Indian mythology is a treasure trove of stories full of adventure, magic, mystery. In this podcast, goal is to make these stories relevant for current day. And more importantly exciting for our little listeners!
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This podcast is an experiment in human flourishing; an excuse to connect with outstanding folks (changemakers, achievers and thinkers) across fields deep dive into what makes them unique and what makes them tick. Guests include Kunal Shah, Sridhar Vembu, Ankur Warikoo, Shradha Sharma, Nithin Kamath. New episode out every other Sunday! Disclaimer: The views, information, or opinions expressed during the series are solely personal and do not necessarily represent those of my company / employers.
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Sapna Chadha on building tenacity, dealing with imposter syndrome, authentic storytelling, organisational influence, doing transformational work [#25]
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"Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass, it is about learning to dance in the rain". Sapna Chadha is a dear friend and the VP of Marketing for India and SEA at Google. She is a force of nature, and there's a lot to learn from her career journey. Her early years of learning from her inspiring mother, her experience dealing with imposter syn…
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Manan Khurma on mathematical thinking, aristocratic tutoring, seeking mastery, creating a 'math learning' company [#24]
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Manan Khurma is the founder of Cuemath (www.cuemath.com), a leading math learning platform. He is a passionate educator, entrepreneur and a deep believer in making 'mathematical thinking' accessible and enjoyable to every child. My inner geek enjoyed this conversation and we explored many questions about math tutoring and enabling children to aim f…
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Rajesh Jain on entreprenurship, bootstrapping, solving for India, learning from failure [#23]
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Gaurav Dagaonkar on the business of music, learning from the legends, the golden age of independent musicians, keeping the freshness alive in the art [#22]
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Gaurav Dagaonkar (Wiki) is a music director, singer, songwriter, Youtuber and founder. After his engineering degree and MBA from IIM Ahmedabad, he choose to go down the unconventional route of becoming a full time musician, even though he had no formal training or experience in the field. Since then he has composed and performed many albums, scored…
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Karthik Srinivasan on marketing, being a solopreneur, build a personal brand [#21]
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Karthik Srinivasan is a marketing commentator, solopreneur and personal branding consultant. He is a top Linkedin voice on all things marketing, and has incisive and insightful takes on brand storytelling from across the globe. He is also helping others build their personal brands and make their voices more heard. For all budding young marketers & …
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Karan Shroff on brand building, the importance of relatability, working with Sachin & Dhoni, building great teams [#20]
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Karan Shroff is the CMO and Partner at Unacademy. He's a good friend and a fellow marketer, and there's a lot to be learnt from his career journey and his stellar work in brand building and content marketing. He's the driving force between Unacademy's "Let's crack it" campaign and superhit web-shows such as Kota Factory and Aspirants (co-created wi…
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Gaurav Dublish on conviction and purpose, reinvention during crisis, love for the outdoors [#19]
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Gaurav Dublish is the Co-founder of the fantastic Indian outdoor brand Wildcraft (known for its superb quality products). His is a story of conviction and purpose-driven company building, and there's a lot to be learnt from how he and his company managed to survive and thrive during Covid, even though his industry was one of the worst hit because o…
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Nipun Mehta on compassion, infinite reciprocity, dissolution of ego [#18]
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A very different guest this time, from the world of philosophy, spirituality and service. Nipun Mehta is the founder of ServiceSpace (servicespace.org), a volunteer-driven global organisation that creates lasting change and drives global compassion through small acts of service. Their mission, in their own words, is "to create a shift from consumpt…
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Rajan Anandan on risk taking, angel investing, pushing 10x thinking [#17]
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Rajan Anandan is a legend in the Indian startup ecosystem. He was a McKinsey consultant, then he moved to leadership positions in Dell, Microsoft and Google (I had the pleasure of working with him in Google and observing his leadership from close quarters). He's now Managing Director at Sequoia Capital and he spearheads their Surge program (early s…
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Rahul Gaitonde on blockchain basics, valuing cryptocurrencies, changing regulations [#16]
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This one is a different episode, with a different format. We are doing a 'blockchain & crypto 101' session with my friend Rahul Gaitonde. Rahul is the founding COO of Cube Wealth and a retired operator with deep interest in the space. We had fun laying out the foundational building blocks of crypto and blockchain in this episode, hope you find it i…
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Jacqueline Kapur on what we can learn from animals, her love for horses, a spirit of adventure [#15]
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Jacqueline Kapur talk to me about her love for animals, mindfulness, adventure and a lot more! If you like this conversation, don't forget to subscribe, and please rate the podcast on Google podcasts, Apple, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen to it. Thank you and let's get started. Timestamps coming soon. Disclaimer: The views, information, or…
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Aditya Sehgal on personal development, prioritisation, blitzscaling, learnings from China [#14]
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Aditya Sehgal is one of the clearest thinkers I have had the pleasure of talking to; he is ex-President of Reckitt Benkiser, worked across multiple countries in top leadership roles, and the best testament to his leadership was that multiple folks I spoke to called him “the best manager / leader they ever worked for”. He has deeply thought out fram…
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Archana Gehlot on unschooling children, living sustainably, rethinking time priorities, minimalism [#13]
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Archana Parsai Gehlot is a very unique individual. She's a mother of two wonderful 'unschooled' children, and founder of multiple initiatives such as Asmakam (www.asmakam.org, an organisation promoting self learning), Cotfoo (www.cotfoo.com, an organic nutrition startup) etc. She and her son also created a short film about the education system ('Th…
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Swagata Sarangi on starting up late, finding initial traction, grit, 'trying something new' [#12]
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Swagata Sarangi of Smytten (https://smytten.com/) is our guest this time! He's a serial founder, clear thinker and a prime example of how grit enables success. He has built a sampling platform for premium customers in India from scratch and this conversation is full of learnings from his journey. Timestamps and details of the conversation are below…
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Nithin Kamath on specific knowledge, scaling an ecosystem, role of capitalism, giving back [#11]
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Nithin Kamath of Zerodha is our guest this time! Nithin is the co-founder of Zerodha, TrueBeacon, Rainmatter, and is a force to reckon with in the Indian Fintech ecosystem. He and his team have reimagined fintech with their many beautifully designed customer-friendly platforms like Kite and Coin, and their investments in other upstarts like Smallca…
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Chinu Kala on resilience, celebrating small wins, loving yourself [#10]
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Chinu Kala is the founder of Rubans Jewelry (www.rubans.in). Hers is a story like none other; she left home at the age of 15, did many odd jobs, faced rejection time and time again, stayed resilient and grew her own multi-crore business. It is a simple but inspiring story of grit for any young girl / entrepreneur out there. Hope you enjoy! Timestam…
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Rajendran Dandapani on the success of Zoho schools, getting a second chance at life, unschooling his child [#9]
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Rajendran Dandapani is the President of Zoho Schools (Zoho's meaningful alternative to conventional education, producing ~15% of Zoho's talent today). His is a life like none other; he dropped out of IIT, started his journey in Zoho 25 years ago, and has helped to transform the opportunities available in Tier-2 towns and villages in India. He also …
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Arun Iyer on creativity, brand building, starting up, storytelling [#8]
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Please meet Arun Iyer (Linkedin). Arun was the National Creative Director of Lowe Lintas (best known for his "Daag ache hain" campaign for Surf Excel) and is now a founding partner at Spring Marketing Capital, where he helps build startup brands and also invests in them. He is one of India's top creative and visual storytelling minds, and in this e…
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Rajan Singh on finding a calling, meditation, focus, and a weekly digital sabbath [#7]
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In this episode, I had the pleasure of connecting with Rajan Singh (YouTube Channel, Linkedin). Rajan is the founder of HabitStrong, where he teaches morning routines, meditation, focused work and more, through many in-depth & habit-building programs. His impressive background before starting-up (IIT, IPS, Wharton MBA, McKinsey, PE etc) also contai…
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Sai Srinivas on dealing with ambiguity, building a great product, fundraising, and honest feedback [#6]
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In this episode, I had the pleasure of connecting with Sai Srinivas (@saisrinivas). Sai is the co-founder & CEO of MPL (India's largest online gaming platform). He is a rockstar product leader a no-nonsense straight talker, and has built a unicorn in under 3 years in the face of intense competition and regulatory challenges. He's a treasure trove o…
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Shradha Sharma on 'junoon', optimism, being a founder, and favourite startup stories [#5]
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In this episode, I had the pleasure of connecting with Shradha Sharma (@sharmashradha). Shradha is the founder / CEO of YourStory (India's go-to startup media platform, à la TechCrunch). She has been the startup ecosystem's cheerleader for more than a decade, continues to bring out genuine founder stories to a broad audience, and drives India's lon…
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Ankur Warikoo on authenticity, discovering oneself, ikigai, success and starting up [#4]
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In this episode, I had the pleasure of connecting with Ankur Warikoo (https://ankurwarikoo.com/, @warikoo). Ankur was the founder of nearbuy.com, and before that, the CEO of Groupon India. He is a well-known teacher / mentor / startup guru and content creator who talks deeply about many important topics that are very relevant to today's youth. He t…
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Kiran Khalap on meditation, spirituality, brand building, rock climbing, and business as a social responsibility [#3]
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In this episode, I had the pleasure of talking to Kiran Khalap (@kirankhalap), the founder of Chlorophyll (chlorophyll.in). He is one of the veterans of the advertising and branding industry in India, and many of his other facets set the base for this wide-ranging conversation. He's an avid rock climber and a long time yoga and fitness enthusiast; …
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Sridhar Vembu on curiosity, daring to execute, being an outlier, building a long lasting culture [#2]
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In this episode, I am privileged to deep dive into the mind of Sridhar Vembu (@svembu), one of the best entrepreneurial leaders in the country today. He needs no introduction in the startup circles; he is the founder and CEO of Zoho, one of India's largest tech product companies and a pioneer of the SAAS ecosystem in India. During the IT services b…
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Kunal Shah on starting-up, compounding learning, extreme curiosity, identifying & growing talent [#1]
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In this episode, I am privileged to have with us India's most popular startup guru and serial founder, Kunal Shah. I call Kunal the 'Philosopher founder' for his ability to think deeply about any problem statement under the sun and for his breadth of knowledge about various topics and the underlying human insights. He is a rockstar thinker and I th…
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Does Narada realize his mistake of being arrogant and haughty ?
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Kumbakarna loves to eat and sleep and is not happy to fight in the battle of Lanka.
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Lakshman is hit by an poisoned arrow. Can Hanuman bring the sanjeevani herb in time ?
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How did the monkey army cross the vast ocean and reach Lanka ?
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After meeting Sita, Hanuman is caught by Ravana’s soldiers. Does he escape Lanka safely ?
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Did Rama do the right thing by helping Sugriva ?
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Jatayu gives key information to Ram and Lakshman and they start their long journey towards Lanka
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Ravana plans with maricha to take away Sita from panchavati
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What happens when ravana’s sister meets Lakshmana?
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Ravana, though son of a rishi, chooses the path of hate and violence
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Ram strings the shiva dhanush and marries Sita
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Brave Ram and Lakshman kill Tratika and help Sage Vishwamitra
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Ram, Sita and Lakshman head to the forest as per Kaikeyi’s wish
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Bhishma, one who always lived by his word
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Story of Bhishma, one of the main characters of Mahabharatha
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Brave and resilient Ekalavya becomes a top archer despite many hardships
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Can Bheem defeat Jarasandha with Krishna’s help ?
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Did Krishna really steal the Shyamanthakamani jewel ?
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Resilient Karna keeps fighting fate till his death
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Birth and early life of Karna
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Can Garuda bring freedom to his mother from the mean snakes ?
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Will Drupad be a true friend of Drona even after becoming a king ?
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Eternal friendship of Krishna and Sudhama
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Happy and sad times in the lives of Nala and Damayanti
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Happy and sad times in the life of Nala and Damayanti
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Can Vishwamitra force Harishchandra to lie ?
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