Welcome to Dubai on a Dime, your go-to travel podcast for discovering the best budget-friendly gems of Dubai! From hidden street eats to free cultural festivals and affordable beach hangouts, we’re showing you how to live the Dubai dream — without breaking the bank.

Whether you’re a college student on a shoestring budget, a young professional seeking weekend adventures, or a family looking for fun, wallet-friendly experiences, we’ve got you covered with insider tips, smart hacks, and stories straight from the city’s buzzing streets.

✨ New episodes every week! Stay tuned for local interviews, budget challenges, and “under 100 dirhams” adventures that make Dubai more accessible—and more fun—for everyone.

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“Dubai mein har safalta ke peeche ek kahani hai — girne ki, uthne ki, aur phir se jeetne ki.”

Dubai may shine bright, but behind every glass tower lies a story of sweat, failure, and fearless comeback. In this episode of AravSpeaks, unravel the raw truth of entrepreneurship in the city of dreams—from sleepless nights and rejections to rediscovering purpose and power. It’s not just about startups; it’s about starting again when the world says you can’t.

There are moments when love feels infinite — when time slows, the world fades, and two hearts simply exist. Love’s Ephemeral Beginnings captures that fragile, beautiful space where love is both a whisper and a storm.

In this episode, Aravind takes you on an emotional journey through the kind of love that doesn’t ask to be understood — it just is. Through words woven with emotion and memories painted in sound, he explores how love can begin in silence, bloom in chaos, and stay in the heart long after the moment passes.

This isn’t just a story — it’s a feeling. A cinematic reflection of how love finds us, tests us, and teaches us that sometimes, the shortest chapters leave the deepest marks.

From AravSpeaks — where stories breathe, emotions echo, and love finds its voice.

In this debut episode of Stories We Forgot, Let me take you back to 1997 – to a film that didn’t rely on action, villains, or punch dialogues, but instead celebrated the beauty of family, love, and forgiveness. Aahaa..! directed by Suresh Krishna, is a simple yet powerful family drama that has quietly slipped away from our memories.

Join me as we revisit this underrated gem, explore its emotional depth, and reflect on why stories like these still matter today. Because sometimes, the films we forget… are the ones that remind us of what truly holds us together.

Thanimai ah virumbara person ah neenga, idho ungalukaga. The Art of Being Alone” isn’t just about silence—it’s about rediscovering yourself in the stillness. In a world addicted to noise, where notifications, conversations, and distractions never stop, we often forget the most important relationship of all—the one we have with ourselves.

This episode dives deep into the power of solitude, not as loneliness, but as strength. It explores how aloneness can become a canvas for creativity, a mirror for truth, and a sanctuary for healing. We talk about the fears that rise in silence—the what ifs of being forgotten, unloved, or unseen—and how, if embraced, those very fears can transform into freedom and self-acceptance.

Through soulful reflection and powerful storytelling, this episode will take you on a journey where solitude is no longer a punishment but a preparation—a chance to build resilience, peace, and self-love from within.

If you’ve ever felt restless in silence, afraid of being left behind, or uncertain of your own worth—this conversation will remind you that solitude does not break you. It builds you. It makes you fall in love with your own presence.

Take a deep breath, press play, and step into the art of being alone.

Love is meant to be a space where you feel safe, valued, and free — but what happens when it becomes a place of fear, control, and silent suffering?
In this episode, we strip away the sugar-coated excuses and expose the raw, unfiltered truth about male chauvinism and toxic bonds.

We explore how control hides in the language of “care,” how possessiveness is disguised as love, and how manipulation makes you doubt your own worth. You’ll hear how these patterns slowly trap a person — from the first subtle restrictions to the heavy chains of emotional domination.

We talk about the guilt that keeps people from leaving, the fear of being alone, and the questions that haunt the mind: “What if I’m wrong? What if I can’t find someone better? What if I deserve this?”
Through real experiences, sharp insights, and unapologetic honesty, we shed light on the deep scars left by such relationships — and more importantly, how to recognize them before it’s too late.

This episode isn’t just for those who’ve lived through it. It’s for friends who want to understand, for people questioning their own relationship, and for anyone who believes love should never cost you your self-respect.

Listen. Reflect. Share. Let’s break the cycle — one voice at a time.

The Friend That I Never Had – An Unspoken Truth of the Loudest Hearts
In a world that sees extroverts as the center of every room, this episode strips away that mask. Aravind takes you into a side of himself that very few have seen — the side that has smiled at parties but cried into pillows, the side that has always been the one everyone talks to, but never truly confides in.

“The Friend That I Never Had” is more than just a title. It's a quiet scream from a soul that has longed for one person — not a crowd, not a hundred followers, but just one — who could understand his silence, not just his words.

This episode dives deep into the paradox of being ‘everyone’s person’ but never someone’s person. He reflects on moments in life where pain felt too personal to share, when vulnerability had no home, and when even the most vibrant laughter was shadowed by emotional isolation.

Whether you're someone who's lived this story or just starting to realize it, this episode holds up a mirror to the misunderstood parts of us — the parts that ache for connection but are tired of searching.

🎧 Tune in and travel through memories, moments, and the haunting emptiness of never having that one friend who truly stayed.

"Sometimes, the hardest goodbye is the most necessary one. Listen to '7 Steps to Handle Toxic People' now.Not all wounds bleed some are caused by words, manipulation, guilt, and emotional exhaustion. In this powerful episode of AravSpeaks, we dive into the hidden reality of toxic relationships and the damage they do to your mind, heart, and self-worth. Whether it’s a draining friend, a manipulative partner, or even a family member who makes you feel small this episode will help you recognize the red flags you’ve been ignoring and give you 7 practical, soul-healing steps to take back your power.

You’ll learn how to stop engaging in their drama, how to say “No” without guilt, and most importantly, how to choose your peace over their chaos. This is more than just an episode it’s a reminder that you deserve better.

They smile. They say they love you. But somehow, you always feel tired, anxious, or small around them. Sound familiar?
This episode is for you — the overthinkers, the people pleasers, the ones who love too much and lose themselves in the process.
Learn how to spot the signs, set boundaries, and finally put yourself first — without guilt.
Because your peace is not up for compromiseWhether it’s a friend, partner, or family member, this guide helps you set boundaries, detach emotionally, and reclaim your peace. Tune in and start the journey to emotional freedom.

There was a time when certain people were everything to us friends who felt like family, colleagues who understood us better than our own blood, classmates who turned our worst days into memories, and those late-night call partners who knew every inch of our heart. We made promises like, “Lifelong da,” shared dreams over chai, planned reunions that never happened, and believed that no matter what, “these people will always stay.”

But today, we scroll past their names without a second thought, wish them on their birthdays out of formality, or worse don’t even know where they are or what they’ve become. In this soul-stirring episode of AravSpeaks, I speak not just about the pain of losing people, but the quiet ache of watching once-strong bonds dissolve not because of betrayal or anger, but because life got in the way.

New jobs, cities, timelines, ambitions and suddenly, the people who were once our whole world become just a memory. This isn’t an episode about regrets. It’s about acceptance. About thanking the ones who left, because in doing so, they made us stronger, more self-aware, and taught us that nothing in life not even love, not even friendship is guaranteed to last.

It’s a reminder that people are not always meant to stay; some just come to help you grow, and once their part is done, they fade. If you’ve ever sat alone, looked at an old photo, and whispered, “I miss us, but I’ve moved on,” then this episode is for you. No blame, no anger just gratitude for the role they played, and peace in knowing you’re still here, stronger, wiser, and ready for whatever comes next.

Being a woman in today’s world is not just difficult it’s dangerously exhausting.

From public spaces to private homes, from workplaces to WhatsApp chats women are expected to constantly adjust. Adjust when they're catcalled. Adjust when they're touched without consent. Adjust to period pain, unwanted comments, unequal pay, marital pressure, sexist jokes, and the lifelong demand to “stay silent and smile.”

But why? Why are they the ones always told to stay calm, stay quiet, stay strong?

In this unapologetically raw episode of AravSpeaks, I raise my voice for every woman who has been forced to bury hers.

Why are abusive words rooted in women’s identities? Why are photos taken without consent brushed off as “casual fun”? Why do we question what a woman wore, instead of why a man felt entitled to touch her? Why is her “No” not enough?

From dowry deaths to period stigma, molestation in buses to moral policing, this episode pulls back the curtain on what women endure every single day — and how society, instead of correcting the abuser, corrects the victim.

Every time she bleeds in pain but still shows up for work, every time she walks faster at night, every time she hides her pad in a brown cover, every time she’s told “don’t speak up, it’ll ruin your image” she is surviving in a system that was never built for her safety, comfort, or dignity.

This is not feminism. This is reality. And it’s time we face it.

Whether you're a brother, father, friend, or simply a human being with empathy this episode is a mirror. A mirror to how deeply embedded misogyny, silence, and shame are in our culture.

Stop telling her to adjust. Start adjusting your mindset. Speak up. Listen. Change begins here.

🎙️ This is not just a podcast. It’s a call for accountability. It’s a voice for every woman who was forced to suffer in silence.