Also catch Varun and Megha discuss her process as an artist and her sources of inspiration for her writing. She speaks about her poetry being more than a creative expression but also a safe space. When asked about inspiring artists and their legacy, she mentions Frieda Kahlo but also cautions against the dangers of the artist becoming bigger than their art.
Megha Rao is a performance poet and surrealist artist from Kerala. Megha is a postgraduate in English Literature from the University of Nottingham, UK, and when she's not writing, she facilitates workshops for young poets. Megha's work has been featured on platforms such as Penguin Random House India, Firstpost, The Open Road Review, New Asian Writing, and The Alipore Post. She’s been a part of Spoken Fest and Thought Catalog. Her podcast “Poems to Calm Down to” trended at #1 on Spotify podcasts in India. Megha has also been interviewed by leading newspapers such as The Hindu, New Indian Express, Business Standard among some notable others.
Timestamps:
00:00-3:17 Introduction + Megha being on a break from digital
3:18-6:54 How to live in the present?
6:55-8:16 What are some activities that spark creative ideas?
12:02-17:11 How to figure out your voice as a creator?
18:47-22:07 How do you stand out from the crowd?
22:08-25:02 How to not get influenced by external voices?
25:05-30:22 What are the different drivers for writing, podcasting, and stage performances?
30:25-33:09 Taking breaks from content creation and NOMO
33:23-35:43 How to deal with competition?
35:45-40:59 How to deal with the fear of judgement?
41:00-43:00 How to hook people to your craft?
43:09-48:06 Who motivates Megha?
48:07-50:48 Who creates a legacy: the art v/s the artist!
50:50-52:18 What's Megha’s process
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ABOUT VARUN
A creative entrepreneur turned content creator, Varun is one of India’s leading conversationalists in the modern business, personal development, and creator landscapes with over 1 million podcast listens.
The author of the bestseller Everything Is Out of Syllabus, he’s the host of Advertising Is Dead, one of India's most popular business podcasts with over 300,000 listens in 2021 alone, as well as co-host of Think Fast, an irreverent business podcast that has ranked #3 on Apple’s Podcast Marketing Charts.
In 2009, he co-founded The Glitch, India’s largest ‘digital-first’ creative agency.
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