Patna City to Cardiac CT: Shalabh Chandra's Global Pursuits | Diasporaa Podcast Episode 25

In this episode of Diasporaa, host Aditya Mehta interviews Shalabh Chandra, an inventor and C-Suite healthcare executive originally from Patna, India. The conversation explores Chandra's experiences adapting to new cultures, his educational and professional journey from IIT Kanpur to an executive role in the healthcare industry, and his remarkable innovations in cardiac CT technology at Phillips. Shalabh also shares his memories of living in China, learning Mandarin, and his passion for biking. This episode provides a fascinating insight into the life of an accomplished first-generation immigrant and the importance of perseverance and networking in achieving success.

List of Resources:

Banganapalle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banganapalle_(mango)

Bhojpuri: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhojpuri_language

Bihar: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bihar

Bollywood: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Bollywood-film-industry-India

DPS in Delhi: https://www.dpsfamily.org/

Hapus: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphonso_mango

IIT Kanpur: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IIT_Kanpur

Kessar: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gir_Kesar

Kuch Kuch Hota Hai: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuch_Kuch_Hota_Hai

Malda: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malda_district

Patna: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patna

St Michael's High School: https://www.stmichaelspatna.edu.in/

The case for India - Will Durant: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4410574-the-case-for-india

The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed the World - William Dalrymple: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Golden_Road:_How_Ancient_India_Transformed_the_World

About the Podcast:

Diasporaa was Aditya's third startup based in Vancouver, BC. It focused on helping new immigrants in Canada find their feet, get off to a running start and ease their assimilation into Canadian life. A big part of the platform were conversations, community and support. Though the startup stopped growing once Aditya moved to Seattle, WA - it remained alive in the form of several discussion groups and online communities.

Now, Diasporaa has been resurrected in the form of a podcast focused on uncovering and sharing interesting immigrant stories from the South Asian diaspora. It is available on YouTube, all major podcast platforms such as Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, etc. and is also broadcast as a radio show on Alternative Talk 1150 AM and 98.9 FM HD Channel 3 on Wednesdays from 2-3pm PST.

About Aditya Mehta:

Aditya is a Bombay boy who has lived in Austin, Los Angeles, Washington DC, and Vancouver before making it to his current home in Seattle. He has degrees in marketing, urban planning, real estate and strategy but has spent his career in financial services, social media and now real estate - mostly as an entrepreneur and partly as an employee at Amazon.

He balances Indian, Canadian and American culture, loves helping those who are new to North America and looks forward to the interesting stories that his interview guests bring each week. When not podcasting, he is helping his wife Prachi build her pharmaceutical business or hanging out with his son Arjun.

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