonne Vineyards

20 Aug 2016

Aditi Pai, co-founder of Vallonne Vineyards talks to Swetha Amit about her adventures as a vintner after a journalistic career with a news magazine

Sania Mirza,

women's tennis champ and author of Ace against Odds

03 Aug 2016

Sania Mirza, iconic Indian woman tennis champ in conversation with Swetha Amit about her autobiography Ace against Odds

Book Excerpt from: Nawabs, Nudes, Noodles

23 Jul 2016

Ambi Parameswaran,

Brand strategist, ad man and author

23 Jul 2016

Ambi Parameswaran, brand strategist, former ad man and founder of brandbuilding.com, cum author talks to Swetha Amit about India’s 50 year old journey in advertising

An excerpt from the English translation of Uchalya-The Branded

06 Jul 2016

Laxman Gaikwad,

Winner of the Sahitya Akademi award

06 Jul 2016

Laxman Gaikwad, winner of the Sahitya Akademi award, talks to Swetha Amit about his journey from a member of a community of branded criminals to a well-known Marathi writer

Book Excerpt from The Sialkot Saga

20 Jun 2016

A fast-paced game of Monopoly

20 Jun 2016

Ashwin Sanghi, best-selling author and entrepreneur talks to Swetha Amit about his new release The Sialkot Saga - a business thriller, and his philosophies reflected in this novel

Kinjal Shah,

CEO, Crossword Bookstores

02 Jun 2016

Kinjal Shah, CEO, Crossword Bookstores talks to Swetha Amit about The Write Place, a new initiative introduced over the last one year to encourage budding authors get themselves published, and other initiatives

Kinjal Shah,

CEO, Crossword Bookstores

02 Jun 2016

Kinjal Shah, CEO, Crossword Bookstores talks to Swetha Amit about The Write Place, a new initiative introduced over the last one year to encourage budding authors get themselves published, and other initiatives

Former journalist Ashutosh Sinha,

Author of The Executors

19 May 2016

Former journalist Ashutosh Sinha talks to Swetha Amit about the inspiration behind his book, and how dealing with top leaders became an MBA lesson for him, and his future plans

Former journalist Ashutosh Sinha,

Author of The Executors

19 May 2016

Former journalist Ashutosh Sinha talks to Swetha Amit about the inspiration behind his book, and how dealing with top leaders became an MBA lesson for him, and his future plans

Book Excerpt of Sumit’s story: The Fortune teller

04 May 2016

Dr Sumit Chowdhury and Amrita Verma Chowdhury,

Author couple and fellow IITians

04 May 2016

Dr. Sumit D Chowdhry, founder CEO of ‘Gaia Smart Cities’ and Amrita Verma Chowdhury, Author and consultant in conversation with Swetha Amit on a book by various IITians that they curated- Chicken Soup for the IITian's Soul and experiences of being IITians

Abhishek Ratna,

succes coach and motivational speaker

19 Apr 2016

Passionate about coaching for success, Abhishek Ratna in conversation with Swetha Amit about the pathway to career success

Book excerpt of 'The Mountain Shadow'

06 Apr 2016

Thomas Abraham,

managing director of Hachette India

06 Apr 2016

Thomas Abraham, managing director of Hachette India in conversation with Swetha Amit about The Mountain Shadow the sequel to Shantaram authored by Gregory David Robert

Amish Tripathi,

banker turned author on the importnce of transaltions

23 Mar 2016

Amish Tripathi, author of the Shiva trilogy series in conversation with Swetha Amit on translation of English titles into regional languages

Pat Farmer,

is an ultra-marathoner and former education secretary of Australia

08 Mar 2016

Australia’s veteran marathon runner Patrick Francis Daniel (Pat) Farmer has run from the North Pole to the South, among other awe-inspiring feats. A former MP and sports minister, his ‘Spirit of India’ run from Kashmir to Kanyakumari – 4,600 km in 60 days - is aimed at promoting Indo-Australian friendship and child education, among other causes. Swetha Amit catches up with him in Mumbai

Mohan Kakanadan and Sabarinath M,

journalists and co promoters of the Gateway Literary Festival

15 Feb 2016

Mohan Kakanadan and Sabarinath M, former editors and currently the directors of the LIC - Gateway Litfest in conversation with Swetha Amit about the importance of reviving regional literature

Devdutt Pattanaik,

author and leadership consultant

12 Feb 2016

Devdutt Pattanaik, author and leadership consultant talks to Swetha Amit on Indian beliefs about leadership, success and wealth and the constant desire to attain more

Arunima Sinha,

the world's first woman amputee to scale Mount Everest

19 Jan 2016

Arunima Sinha, Padmashri, the first woman amputee to scale Mount Everest talks to Swetha Amit about her expedition and how she overcame the challenge of learning to walk and climb using prosthetic limbs

Dr N S Rajan,

is the group chief human resources officer, and member, group executive council of Tata Sons

13 Jan 2016

Dr N S Rajan, group chief human resources officer, and member, group executive council of Tata Sons,.talks to Swetha Amit about making people introspect on his two liners

Dr N S Rajan,

is the group chief human resources officer, and member, group executive council of Tata Sons

13 Jan 2016

Dr N S Rajan, group chief human resources officer, and member, group executive council of Tata Sons,.talks to Swetha Amit about making people introspect on his two liners