A renowned writer, poet Saumya Baijal shared her life stories with audience on Saturday. The talk marked the 173rd episode on Baaton Baaton Mein.
A talk series ‘Baaton Baaton Mein’ is being held every day on Instagram. Hosted by renowned art critic Sunil Mishr, the series is being held for the art lovers.
Saumya Baijal, is a writer in both English and Hindi. Her stories, poems and articles have been published on Jankipul.com, India Cultural Forum, The Silhouette Magazine, Feminism in India, Drunk Monkeys, Writer’s Asylum, Women's Web among several others. She is also a recipient of the Orangle Flower Awards, for hindi writing.
Her writings reflect her personal and political thought processes, and question existing ideas of set definitions. She trains in Kathak, co-runs her street theatre group, Aatish, and is an Advertising Professional with over 10 years of experience working across the largest worldwide advertising networks.
An avid film lover, she writes on cinema. She has been a guest lecturer at Lady Irwin College and has been invited by Jamia Millia Islamia and Central Insitute of Education for talks and lectures around Gender, cinema and popular culture. She enjoys reading, lecturing, decoding fashion and developing her personal style and signature on everything she attempts. A film snob, you can find her in closeted in her home, watching Guru Dutt’s films, again and again and again, and, again.
