Less a podcast, more a conference call with two English Literature enthusiasts, vibing over Shakespeare, Theatre, The Beauty of Teaching, and The Essence of Keeping Learning.  

Krshna has done her Undergrad in English Literature from St. Xavier’s, Ahemdabad. Then she went ahead to do her Masters from the University of Nottingham. From there, she started her course of “Masters in Shakspearean Studies” at Kings College, London.

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Krshna is a fun, insightful, and very interactive person to talk with. I honestly haven’t had a conversation so deep about English Literature since a really long time. Her passion for stories, literature, and everything that it has to offer is worth experiencing. 

We, as fellow Book Worms, talk about plays (a lot of Shakespeare), a little bit about Russian literature, and classical literature in bits. Krishna brings her insights about her Shakespearean studies and we discuss the best of Shakespeare, be it the Bollywood adaptations or Hollywood Shakespeare Movies. 

As CBSE and ICSE students, we explore the academic literature in both the boards and how they are so different from each other. We also discuss how today’s generation perceives literature in a very different way and form than what we did 5 years ago. 

We talk about the challenges that come with teaching English literature to high school students. We also chew over the fact that English teachers are remembered very fondly because they teach life while everyone teaches facts. My interest in teaching literature is slowly starting to come back and with this podcast going live. 

We also walk through the theatre part of learning literature and share our stories of acting and directing plays. We also have our advice on how to start reading and how reading is important to develop empathy. 

It was basically a really fun conversation. Consider it a conference call with two literature enthusiasts being excited about the similar interests they share. It is a very insightful yet light conversation so maybe grab a snack and dive into a conversation with us. 

Follow our guest here: https://www.instagram.com/krishnalavangwala/

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In This Episode of the 'Stories with Rusty' Podcast: 

0.00 // Introduction
7.06 // Why did Krshna do Double Masters?
9.10 // Shakespeare’s Music in Indian Cinematic Adaption
10.34 // Shakespeare’s Sonnets
11.20 // Shakespeare in School
13.20 // Vedant’s Favorite Shakspeare Play
14.15 // Literature in Undergrad
19.50 // How is Teaching Different from Learning Literature
23.33 // How does one become an English Teacher?
25.07 // Why are English Teachers Remembered Fondly
27.34 // How is English different in ICSE and CBSE
30.44 // How are students Different Today?
33.00 // Challenges faced by Teachers in a Digitalized World  
35.30 // Krshna’s experience with Theatre
43.45 // Shakespeare’s Adaptations
45.15 // Writing and Poets
47.46 // Short Stories
51.00 // Indian Literature
52.30 // Empathy in People who Read
54.15 // How to Start Reading
58.00 // About Vedant 

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Check out other episodes of the Stories with Rusty Podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZ9R60sGoAQ&list=PLpnbQzosgoG-Ks4ZInE8BRk6qfDFXDQss 

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