She worked with Femina for 26 years, 12 of them as editor. And she wrote numerous biographies after that. Sathya Saran joins Amit Varma in episode 406 of The Seen and the Unseen to discuss Indian society, feminism, femininity, her life as a journalist and the art of the biography.

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Also check out:
1. Sathya Saran on Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook and Amazon.
2. Ten Years with Guru Dutt: Abrar Alvi's Journey -- Sathya Saran.
3. Sun Mere Bandhu Re: The Musical World Of SD Burman -- Sathya Saran.
4. Baat Niklegi Toh Phir: The Life and Music of Jagjit Singh -- Sathya Saran.
5. Breath of Gold: Hariprasad Chaurasia -- Sathya Saran.
6. The Dark Side and Other Stories -- Sathya Saran.
7. How To Look Like Miss India -- Sathya Saran.
8. Gulzar's Angoor: Insights into The Film -- Sathya Saran.
9. From Me to You -- Sathya Saran.
10. Madhumati -- Bimal Roy.
11. How We Do the Small Things -- Amit Varma.
12. The Life and Times of Shanta Gokhale — Episode 311 of The Seen and the Unseen.
13. The Anxious Generation — Jonathan Haidt.
14. Coming Through Slaughter -- Michael Ondaatje.
15. Take A Chance On Me -- Abba.
16. Sahib, Bibi Aur Ghulam -- Guru Dutt.
17. The Monk and His Music -- Moti Lalwani and Richa Lakhanpal.
18. Close -- Lukas Dhont.
19. Girl -- Lukas Dhont.
20. Mughal-E-Azam -- K Asif.
21. Pyaasa -- Guru Dutt.
22. Lekin -- Gulzar.
22. Ijaazat -- Gulzar.
24. Angoor -- Gulzar.

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Episode art: ‘Beauty’ by Simahina.

Ep 406: Sathya Saran and the Shaping of the Indian Woman

The Seen and the Unseen - hosted by Amit Varma