Sonali Sharma
@authorsonali · 1:28
#Talkto Ritu Soni Bhagat 📚 Learnings through the world of Cinema!🎬
I am here today to share that tomorrow we will be having a super interesting conversation around English, idioms and Indian cinema. Sounds interesting, right? We have with us ritu sonali bhagat. She will be sharing with us her journey of being an author and writing English English, a book that uses iconic film scenes to explain EDMs which was published by Rupa Publications. Having fun while learning and seeing how the charm of cinema brings language to its life
Sonali Sharma
@authorsonali · 2:02
Ritu was honored with the Sarojini Naidu Award by the Asian Academy of Film and Television and completed a mentor development program at Virginia Tech and International University. Ritu's well researched book, English English seamlessly combines education with entertainment, offering innovative ways to enhance and improve English skills. Notably, she is also the brand ambassador for Sari Sanskriti by former news reader Selma Sultan for the International Chamber of Media and Entertainment. She also serves as the Secretary for Delhi State in the National Child and Women Development Council
Ritu Bhagat
@RituBhagat · 2:49
I hope it improves the reader's vocabulary, creative writing skills, comprehension skills and imagination. Remember, the man who has no imagination has no wings. My exclusive collection of words and phrases convey a profound message and value and I have tried to make learning more meaningful by focusing on them. These words and phrases flow like a story. We all have grown up reading idioms from Wren and Martin, which is considered to be the Bible for the learners of English language
Sonali Sharma
@authorsonali · 0:45
So like what are your views on that? And how did you came up with the idea that one can cover so many different aspects in one single book and present it as a compiled set towards the readers?
Ritu Bhagat
@RituBhagat · 1:44
He considered proverbs as very impactful in carving out the character of a person. So he remembered his teacher, Ms. Murphy, from whom he learned the principles of life, who used to bring education to life by creating visual stimulation through proverbs. For example, she would use the quote, a stitch in time saves nine, which you have heard so many times. And then she would explain what it meant
Sonali Sharma
@authorsonali · 0:39
Hello. That's quite interesting and unique. And when we learn something new, and especially if it is made understand with the help of examples, with the help of quotations phrases or idioms, that particular concept remains in our brain for a longer period of time. So talking about movies and idioms well, talking normally they are quite a distinct subjects. Both are different from each other. One is North Pole, another one is South Pole
Ritu Bhagat
@RituBhagat · 0:37
Thanks for this wonderful question. Yes, I fully agree with you. These two are very different things. And my interest in education, extensive experience of teaching English to senior secondary students and secondary students has helped me. And then combined with my experience in broadcasting as I have done my broadcast arts from wide WCA, presented lot of radio and TV programs and my interest in media helped me to combine education and entertainment
Sonali Sharma
@authorsonali · 0:31
I absolutely with you on that. When education is combined with different factors and being taught to students in many different creative ways, students tend to adapt that particular concept or anything new that has been taught to them much faster. Also, we know that movies have a universal appeal, right? So how do you believe that this versal appeal of cinema contributes towards the better understanding of the language and idioms?
Ritu Bhagat
@RituBhagat · 1:04
Films have the ability to bring about a change in our hearts and minds. I had started this book with the idea to improve the vocabulary of students by writing the chapter adjectives made Easier. In the drama A Christmas Carol, Ebenezer Scrooge is an unscrupulous person and is Ranveer Singh and Unscrupulous Cop in the movie Simba and umpteen examples like these, but I wanted to add, umpteen examples like these, but ultimately that idea got dropped in spite of having finished it, and something different caught my fancy
Sonali Sharma
@authorsonali · 0:35
You. That's amazing. Thank you for sharing the insight. Talking about your book English, English, you talk about the hidden world of idioms in your book. Why do you think these expressions are so important in language? And while we communicate with someone or help someone understand a particular concept, so what differs when we use idioms or phrases versus when we use something just in a very, very simple form to help someone understand something?
Ritu Bhagat
@RituBhagat · 1:11
So that is the reason I have added these proverbs and idioms in my book. You I am happy that I have been able to give shape to my vision. It has shaped up in the way that is above and beyond what I had visualized today. I can say with price that it has become an exceptional book. So this is the reason for it
Swell Team
@Swell · 0:15
Sonali Sharma
@authorsonali · 0:42
I mean, right from working on the manuscript to editing proofreading till the launch. So how was your experience and what were some new things that you have learned throughout the journey of being an author?
Sonali Sharma
@authorsonali · 1:50
It has been a great pleasure to have the conversation with you before I ask you the last question. Thank you once again. And yeah, coming to the last question now, this goes as a personal as a piece of advice, maybe you can consider that you would want to give to the beginners out there, especially the ones who are looking forward to pursue their career in English literature. You have so much experience in this background with the language
Ritu Bhagat
@RituBhagat · 1:31
Thank you, sonali. I equally enjoyed the interview. I am humbled and honored to be interviewed by you. One thing my advice is if you follow your passion, there is absolutely no fear at all. I work for my book day in and day out and anybody who has this passion would work for it and equally enjoy it. Also, the range of topics in my book, you see, are health and family. They are motivational and inspirational stories. Education, sports, dance and drama even