Chinmayee Gayatree Sahu is an author, poetess, painter, & blogger. In the talk show, Sukun Se Baatchit, she is sharing about her journey so far. We talked about many aspects of her life.
Chinmayee shared the story of how she got her full name. We talked about her school days, her performance in sports, her tomboyish look & nature, her NCC days & how she got fascinated with the red cheeks of Kashmiri girls in one of her camps. Then we moved to her college days, placement, & job.
We also talk about the importance of travelling in life. She shared her insights & views on travelling with special remarks on solo travelling of women.
Chinmayee shared her writing process in detail. We also talked about the role of emotions & intellect in life along with their reflection in her fiction book Five Petals, poetry book Heartfelt Symphonies, & her upcoming book.
Apart from writing, we also chat about other art forms such as music, painting, etc. Chinmayee paints well. She has also won awards in painting that she received from Governor.
We also talk about different kinds of social media: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, & Whatsapp. Something unpleasant happened with her recently on Twitter. We talk about it in detail. In this context, she talked about the objectivation of women, trolling, online harassment, etc.
In the end, Chinmayee also recites a poem from her latest book, Heartfelt Symphonies.
As it’s a long chat, you can also watch it in installments. You can watch a specific segment of the video by clicking the timestamps.
00:00 Welcome
00:37 Story behind Chinmayee’s name
03:32 Her school days & tomboyish nature
06:30 College & NCC
12:08 Her poetry book, Heartfelt Symphonies
12:57 Placement & Job
14:53 Importance of travelling in life
18:19 Her fiction book, Five Petals
19:13 Chinmayee’s Writing Process
24:56 Her views on emotion
28:52 Her music interests
30:30 Her painting skills
33:33 Blogging
36:13 Experience with Social Media
39:46 On objectification of women
42:27 Her views on trolling
48:30 Poem recital
If want to listen it while multitasking, you can do that, too. It’s also available as podcast.
The post is a part of Blogchatter Half Marathon.