Interviews
Disconnect and be human
08 Jun 2017
Mainak Dhar, managing director, General Mills,and the author of over a dozen books, some of which have been on the bestsellers list in India and abroad in conversation with Swetha Amit on his book 03:02
William Dalrymple,
noted author, historian, broadcaster and critic
24 May 2017
Best-selling author, historian, broadcaster and critic, William Dalrymple in conversation with Swetha Amit about his new book Kohinoor, which he co-authored with British radio and television presenter and journalist Anita Anand
Dr PK Mahanandia,
artist and cultural ambassador to Sweden
17 May 2017
PK's karmic ride for love
17 May 2017
Dr Pradyumna Kumar Mahanandia, aka PK in conversation with Swetha Amit on his remarkable 7,000-mile, five-month journey that transformed him from a street artist an adviser on art and culture for the Swedish government, while reuniting him with someone he loved.
Book Excerpt from The Rise of Sivagami
25 Apr 2017
Anand Neelkantan,
author of mythological best-sellers
25 Apr 2017
Bestselling author Anand Neelkantan talks to Swetha Amit about his new book The Rise of Sivagami-part 1of the Bahubali series
Sudha Murty, Ranjit Lal and Roopa Pai,
write for children and adults and Roopa Pai focuses only on children
15 Apr 2017
Authors Padmashri Sudha Murty, Roopa Pai and Ranjit Lal in conversation with Swetha Amit on their experience of writing stories for children and adult segments
Book Excerpt from The Curious Marketer
31 Mar 2017
Harish Bhatt,
chairman, Tata Global Beverages and author
31 Mar 2017
Harish Bhat Brand Custodian, Tata Sons and chairman of Tata Global Beverages Ltd. and Tata Coffee Ltd director on the boards of Titan, Trent, Tata Starbucks, Infiniti Retail, Tata Unistore and Tata AIA Life Insurance Company, talks to Swetha Amit about his recent book The Curious Marketer,
Divyanshu Ganatra,
a clinical psychologist and India's first solo blind paraglider and Himalayan tandem cyclist
27 Feb 2017
Swetha Amit in conversation with India's first blind solo paraglider and Himalayan tandem cyclist Divyanshu Ganatra on his journey and the concept of Adventure Beyond Barriers
Saurabh Mukherjea,
CEO, Institutional Equities, Ambit Capital and author
20 Feb 2017
Saurabh Mukherjea, CEO, Institutional Equities, Ambit Capital, in conversation with Swetha Amit about his book The Unusual Billionaires
Book Excerpt from This was a man
30 Jan 2017
Rendezvous with the master story teller
30 Jan 2017
Master Story teller Lord Jeffrey Archer in conversation with Swetha Amit on writing seven books for his Clifton Chronicles series
Excerpt from They INSpire
23 Jan 2017
Incredible people
23 Jan 2017
Former Indian Navy officer, Bijay Nair, served for 10 years before taking a voluntary retirement after being diagnosed with a severe thyroid disorder. After participating in marathons of up to 42 km in 13 countries, he deceided to write a book on the extra-ordinary efforts of ordinary people who took to running marathons despite coping with extreme illnesses like cancer or total vision loss. He talks to Swetha Amit about his book on them, They INSpire
Excerpt from Em and the Big Hoom
29 Dec 2016
Jerry Pinto,
recipient of the Sahitya Akademi award, and the 2016 Windham Campbell Prize for fiction
29 Dec 2016
Jerry Pinto, recipient of the Sahitya Akademi award, and the 2016 Windham Campbell Prize for fiction for Em and the Big Hoom in conversation with Swetha Amit
Excerpt from Diwan of Travancore
20 Dec 2016
Urmila Rau Lal,
medical biologist and biographer
20 Dec 2016
Great-great-granddaughter of the legendary Diwan of three princely states, T Madhava Row, Urmila Rau Lal talks to Swetha Amit about her research for the biography of the late Diwan
Excerpts from Business as Usual
13 Dec 2016
Deepak Chawla,
senior executive vice president at Reliance Industries, and author
13 Dec 2016
Deepak Chawla, senior executive vice president at Reliance Infrastructure, and author, talks to Swetha Amit about his book Business as Usual
A platform for story tellers
23 Nov 2016
Koral Dasgupta, author, columnist, academic, content consultant and art patron, in conversation with Swetha Amit about her initiative "Tell Me Your Story"
A Brand storming session
05 Oct 2016
Anisha Motwani, business strategist, speaker, columnist and author in conversation with Swetha Amit about her book Storm the Norm
Shatrujeet Nath,
former adman and journalist and author
21 Sep 2016
Shatrujeet Nath, former assistant editor of The Economic Times, talks to Swetha Amit about his book The Karachi Deception
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