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The India BriefingIndia's Cultural History as Told Through its Quintessential Garment, the SariIn this episode of The India Briefing, hosts Mukulika Banerjee and Pragya Tiwari delve into the enduring legacy of the sari with author and publisher Malvika Singh. Her latest book, Saris of Memory, intertwines her personal life story with India’s post-independence journey, using the sari as a central motif.The discussion explores the sari's role as a modern garment, its functionality, cultural identity, and potential for empowerment, while also addressing the challenges faced by artisans and the need for institutional support to preserve India's rich textile heritage.Produced by Oijo Media Pv...2025-02-011h 13The India BriefingIndia’s cultural history as told through its quintessential garment, the SariSummary -
Cultural Historian and publisher Malvika Singh is a living encyclopedia of Delhi and of Indian craft traditions. She speaks on her new book Saris of Memory in which she uses the Sari to weave together personal and collective history and memory.
Why has the Sari continued through time as India’s quintessential garment? What stories and histories are woven into its threads? What does it mean to women across class and caste divides? And what makes it worth celebrating?
This and more as three women wh...2025-01-271h 13
Tough Tech Today with Meyen and MillerOrchestrating microbes, featuring Cheri Ackerman of Concerto BiosciencesIn one sentence... The interactions of the microbial world within us has been incredibly difficult to see – until now.From the depths of our intestines to the surface of our skin, our bodies are host to trillions of microbial cells spanning thousands of species. While critical to helping us to fend off illnesses and digest complex foods, we know very little about the complex interactions among these microbes.The team at Concerto Biosciences, led by CEO and Cofounder Cheri Ackerman, has put in place a key step in advancing the understanding of ourselves: a system, th...2023-06-1355 min
Tough Tech Today with Meyen and MillerCreating new and better medicines, featuring Virginia Burger of New Equilibrium BiosciencesIn one sentence...Computational biology is enhancing our understanding of intrinsically disordered proteins, leading to exciting new medical treatments.OverviewFrom videogames to protein discovery, high performance computing impacts how we understand and engage with each other and the world around us. Virginia Burger, CEO and Co-Founder of New Equilibrium Biosciences, epitomizes the value of interdisciplinary skills applied to a hunch that biology and computer modeling can lead to new medical discoveries. “[New Equilibrium is] taking a problem that a lot of people have looked at before and looking at it from a c...2023-04-1153 min
Medicine UnfilteredDon’t underestimate home caregiversJoin us as we talk to Melissa Miller, former Certified Nurse Assistant who is now a full-time Stay At Home Mom and Spousal Caregiver! Prior to becoming a SAHM & Spousal Caregiver, Melissa worked in a long-term care facility as a CNA for 15 years until her life changed forever in December 2019 when her husband started to experience epileptic seizures. Today, Melissa has made it her mission to share with other moms her journey of learning to balance motherhood and spousal caregiving. In today’s episode, we will discuss her journey as a SAHM and Spousal caregiver and some of the ch...2022-01-1148 min
Tough Tech Today with Meyen and MillerUnlocking new mRNA Treatments with Jake Becraft, CEO of Strand TherapeuticsIn one sentence: Unlocking new mRNA treatments will save lives, but it's not as simple as that.—————Overview—————Jake Becraft of Strand Therapeutics is an expert in designing and programming mRNA, critical strands of genetic material that provide instructions for making proteins. As one suite of tools in the emerging synthetic biology toolkit, mRNA is a twenty-first century harbinger of life. Yet, with all powerful tools, there are risks of accidental or intentional misuse. It is this shared responsibility among the scientific, private, and public realms that Becraft advocates for thoughtful, anticipatory stewardship of these influential...2021-02-0259 min