This time we have with us a brilliant personality and an incoming grad student at Stanford University, Atharva Ekatpure from batch of 2017. Somebody whose college life if we have to sum it up in one word, has been very eventful. From cult clubs to fest committees to research to startups, he has savoured every moment in campus, and if you're going through an existential crisis, listening to him might just be the solution. 

In Tape I (of II), let us delve into Atharva's four-year journey leading to Stanford, The Psychology of Money and the philosophy of existentialism, why it’s important to cherish every moment, the switch to clean energy and climate revolution, and much more.

(02:40) The Journey to Stanford

(03:20) Cult Clubs, Fests and Inter IIT Cults

(04:45) The Moment that Changed Everything

(07:50) Internships 

(13:45) The Pandemic and a New Breakthrough - Startups

(15:00) Stanford and Offers 

(16:53) Albert Camus and Existentialism

(21:56) Stoicism for Students 

(24:00) Being an Explorer 

(25:30) The Psychology of Money

(27:11) Loving What You Do

(32:35) What Drew Atharva into Environment Engineering 

(34:10) Sustainable Energy