Ara introduces this week’s guest, Tanya Selvaratnam00:50 - Growing up in California; her early passion for reading02:31 - Tanya speaks on being a storyteller and teases her current novel04:22 - The trajectory that a women’s conference in China in 1995 led Tanya on06:38 - Deepa Mehta’s Anatomy of Violence07:56 - Being recruited to work for the Pop Culture Collaborative08:52 - Her experience growing up with Tamils; discrimination stories (colourism)12:54 - What it means to be a Producer; how Tanya secures big opportunities15:20 - Initially wanting to be a Diplomat or Academic; Sundance17:20 - How Tanya overcame knowledge gaps and her views on success versus luck19:22 - Tanya’s creative writing process, being an avid notetaker, and how she wrote two books23:19 - What her book Assume Nothing is about, what she hopes the impact of it is25:09 - Stories she’s heard, and the importance of talking about abuse 27:20 - Why Tanya doesn’t read the news, and if there’s any value in forgiving an abuser29:38 - Spending very little time on social media31:13 - Training herself to be a good extrovert31:49 - Having her book optioned by ABC and Disney, how much creative input she has33:00 - Tanya wants to write 3 more books in the next 5 years34:03 - Her most painful experience and what she’s learned from it35:29 - Advice she would give her 16-year-old self and the legacy she wants to leave behind36:16 - Creator Confessions38:28 - Tanya gives a shout out to a Tamil creator44:32 - The Wrap UpIntro MusicProduced And Mixed By:- The Tamil Creator- YanchanWritten By:- Aravinthan Ehamparam- Yanchan Rajmohan          Support the Show.