What if I tell you that you can change your life for better, quite literally? What if I tell you that the perspectives that you uphold about yourself are nothing but a part of a narrative? And that you have the power to choose this narrative?

In this episode, we talk about the concept of Narrative Identity and how it impacts our understanding of life. We talk about Story Graphs and also try plotting one of our own. Further, we discuss how we can make favorable edits in these Narrative choices of ours to feed a story that we want to curate for ourselves. Essentially encapsulating, we understand how we have the power to choose our own narratives which in turn gives us the ability to govern our present and future; all done while keeping in mind the classic behavioural technique of Narrative Identity.

Tune in, to find out how!

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An extension to episode 5, our host narrates a story to exemplify the concept of Hero's journey. The Story is of a boy named 'Khoji' who is on a quest to find happiness, and how he eventually finds it.

Further, we discuss how this parable fits into the domain of the hero's journey, and how we can identify such stories following the same around us. Also, the story narrated is pretty special to our host. Tune in, to find out why!

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What do movies like 'Iron Man', 'Forrest Gump', 'The Secret Life of Walter Mitty', 'Tamasha', 'Star Wars', 'Gully Boy', and books like 'An autobiography of a Yogi', 'Ramayan', 'Mahabharat'; have in common?

In this episode, we discuss the famous theory of 'The Hero's Journey' given by Joseph Campbell. We discuss how this theory is used in drafting some of the greatest stories ever told to mankind, and how eventually this can be used to repurpose our lives.

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In this episode, we talk about the art of lying beautifully and honestly. Quite contrary to common belief, stories can lie. In fact, some of the greatest stories ever told have been nothing but a beautifully crafted lie.

This time we hear a story back from my school times where a character named 'Shanky' comes alive, and how I still reminisce those moments till date. Further, we discuss how can one learn and practice this art of lying, and what's in it for them!

Also, this is the first time I'm narrating one of my stories on the Podcast. Yay! Tune in, to find out more!

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In this episode, we talk about why Storytelling is essential to us. We discuss instances from the Stone age to modern research, drawing parallels between the Human evolution and Storytelling. We further discuss around why is it more important than ever for our generation to pursue this art; and that how it is no more about just the art itself but has become a dire need of the hour.

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Links mentioned in the Podcast:

1: Ozymandias by Percy Bysshe Shelley:

2: Essay by Walter Benjamin: “The Storyteller” and the Possibility of Wisdom

3: Princeton University research article: 'Clicking: How Our Brains Are in Sync'

In this episode, we talk about what defines a story and its structure. We also talk about identifying the stories and narratives around us. Further, the episode also deals with some basic technicalities which can be used to understand the process of Storytelling in our day-to-day lives.

All in all, it's Storytelling lesson 101. Happy listening.

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Namaste! Welcome to 'Being the Baba' podcast. In this episode we talk around what is this podcast all about, and how are we going to take this journey forward. Further, this episode also dwells into a bit of our host's life, childhood memories and his beliefs.

Tune in as we take you through this journey of Stories and Storytelling.

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