Dhwani Sabesh: A Family Recipe To Creativity

The episode opens with Dhwani talking about what storytelling means to her. She talks about how family has played a big role in her creative endeavours and how music, dance and theatre have helped shape her. Dhwani also shares some of her favourite books! We talk about her book, Paati's Rasam and the process of writing and publishing it. She shares what is was like to work with her mother (Janaki Sabesh) and her plans of writing more in the future. Dhwani also talks about her experience with vitiligo. The episode ends with a personal food essay written & narrated by Dhwani.

Dhwani is a Cloud Kitchen brand creator for a leading food delivery platform in India. A Young India Fellow from Ashoka University, she also studied Media & Culture at SOAS, University of London. In 2021, she turned children's author with 'Paati's Rasam', co-authored with Janaki Sabesh, published by Karadi tales.   She grew up watching her grandmother cook, and is passionate about her cooking, and all things food! She documents her culinary experiments on Instagram from time to time, on her handle @dhwanisabesh

Mentions: Masterchef, Sanjeev Kapur, Rakesh Sethi, Tarla Dalal, Masala Lab by Krish Ashok, Nigella Lawson, Young India Fellowship, The Little Prince by Antoine De Saint-Exupery, Enid Blyton, Groggy Eyes, Karadi Tales, Tulika Books, The Blue Jackal, Winnie Harlow, Gina Davis, See Jane, Five Morsels of Love, The Tim Ferriss Show, Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling, Purple Hibiscus by Chimamnda Ngozi Adichie, Em and The Big Hoom by Jerry Pinto

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