In the final episode of this three-part series, South Korean business icon, Yong Lee converses about the kindness of strangers, his foray into the Recreational vehicle business, his only business failure and how he once made a million dollars in a single day. So please welcome Business icon, Yong Lee, a man who has spent most of the last two decades trying to fulfil the dreams his mother had for his late elder brother and a man who strongly believes in the old Korean saying … that he has people luck.

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In the second episode of this three-part series, South Korean business icon, Yong Lee converses about how his brother was paralysed in a freak accident, and he took on the role of his brother’s hands and legs for the next ten years. His brother was his first patient and that one life changing sad event was what eventually led him to his hugely successful home care business. So please welcome Business icon, Yong Lee, a man who has constantly tried to find joy in what he does.

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In the first part of this three-episode series, South Korean business icon, Yong Lee converses about the war torn history of South Korea, the countries running feud with Japan, the personal trauma of losing his father in the mid-air bombing of a flight by North Korean terrorists, the meaning of the words ‘Gangnam Style’ in the blockbuster hit song and the beginning of his entrepreneurial days where, as a teenager, he organised beer parties on trams and yachts in Hongkong.

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AN INFORMATIVE CONVERSATION WITH PROLIFIC TRAVEL WRITER KETAN JOSHI ABOUT HIS TRAVELS IN ANTARCTICA, ARGENTINA AND IRAN, HIS PENCHANT FOR BRAKE FAILS AND HIS MEMORABLE BIKE TRIP WITH HIS TEENAGE DAUGHTER

In the final episode with prolific travel writer Ketan Joshi, we converse about his experiences in Antarctica, Argentina and Iran, his penchant for brake fails and his memorable bike trip with his teenage daughter. So please welcome Ketan Joshi, a writer who is close to publishing almost two dozen travel books, and who, in this episode, explains why history should not be studied in books as a series of discrete events but rather as seemingly random things which are connected with each other, why stupidity is an infinite resource and how the downfall of Iran under theocratic rule should be a lesson for us in India. Hi, I am Atul Taishete and welcome to my podcast ‘Conversations with Atul’.

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AN INFORMATIVE CONVERSATION WITH PROLIFIC TRAVEL WRITER KETAN JOSHI ABOUT THE BACKSTORY OF THE KUMBH MELA, HIS EXPERIENCES WITH ESTABLISHED PUBLISHERS, HIS FAITH IN SELF-PUBLISHING AND FINALLY, A PROFILE OF ALL HIS BOOKS WITH THE INTERESTING TALE OF HOW HE BECAME A FULL-TIME WRITER AND TRAVELLER

In the third of this four-part episode with prolific travel writer Ketan Joshi, we converse about the backstory of the Kumbh mela, his endearing love story with his travel partner, and how he looks forward to cannibalising all his life experiences into published written material. So please welcome Ketan Joshi, a writer who is close to publishing almost two dozen travel books, and who, in this episode, will educate us on the difference between publishing with established book houses and self-publishing, his take on how amazon democratised book publishing in India and finally, a profile of all his books with the interesting tale of how he became a full-time writer and traveller. Hi, I am Atul Taishete and welcome to my podcast ‘Conversations with Atul’.

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AN INFORMATIVE CONVERSATION WITH PROLIFIC TRAVEL WRITER KETAN JOSHI ABOUT THE ORIGINAL TAKEOVER KING MR. VITHAL MALLYA, THE INNER WORKINGS OF THE LIQUOR INDUSTRY, THE FASCINATING BACKSTORY OF THE CORPORATE MARICO, FOLLOWED BY KETAN’S PROCESS AS A WRITER AND WHY HE BELIEVES WRITERS SHOULD HAVE BOTH, A THIN SKIN AND A THICK SKIN

In the second of this four-part episode with prolific travel writer Ketan Joshi, we converse about the history of Vithal Mallya who will go down in history as the original takeover king, the inner workings of the liquor industry, the fascinating backstory of the corporate ‘Marico’, and finally, a class on the difference between sales and marketing. So please welcome Ketan Joshi, a writer who is close to publishing almost two dozen travel books, and who will enrich us with his experiences on how he got over his fear of travel, how he got his first taste of rural India,

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AN INFORMATIVE CONVERSATION WITH PROLIFIC TRAVEL WRITER KETAN JOSHI ABOUT THE HISTORY OF FORTS IN MUMBAI, HOW THE BRITISH MAPPED THE WHOLE OF INDIA AND WHY DEOLALI IS INDEED CALLED DEOLALI

In the first episode of this four-part series with prolific travel writer Ketan Joshi, we converse about his early years and the history of the Mumbai suburb of Chembur, the history of the forts in Mumbai, how the British mapped the whole of India and why the military centre of Deolali is indeed called Deolali. So please welcome Ketan Joshi, a writer who is close to publishing almost two dozen travel books, a writer who is pissed with other bitchy travel writers and a writer whose first travel story in school included a fictional trip to Jalianwala Baug, which almost reduced the teacher to tears.

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THE CREW

Creator and Host : Atul Taishete

Producer : Suvir Nath

Sound Mixing Engineer : Aakash Kulkarni

Cover Art : Soumya Ganesh

Music : Imran Ali

Website Design : Samir N. Srivastava

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AN IMPORTANT CONVERSATION ON AUTISM FROM A PARENTAL PERSPECTIVE WITH DEEPTI DESHPANDE, A MOTHER WHO HAS PASSED THROUGH HER OWN JOURNEY OF IDENTIFYING AUTISM AND WORKING ON HER FIRST BORN IN THE LAST DECADE. IN THE THIRD AND FINAL EPISODE, WE CONVERSED ABOUT HOW THE PARENTS ARE THE PRIMARY THERAPIST, THE PROGRESS BY HER SON IN THE LAST DECADE AND WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO MAKE THE CHILD AWARE OF HIS/HER AUTISM

In the third and final part of this conversation on trying to understand autism in children, Deepti Deshpande converses about the concerns she had before having a second child, why it is important for parents to be completely invested in their child’s therapy and how the parents are the primary therapists. So please welcome Deepti Deshpande, a mother who has passed through her own journey of dealing with her child’s autism and who in the final part of this three episode conversation talks of the progress her son has made in the last decade, the relay swim he participated in from Alibaug to the Gateway of India and why it is important to make the child aware of his/her autism.

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EPISODE 37 : PART 2 (OF 3) AN IMPORTANT CONVERSATION ON AUTISM FROM A PARENTAL PERSPECTIVE WITH DEEPTI DESHPANDE, A MOTHER WHO HAS PASSED THROUGH HER OWN JOURNEY OF IDENTIFYING AUTISM AND WORKING ON HER FIRST BORN OVER THE LAST DECADE. IN THE SECOND OF THE THREE PART EPISODE, WE CONVERSED ABOUT IDENTIFYING BEHAVIOURAL DIFFERENCES IN AUTISTIC CHILDREN, THE IMPORTANCE OF DIAGNOSIS AND INTERVENTION IN AUTISTIC CHILDREN BEFORE THE AGE OF SIX AND HOW THEIR SON’S AUTISM HAS HELPED TO SHAPE HER AND HER HUSBAND AS PARENTS

In the second of this three part episode on trying to understand autism in children, Deepti Deshpande converses about how she identified behavioural differences in her first born, her experience with occupational therapy and why diagnosis and intervention in autistic children is crucial before the age of six. So please welcome Deepti Deshpande, a mother who has passed through her own journey of dealing with her child’s autism and who in the second part of this three episode conversation talks of how even well-educated families refuse to accept autism, why autism in a child is considered a woman’s problem and how dealing with their son’s autism has shaped her and her husband as parents.

Hi, I am Atul Taishete and welcome to my podcast ‘Conversations with Atul’.

THE CREW

Creator and Host : Atul Taishete

Producer : Suvir Nath

Sound Mixing Engineer : Aakash Kulkarni

Cover Art : Soumya Ganesh

Music : Imran Ali

Website Design : Samir N. Srivastava

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AN IMPORTANT CONVERSATION ON AUTISM FROM A PARENTAL PERSPECTIVE WITH DEEPTI DESHPANDE, A MOTHER WHO HAS PASSED THROUGH HER OWN JOURNEY OF IDENTIFYING AUTISM AND WORKING ON HER FIRST BORN OVER THE LAST DECADE. IN THE FIRST OF THE THREE PART EPISODE, WE CONVERSE ABOUT DEEPTI’S CAREFREE LIFE IN JAMMU AND KASHMIR, A CAREER MINDSET IN DELHI, A FAIRY TALE MARRIAGE AND DISCOVERING THE AUTISM MARKERS IN HER FIRST BORN.

In the first of this three part episode on trying to understand autism in children, Deepti Deshpande helps us make the difference between being neuro-typical and neuro-diverse, she explains the benefits of a joint family for autistic children and how the word ‘Retardation’ needs to be used more sensitively. So please welcome Deepti Deshpande, a mother who has passed through her own journey of dealing with her child’s autism and who in the first part of this three episode conversation talks of a childhood spent in the lovely state of Jammu and Kashmir, her love for horse-riding, a fairy tale marriage and how she identified autism in her first born.

Hi, I am Atul Taishete and welcome to my podcast ‘Conversations with Atul’.

THE CREW

Creator and Host : Atul Taishete

Producer : Suvir Nath

Sound Mixing Engineer : Aakash Kulkarni

Cover Art : Soumya Ganesh

Music : Imran Ali Website

Design : Samir N. Srivastava

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