In this episode, our guest on the podcast, Mr. Sarthak Kakar talks about his experience working as a theatre artist, as an actor in films like Bhangra Paa Le and HighJack. He also shares his experience working as an actor as well as Assistant Director in Netflix Web Series : Mismatched. Having lived the good in both the conventional film set and an OTT series set, Sarthak's perspective around the film industry makes a lot of sense. 

Moving on from there, Mr. Kakar discusses the BTS picture on a film set and how many people are involved back stage in making a film happen! Having been a performer and theatre artist at Mumbai's famous Prithvi Theatre, Sarthak talks about his passion for theatre and drama. For a young individual who is thinking to enter the entertainment industry, listening to this episode is a must!

Tune into this interesting conversation as I and Sarthak explore the various sides of life of an artist and some crazy experiences along the way. We hope you like the episode!

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Welcome to a brand new episode of "Not A Podcast with Nihit Parikh". In this episode, our guest on the podcast, Ms. Aarohi Sharma talks about some of the most interesting topics that have defined her personal and professional life. Ms Aarohi has worked as a lead actress in a Prakash Jha Productions feature film : “Matto Ki Saikal”. She has worked as a host for TVF - The Viral Fever, and TV channel EPIC.  She is a graduate from NIFT Gandhinagar and also a professional jazz dancer pursuing certification by The Danceworx.

In this podcast, Aarohi talks about her life as a student and how she got into NIFT; her shifting from Delhi to Gandhinagar; her working on a film set with Prakash Jha; her life as a budding actress; her aspirations to make a formidable career in performing arts; and her willingness to bring a creative difference.

So sit back, fill your mug with your coffee, and tune into this conversation as I and Aarohi explore the various sides of life from hobbies to passions to careers and ending the episode with some book recommendations by Ms. Sharma. We hope you like the episode! 

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Welcome to the first episode of "Not A Podcast with Nihit Parikh" in the year 2021. In this episode, our guest on the podcast, Ms. Harshvardhana Gadhvi talks about some of the most interesting topics that have shaped her life's journey. Harshvardhana is Solopreneur of a venture called 'Breathe Candles Store'. She has done her Bachelors in Governance and Public from Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University and is currently pursuing masters in public administration. She is passionate about wildlife conservation, animal welfare, antiques and cultural and architectural history.  

In this podcast, Harshvardhana talks about her native: Palanpur, its culture, its historical significance, the love story of Nawab of Palanpur, and places must-visiting when in Palanpur. After a brief affair with the history of the city that she belongs to, Harshvardhana goes on to talk about her college life and the various leadership roles that she undertook during her under-graduation. She briefly mentions about her learning from working with AIESEC India. A true innovative soul in art and culture, she also indulges listeners into her story of candle-making and how she turned this hobby of hers into a profit-generating venture.  

So sit back, fill your mug with Pudina Chai, and tune into this conversation as I and Harshvardhana explore the various sides of life starting from history and ending the episode talking about aspirational India for women and women in entrepreneurship. We hope you like the episode! Check out Harshvardhana Gadhvi's Candles' Business on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breathecandles.store/ Follow latest updates about NOT A PODCAST on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/not_a_podcast_/

In this episode of "Not A Podcast with Nihit Parikh", I along with a guest, Aditya Dave, talk about start-ups & entrepreneurship. Aditya is founder of startups: LAARI and ALLAGII, and has been actively leading communities at Techstars Startup Weekend. Starting his journey from the small city of Nadiad, Aditya has achieved a great deal by working with various local startup ecosystems and speaking at National & International level in the field of entrepreneurship. In this episode, he breaks the myths related to this field by hitting with some interesting ground realities. He goes on to talk about his startup journey, his successes & failures, and most importantly the things that he has learned during this time. He talks about the necessary framework of converting an idea into a startup and how to turn your startup into a profit-generating business. He talks about building a vision & solving a problem for consumers in market. This episode will change your perspective about startups & leave you thinking. We hope you like the episode!

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In this episode of "Not A Podcast with Nihit Parikh", I along with a guest, Megha Sharma, talk about 'A Suitable Boy', a famous Indian novel written by author Vikram Seth and its BBC Television series directed by Mira Nair and Andrew Davies.

There’s something about long-drawn, multi-threaded family sagas. A fascination that becomes habit in watching lives unfold with all their strange complexity, the simple yet irresolvable tensions between members and the oftentimes quirky motivations that guide them. All of which present necessary insights and grant us an easy omniscience as well. When a much-loved novel moves to become a greatly anticipated television series, part of the fun lies in matching the characters to their actor avatars, sizing up how faithful the adaptation is, and counting the deviations, if any. That it took 20 years for Mira Nair to convert A Suitable Boy,via Andrew Davies’s screenplay, into a BBC tele-series is a reflection of the challenges posed by the novel. It also speaks volumes of the novel’s enduring quality and how it describes an India as it once was, and in the many ways it remains so still. So sit back and enjoy as we take you on a journey of unfolding the tale of 1349 pages, 113 characters, and a 6 episode Netflix TV series: 'A SUITABLE BOY'! I hope you like the episode!

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In the 5th episode of "Not A Podcast with Nihit Parikh", I talk about 5 news items about topics related to Business, Finance, Startups, & Industry; that caught my attention last week.

Hope you find this episode interesting and meaningful! 

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This podcast is a platform of Nihit Parikh's thoughts, opinions, &  learning. A  millennial-friendly podcast that covers stories,  interviews, &  discussions around career, motivation, self-help,  reading, researching,  news analysis, current affairs, and most  importantly : development and growth. In the 4th episode of  #NotAPodcast, the founder Nihit Parikh talks about overthinking. Most of the millennial generation overthinks about some or other thing. A majority of people have a perception that overthinking is all bad. Nihit talks about how overthinking can lead to something productive too. As a part of his overthinking exercise, he talks about US Elections 2020, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, India-US Relations, US-China Relations, Bihar Elections, Education, & Travel plans in 2020 & pandemic in 2021. Tune in for a relaxing session of overthinking, where you get rewarded with relatable stories while involving into overthinking about things!

Hope you like the episode! Nihit Parikh's  blog:  https://readthinkdiscussnow.wordpress.com/

Nihit Parikh's  Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/not_a_podcast_/

This podcast is a platform of Nihit Parikh's thoughts, opinions, &  learning. A  millennial-friendly podcast that covers stories,  interviews, &  discussions around career, motivation, self-help,  reading, researching,  news analysis, current affairs, and most  importantly : development and  growth. In this 3rd episode of  #NotAPodcast, the founder Nihit Parikh talks about his engineering journey. He talks about his 4 years of experiences as an engineering student. He talks about how from college selection to graduating with flying colors, it's been a crazy ride for him. He puts forward his learning & crazy experiences he has had as a Computer Engineering student. Nihit tries to bring a rather non-engineering & overall comprehensive side that the degree has to provide with exposure in extra-curricular activities & early adulthood's amazing fresh experiences! Hope you like the episode! 

Nihit Parikh's  blog:  https://readthinkdiscussnow.wordpress.com/ 

Nihit Parikh's  Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/not_a_podcast_/

This podcast is a platform of Nihit Parikh's thoughts, opinions, & learning. A  millennial-friendly podcast that covers stories,  interviews, &  discussions around career, motivation, self-help,  reading, researching,  news analysis, current affairs, and most  importantly : development and  growth. In this second episode of  #NotAPodcast, the founder Nihit Parikh talks about the concept of  'Criticism', its preconceived notions in the society and the science behind why humans attach quickly to the negative stimuli than the praise. He also talks about why criticism is important in personal & professional life and why criticism doesn't work sometimes. The podcast further elaborates on the practice of 'Constructive Criticism' and methods of its implementation. In the latter half of the podcast, Nihit talks about why is it important to criticize the government at times and also brings out his research on what the justice giants have to say about it. Listen to the full episode & I hope you like the episode! 

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Nihit Parikh's  blog:  https://readthinkdiscussnow.wordpress.com/ 

This podcast is a platform of Nihit Parikh's thoughts, opinions, & learning. A  millennial-friendly podcast that covers stories, interviews, &  discussions around career, motivation, self-help, reading, researching,  news analysis, current affairs, and most importantly : development and  growth. In this first episode of #NotAPodcast, the founder Nihit Parikh talks about the concept of 'Motivation' in 21st century. He plans on breaking the common myths around motivation and bringing in the reality. Very often millennial generation misses out on what really matters. He explains his beliefs with the story of his Engineering journey. The podcast also focuses on building a habit of asking the right questions. Nihit believes that the 'WHY' of everything matters. Hope you like the episode! 

Nihit Parikh's blog:  https://readthinkdiscussnow.wordpress.com/ 

Nihit Parikh's Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/not_a_podcast_/