Raghava has spent 21 yrs in game development, learning and entrepreneurship. He was the co-founder and Assoc Dean academics at Rashtram school of public leadership. He is currently the founder and CEO of Brhat.

Pankaj is the Co-founder and Director at Bṛhat, an author on Hindu temples, arts, literature, history and culture. He has a deep interest in cultural anthropology, evolutionary biology and ecology, and has visited more than 1200 Hindu temples.

In this conversation they talk about the cultural engine to power creatives, research and design rooted in the Indian civilizational consciousness with Sharan Setty. 

Topics:
00:00 Sneak Peak
01:30 Introduction
02:24 What is Brhat?
07:28 Brhat's understanding of Culture 
16:49 Importance of inculcating culture in our policies
30:54 Importance of aesthetics in culture and policy 
39:16 The plan ahead for Brhat
45:39 Closing comments

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This weekly we take a look back on 2022 and discuss the highlights of the year with Aashish Chandorkar, Nirav Kanodra, Abhishek Paul and Hosting them, Roshan Cariappa. 

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2022 started off on a high note in the world startups with funding and valuations at the peak. Then came the correction, IPOs were postponed, valuations shrank and funding slowed down. As the year comes to an end, we called Rajeev Mantri and Nimish Joshi hosted by Roshan Cariappa to try and understand how and why startups performed the way they did. They also spoke about where startups are headed in 2023 and what we can be optimistic about and more.

Topics:
00:00 Sneak Peak
01:24 Introduction
01:42 Startup activity this year
02:53 Startups in 2021 vs 2022
07:39 Musk effect, back to office 
14:26 Emulating Silicon Valley practices 
16:31 Where will VC money go?
19:12 Tech Stocks Crash, Funding and Valuation
25:58 Has Startup Building been Corrupted? 
28:26 Are Incentives Misaligned?
35:25 Delayed tech IPOs; Temporary Blip or Failed Dream?
40:27 Key sectors to watch out for
59:46 The Future of Crypto
01:05:36 What to be optimistic about in 2023

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Since his takeover, Elon and Twitter itself have been the talk of the town almost everyday. With the release of The Twitter Files, a lot of what people suspected about it's policies has come into light. Aashish and Amit, returning guests on the podcasts join us to help us understand where Twitter currently stands as a global platform, what its future might be and more!

Topics:
00:00 Sneak Peak
01:01 Introduction
02:08 Twitter and its Impact on India
08:03 Key issues plaguing Twitter 
13:53 Elon's takeover of Twitter
18:39 Elon's vision of a free speech platform
23:24 Content Moderation
26:31 What should Govt.'s attitude towards Twitter be?
30:53 Aashish's take on The Twitter Files
37:02 Could India have its own twitter?
41:13 Things twitter can do better
49:25 Accounts to follow
52:03 Amit's take on Twitter blue

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Alexander Stahel is a value investor in energy, real estate, transport, and banks. He is the Founder and Chief Investment Officer at Burggraben Holding AG, a value investor in public and private companies. He has spent several decades researching and investing in commodities all over the world. Prior to founding BGH, he was a private equity investor for infrastructure and energy assets at Babcock & Brown, an international investment and specialized fund and management group. In this conversation with Velina Tchakarova, he spoke about the impacts of ban on Russian crude oil, Europe's energy crisis and more!

Topics:
00:00 Sneak Peak
01:10 Introduction
01:53 The Ban on Russian crude oil & EU's price cap on Russian oil
21:19 Who can compensate for the missing oil in the EU markets?
24:35 Possible black markets for Russian Oil
30:11 Impact on energy markets from China's reopening from 0 covid 
33:59 European Gas markets & energy crisis
51:54 Are Europe's current energy reserves enough for the coming winter
56:39 Europe's nuclear and renewable energy dilemma
01:15:39 Closing comments

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Nithin Jayaraj is a traditional workout tools trainer and is a pioneer in bringing traditional Indian fitness forms to the mainstream. He specializes in using traditional fitness equipment like Gada, Mudgar, Indian clubs, Persian meels and Sumtola to help people get fitter, stronger, muscular and leaner. He is also a strong advocate of wholesome foods and no diet supplements. In this episode he spoke about what the equipments are, how they're different from the mainstream gyms, what diets should be like and more in his conversation with Roshan Cariappa.

Topics:
00:00 Sneak Peak
00:48 Introduction
02:42 How did Nithin get into training with traditional equipment?
06:48 The Shredded Farmer - Story behind the name
09:18 101 on Indian Traditional Equipment
14:27 How important is grip strength 
15:46 What muscles do these exercises engage?
20:29 Natural movement v/s controlled movement
22:58 How do Indian Equipments help achieving different goals?
26:36 Nithin's philosophy in terms of diet 
32:35 What diets should be like
34:22 Common mistakes to avoid while dieting
36:27 Bringing back ancient knowledge and systems
39:16 Closing Comments

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