Limitless

On this episode of Limitless, Ahsaas Channa learns all about Khasi food from chef sisters Daphimanroi and Dakiwanri Warjri from Shillong, who share their native cuisine with diners across the country through their food pop-up project, Symbai. Daphi and Daki bust myths about North-Eastern cuisines, talk about what makes Khasi food stand out amongst the region and describe many of Symbai’s delectable offerings – enough to make you very hungry!

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CREDITS:

Host: Ahsaas Channa

Guest: Daphimanroi Warjri, Dakiwanri Warjri

Executive Producer: Umashan Naidoo

Creative Director: Liana Deboo

Created by Westside

This is a Maed in India production.

Head of Production: Mae Mariyam Thomas

Project Manager: Shaun Fanthome

Head of Audio Production: Kartik Kulkarni

Sound Editor & Mix Engineer: Lakshman Parsuram, Nihar Temkar

Senior Producer: Ruchi Sawardekar

Junior Producer: Saakshi Samant

Production Coordinator: Natasha Vakil

Director & Video Editor: Jishnu Guha

Assistant DOP: Roshan Paul

Recorded at School Studio, Mumbai

On this episode of Westside Stories, Apeksha Shah, Deputy Head of IT for Application and Infra Services at Trent talks about how, over her long career at the company, she’s seen the IT team grow from 5 people to 150, how they are constantly looking for new ways to improve processes at Trent and how no matter the time of day or night, she and her team are always ready to step in and step up to tackle any tech issue.

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CREDITS:

Guest: Apeksha Shah

Executive Producer: Umashan Naidoo

Creative Director: Liana Deboo

Created by Westside

This is a Maed in India production.

Head of Production: Mae Mariyam Thomas

Project Manager: Shaun Fanthome

Head of Audio Production: Kartik Kulkarni

Sound Editor & Mix Engineer: Lakshman Parsuram, Nihar Temkar

Senior Producer: Ruchi Sawardekar

Junior Producer: Saakshi Samant

Production Coordinator: Natasha Vakil

Director & Video Editor: Jishnu Guha

Assistant DOP: Roshan Paul

Recorded at Island City Studios, Mumbai

• A loving Punjabi family
• More than 1 hot gobi paratha (with a generous topping of white butter)
• Some below average watercolour paintings
• A bowl of sambar with lots of veggies
• 1 recipe for a classic whiskey sour (in the prettiest cocktail glass you can find)
• And a whole lot of self-love

In the first episode of Wesness, Anisha Rachel Oommen, founder of award-winning food & culture online publication, Goya, takes us through the joys of cooking for yourself as an act of self-care along with a simple recipe for a classic cocktail.

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CREDITS:

Host: Anisha Oommen

Executive Producer: Umashan Naidoo

Creative Director: Liana Deboo

Created by Westside

This is a Maed in India production.

Head of Production: Mae Mariyam Thomas

Project Manager: Shaun Fanthome

Head of Audio Production: Kartik Kulkarni

Sound Editor & Mix Engineer: Lakshman Parsuram, Nihar Temkar

Senior Producer: Ruchi Sawardekar

Junior Producer: Saakshi Samant

Production Coordinator: Natasha Vakil

Director & Video Editor: Jishnu Guha

Assistant DOP: Ihjaz Aziz

Recorded at School Studio, Mumbai

Sandhya Surendran is a media entertainment & tech lawyer.

Nidhi Salian is a former lawyer and filmmaker.

1 Sandhya Surendran + 1 Nidhi Salian = 2 Lawyers talking about how the legal profession is not always what it looks like in the movies, their experiences as women in a male dominated field and how the stereotype of a “lawyer” may not be a woman with tattoos and piercings.

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CREDITS:

Guest: Sandhya Surendran, Nidhi Salian

Executive Producer: Umashan Naidoo

Creative Director: Liana Deboo

Created by Westside

This is a Maed in India production.

Head of Production: Mae Mariyam Thomas

Project Manager: Shaun Fanthome

Head of Audio Production: Kartik Kulkarni

Sound Editor & Mix Engineer: Lakshman Parsuram, Nihar Temkar

Senior Producer: Ruchi Sawardekar

Junior Producer: Saakshi Samant

Production Coordinator: Natasha Vakil

Director & Video Editor: Jishnu Guha

Assistant DOP: Roshan Paul

Recorded at Island City Studios, Mumbai

Kicking off a brand new season of Limitless, the show brings a new set of hosts that represent diversity and variety and to broaden the scope of what is limitless. First-time host Ahsaas Channa interviews inspiring women who haven’t taken the beaten path on Limitless with Ahsaas. Our brand new series, Wesness, looks at building a community that embraces well-being and health with Anisha Oommen, co-founder of Goya, and Swetha Subbiah and Tanvie Hans, co-founders of Sisters in Sweat. Two’s Company, that brings together two women from similar walks of life but very diverse journeys, and Westside Stories, that gives us a look at the inner workings of Westside, return for season 2.

This season on Limitless by Westside, our new host Ahsaas Channa makes her podcast host debut with a fellow newcomer – or rather the winner of the Best Newcomer Award at the prestigious Edinburgh Fringe Festival – stand-up comedian Urooj Ashfaq. They chat about overcoming stage fright, how doing back-to-back shows helped Urooj build her stamina as a performer and how, like therapy, comedy helps Urooj process her feelings.

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CREDITS:

Host: Ahsaas Channa

Guest: Urooj Ashfaq

Executive Producer: Umashan Naidoo

Creative Director: Liana Deboo

Created by Westside

This is a Maed in India production.

Head of Production: Mae Mariyam Thomas

Project Manager: Shaun Fanthome

Head of Audio Production: Kartik Kulkarni

Sound Editor & Mix Engineer: Lakshman Parsuram, Nihar Temkar

Senior Producer: Ruchi Sawardekar

Junior Producer: Saakshi Samant

Production Coordinator: Natasha Vakil

Director & Video Editor: Jishnu Guha

Assistant DOP: Ihjaz Aziz

Recorded at School Studio, Mumbai

On this special episode of Two’s Company, to celebrate Pride month, we have theatre practitioner and Assistant Professor of Dramatic Literature in Kala Academy, Antara Bhide and actor, writer and filmmaker behind Manipur’s first queer movie, Priyakanta Laishram. They chat about the importance of empathy while working with a crew of people to bring a creative vision to life, how creativity cannot be taught and how queer stories in the media need to be more than stories of struggle, but rather stories of the LGBTQIA+ community as ordinary people. 

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CREDITS:

Guests: Antara Bhide, Priyakanta Laishram

Executive Producer: Umashan Naidoo

Creative Director: Liana Deboo

Created by Westside

This is a Maed in India production.

Head of Production: Mae Mariyam Thomas

Project Manager: Shaun Fanthome

Head of Audio Production: Kartik Kulkarni

Sound Editor & Mix Engineer (Audio Episode): Lakshman Parsuram

Senior Producer: Ruchi Sawardekar

Director & Video Editor: Jishnu Guha

Recorded at Island City Studios

On this episode of Two’s Company, we have financial advisor & content creator, Anushka Rathod and financial journalist and author, Monika Halan. They talk to each other about how they both fell in love with finance, how financial literacy and the concept of investment has evolved over the years in India and how money is something we all need till our last breath, so it’s best to make it your friend. 

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CREDITS:

Guests: Anushka Rathod, Monika Halan

Executive Producer: Umashan Naidoo

Creative Director: Liana Deboo

Created by Westside

This is a Maed in India production.

Head of Production: Mae Mariyam Thomas

Project Manager: Shaun Fanthome

Head of Audio Production: Kartik Kulkarni

Sound Editor & Mix Engineer (Audio Episode): Lakshman Parsuram

Mix Engineer (Video Episode): Nihar Temkar

Senior Producer: Ruchi Sawardekar

Director & Video Editor: Jishnu Guha

Recorded at Island City Studios

On this episode of Westside Stories, Bryan DaSilva, Head of Retail Operations at Westside talks about the many ways in which Westside is committed to ensuring the best shopping experience for its customers at its stores. From handling customer complaints and feedback delicately, tailoring store offerings based on location, to designing inviting store spaces, Bryan talks about how Westside believes that the customer is not just right, but also king. 

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CREDITS:

Guest: Bryan DaSilva

Executive Producer: Umashan Naidoo

Creative Director: Liana Deboo

Created by Westside

This is a Maed in India production.

Head of Production: Mae Mariyam Thomas

Project Manager: Shaun Fanthome

Head of Audio Production: Kartik Kulkarni

Sound Editor & Mix Engineer (Audio Episode): Lakshman Parsuram

Mix Engineer (Video Episode): Nihar Temkar

Senior Producer: Ruchi Sawardekar

Director and Video Editor: Jishnu Guha

Recorded at The Indian Audio Company

On this episode of Westside People, Umashan Naidoo, Head of Customer and Beauty at Trent, takes us through his journey in fashion from growing up in Durban in South Africa, to working at Westside in Mumbai. His role is to foster a strong bond between a brand and the customer. He talks about Westside’s commitment to staying current while offering great value, understanding who the customer is and what makes them tick and creating a space with Westside not just for great fashion, but also community. 

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CREDITS:

Guest: Umashan Naidoo

Executive Producer: Umashan Naidoo

Creative Director: Liana Deboo

Created by Westside

This is a Maed in India production.

Head of Production: Mae Mariyam Thomas

Project Manager: Shaun Fanthome

Head of Audio Production: Kartik Kulkarni

Sound Editor & Mix Engineer (Audio Episode): Lakshman Parsuram

Mix Engineer (Video Episode): Ishaan Devasthali

Senior Producer: Ruchi Sawardekar

Director and Video Editor: Jishnu Guha

Recorded at The Indian Audio Company