INTERVIEWS
The Interviews
The Interview: Nishi Chawla
An academic, writer & award-winning filmmaker
Rachna Singh, Editor, The Wise Owl, talks to Nishi Chawla an academic, a writer and a filmmaker who has written and directed four award-winning art-house feature films. Dr Nishi Chawla has recently completed her fourth feature film, "The Peace Activists" on Gandhi, MLK, and Thoreau. Three of her art house feature films are on Amazon Prime: 'TechNous,' 'The Strange Case of Normalcy,' and 'Mixed Up.' are streaming on Amazon Prime. Dr Nishi Chawla's play, 'Kasturba versus Gandhi' was staged in New York in an off-Broadway production in June 2024. Her tenth play, 'The Mahatma versus Gurudev' has been accepted to be staged in June 2025 again off Broadway, New York. She is the third Indian poet ever to be invited for a reading and a discussion of the US Library of Congress organized, 'The Poet and the Poem' program.
The Interview: Rachel Wright
An Embroidery Artist in Buckinghamshire
Rachna Singh, Editor, The Wise Owl talks to Rachel Wright, an embroidery artist. Rachel Wright is a textile artist living and working in Buckinghamshire. Rachel creates intricate textile artworks that capture the beauty of land and seascapes, as well as birds and animals, using machine embroidery. Much of Rachel’s work is inspired by the natural landscapes of the British Isles, using layers of fabric and thread to evoke the shifting light, swirling clouds, and restless tides. The embroideries enable her to draw and paint through the medium of fabric and stitch. She has previously exhibited with The 62 group of Textile Artists, and The Society of designer Craftsmen and has previously shown her work at events such as Art in Action and Artisan at The Edinburgh festival.
