Fresh out of college, Ankur Indoria from Bengaluru started OH-Ho, a food stall that sells delectable sandwiches, but with a unique twist. If you pass through Church Street in Bengaluru, it is unlikely that you’d miss the person in a monkey mask next to a small kiosk, playing music. But don’t mistake him for a roadside busker playing music for your entertainment. Behind the mask is a 21-year-old graduate whose actual business entails running a unique food stall with only one item on the menu — a sandwich.

Ankur Indoria, a business administration graduate from East West College of Management in the city, started the venture straight out of college instead of looking for a job or taking part in campus placements. It is even more interesting to know that the business idea was conceived from a casual conversation with his brother, and materialised in 12 days.

Had a fun chat with this 'monkey-ing' viral sensation on the internet and I hope you enjoy the conversation!

Find him on Instagram! Also, here is one article about him in The Hindu and here is one article of him on The Better India.

Bengaluru has been reported to be one of the top water-scarce cities in India. With a population of 120 lakh, the city uses 200 crore litres of water every day. The usage is at the household level, commercial levels such as for construction, and in educational and office spaces. I spoke to Ganesh Shanbhag & Dr. Hariharan Chandrashekar on the show to speak about the problems and real solutions to the same.

To help the city save water, replenish water sources, and reduce the money spent on purchasing resources, Dr. Hariharan has launched a collective citizen initiative called the World Of Water (WOW) Mission. It comprises a group of over 70 citizens who work towards a common goal — raising awareness about water conservation, and putting solutions into action. The team hopes to save 1,000 crore litres of water by the end of 2021 in Bengaluru. For the future, they hope to invite more participants, expand the action groups, and set up other such initiatives across all cities in India.

A story of how 3 brothers(Zeeshan, Zufishan, Shehzar) got together to do something beautiful in Bangalore. 

An initiative taken by the youth of Bangalore, to provide underprivileged children with the most basic source of nutrition that we have all grown up with as Indian kids, MILK!

Why Milk?

It all started with an effort to deliver the basic rations and during one such visit we realised at a single settlement of about 50 families, there is an average of 4 children per family aged between 10 months to 10 years.

While discussing the needs of similar underprivileged families we understood that although most of the adults' needs were being met through the rations kits being provided, the children still needed MILK!

https://milaap.org/fundraisers/support-shehzarsheriff

Should you abandon smoking especially in the pandemic? Can smokers recover from Covid-19? What are some of the precautions a smoker needs to take during and after Covid? Well, all these nightmare questions and more all clarified thanks to Dr. Chaitanya Harita!

Smoking killed almost 8 million people in 2019 and the number of smokers rose as the habit was picked up by young people around the world, according to new research. A study published in the Lancet on Thursday said efforts to curb the habit had been outstripped by population growth with 150 million more people smoking in the nine years from 1990, reaching an all-time high of 1.1 billion.

Is this the next pandemic? Listen NOW!

This is a very personal story of Bobby Khurana's journey with the butt. On World No-Tobacco Day, I want to introduce you to a person who shares a super powerful story- HIS story! Bobby is currently the Creative Director of Stills and Story. This episode will make you thankful for life and will also teach you how to help someone dealing with a cigarette addiction. Enough talk! Hit that PLAY button and enjoy!

'How does one stop smoking?' , 'How does it all start?' , 'Where do you realise you have to stop?' , 'Is it too late?' All these questions and more all answered here! Jump right in!

Shaggy's Christmas album came out and like I say in the interview, "It's like a rum hot chocolate"! I had the pleasure of chatting with a guy whose music I listened to growing up! Songs like "Angel", "It Wasn't Me", "Hope" and so many more! Shaggy changed and continues to change music for us all! He is, by far, one of the most humble and down to earth celebrities I've ever spoken to you! Much love, Shaggy! Thank you for the chat!

The album we speak about: https://open.spotify.com/album/1uX61AjRpnIqeGGBQ3aAij?si=G2gSTYHGR-KwZ-vMH0RzXA

Had the pleasure of chatting with Jason Derulo when he put out his song, "Lifestyle", that featured Adam Levine. Was a fun little chat and he was a real gentleman! Some video footage is on my Instagram that you can check out as well. For now, what is Jason Derulo's lifestyle like? Smash that play button!

The song we talk about: https://open.spotify.com/track/0osvOdeD3YXZiWkT8MKolJ?si=8494b6c1fea74c54

Can a 14 year old inspire you to live better? I think this little kid just inspired me and I hope he inspires you! This young author made it into the Asia Book of Records for being the youngest non-fiction self-published author!

Meet Prabhsimrat Gill, a Class VIII student from Oakridge International School, Mohali, whose first self-published non-fiction book – Explore the New YOU — has set a world record. He made it into the Asia Book of Records for being the youngest non-fiction self-published author. Earlier, he broke the national record for the same in OMG Book of Records. This book is also an international best-seller on Amazon USA and Canada.

‘Explore the New YOU’ is a book that portrays the quadrant of purpose, goals, beliefs and habits to help people achieve success and live with joy and happiness. The 14-year-old author explains finding the meaning and purpose one wants to fulfill in life in the first part of his book. Later, he touches upon ways to set the right goals to have a clear direction, preparing the mental foundation by overcoming fears and building confidence and some key behaviours that accelerate the path to success.

https://prabhsimratgill.com/

What inspires an entrepreneur to follow their dream? Is it all about solving one simple problem? Meeting the Mommy-Lawyer turning heads in the healthy snacking space! Mumbai-based Rukmini Banerji started The Growing Giraffe in 2018 to make healthy, nutritious snacks for children but adults don’t shy away from their cookies and health bars either. In this day and age of social media marketing, Rukmini has so far managed to stay away from spending money on marketing.

What amazed me about this story is that her entrepreneurial journey began from a place of total honesty- her son. I hope you enjoy listening to this chat as much as I enjoyed hosting it.

https://thegrowinggiraffe.com/

Have you struggled in making money in the lockdown? Using WhatsApp, this woman has been selling sarees over three years and slowly built a band of more than 2,000 resellers. Social media is a double-edged sword. Use it right and it can cut the crap and reward you. That is what Shanmuga Priya found when she started using Whatsapp to sell sarees online. In three years, she has sold sarees worth $400,000, says a study by WhatsApp. Not only has she brought prosperity to her life, but she has also empowered many women struggling to make ends meet by making them resellers.

Spoke to her and heard her story and I hope this inspires you!

https://www.utsarees.com/

https://www.instagram.com/unique_threads_sarees/?hl=en