Ep. 495: feat. Laxmi Krishnan

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This week, Cyrus is joined by Laxmi Krishnan, host of Lit Nama on the IVM network, to talk about the origin of her podcast and the purpose behind it, her thoughts on Chetan Bhagat, her love for literature, the state of regional literature in India, literature teachers and looking at literature in its pure form. Wow, that's a lot of 'literature'!

You can follow Laxmi on Instagram and Twitter @literarychills

Do send in AMA questions for Cyrus by tweeting them to @cyrussaysin or e-mailing them at whatcyrussays@gmail.com

Don't forget to follow Cyrus Broacha on Instagram @BoredBroacha

In case you're late to the party and want to catch up on previous episodes of Cyrus Says you can do so at: www.ivmpodcasts.com/cyrussays

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Ep. 327: Satyajit Roy & Raachyeta Sharma of The Open Library Project

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On this week's Cyrus Says, Cyrus is joined by Raachyeta Sharma and Satyajit Roy of the Open Library Project. The 3 of them discuss:

  • Raachyeta's jump from a banking job to running a library

  • Why Satyjit is called 'Onion Knight'

  • Cyrus's favourite books and obsession with history

  • Satyajit and Raachyeta's podcast ablut books called 'Paperback'

  • Reading habits in India

You can listen to episodes of Paperback here: http://ivmpodcasts.com/paperback

You can follow the Open Library Project on instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/openlibraryproject/

Do send in AMA questions for Cyrus by tweeting them to @cyrussaysin or e-mailing them to whatcyrussays@gmail.com

In case you're late to the party and want to catch up on previous episodes of Cyrus Says you can do so at: www.ivmpodcasts.com/cyrussays

You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcast App on Android: https://goo.gl/tGYdU1 or iOS: https://goo.gl/sZSTU5

You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/

Ep. 166: feat. White Print Founder Upasana Makati

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On this episode, Cyrus talks to Upasana Makati, founder and publishing head of White Print Magazine. Designed specially for visually impaired individuals, Upasana is breaking new grounds with her lifestyle magazine. Launched in May 2013, this 64 page monthly is printed at the National Association for the Blind, Mumbai and circulated across India.

She is also a talented singer, as you will find out in the episode, and even lent her voice to a video titled 'B for Braille'. Watch it here.