The Redendron Show

How to Live a Creative Live - Lessons from the Director of "Appa" (Anmol Gurung)

Tue, 04 Aug 2020 09:42:35 +0000

Anmol Gurung, a well-known filmmaker, writer and director from Kalimpong, India talks about his journey in the filmmaking industry and what it requires for one to live a creative fulfilling life.

The Road Less Traveled (with Sailesh Chettri)

Tue, 04 Aug 2020 09:27:08 +0000

Sailesh Sharma (The Bad Friend) is a prolific musician/singer/songwriter from Sikkim, North East India. He dropped out of his college where he was pursuing Computer Engineering in order to join a music school. In this episode of The Redendron Show, he shares his story about his journey with his guitar(s) and classical music, shares his vision of the future of musicians in Sikkim and plays a breathtaking composition of his own.

Young Educational Reformer From Northeast India - Raul Jeremiah Rai

Tue, 04 Aug 2020 06:19:56 +0000

Raul Jeremiah Rai is a teacher and a philosophy enthusiast who enjoys challenging current educational norms with his unconventional means of teaching. He believes in retaining the curiosity of his students by teaching them techniques such as mind mapping and other various other fun games. He likes to implement his knowledge from various fields such as mathematics, philosophy, literature and other dynamics to his teachings. He takes inspiration from personalities such as Richard Feynman, Stephen Covey, Albert Camus, Friedrich Nietzsche and others.

Building a Community of Rappers in Sikkim (with Nitesh Bagdash AKA Niz))

Tue, 04 Aug 2020 06:08:33 +0000

Nitesh Bagdash a.k.a. NIZ is a rapper from Sikkim, North-East India who shares his story of his journey with hip-hop music.

He is in the process of building a hip-hop community, with his teammates from all districts of Sikkim.

His goal with his new community is to unify all the rap and hip-hop artists in Sikkim and provide them with ways to gain recognition, while he grows as a rapper and a leader himself.

Inside the Mind of a 16 Year Old Novelist (Hridaii Raj Chettri)

Tue, 04 Aug 2020 05:46:47 +0000

Hriidaii Raj Chettri is a student of class 12th in Holy Cross School, Tadong. Coming from a boarding school, Hriidaii was a victim of bullying in his early years at the school. Started writing at the age of 10, he seeks inspiration from writers like Sigmund Freud, Stephen King, and Marcus Aurelius. He specializes in the genre of fiction and has his writing accounts on different sites like Reddit, Wattpad and Instagram.

Being an Ex-Paulite and a present Crossite, he has done his schooling in two Catholic institutions which inspired him to try his hand at the Horror genre. Currently, he is a Science student but says that his heart and soul belongs to writing and philosophy. He is working on his novel, tentatively titled ‘Introspective’, which can also be found on his Wattpad account. At a very early age of 16, he is a prolific writer and has written in many genres which have been read and appreciated by various universities in and outside the country.

Effortless Mastery with Aditya Chettri

Tue, 04 Aug 2020 05:29:31 +0000

A three-instrument maestro musician from Darjeeling, Aditya Chettri has graced us with his presence on this episode of The Redendron Show. He shares some tidbits to aid you in the process of becoming a sensational, creative musician.

He says, being a musician in this part of the world requires resilience, rebellion and a perspective both based in the subjectivity of the art and objective reasoning. The technicality of music theory is as important, if not more than the emotional aspect of burrowing your way through into the core of becoming creative with an instrument in your hands. Towards making the instrument a physical extension of your own self.

The Rubik's Art (with Mr Cube, a Rubik's Cube Artist)

Mon, 03 Aug 2020 07:03:23 +0000

Tilak Chettri, also known as Mr Cube is a master of the Rubik’s Cube because he can make human-sized portraits with it. In this episode, he talks about his processes, motivation and teaches us to try our hand in making a portrait from the Rubik’s Cube.

The Scenario of Art in NorthEast India (with Rohonit Hang Subba)

Mon, 03 Aug 2020 06:52:55 +0000

Rohonit is the founding member of two of the most well-known hip-hop dance houses in Sikkim, i.e. BRSTP CREW and Legion of Love Dance Studio. He is also a member of The Darling Writers, a collaboration of young writers of Sikkim and has worked as a journalist for The Gangtok Times. He is a blogger at Redendron and a content writer for The Sikkim Chronicle.

Rise of Skateboarding in Sikkim (with Tenzing Tsundue)

Mon, 03 Aug 2020 06:43:11 +0000

An interview with Tenzing Tsundue, President and Founder of Skate Konnect, a pioneer of Skateboarding culture in Sikkim. He sheds light on the storm of skateboarding that has swept the Sikkimese youth for the ride of their lives. Young skaters are spotted almost everywhere along the streets of Gangtok, Namchi and other places of the like, casually riding their boards and pulling off tricks that blow nearby pedestrians away.

Rise of Bboying and Hip-Hop Culture in Sikkim (with Bardan Tamang)

Mon, 03 Aug 2020 06:35:07 +0000

Bardan Tamang talks about the Rise of Hip-Hop Culture in Sikkim. He is a B-boy from Gangtok, a former member of LOL(Legion of Love) and current member of United Freaks Dance Crew, two of the pioneers of Hip-Hop cultures in Sikkim.