Author, Producer, Storyteller, CEO, Nikhil Taneja joins us for a lovely cathartic conversation on this week's episode of The Pakistan Experience.

We discuss Mental Health, Masculinity, Social Media, Cancel Culture, Coke Studio, Our love for Sharukh Khan, Social issues driven content and Pakistan-India dosti!

Nikhil Taneja is a Mumbai-based writer, producer, storyteller, teacher, entrepreneur, and youth mental health advocate. He's the co-founder and CEO of India's first Gen Z-driven youth media and insights organisation called Yuvaa (@weareyuvaa), that works on creating impact in the lives of young Indians through meaningful content and conversations.

Nikhil also serves on the Global Advisory Board of The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's community, Goalkeepers, and is the Festival Creative Director of the India Film Project. He hosts Main Hoon Yuvaa, a podcast that listens to the Gen Z, and is writing his first book, Be A Man, Yaar, that attempts to take the toxic out of masculinity.

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Chapters:

0:00 Cross-border conversations and Coke Studio

5:30 Shahrukh Khan Love

11:45 Nikhil's journey and Inspiring the Youth

19:00 Mental Health, Empathy and Self-Care

28:30 Healing the inner child

32:30 Setting boundaries and learning to say no

38:30 Imposter Syndrome and Gender Roles

44:00 Psychedelics, Consciousness and Being Drugged

1:00:00 Awaam ko kaisa content chaiye?

1:09:00 Problematic Content, Products of Time and Nuance

1:19:30 Cancel Culture vs Consequence Culture on Social Media

1:41:00 Item Numbers, Sexism and Content conditioning people

1:58:00 Jab Mil Jaye Gai Teen Dost