Karina Pandya

  Beginning her career as a journalist when she was merely a student, Menka Shivdasani has certainly made a mark on the literary world with her poetry books such as   Nirvana At Ten Rupees  (1990),   Stet   (2001),   Safe House   (2015) and finally   Frazil  (2018). She has also been a powerful voice in the development of a woman and poet in the ever-evolving Indian society.        At the mere age of 16, she went to Nissim Ezekiel’s office to seek advice from the founding father of post-independence Indian anglophone poetry. She has grown to be one of the finest poets and artists alongside Ranjit Hoskote, Anju Makhija, Jerry Pinto, Vijay Nambisan, Jeet Thayil and many others.  She is also the co-translator of  Freedom and Fissures - an anthology of Sindhi Partition Poetry, and editor of a SPARROW anthology of women's writing. She has also  collaborated with the senior Sindhi writer Mohan Gehani on bilingual ...

Having written and directed many acclaimed films such as Taare Zameen Par, Stanley Ka Dabba, Haw Hawai, Saina and  Sniff, Amole Gupte is also an Indian actor, screenwriter, director, painter, child-rights activist and singer. Some of the acting roles he is well known for are in Holi, Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander, Kaminey, Phas Gaye Re Obama, Urmi, Stanley Ka Dabba, Bheja Fry 2, Singham Returns, Ek Tara, Sniff and Mumbai Saga. He has won numerous awards for his writing and filmmaking skills and acting skills. He is also a social media activist and has been working with children for over 15 years. He was the chairperson of the Children's Film Society,, India from 2012 to 2015.   Let’s get candid with Amole Gupte!   1) What has motivated you most to pursue not only acting but also writing and directing Indian cinema? Amole: I squatted on the Holy soil of FTII Pune for 12 years, from 1981 to 1993… surely, the happiest years of my life… watching and re-watching world cinema masterpi...

Having spearheaded as the Head of the Social Communications Media Department, at Sophia Polytechnic, Mumbai from 1986 – 2013 Jeroo Mulla has carved a niche for herself in the world of film and photography.     At Sophia Polytechnic, she has taught film appreciation, photography, the Fundamental Concepts of Communication and supervised the creation of student documentaries.    She was also the first recipient of the Professor Satish Bahadur Lifetime Achievement Award for Outstanding Contribution to Film Studies in South Asia at the Alpaviram Film Festival at the National Institute of Design, (N.I.D.)Ahmedabad.   Currently, she continues to teach film and photography as a visiting faculty at Sophia Polytechnic and Symbiosis, Pune.   1)      Why did you want to teach film and photography?   "I just wanted to. My father Farrok Mulla was an artist and he influenced me."   2)  How would you describe your style of teaching? "Not ...

  This distinguished psychotherapist requires no introduction. Born into a family deeply rooted in psychology, his father holds an M.D while his mother is a seasoned counselling psychologist & REBT trainer, both esteemed professionals at the renowned, 'Heart To Heart Counselling Centre' Aman Bhonsle has garnered acclaim not only as a psychotherapist but also as an award-winning senior writer-producer-director and creative strategist and consultant for Southeast Asia's leading TV networks, including Disney-UTV, Star TV Networks, Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific, Sony Pictures Television, and Viacom. Currently, he serves not only as a relationship counsellor but also as a sought-after trainer, facilitating workshops on a variety of topics such as effective leadership, emotional intelligence, team building, employee motivation, workplace efficiency, managing change, navigating corporate dynamics, diversity training, and mindset transformations aimed at enhancing motivation ...

This film producer needs no introduction, having produced many notable films such as Na Tum Jaano Na Hum (2002), Chura Liya Hai Tumne (2003) and Namastey London (2007), Aap Kaa Surroor (2007), Karma Crime Passion Reincarnation (2008) and Hexing (2019). He has also launched many actors and actresses in the industry such as Esha Deol, Zayed Khan, Himesh Reshammiya, Hansika Motwani, etc.   Vivek Singhania also well-known as the CEO and President of Picture Perfect has been well-associated with films that have won many awards at Film Festivals around the world.  Let’s take a peek into the life of this multi-talented Producer -Writer and soon-to-be Director.   1)               What prompted you to become a film producer? “I decided to become a Filmmaker after I saw the film Jaws by Stephen Spielberg when I was barely 9-10 years old. I wanted to direct films but by chance ended up becoming a Producer first at leas...

  With over 15 main subdivisions of psychology, there are many different fields and types of psychology. The main types are clinical psychology, social psychology, health psychology, behavioural psychology, cognitive psychology and biopsychology.   However, fields such as abnormal, forensic, developmental, educational, counselling, and military are also very popular. Positive psychology began as a new domain in 1998 when Martin Seligman started the positive psychology movement. This new science of happiness is concerned with interventions to understand, build and sustain positive emotions such as pleasure, gratitude and compassion.   Have you ever wondered what drives certain motivational factors such as positive states and traits such as resilience or joy; gratitude or serenity; hope and pride; inspiration and serenity, amusement or altruism, elevation, relief or satisfaction, affection or human development?    Along with these emotions, other positive feelings...