Candid Cafe with Raj!

Vineet is making his childhood dream a reality now, his dream of creating music and being heard on radio all over the world! His songs are creating ripples in the US and European radio charts and millions of views on some of the digital platforms. A trained singer, an Engineer, a Harvard alumnus, a former Corporate Head honcho, he has come a full circle to achieve his dream of becoming an international music star. In this candid interview with me, Vineet talks about his early days, his experience in the corporate sector and how he is going about creating international chart toppers. We discussed the impact of the pandemic on artists and the music industry overall. He also provides valuable advice to youngsters who want to create music and get recognised globally. We also speak about his songs and play some of his big hits, in this show. Happy listening!

Story telling is the most powerful way to put ideas into the world. Stories make it possible for us to be humans. Everyone is necessarily the hero of his own life story! In this interesting interview with Ameen Haque, we explore the magic of story telling - in marketing, politics and in our day today lives. Also, listen to couple of amazing stories that he tells in his magical voice. Enjoy the show! Cheers!

Check out this interesting interview where Santosh Iyer, Head of India Sales & Marketing at Mercedes Benz speaks about his childhood, education, early days of his career, his work at Mercedes Benz, Mercedes Benz India business, his dream car, his favourite food, his favourite movie, his kind of music, favourite holiday destination, hobbies, his bucket list, his adventures and his success mantra!

As we are in the midst of a lot of sporting action, it'll be interesting to look at the stories of some of the great sportsmen & women who created history despite faced with massive challenges. The people I have covered in my story are - Dr.Glenn Cunningham, the great American athlete; Michael Jordan, the great American Basketball player; Sandeep Singh, the Indian Hockey player; Kieran Behan, the Irish Gymnast; Stan Smith, the American Tennis player; Frances Tiafoe, the American Tennis player; Ravindra Jadeja, the Indian cricketer; Milkha Singh, the great Indian athlete; P.T.Usha, the great Indian athlete; Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, the Indian cricketer; M.S.Dhoni, the Indian cricketer; Khashaba Jadhav, the great Indian Wrestler; Bethany Hamilton, the American Surfer; Lance Armstrong, the great American Cyclist; Mary Kom, the Indian Boxing wonder!!

This wonderful story of Rahul is a lesson in life which all of us should practice. As they say, for every minute you remain angry, you give up 60 seconds of peace of mind in life!

This weekend, my podcast - Weekend Musings with Raj revolves around these topics - Record vaccination by India, Incentives for vaccination, Weddings in pandemic, the new Digital & IT regulations, Interesting job titles, International Yoga Day, World Music Day, Poor show by Indian Cricket Team, Jamshedji Tata-the biggest philanthropist in the world, Jeff Bezos off to space, Roger Waters snubs Facebook, O.K.Antony-the Keralite who beat Milkha Singh and Tokyo Olympics. Please give me your feedback. Happy listening!! Scripted & Produced by Raj Gopal Iyer

Check out the Happiest countries in the world, Ronaldo vs. Coke, Laxman Rao-Chaiwala-cum-Author, Media disruption, Goodbye Milkha Singh, Yadadri Temple-most expensive temple to be built, Niti Ayogh's SDG India Index.

I'm speaking about the London to Delhi bus service, Inspiring story of Auto Anna from Chennai, The Tennis Action, how the Pandemic affected Live events industry, Danish footballer Christian Erikson collapsing on the ground, beautiful rains, the Chutney Map of India and Mamta Banerjee marries socialism. Have fun!!

My take on various interesting current topics!