In the final episode of this season of Footloose by Shre and Eish, Sarada Raghavan takes us through her journey from a student of life sciences and biochemistry at St Xavier's College, Mumbai, to working on biomarkers in Germany and then gradually starting her entrepreneurial journey in Singapore with her holistic beauty and wellness brand, Iryasa. The conversation meanders through what's organic and what's not, responsible sourcing, the tedious process of getting certified, quality control, digital marketing and consumer behaviours.
#saradaraghavan #molecularbiology #cellbiology #biochemistry #researcher #germany #india #mumbai #singapore #lifesciences #stxavierscollegemumbai #biomarkers #sustainability #holisticwellness #therapy #aromatherapy #essentialoils #skincare #organicproducts #naturopathy #alternativetherapy #wellness #iryasa #supplychainmanagement #organicfarms #digitalmarketing #labels #certification #qualitycontrol #consumerbehaviour #natural #shreyasimajumdar #footloosebyshreandeish #eishasarkar
Shre has achieved a new milestone in her life. She has watched over 150 episodes of K-dramas. No mean feat, says Eish, who cannot sit through a series longer than ten episodes. In this penultimate episode of Footloose by Shre and Eish, they talk about Korean entertainment and the Korean influences in their lives.
#kdrama #empresski #netflix #korean #koreanlanguage #koreandramas #koreanfilms #film #movies #tv #americantv #seoul #soccerworldcup #fifa #japanandkorea #japaneseoccupationofkorea #classicalmusic #piano #berlin #german #music #art #newzealand #singapore #cabmusic #footloose #travel #footloosebyshreandeish #socialpodcasting #socialaudio #socialpod #culture #societyandculture #entertainment
Shre is just back from a trip to the far north of New Zealand where she has been talking to avocado farmers for research. The conversation moves from avocados in New Zealand to durians, the intense-smelling fruit in Singapore, to the Gujarati delicacy, handvo, Eisha made for Shreyasi's parents in Mumbai, to veganism and monoculture soya farms in the USA.
#avocado #durian #singapore #newzealand #travel #food #culture #bengali #bong #america #handvo #gujaratidelicacy #gujaratifood #vegetarian #vegan #monoculture #soya #soyaplantations #almonds #crops #ethics #foodchoices #sustainability #ecology #environment #footloose #shreyasimajumdar #eishasarkar
Eisha's three-year-old son has just started preschool and so she has now entered a new group of toddler moms on WhatsApp. Here, she and Shre talk about the things they discuss on the group and the fact that Eisha has to teach her son The Crow And The Pitcher story but her son has never seen a crow. An episode of laughs!
#comedy #school #preschool #toddlermom #preschooler #onlineschooling #covid19 #pandemicstories #whatsapp #momgroups #crows #birds #biodiversity #vadodara #mumbai #thecrowandthepitcher #childrensstories #morals #collage #painting #birds #ornithology
Shre loves her butterflies and has studied them through her undergrad and graduation years. In this episode, she has a conversation with her husband Sushil about the beautiful monarch butterflies in their garden in New Zealand.
#gardens #gardentalk #monarchbutterflies #caterpillars #swanplants #gardening #hobbies #insects #nature #naturelovers #ecology #environment #travel #newzealand
In this episode of Footloose By Shre and Eish, Mumbai-based journalist Waleed Hussain walks the audience through his journey from Agra to Fatehpur Sikri. He followed the footsteps of the 16th-century Mughal Emperor Akbar to the home of the renowned Sufi saint, Salim Chishti. The heirless emperor sought the saint's blessings and then went on to have three sons. Waleed did not have any particular goals when he embarked on the journey. At one point, he almost gave up. He persisted and managed to walk the 40 Km until the Buland Darwaza towered over him. Endurance, faith, patience, triumph, fear and humility mark this journey inwards and outwards.
#fatehpursikri #bulanddarwaza #agra #walk #agratosikri #historybuff #historicalwalks #mughalhistory #salimchishti #sufi #sufism #akbar #emperorakbar #waleedhussain #journalist #footloosebyshreandeish #sufisaints #india #travel #history #mumbai
In New Zealand, Shreyasi steps out with her dog, Koru, for some fresh air at the beach and sees a spectacular sunset. While most of us find shells, seaweed, driftwood and coconut shells on beaches, Shre has managed to find some unusual creatures in the sand.
#beach #beachbaby #newzealand #travel #pandemic #pufferfish #blowfish #stingray #snakes #manofwar #portuguesemanofwar #indopacificmanofwar #bluebottlejellywish #pacificocean #ocean #underwater #wildlife #japan #delicacy #sashimi #food #poisonous #steveirwin #oceania #footloose #footloosebyshreandeish #shreyasimajumdar #NZ #newzealandtourism #dogwalks #kelp #seaweed #food
The Pavagadh-Champaner complex near Vadodara in Gujarat is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In 2009, on a visit to Pavagadh with her cousin, Julian, Eisha took a ride in a rickety cable car. Julian was worried that they might fall and asked Eisha if there had been an accident and Eisha, the journalist that she was said, "2004, six people died." The other three passengers in the car were shocked and terrified. Julian burst out laughing. In this episode of Footloose By Shre and Eish, Eisha talks about her first post-Covid visit to Pavagadh and shares her memories of climbing the 2000 steps of the mountain to the Mahakali Temple on the top.
#travel #pavagadh #gujarat #unesco #saatkaman #sevenarches #mehmudbegada #history #gujarathistory #gujarattourist #tourism #pilgrims #pilgrimage #champaner #cablecar #covid #pandemic #devotion #goddess #mahakali #ambaji #vadodara #baroda #ahmedabad #sultansofgujarat #footloosewithshreandeish #eishasarkar #footloose
Shre talks about the time she jumped out of a kayak in the middle of the ocean near Singapore. A figure waved to her from the beach. She waved back. When he started running into the water towards her, she discovered it was the lifeguard who thought she was drowning.
Lesson learnt: If you jump into the water in the middle of the sea, DO NOT wave towards people on the beach if you are not drowning.
Shre then goes on to talk about how sea turtles have their own grooming salons. How cool is that!
#singapore #indianocean #kayak #kayaking #waterbaby #beach #lifeguard #dolphins #hawaii #seaturtles #travel #southeastasia #USA #indianocean #ecology #wildlife #underwater #underwaterlife #discovery #symbiosis #cleaningstations #fishschools #drowning
Shreyasi recites one of her childhood favourites from memory.
Colonel Fazackerley Butterworth-Toast
Bought an old castle complete with a ghost,
But someone or other forgot to declare
To Colonel Fazak that the spectre was there.
On the very first evening, while waiting to dine,
The Colonel was taking a fine sherry wine,
When the ghost, with a furious flash and a flare,
Shot out of the chimney and shivered, 'Beware!'
Colonel Fazackerley put down his glass
And said, 'My dear fellow, that's really first class!
I just can't conceive how you do it at all.
I imagine you're going to a Fancy Dress Ball?'
At this, the dread ghost made a withering cry.
Said the Colonel (his monocle firm in his eye),
'Now just how you do it, I wish I could think.
Do sit down and tell me, and please have a drink.'
The ghost in his phosphorous cloak gave a roar
And floated about between ceiling and floor.
He walked through a wall and returned through a pane
And backed up the chimney and came down again.
Said the Colonel, 'With laughter I'm feeling quite weak!'
(As trickles of merriment ran down his cheek).
'My house-warming party I hope you won't spurn.
You MUST say you'll come and you'll give us a turn!'
At this, the poor spectre - quite out of his wits -
Proceeded to shake himself almost to bits.
He rattled his chains and he clattered his bones
And he filled the whole castle with mumbles and moans.
But Colonel Fazackerley, just as before,
Was simply delighted and called out, 'Encore!'
At which the ghost vanished, his efforts in vain,
And never was seen at the castle again.
'Oh dear, what a pity!' said Colonel Fazak.
'I don't know his name, so I can't call him back.'
And then with a smile that was hard to define,
Colonel Fazackerley went in to dine.
#poem #childrenspoetry #colonelfazak #colonelfazackerley #recitation #memories
Eisha's friend from Bombay, Waleed Hussain, is a writer, editor, photographer, teacher and mentor. He has spent a good part of the last 20 years as a print and digital journalist and headed the newsrooms of two national dailies in Mumbai and New Delhi. A passionate journalist who has worked with The Times of India, The New Indian Express, MidDay, The Morning Standard and CricInfo, he remains a sufi at heart. In this episode of Footloose By Shre and Eish, Mumbai-based journalist, Waleed Hussain takes us through places and civilizations where we discuss hamam (bathhouses), languages, the cultures of Persians, Turks, Afghans and Mughals before we discuss who a Sufi really is and Sufism in South Asia.
#cultures #civilizations #turkey #iran #india #mesopotamia #persia #mughals #nizam #persians #empires #romans #baths #hamam #bathhouses #thetimesofindia #thenewindianexpress #midday #cricinfo #themorningstandard #afghanistan #dari #pashto #languages #turkish #persian #arabic #urdu #hindi #food #travel #history #yamuna #delhi #multan #pakistan #lahore #mumbai #hajiali #hajialidargah #sufi #sufisaints #australia #refugees #jesuswasarefugee #unitingchurchaustralia #unhcr #asylum #islam #christianity #religions #sufism #sufisaints #fakir #spirituality #bombay
Cover art: Afghan artist Rahel Majidi's 11x14 inch oil painting of a Whirling Dervish. This specific meditative dance move is done as a representation to receive God’s blessing and spiritual gift. To see more of her artwork, check out rahelarts.com
In this episode of Footloose with Shre and Eish, Shreyasi and her husband Sushil talk about their garden in New Zealand in which Sushil has planted pretty much all the fruits and vegetables you will see in a supermarket. Sprinkled with giggles and anecdotes, there's a lot to learn about patience and tenacity from Sushil and resilience from Nature. Enjoy!
#pollination #corn #cauliflowers #vegetables #fruits #growyourfood #growyourvegetables #homeandgarden #newzealand #hobbies #passions #gardening #passionforgardening #gardeners #farmers #harvest #kitchengarden #nature #ecology #farmtofork #clover #peach #potatoes #birds #diversity #beans #nitrogen #resilience #patience #anecdotes #healthyeating #health #garlic
In this micropod, Shre talks about her trip to Tioman, an island off the coast of Malaysia, where she accidentally stepped onto a sea urchin. Ouch! Obviously, that one wasn't wearing a hat!
#seaurchins #oceans #tioman #malaysia #singapore #beach #beachvacation #travel #vacation #podcast #footloose #explorer #seas #waterbaby #naturelover #wildlife #porcupinesofthesea #southeastasia #indianocean #footloosebyshreandeish #footloosewithshreandeish #shreyasimajumdar
Shreyasi's husband, Sushil Shirke, is a passionate gardener and has grown all kinds of fruits, vegetables and flowers in their garden at home in New Zealand. In this episode of Footloose By Shre and Eish, he talks about bees and how he welcomes them into their garden by growing stuff they love and once, when the bees failed to do their job, he decided to step in to pollinate eggplants using Q-tips or earbuds.
#gardening #homes #homeandgardens #pollination #bees #honeybees #savebees #diversity #flowers #flowergrowers #fruits #eggplants #earbuds #qtips #ecology #environment #nature #naturelovers #footloosebyshreandeish #brinjals
Shre and Eish guffaw through an episode where they discuss some of the weird health fads. Shreyasi talks about how her friend gifted her a coupon for sensory deprivation floatation tank experience at a spa, while Eisha talks about how she gifted her friend an experience at Le Noir Restaurant in Singapore where he and his wife had dinner in pitch darkness. They then talk about oxygen bars and blue pea teas amidst giggles. Enjoy!
#singapore #newzealand #spa #healthfads #health #oxygentherapy #floatationtanks #sensorydeprivation #deadsea #lenoir #cafenoir #paris #oxygenbars #airppollution #rejuvenation #breathing #teas #bluepeatea #healthdrinks #detox #detoxteas #brew #edibleweeds #footloosebyshreandeish #shreyasimajumdar #eishasarkar #scientificamerican #newscientist #science #inventions #innovation #discoveries #foldinghangers #amazon #japanesebluesunglasses #japan #redwinebath #redwine #meditation #podcast #podcasting #anchorapp #spotify #googlepodcasts
Kashif Mashaikh's first book, The Mortuary Tales, released on June 14 and within a week shot up to #13 in the horror genre on Amazon India. In this episode of Footloose by Shre and Eish, he talks about writing, literary agents, characterization and how he was inspired by Stephen King, Aahat and Woh.
#mortuarytales #author #debutbook #novel #shortstories #hussainzaidi #goldenpen #footloosebyshreandeish #literaryagents #publishing #stephenking #horror #aahat #sony #zee #OTT #scripttoscreen #amazon #westland #kashifmashaikh #darklit #creepy #crime #pandemic #covid19 #indianwriters #bloggers #creativewriting #fiction #nonfiction #books #booktalks #authortalks
Cover pic: Kashif Mashaikh
You can buy the book on Amazon
In this episode of Footloose by Shre and Eish, Eisha talks about love for brekkies and how she mixes up all kinds of ingredients to serve a colourful plate of food with a very fine balance of taste, texture and flavour.
#caprese #seekhkebab #pasta #momo #brekkie #breakfast #sattu #fish #chicken #protein #basa #tilapia #noodlesforbreakfast #sobanoodles #hakkanoodles #shanghainoodles #eggs #proteinbrekkies #nocarbbrekkie
Cover pic: Chicken seekh kebab with cherry tomatoes, pimento stuffed green olives and fresh dill
