Happy Accidents
Conversations with Seasoned Creative Practitioners on Process, Mastery and Authenticity in the Age of AI
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Ep. 6: Rashmi Ruth Devadasan & Rakesh Khanna
In this episode, I talk to Rashmi Ruth Devadasan and Rakesh Khanna, the directors of Blaft, about the kind of books they like to read, the stories they’re drawn to creating, and what they want to see more of out there on the bookshelves. Along the way they discuss everything from surrealist children’s picture books…
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Ep. 5: Srinath Perur
In this episode, Srinath Perur tells me about the varied life experiences and writing experiments that underpin his acclaimed career: starting with acrostic poetry and pornographic college newspapers to songwriting for the stage, academic research writing for his doctorate, planning his travel essays, writing short stories (and winning short story prizes), translation, making music, and…
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Ep. 4: Kuzhali Manickavel
In this episode, writer and artist Kuzhali Manickavel talks to me about her journey from Canada to Bengaluru via Chidambaram, how her writing has been twisted and hilarious since early childhood, why a strong process and hard work trump convenience (in the context of generative AIs), and what goes into her burgeoning visual arts practice.…
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Ep. 3: Sameer Kulavoor
In this episode, artist Sameer Kulavoor talks to me about how his shift from commercial art to fine art required a fundamental shift in how he viewed his practice as a whole; he discusses his views on generative AIs and how today’s art students can use this moment to discover a more personal approach to…
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Ep. 2: Priya Kuriyan
In this episode, Priya Kuriyan, the acclaimed writer-illustrator and animator, discusses what it means to persist with a traditional, hand-done illustration process despite a societal and industry-wide shift towards digital mediums and generative AI. She talks about the years of study that have informed her award-winning illustration practice, and the extensive planning and thought process…
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Ep. 1: Samanth Subramanian
Welcome to Happy Accidents, a series of in-depth conversations with seasoned creative practitioners on process, mastery and authenticity in the age of AI. In this first episode (listen below + on all major podcast platforms), I interview Samanth Subramanian, the award-winning journalist and author of The Web Beneath the Waves, A Dominant Character, This Divided…
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coming soon!
Episode 1 of Happy Accidents releases tomorrow (Sunday, July 5th). In it, I talk to Samanth Subramanian, the award-winning journalist, editor, and author of The Web Beneath the Waves, A Dominant Character, This Divided Island and Following Fish. We discuss the process of ideating and structuring pieces for narrative non-fiction, the state of journalism today,…
