Poet Meenpiyasi is a very renowned poet from Gujarat. His actual name was DinkarRai  Keshavlaal Vaidya. And Meenpiyasi was his Takkhalus (Pen name) so He wrote all his works specially poetries under the name Meenpiyasi.  He belongs to a very small village called Chuda, it is in Surendranagar district and located near Ahmedabad, Gujarat.  Besides Meenpiyasi's mastery in poetry, he was an ardent ornithologist, theosophist, and astronomer (He used to study sky, stars, and universe very keenly.) And He has written many books on all the subjects of his interest.&n ..read more

Meena Chedda has lived an extraordinary life in ordinary circumstances. She grabbed whatever opportunities came her way, always ready for novel experiences to enrich her personality.  After graduation and marriage, she associated with a publishing house. When computers came to India, she educated herself on the keyboard, and slowly emerged a master of the art! Today, she holds a key position in a software-digital company, dedicated to digitizing Gujarati language. In her free time, Chedda does what she is good at, which is writing poetry!   You can follow us and leave us feedback on ..read more

Anvar Ali is a renowned poet, lyricist, translator, and documentary filmmaker. He has been contributing to poems and poetic studies in Kerala since 1984. Mazhakkalam (The Rainy Season), 1999, his first collection of poems established him as one of the prominent voices in contemporary Malayalam poetry. His poems have been translated into various Indian and foreign languages and are included in several anthologies of Malayalam as well as Indian poetry of the post-modern phase.   In this episode of Kaavya, Anvar Ali Saab is sharing his thoughts behind his creations & and also recite ..read more

Deepti Naval is an artiste in the true sense of the word. Behind her silence lies a strength that has made Deepti Naval the persona she is today.  Born in northern India, Deepti Naval is an acclaimed actor. After her schooling, she migrated to the United States, where she was educated at the City University of New York and received her Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts at Hunter College in Manhattan. She made her debut with the movie Ek Baar Phir in the year 1979 and has acted in more than 60 films since then. Among these are Chashmebaddoor, Kamla, Mirch Masala, Ankahi, Main Zinda Hoon, Panc ..read more

Dr. Shailesh Shrivastava is an IBPS officer, she has been Director - Doordarshan, where she contributed as a writer, researcher, musician and singer. She has lent her words, and her voice to many films, serials, in many languages and many forms. A Sangeet Natya awardee, Shailesh Shrivastava shares her poems, ghazals & songs on this episode of Kaavya with Bhawana Somaaya   You can follow us and leave us feedback on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @eplogmedia, For partnerships/queries send you can send us an email at bonjour@eplog.media. If you like this show, please subscribe and leav ..read more

Sarina D’Silva Menezes is passionate about the power of words and has been writing since the age of 10. Having lived in England’s countryside her love for poems stems from the works of British Poets which is why her poems are inspired by nature and a love for living. Her poems have been published in The Stride Of My Step - an Anthology published by the US Consulate in Mumbai, Love is My Religion – an Anthology by Impish Lass Publications where she was awarded a Certificate of Honour as a Versatile Writer 2020. Her blog - wishupon9000miles.wordpress.com takes you to her personal discoveries an ..read more

Dinesh Raheja is an Indian author, columnist, TV scriptwriter, film historian. Raheja has worked as the Editor of Movie magazine ), Channel Editor of India Today’s online film section, and Editor of Bollywood News Service. Recently, he has also released his first book of poems, '101 Haiku by Dinesh Raheja.' You can follow us and leave us feedback on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @eplogmedia, For partnerships/queries send you can send us an email at bonjour@eplog.media. If you like this show, please subscribe and leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts ..read more

Mrs. Anagha A Hunnurkar has worked in three countries across two continents and has a wealth of experience in setting up mutual funds/unit trusts.  She is an avid reader and writer.  She writes both prose and poetry in English, Hindi, and Marathi. She has four books to her credit – Blossom of Faith (2013), Mi Marathi (2015), Lockdown ( 2020) and Ripples –Woman power (2020) The last two books are tales that have been written by her during the lockdown in India. In this episode, she recites her works that have been written for children in Marathi. You can follow us and leave us feedbac ..read more

Meghna Gulzar started her career as a freelance writer. Her poems were published in the anthologies of the Poetry Society of India. Later, she assisted director Saeed Mirza and her own father, Gulzar Saab, scripted her own films, made documentaries, but seldom talked about it. Films brought her accolades, and when the heart was full, she sought refuge in poetry. But, she never shared what she wrote with her husband and certainly not with her father. It is a miracle that Meghna Gulzar agreed to share her poetry with us. Listen to her works, her life and know what she thinks when she writes, onl ..read more

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