I went to the hospital for six days straight, and i thought there was something physically wrong with me. I couldn't breathe -- Nirant Kasliwal

On this episode of the Early Twenties podcast, where we are joined by our very own Bitsian senior, Nirant Kasliwal! For all of us Bitsians, this name shouldn't be new to the ears -- you might like him, you may not like him, but you can't ignore him!

A semi-celebrity on Quora, and quite a sensation in the Bitsian elections, Nirant has worked in three Machine Learning/AI jobs over the last couple of years -- and has quite a lot to share for folks looking to get into Artificial Intelligence. Over the last year, Nirant even wrote a book on Natural Language Processing, which is just crazy, to say the least! Being a very active reader, we talk about the books and authors he's been reading, and also geek out over Naval Ravikant!

Nirant also shares with us about the mentally tough times he faced during his college years and how his internship at Belong helped him counter that. We talk about his process of finding mentors, and taking decisions with contradictory pieces of advice and biases. That, and a lot of Pilani masala packed into this wide-ranging conversation with Nirant Kasliwal. Tune in!!!

You can find him almost everywhere on the socials, go say hi :)

- Twitter

- Quora

- Facebook

Shownotes

- For the first time on the show, a book written by our guest themselves -- Natural Language Processing with Python Quick Start Guide

- Keep your identity small:  http://www.paulgraham.com/identity.html 

- Don't call yourself a programmer:  https://www.kalzumeus.com/2011/10/28/dont-call-yourself-a-programmer/ 

- A Powerful Mind: The Self-Education of George Washington:  https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24453966-a-powerful-mind 

- The courage to be disliked:  https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36622739-the-courage-to-be-disliked

- The Prophet:  https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2547.The_Prophet

"I was this skinny kid, with thick eyebrows and nerdy glasses. I used to look at the floor while walking -- Nikita Tanwani"

Nikita, recently crowned Femina Miss India Andhra Pradesh, and previously TGPC Miss India came by on the Early Twenties Podcast! She pursued engineering and graduated in 2017 from BITS Pilani, & has been working as an engineer at Oracle since. She's now a finalist in Miss India and will be representing Andhra Pradesh in this years pageant :)

Nikita shares with us her struggles during her late teens & early twenties, against her parents, against the society. She shares with us her about her setbacks, the backlash against FashP in Pilani, and how she countered her insecurities with mental conditioning. Oh, and also, she completely fangirls over Priyanka Chopra! Tune in to hear much much more!!!

We wish her luck! And and and, when you get the chance, do vote for her!

You can find her almost everywhere on the socials, go say hi :)

You have got to move forward with what you have! -- Shamoly Khera 

Dr. Shamoly Khera(@shamoly.khera) is a multi-faceted speaker, a TV presenter, producer, and speaking coach -- and very interestingly, a MBBS and Cosmetologist by training! 

Founder of her Content Production company 'One Take Media', & previously a TV Presenter on UTV & Zee TV, Shamoly takes us through the insecurities and struggles in her Early Twenties -- This episode will make you pause and appreciate the moment. We talk about her early days in the entertainment industry, the pressure from her parents to stick to the 9-5, and much much more!

She ends with "Be okay with rejections...", tune in to know why!

You can find her almost everywhere on the socials, go say hi :)

 Yo Yo Yo!

On this episode of the Early Twenties podcast, we sit down with our favourite senior from Pilani, Siddharth Seth! 

This episode is the second part in a 2-part series, one where we time-travel through his journey -- from a 19 year old Seth in Kota, through his university days, running his own startup for two years in Bombay, and now as Director of Products at Koinex!  In this episode we focus on how he decided to shut down Meshup, the startup he founded after leaving his job at Morgan Stanley, his learnings from it,  his journey through Entrepreneur First, his decision to go back to India to join Koinex and finally the advice to his 19 year old self!!

This one really dives into his thinking process and that's what makes it super interesting!

Oh, and if you missed the first part, please check the 12th episode of the podcast!

Show Notes:

* Black Swan by  Nassim Nicholas Taleb 

Welcome Welcome Welcome! 

On this episode of the Early Twenties podcast, we sit down with our favourite senior from Pilani, Siddharth Seth! 

This episode is Part 1 of a 2-part series, one where we time-travel through his journey -- from a 19 year old Seth in Kota, through his university days, running his own startup for two years in Bombay, and now as Director of Products at Koinex! A very free-flowing conversation with the Supernetworker that Seth is, we talk about making the tough decisions in his career, the hard times at his startup, and countering the insecurities in his early twenties. 

Tune in, this episode is a gem! Hope you derive some value out of it, and let us know of any feedback! 

Oh, and stay tuned for Part 2. Lots in store :)

* Must see Budapest ruin bars

* Chegg.com Tutoring website Siddharth used to make some money when he decided to quit his stable Morgan Stanley job.

Baahubali!!!

What's up guys, on this episode of the Early Twenties podcast, we invite Ramsri Goutham on the microphone! Ramsri is one of the most optimistic entreprenuers I've met here in Singapore, and that goes back to his previous life in India and the States. Ramsri had a really good lifestyle in Silicon Valley where he drove a Porsche Panamera to work, but gave up all of that and came back to India to start up. 

We try and dissect Ramsri's life decisions, what strategies he took, and how he has found the entrepreneurship ecosystem across Silicon Valley, India & Singpaore. We talk about self-awareness, the anger against India, and most importantly, Bahubali! A very interesting episode on the Early Twenties, i hope this brings some value and perspective as you go about making life decisions in runtime :)

As always, let us know what you liked, what you didn't and what you'd like to see more on the podcast! Oh, and also, feel free to find Ramsri on his Facebook or LinkedIn :)

Welcome to the 10th Episode of The Early Twenties Podcast.

Welcome to the 9th episode of the podcast!

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On this episode we talk about traveling. What we like and dislike, our love for travel, what we pack and our dream destinations. All of us share some travel stories!

On this episode of the showwww, we get into Mental Strength & how to go about building it in our day-to-day lives. We talk about self-talk, social media depression, and listen to Djokovic's on-court interview!

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