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This episode of the Say Something Sanidhya podcast is rather unusual as it is a candid conversation with Ankit Saraswat, which might turn out to be motivational for people from small town having big dreams of running their own startup or heading a high growth venture. Ankit hails from Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh and is a young IIT Jodhpur graduate who decided to take some not-so-common paths to build his career. After graduating with a degree in Mechanical engineering, he first decided to work with a public sector bank and then moved to start 2 EdTech ventures. After selling his second venture to Toppr.com, he worked with them for about 3 years and helped them to scale up their operations. Then he by chance got his foot stuck into the audio & podcasting industry, an unknown sector in the Indian startup space in 2018. He is currently working as the Head of Content & Community at Kuku FM, which is considered to be India's best vernacular audio platform. Stream the podcast to know all that I've mentioned above & much more about Ankit.

Timeline

Introduction: Till 8:20

First Travel Expedition: 8:21 - 13:10

40-Day Travel on Jupiter (2-wheeler Scooter): 13:11 - 16:00

Working as a delivery boy & running my food truck: 16:01 - 20:35

What is Van life?: 20:36 - 21:25

The layout of Vimal's residential van, Maaya: 21:26 - 23:00

Problems while building Maaya, the residential van: 23:01 - 28:15

When Vimal got cheated! Bad experiences while traveling: 28:16 - 34:15

The treasure, goodness in people: 34:16 - 37:20

The story behind Vimal's name: 37:21 - 39:00

Getting over low phases in life: 39:01 - 43:46

Very few people in India have had the courage to pursue their dream of living a van life, it's still very much a western concept. Though hitchhiking & solo traveling is now embedded in the Indian travel scenario but van life is still not a part of it.

In this episode we've with us Vimal Geethanandan who has been a full-time traveler for the past 5 years and has tried all types of travel options including but not limited to; hitchhiking, solo traveling, solo riding, etc. Around 3 years ago he decided to live a van life and had no idea how to go about it, finally in September 2019 he purchased his van and transformed it into his home "Maaya," he started his journey in December 2020 to travel across India and host people for free in his residential van. In the podcast he spoke about all that's mentioned in the timeline and much more. Listen to the podcast now!

Timeline:

Introduction: 00:00 - 19:20

Handling Career Uncertainties: 19:21 - 22:50

Continuing Education: 22:51 - 27:05

Major Life Events & Impactful People: 27:06 - 30:15

Advice to 18-year old self: 30:16 - 34:38

Peter Lobo is a 55-year old birdwatcher who was born and brought up in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. During his teenage years he developed interest in boxing and became a national-level boxer & boxing coach. He later joined The Taj Group of Hotels in Goa where he worked for 8 years and the Sultanate of Oman for 3 years running his own oriental restaurant, then at Rajasthan developing a heritage property till he decided to settle down in Kalimpong and opened his own company Adventure Gurudongma concentrating on birding and wildlife.

An expert birding tour leader and a wildlife photographer. He personally operates all premium birding tours. For the last 15 years, operating, he has been leading high altitude treks, wildlife safaris, tribal tours and a lot of other “off the beaten track” adventures to all parts of India. During treks through various habitats he developed an interest in birding, which became a passion. The ability to spot and identify birds, expert knowledge about “hot spots”, and habitat, and rapport with local people and guides are his greatest assets. He has explored and located many new “hot spots” and trained local guides in the Kalimpong - Darjeeling, Sikkim, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, and Bhutan.

Get in touch with Peter on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/all_india_birding_tours/

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Timeline:

Summary: 00:00 - 01:50; 

Shubham's Introduction: 01:51 - 05:30; 

1st adventurous expedition - Cycling from Ahmedabad to Kanyakumari: 05:31 - 09:30; 

Cycling across the mighty Himalayas: 09:31 - 17:45; 

Kashmir to Kanyakumari K2K on foot: 17:46 - 23:45; 

Views on social media, motivation & influencing people: 23:46 - 28:30; 

Helping foreigners & Indians stuck in other countries due to Corona virus lockdown: 28:31 - 38:00; 

Future plans & other social initiatives: 38:01 - 42:51

Shubham Dharmsktu is a NID Ahmedabad graduate and hails from the remote Johar Valley in Uttarakhand. He is an avid adventure seeker who has travelled Kashmir to Kanyakumari - K2K on foot and cycled on 2 long routes; from Ahmedabad to Kanyakumari and across Himalayas from Arunachal Pradesh to Kashmir (passing through Bhutan, Nepal & India). He is also an amazing social worker: a vocal climate activist, helped hundreds of foreigners struck in India due to the unexpected corona virus lockdown and a large number of Indians struck abroad at the same time.

Listen to the podcast to understand Shubham's exciting journey from a remote village in Uttarakhand to travelling across India by different means, how he did it, why he did so and what did he learn; all this and much more in less than an hour. Stream now!

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Pushpa Dharmsktu; 

103, Shanti vihar, 

Near Santoshi Mata Mandir, Lal Dhat, Bithoria no 1, 

Haldwani, Nainital, 

UTTARAKHAND - 263139

9409171544

To help financially and improve facilities for education of rural children, DM me on Instagram (@SaySomethingSanidhya) or directly drop a message to Shubham on Instagram (@shubyatra)

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Timeline:

Introduction: 0:00 - 8:55;

Ansh Mishra is 31-year old hitchhiker who hails from Allahabad, India. He travelled across 29 states of India free of cost in 2017 over a period of 9 months. He now has bigger plans to take up travelling & hitchhiking as his full-time profession, listen to the full episode to know what he is up to right now.

Podcast Edited by Munira Hakimji

Timeline:

Introduction: 0.00 - 1:40; 

About Long Distance Ice Skating: 1:41 - 3:30; 

Background & Life in India: 3:31 - 7:00; 

Awards, Achievements & Going to Netherlands: 7:01 - 12:00; 

Vishwaraj's Dad's Roller Skating Academy: 12:01 - 13:00; 

Injury & Missing Winter Olympics 2018: 13:01 - 16:00; 

Family Support: 16:01 - 17:40; 

World Winter Master Games: 17:41 - 19:40; 

Plan for Winter Olympics 2022: 19:41 - 20:55; 

Pressure for Winning Medal: 20:56 - 22:55; 

Sponsorship & Government Support: 22:56 - 26:45; 

Expenditure while pursuing the sport: 26:46 - 30:45; 

Working with the Himachal & Ladakh government for developing winter sports infrastructure: 30:46 - 33:25; 

Cycling & Cross Training: 33:26 - 35:00; 

Love for Social Media: 35:01 - 36:30; 

Motivation: 36:31 - 39:38

Vishwaraj Jadeja is India’s Fastest Long-Distance Ice Speed Skater. He trains as an elite athlete in the Netherlands. He has participated in over 220 races over 10 years, and holds 65 national records in ice skating. 

Injury kept him from trying out for the 2018 Winter Olympics qualifying tournaments, but at the World Winters Masters Games, held in January in Austria, he won 3 silvers — in the 3km, 5km and 10km events — and one bronze, in the 1km, making him the first Indian to participate and win medals.

His coach Wim Nieuwenhuizen, 72 years old, has trained scores of speed-skaters, including ones that went on to win at the Olympics. WIm & Vishwaraj are now preparing for the Winter Olympics 2022.

Vishwaraj also tells us how Gujarat state government and Schbang company from Mumbai are helping him. Listen to the full podcast now!

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P.S. - Pardon me for the little disturbance during the podcast, Vishwaraj was connected from Netherlands and I was in a small town in India; we faced minor issues while recording.

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Trigger Warning: In this episode we talk about child abuse, domestic violence, human trafficking and abduction/kidnapping.

Timeline:

Introduction: Till 1:30; 

Life In India & Child Abuse: 1:30 - 15:30; 

Victim Shaming: 15:31 - 18:55; 

Marriage: 18:56 - 25:00; 

Community Work in Australia: 25:01 - 30:00; 

Divorce (Porn Addiction): 30:01 - 34:45; 

Against Porn Addiction (Collective Shout): 34:46 - 37:30; 

Human Trafficking & Abduction/Kidnapping: 37:31 - 48:30; 

Motivation: 48:31 - 01:00:30; 

Gloria's Poem & Closing Words: 01:00:31 - 01:04:20

Gloria is a brave woman who was born in India and moved to Australia after her marriage. She faced child abuse while growing up and had a difficult childhood. After few years of marriage her husband became a porn addict and then, she had to face domestic violence. After parting ways with her ex-husband, she was coming over the pain & grief of separation but destiny had something else planned for her; she was abducted/kidnapped by her paying guest at her own house. Tough life! But she isn't upset with what she had to face instead she chose to do good for the society. Since childhood, she has been an active community/social worker. She ran a drop-in center & soup kitchen in Australia for more than 10 years. She is an embodiment of inspiration, listen to her story and motivated to overcome your problems! :)