Episode 33

Heritage

Roots

Culture

What’s the word I’m looking for?

Our guest was born to Indian parents, but not in India. She grew up around the world as a diplomat’s daughter. Although her parents have since retired back in India, she has found home in Chicago, USA.

Saranya is Indian.

But as you will hear, it has been a lifetime of discovery, finding which parts of Indian culture feel most authentic to who she is. Especially now that she is a parent and deciding what values and traditions they will embrace as a family. Even if she needs to YouTube all the recipes.

First we get to know Saranya, then we dig into her public life as a content creator, promoting social awareness with a side of kid’s books @Shelvesofcolor

Because to understand what she does now, it’s best to know where she has been. 

Tangents include:

• Impact of International Life
• Indian Culture without Religion 
• Rediscovering Culture through Parenting
• Why everyone is an Influencer and we should all Speak Up
• Using Books Bookstagram to help our Balancing
  • What is “Bookstagram”? – Accounts on Instagram that promote and influence with books.

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