In this episode of Wandering Wanderer, I sit down with Deeksha Thind, architect, interior designer, landscaper and founder of Saraya Ecostay, Art Cafe and Art Gallery in Goa. We explore Deeksha’s journey as an architect designing the towering steel and glass structures of Dubai to the gentle shores of the most relaxed state in India, where she has decided to set up her later life and career running an innovative community space, incorporating the principles of permaculture and harmonious living with nature.

We touch on her ideas about architecture, ecological design and permaculture, and what she sees as the current issues in Goa related to development and tourism.

References mentioned in episode:

Saraya Ecostay

Laurie Baker

Wabi Sabi architecture

Geoffrey Bauer

What is permaculture?

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Join my with my guest, artist Mr. Subodh Kerkar, as we discuss the many questions I have about his life, work, what art means to him, the influence of Goan and Indian colonial and post colonial history on the country today, and much more.

Subodh is an artist who has worked with a multitude of media, a professor who holds the Mario Miranda Chair for Arts in Goa University, and an ex-medical doctor. Born in 1959, in Goa, Subodh gave up his medical profession in 1990 to pursue his passion. His art practice includes installations, sculptures, multimedia works, performances, paintings and drawings that express commentaries on social, political and religious issues. As a Goan artist, he is also heavily influenced by his proximity to the ocean, with many of his installations existing in relation to this life-giving body of water. Subodh is the founding director of the Museum of Goa. You can see many of the Museum's artworks by heading to the Museum of Goa website and Subodh’s personal website.

References mentioned in episode:

Subodh Kerkar

Museum of Goa

Tukaram - 17th century Indian saint-poet

Goan Artists:

Pradep Naik, Sripad Thikarou, Jaithaly and Tosh Marishko, Siddarth Kerkar, Francis Newton Souza

Tagore - poet

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Join us for Episode 8 of Wandering Wonderer, the podcast that explores peoples, places, and ideas. Today I'm talking to Marian, a traveler on a year-long journey to find grounding on a break from his training as a psychotherapist. I sat down with him to learn about what motivated him to leave Germany, what his plans and current experiences have been, and what his plans for the future are.

We discuss his love of martial arts and Muy Thai, professional yoga training in Rishikesh, and his thoughts on psychotherapy as a profession.

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