Rajat Yadav is a youth coach at Bhaichung Bhutia Football Schools (BBFS). He is a fascinating character who completed his education at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT-D) and then moved into coaching football. He is a trader by day and a coach in the afternoons, in this conversation we look at how he works two jobs and why that is necessary for most coaches in the sport.

EPISODE LINKS:

Rajat's Twitter: https://twitter.com/infinalthird

Rajat's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rajatyadav0525/?hl=en

Rajat's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RajatYadav

PODCAST INFO:

Illustrator: Nandini Agarwal

Nandini's website: https://www.nandiniagarwal.net/

Nandini's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nandinistud...

CONTACT:

Business Email: [email protected]

OUTLINE:

0:00- Introduction

0:30- Being a father

2:21- Finding meaning in life

4:08- Pursuing engineering

7:12- Do you have a philosophy?

13:16- Do we value some playing styles over others in football?

19:50- Globalisation of football

24:51- Inspirations from sports and beyond

28:56- Football Philosophy

42:04- What is emotional intelligence?

46:28- Transfers in football

52:31- More philosophy

59:50- Working two jobs

1:05:02- Working in youth football

1:06:47- Pursing football as a career

1:10:12- Studying and coaching in Spain

1:16:44- Potential League Structure in India

1:20:42- Is Ambani India's Pablo Escobar?

1:21:30- Trying to emulate a playing style with a youth team

1:25:24- Football is becoming a game for nerds

1:28:44- Data Science in Football

1:35:29- Wenger again

1:38:46- Data and AI in Football

1:41:19- Mikel Arteta

CONNECT:

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-Twitter: https://twitter.com/agarwalishan_

-LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ishan-a-a...

-Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?...

-Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ishanagarwal_/

-Blog: https://www.ishanagarwal.net/

#football #footballcoaching #footballphilosophy #coaching #india #coachinginindia #indianfootball #footballinindia

Dr. Kaushik Dutta is a Professor and Department Chair at the University of South Florida- Muma College of Business. His work is concentrated in the areas of Big Data and E-Commerce Platforms. Dr. Dutta has taught at prestigious universities around the world such as the National University of Singapore and Florida International University.

Dr. Kaushik Dutta also has experience working in the corporate sector having been Chief Technology Officer for Mobilewalla, Vice President Software Engineering at Walkingstick Solutions, Software Architect Consultant at Cisco, to name a few.

EPISODE LINKS:

Dr. Kaushik Dutta on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/duttak/

Dr. Kaushik Dutta's ResearchGate contributions: https://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/2130798601_Kaushik_Dutta

PODCAST INFO:

Illustrator: Nandini Agarwal

Nandini's website: https://www.nandiniagarwal.net/

Nandini's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nandinistudio/?hl=en

CONTACT:

Business Email: [email protected]

OUTLINE:

0:00- Introduction

0:22- What is a blockchain?

7:26- Role of cryptographic logic in blockchain systems

9:12- Differences between cryptography and cryptocurrencies

19:00- Differences between proof of work and proof of stake

21:47- Quantum computing and it's implications on cryptocurrencies

23:34- Will we ever have a world where we adopt one currency?

30:01- What is money?

32:27- Universal Basic Income (UBI)

36:37- Do you think robots can think?

39:02- Link between the brain and computers

43:46- Are we living in a simulation?

47:02- History repeating itself

48:17- What is consciousness?

51:46- What is business analytics?

54:12- Ethicality of collecting data

58:44- Final Words

CONNECT:

-Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjeNeJFzADTfKE-JwllTJZA

-Twitter: https://twitter.com/agarwalishan_

-LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ishan-a-a...

-Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?...

-Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ishanagarwal_/

-Blog: https://www.ishanagarwal.net/

#blockchain #cryptocurrency #bitcoin #universalbasicincome #ubi #businessanalytics #data #dataisthenewoil #ethics #ethicality

Akash is the host of the 'Mindful Breakaway Podcast' and a Social Impact Consultant at Deloitte.

Akash has worked closely in the social sector with his work at Deloitte as well as volunteering for 'Teach for India' and having the honour of representing India at the 'Young Leaders' Learning Camp'

Views expressed by Akash are personal and do not represent the views of the employer

EPISODE LINKS:

Akash's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/akagupta97/ Mindful Breakaway Podcasts on Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0...

Mindful Breakaway Podcast on Anker: https://anchor.fm/mindfulbreakawaypod...

Mindful Breakaway Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5RvuMEE...

PODCAST INFO:

Illustrator: Nandini Agarwal

Nandini's website: https://www.nandiniagarwal.net/

Nandini's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nandiniclic...

Location of recording: Roodraa at Mega Mall, Gurgaon- do consider checking the store if you are interested in Indian clothing and accessories for ladies.

CONTACT:

Business Email: [email protected]

OUTLINE:

0:00- Introduction

0:13- Keeping busy during the pandemic

0:50- Mindful Breakaway Podcast

1:45- Traditional Media vs New Media

13:29- Regulation on Social Media

16:46- Aarogya Setu

20:56- Blind Faith

25:02- Working for Deloitte as a Social Impact Consultant

26:22- Organisations and them upholding CSR

30:56- Make in India

33:57- China

42:07- Teach for India

45:43- Education system in India

50:55- Representing India at an International Conference

55:55- Education in India vs Education abroad

1:11:08- Final Words

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-Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjeNeJFzADTfKE-JwllTJZA

-Twitter: https://twitter.com/agarwalishan_

-LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ishan-a-a...

-Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?...

-Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ishanagarwal_/

-Blog: https://www.ishanagarwal.net/

#media #socialmedia #china #boycottchina #india #makeinindia

Alan is the Programme and Startup Coordinator at ProVeg Incubator. The Proveg Incubator is a part of Pro Veg International. Pro Veg International is trying to create innovative and attractive possibilities with plant-based food.

EPISODE LINKS:

Alan's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alan-iv%C3%A1n-ramos-164a72172/

PODCAST INFO:

Illustrator: Nandini Agarwal

Nandini's website: https://www.nandiniagarwal.net/

Nandini's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nandiniclic...

CONTACT:

Business Email: [email protected]

OUTLINE:

0:00- Introduction

4:14- Going vegan and working for a food awareness company

6:36- What did you say to meat eaters and vegetarians?

10:06- How can vegans spread awareness?

18:48- Competing with the meat industry

21:47- Animal food industry vs plant food industry in terms of money

25:14- Animal food industry investing in plant-based food and companies

28:51- Reducitarians and flexitarians

31:59- Plant-based approach to food

36:12- What is food innovation?

40:13- Is Proveg International working on other environmental concerns other than food?

43:54- If everyone in the world went vegan what would happen?

47:46- Putting plant-based ideas across to the animal food industry

52:15- What would you say to an animal farmer?

58:08- Vegans being expected to know everything

1:03:03- Final Words

CONNECT:

-YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjeNeJFzADTfKE-JwllTJZA?view_as=subscriber

-Twitter: https://twitter.com/agarwalishan_

-LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ishan-a-a...

-Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?...

-Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ishanagarwal_/

-Blog: https://www.ishanagarwal.net/

#veganism #plantbased #foodinnovation #incubator #plant #vegan

Sanam Buxani is a vlogger and YouTuber. She has recently been vocal about her thoughts on feminism and the misconceptions around it.

EPISODE LINKS:

Sanam's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/Sanam784...

Sanam's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sanambuxani...

PODCAST INFO:

Illustrator: Nandini Agarwal

Nandini's website: https://www.nandiniagarwal.net/

Nandini's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nandiniclic...

CONTACT:

Business Email: [email protected]

OUTLINE:

0:00- Introduction

3:05- Social Media

5:24- What is feminism?

10:39- Confirmation bias and misconceptions with feminism

13:13- Pseudo feminism

21:32- How can one put their point across to the other side?

28:48- Positives and negatives of social media

29:56- Institutional intervention in social media and traditional media

47:10- Power relations

49:10- Artificial Intelligence

52:18- Will I experiment with other types of content or will I stick to podcasting?

53:52- Veganism

1:03:22- Can someone be completely moral?

1:04:33- If it is wrong to eat animals why eat plants?

1:06:37- If you know that it is immoral to eat animals why do you keep doing it?

1:09:48- What would it take for meat-eater to change their practice?

1:17:01- Final Words

CONNECT:

-Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjeNeJFzADTfKE-JwllTJZA

-Twitter: https://twitter.com/agarwalishan_

-LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ishan-a-a...

-Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?...

-Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ishanagarwal_/

-Blog: https://www.ishanagarwal.net/

#feminism #socialmedia #veganism #vegan #pseudofeminism #pseudoliberals #liberal #leftwing #power #powerstruggle #privacy #governement #governementintervention #media #morality #morals

'Narpath Raman- India's leading Mind reader and Mentalist. He's one of the most influential pioneers in the mentalism scene in India. He's the only mentalist to be named as one of the top 20 inspiring men in 2017. He's got a long list of influential clients all around the world. He's performed on television, for major corporations and celebrities. Especially, MS Dhoni! He's known to have astonished MS Dhoni revealing his first crush to the entire world.'

He also has some interesting takes on spirituality and god.

EPISODE LINKS:

Narpath's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/narpath-n...

Narpath's website: https://www.nextdoormindreader.com/

Narpath's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/MrBully19

Narpath's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/narpathndmr/

PODCAST INFO:

Illustrator: Nandini Agarwal

Nandini's website: https://www.nandiniagarwal.net/

Nandini's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nandiniclic...

CONTACT:

Business Email: [email protected]

OUTLINE:

0:00- Introduction

2:54- What does a mentalist do?

5:49- Can people read minds?

8:23- How does one create an illusion in someone's mind?

11:28- NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming)

14:36- Planting thoughts

17:20- Miss-use of mentalism, mind-reading

20:59- Spirituality

24:58- God

33:03- Consciousness

37:27- Meditation

41:26- Being born as a human being

47:40- Science doesn't have all the answers

53:25- Are we living in a computer simulation?

55:50- The brain

56:40- The law of attraction

1:00:27- Football

1:07:40- Final Words

CONNECT:

-YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjeNeJFzADTfKE-JwllTJZA?view_as=subscriber

-Twitter: https://twitter.com/agarwalishan_

-LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ishan-a-a...

-Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?...

-Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ishanagarwal_/

-Blog: https://www.ishanagarwal.net/ #mentalism #mindreading

#spirituality #msdhoni #dhoni #illusion #plantingthoughts #dreams #god #computersimulation #brain #lawofattraction #football

Yogesh Maurya is the sporting director at Fateh Hyderabad A.F.C. He has worked in the corporate sector in India and the United States working in industries such as real estate, engineering, and manufacturing.

Yogesh Maurya is also a licensed AFC 'A' License coach and graduate of the University of Pennslyvania- Wharton School of Business.

EPISODE LINKS:

Yogesh's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yogesh-ma...

Yogesh's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ymaurya18?lang=en

Yogesh on Transfermarkt: https://www.transfermarkt.co.in/yoges...

Fateh Hyderabad's website: https://fatehhyderabad.com/

PODCAST INFO:

Illustrator: Nandini Agarwal

Nandini's website: https://www.nandiniagarwal.net/

Nandini's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nandiniclic...

CONTACT:

Business Email: [email protected]

OUTLINE:

0:00- Introduction

3:08- The role of a sporting director

9:05- Do you believe in having a philosophy?

14:23- Sustainability in football club ownership

26:17- Parents partaking in coaching

29:14-Why exposure to football at a young is important

31:51- Biobanding and age fraud

47:05- Franchise based system in football

58:38- Can football ever surpass cricket in India?

1:02:55- When will data science be used in Indian football?

1:10:01- How much of an emphasis does physical education play in society?

1:15:48- Is physical education only about playing sports or is it about values?

1:19:43- Should there be government intervention in physical education?

1:22:05- Final words

CONNECT:

-Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjeNeJFzADTfKE-JwllTJZA?view_as=subscriber

-Twitter: https://twitter.com/agarwalishan_

-LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ishan-a-a...

-Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?...

-Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ishanagarwal_/

-Blog: https://www.ishanagarwal.net/

#sportingdirector #youthdevelopment #india #franchisefootball #football #clubs #clubownership #coaching #physicaleducation

Dr. Sandeep Shukla is the Head of the Computer Science and Engineering department at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK). He has been the Editor in Chief at ACM Transactions on Embedded Systems. Dr. Sandeep Shukla has taught at prestigious universities in the US, Virginia Tech to name one and has also worked for major corporations like Intel.

His work ranges from cyber welfare to blockchain systems. Winning several accolades along the way- Ramanujan Fellow, IEEE Fellow, Turning award among others. It was a pleasure speaking to Dr. Sandeep Shukla, someone whom I'd want to bring back on the podcast at a later date.

EPISODE LINKS:

Dr. Sandeep's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandeepkshukla/ Dr. Sandeep's

Google Scholar profile: http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=TrmkatYAAAAJ&hl=en

Dr. Sandeep's Researchgate profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sandeep_Shukla6 Dr.

Sandeep's Twitter: https://twitter.com/sandeepkshukla?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

PODCAST INFO:

Illustrator: Nandini Agarwal

Nandini's website: https://www.nandiniagarwal.net/

Nandini's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nandiniclic...

CONTACT:

Business Email: [email protected]

OUTLINE:

0:00- Introduction

2:05- Work during the quarantine period

6:23- Net Neutrality

9:35- Regulation of the internet and privacy

17:57- Can innovation occur in a communist regime?

21:43- American vs Indian education systems

26:03- Americanness and Indianness

35:38- Artificial Intelligence (AI)

41:20- Are we living in a computer simulation?

46:50- Creating multiple simulations within a simulation

49:32- Does the computational hypothesis have implications for maths, physics, and computer science in our world?

52:21- Was mathematics created or discovered?

55:33- Will we be able to communicate with Aliens through Maths?

57:39- Deep Learning and machines thinking for themselves?

1:02:09- Neural link between the brain and computer

1:03:36- What is consciousness?

1:06:07- Can we access our unconscious part of the brain?

1:08:32- Detachment from the physical body

1:11:15- Will advancements in neuro link create a larger divide in society?

1:14:07- Conspiracy theory: Silicon Valley controlling the world

1:14:57- Censorship and YouTube altering algorithms

CONNECT:

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-Twitter: https://twitter.com/agarwalishan_

-LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ishan-a-a...

-Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?...

-Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ishanagarwal_/

-Blog: https://www.ishanagarwal.net/

Dr Twinkle Karia is a physiotherapist at the Nanavati Super Speciality Hospital in Mumbai, Maharashtra.

EPISODE LINKS:

Dr Twinkle's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-twinkle-karia-p-t-88a004168/

PODCAST INFO:

Illustrator: Nandini Agarwal

Nandini's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nandiniclic...

OUTLINE:

0:00- Introduction

1:55- Role of a physiotherapist

4:23- Prevention over cure

7:15- How are people getting aware of physiotherapy?

9:53- Physiotherapy curing injuries

12:11- Home-safety in homebound adults

19:55- Is assistance equipment good for the elderly?

22:09- Pushing your body beyond it's limits

28:20- Shoes and their effect on our feet

33:32- Obesity

43:22- Final Words

CONNECT:

-Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjeNeJFzADTfKE-JwllTJZA?view_as=subscriber

-Twitter: https://twitter.com/agarwalishan_

-LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ishan-a-a...

-Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?...

-Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ishanagarwal_/

-Blog: https://www.ishanagarwal.net/

-Email: [email protected]

Parritosh Dhoot is a close friend and writer at The Odyssey Online. Parritosh is a student at Arizona State University with a major in Environmental Engineering and minor in Theatre.

EPISODE LINKS:

Parritosh's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/parritosh...

Parritosh's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/parritosh.dhoot

Parritosh's Twitter: https://twitter.com/parritoshdhoot?la...

Parritosh's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/parritosh/?...

Parritosh's work on The Odyssey: https://www.theodysseyonline.com/user...

PODCAST INFO:

Illustrator: Nandini Agarwal

Nandini's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nandiniclic...

OUTLINE:

0:00- Introduction

5:09- Experience builds knowledge

7:52- International Baccalaureate

13:08- The education landscape in India

16:38- Biohacking

22:15- Hindu Philosophy

29:51- The problem with popular culture and woke culture

35:53- Patriarchal structure in society

41:02- Be healthy can have several definitions

46:12- Instagramisation of life

50:30- Should art be filtered?

59:55- Developing both sides of the brain

1:06:57- Final Words

CONNECT:

-Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjeNeJFzADTfKE-JwllTJZA?view_as=subscriber

-Twitter: https://twitter.com/agarwalishan_

-LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ishan-a-a...

-Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?...

-Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ishanagarwal_/

-Blog: https://www.ishanagarwal.net/