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The Yoga Sutra. #JaipurBytes

Podcast link: http://bit.ly/2UgleLF

Ranju Roy and Dave Charlton in conversation with Tara Fraser. Understanding Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras is the key to understanding yoga itself and yet relatively few of today’s practitioners know how to apply these ancient Sanskrit aphorisms to contemporary life. Yoga Teachers Ranju Roy and David Charlton, both practitioners within the tradition of TKV Desikachar of Chennai, discuss some of the most important sutras in their new book Embodying the Yoga Sutra and show how each one illuminates a different aspect of the vast field of yoga, both on and off the mat. In conversation with author and yoga trainer Tara Fraser. This episode is a live session from ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival at The British Library.

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India, Empire and the First World War. #JaipurBytes

Podcast link: http://bit.ly/2MsSbnm

Santanu Das and Shrabani Basu in conversation with Yasmin Khan. Santanu Das's India, Empire and First World War Culture: Writings, Images and Songs re covers the experience of combatants, non-combatants and civilians from undivided India trying to make sense of home and the world in times of war. Shrabani Basu’s For King and Another Country also takes into account India’s First World War through the eyes of those who fought it. This episode is a live session from ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival at The British Library.

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0 to 5,600 Words in 45 Minutes by Storytalking | A podcast on Launchora

Who even talks on the phone anymore? People stuck in traffic was the answer I got, so I wrote a whole story where just that happens. One man. 3 women. 12 calls. His past, present, and future - all is at stake (not really though) in this 45 minute ride through Delhi traffic. In this episode (#94!) of Storytalking with Lakshya, I tell you about the unexpected series of fortunate events that led me to start, write, and finish a brand new original audio-play, titled “ETA 45 Minutes”, for my upcoming audio-play series “Play Me Life”. "The attack of the words" would probably be an equally apt alternate title for this one because these words figuratively assaulted me so they could come to life.

Check out the above link for full episode. #StroytalkingWithLakshya

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Plot is a Condiment by Storytalking | A podcast on Launchora

You start at the beginning… and then eventually… you make it to the end. And then you realize - sh*t… this ending needs a better beginning. In this episode (#93!) of Storytalking With Lakshya, I tell you about the whirlwind journey that it has been to finally finish writing "The Temptation" (for the upcoming audio-play series "Play Me Life"). But this end, which comes at the end of writing every story, wasn't usual. This one required starting again from scratch. And - humblebrag alert - I think it's the best thing I've ever written... and let's double down - it's the best story-talking I've done... yet.

Click on the link above, for full episode! #StorytalkingWithLakshya

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Writing What Comes Naturally | Guide

Part 4 of my exploration of the lesson embedded in Aristotle's Poetics. In this one, I talk about how we improvise our creative voices, and how that affects our stories and all storytellers.

Click on the link above to read the full chapter.

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The Temptation of the Last Sentence by Storytalking | A podcast on Launchora

"The more I write... the more this story doesn't want to end." - That sentence pretty much sums up this week's episode (#92!) of Storytalking With Lakshya. But, since I already have your attention, I'll give you some more info / context. This past weekend was a creative roller coaster (in the dark too, like Disneyland's Space Mountain) - I wrote a lot, got super confident about how the story was turning out, decided to make it a two-parter... and that's when everything went... well... dark. You'll have to listen to know how dark. P.s. The story is (still) called "The Temptation" for the "Play Me Life" audio-play series... coming... soon... ish.

Listen to the full episode! Click on the link above.

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Eve Was Shamed: How Justice Fails Women. #JaipurBytes

Podcast link: http://bit.ly/30Fr23l

Helena Kennedy, Avi Singh and Sunita Toor in conversation with Bee Rowlatt. Helena Kennedy QC’s ground-breaking book Eve Was Shamed offers an impassioned, personal critique of the British legal system. “The smell of the gentlemen’s club permeates every crevice of the Inns of Court,” writes Kennedy. A session which focuses on the treatment of women in the legal system with Kennedy, academic and women’s rights activist Sunita Toor and international lawyer Avi Singh in conversation with writer Bee Rowlatt. This episode is a live session from #ZEEJLFatBL2019.

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The Scene List by Storytalking | A podcast on Launchora

I was stuck. Like, embarrassing-myself-because-I-cannot-write-more-because-its-not-going-to-be-good stuck. And then the solution literally came to me right before I was about to enter the night-dream-land. In this episode (#91!) of Storytalking With Lakshya, I speed-tell you about the last 24 hours where I did a lot of creative things but also got stuck in a writing rut and then right before the episode got recorded - figured it all out! If there was ever a legit "live" episode of this show, this one is it. Oh, and by the way, the story in conversation is "The Temptation" for the "Play Me Life" audio play series I'm (still) writing. Also, I share some updates on another upcoming show that I'm hosting/producing called "Poetry Darbaar".

The Scene List. #StorytalkingWithLakshya

Podcast link: http://bit.ly/2YU0qes

I was stuck. Like, embarrassing-myself-because-I-cannot-write-more-because-its-not-going-to-be-good stuck. And then the solution literally came to me right before I was about to enter the night-dream-land. In this episode (#91!) of Storytalking With Lakshya, I speed-tell you about the last 24 hours where I did a lot of creative things but also got stuck in a writing rut and then right before the episode got recorded - figured it all out! If there was ever a legit "live" episode of this show, this one is it. Oh, and by the way, the story in conversation is "The Temptation" for the "Play Me Life" audio play series I'm (still) writing. Also, I share some updates on another upcoming show that I'm hosting/producing called "Poetry Darbaar".

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I Need Someone To Talk To: launchora.com/story/i-need-someone-to-talk-to

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Coin Toss | By Reezes Rez

I know it will always stay in that tiny atom sized feeling if it isn't fed by your particles of love

Maybe there's this small tiny atom sized feeling that will always love you.

Click on the link above to read the full story.

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The Last Cigarette: launchora.com/story/the-last-cigarette

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Love | By Kalaiarasi Samiraja

This is how i learnt love..

Love is the spell that works naturally at the glimpse of our beloved ones without the need of any magic wand...

https://www.launchora.com/story/love-352

Clink on the link above to read the full story!

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The Five-Years-In-The-Making Episode by Storytalking | A podcast on Launchora

I started telling a story five years ago. Today, marks the end of my part in writing it, as it begins to writes itself from now on. In this very special episode (#90!) of Storytalking With Lakshya, I talk to you about Launchora, which started as a dream 5 years ago with just me, and is now home to over 200,000 storytellers and has entertained 9 million readers. I then go into what the next 5 years could be for this story. And I also give you an update on 'The Temptation' - an original audio play I'm writing for Launchora's upcoming podcast "Play Me Life". Plus, a happy 5th birthday to Launchora. And also a happy (undisclosed) birthday to my dad.

The Five-Years-In-The-Making Episode. #StorytalkingWithLakshya

Podcast link: http://bit.ly/2Nlyuim

I started telling a story five years ago. Today, marks the end of my part in writing it, as it begins to writes itself from now on. In this very special episode (#90) of Storytalking With Lakshya, I talk to you about Launchora, which started as a dream 5 years ago with just me, and is now home to over 200,000 storytellers and has entertained 9 million readers. I then go into what the next 5 years could be for this story. And I also give you an update on ‘The Temptation’ - an original audio play I’m writing for Launchora’s upcoming podcast “Play Me Life”. Plus, a happy 5th birthday to Launchora. And also a happy (undisclosed) birthday to my dad.

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(Under)valuing What Comes Naturally: A conversation with Lucy Caldwell. #JaipurBytes

Podcast link: http://bit.ly/2LrH4JO

Lucy Caldwell (award-winning novelist and playwright) in conversation with Lakshya Datta (founder of Launchora). Lucy Caldwell was born in Belfast in 1981. She studied English at Queen's College, Cambridge, and for an MA in Creative and Life Writing at Goldsmith's, University of London. She is the author of three novels: Where They Were Missed (2006); The Meeting Point (2011), set in Bahrain immediately prior to the Iraq War; and All the Beggars Riding (2013). Her first novel was shortlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize and the Waverton Good Read Award, and The Meeting Point won the Dylan Thomas Prize. Her debut collection of short stories, Multitudes, was published by Faber in 2016. She is also the editor of the recent Faber anthology Being Various: New Irish Short Stories. Also a successful playwright, her first stage play, Leaves (2007), premiered at Chapel Lane, Galway after which it was performed at the Royal Court. It was awarded the George Devine Award in 2006 and the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize in 2007. Lucy was a speaker at #JLFBelfast2019.

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The Last Mughal by Jaipur Bytes | A podcast on Launchora

William Dalrymple transports us back to a bygone era of matchless splendour – the period of the last Mughal. This evocative session features readings by award-winning author and historian Dalrymple from his book The Last Mughal: The Fall of a Dynasty, Delhi, 1857 and the vocals of Vidya Shah celebrating the poignant and robust folk poetry of the time and ghazals of the Mughal court. This episode is a live session from #ZEEJLFatBL2019.

The Last Mughal. #JaipurBytes

Podcast link: http://bit.ly/2RwiOY2

William Dalrymple transports us back to a bygone era of matchless splendour – the period of the last Mughal. This evocative session features readings by award-winning author and historian Dalrymple from his book The Last Mughal: The Fall of a Dynasty, Delhi, 1857 and the vocals of Vidya Shah celebrating the poignant and robust folk poetry of the time and ghazals of the Mughal court. This episode is a live session from #ZEEJLFatBL2019 (ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival) at The British Library.

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Footloose: The Travel Session. #JaipurBytes

Podcast link: http://bit.ly/2WXC7dK

Pico Iyer, Christina Lamb, Carlo Pizzati and Monisha Rajesh in conversation with William Dalrymple. This episode is a live session from #ZEEJLFatBL2019 (ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival) at The British Library.

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The Billionaires: Looking at the Indian Elite. #JaipurBytes

Podcast link: http://bit.ly/2FlVqrA

James Crabtree and Avi Singh in conversation with Mukulika Banerjee. This episode is a live session from #ZEEJLFatBL2019 (ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival) at The British Library.