Have you ever asked yourself - Should and can I be a social entrepreneur? What does it take to be a social entrepreneur? What is the trade-off? To be or not to be? 

This episode answers all of these questions and more. Karn Singh is the founder of Oorjaa, an organisation focused on enabling a social sector that is collaborative, interdependent, and transparent. He has completed his Bachelors in Computer Science from Thapar University and went on to build Oorjaa in 2015.

You can know more about Oorjaa via the following links:

Website - www.oorjaa,org

Instagram - @oorjaa.org.india

This episode speaks about the story of Naveen Dubey from Chauarain (his hometown in Bihar) to Chandigarh (his current place) and the story of starting Sakonsa, a renowned social organisation globally.

Naveen and Manik both come from very small towns of India and shared their struggles of fitting into bigger cities like Chandigarh and Delhi. If you have any feedback, please reach out to me at [email protected]

A lot of our problems can be solved if we feel and show gratitude towards what we have and not what we could have or what we have lost.

In this episode, I had a beautiful conversation with Anamika about Gratitude and what does it do to you personally and professionally. Anamika has been practising this since her childhood and it has impacted her life in a way we can't imagine.

Please follow my podcast on Instagram @themanikkamrapodcast

Thank you! xx

My biggest learning from the podcast has been that to be a good conversationalist, the most important skill is to be a good listener. Personally, I have been focusing on this skill so much in my personal and professional life.

This conversation is with Udit and I believe he is the best person to talk about this. He is a very mindful and empathetic listener and has been practising that in his daily life.

Follow him on Instagram @uditdalakoti

We spend a major chunk of our life running behind money and trying to afford all the luxuries we can. According to me, when we are done chasing all this, we set out to discover our Second Act.

In this conversation, I spoke to Archana Dutta, who is the founder of an Organisation called 'The Second Act'. In this, we spoke about various things like What qualifies as a Second Act, the Financial Aspect of it, How to find your Second act, and so many personal stories & personal navigation of life. 

To know more about The Second Act, follow the links below:

Website - https://thesecondact.in/

Instagram - @iiact

Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/thesecondact/

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuHdw40f5sQmTcoOxFfySKA

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/The-Second-Act-107332964513210

Jasneet is a Chandigarh-based Art Entrepreneur. She creates various kinds of art like Films, Charcoal paintings, Tattoos, etc.

In this episode, we spoke about things like how to create your art into a profitable model, the Importance of Community, the art of tattooing, and so much more.

You can follow Jasneet on Instagram @jasneetsinghjas

Hate Crime is an epidemic. 16.7% of total Hate Crimes are motivated by bias against people of the LGBTQ+ community.

In this episode of the podcast, Lydia & I spoke about the roots of Homophobia, How to be a good Ally, Common mistakes people make towards people of the LGBTQ+ community, and her journey of coming out.

Lydia's Instagram - @otteredwards

In this episode of TMKP, I had a conversation with Mr. Rehan Gupta. Rehan is the CEO & Co-Founder of Bottle which provides One tool to manage and improve your team's work and culture. Rehan also started an organisation called For Daily Wagers which aimed at helping the daily wagers directly with groceries and other daily needs.

We talked about things like how to test your idea before starting up, how to choose your Founding Team, the Role of Funding in a start-up, and a lot more.

Rehan's Instagram - @rehan3gupta

Bottle's Instagram - @bottle.hq

For Daily Wager's Instagram - @fordailywagers

Purple Peanut's Instagram - @purplepeanut.in

In this episode of TMKP, I had a chance to speak with Anuja Bhanot. Anuja is an avid traveller and has a very unique, joyful, and sustainable approach to travelling. This was not a cliche travelling conversation. We talked about The Fear of never getting enough, The Fear of not travelling ever, Mindfulness, Nothingness, Meditation and a lot more other things.

You can follow Anuja on Instagram @urban.jugni and watch out for updates on www.urbanjugni.com

What is the Philosophy of Stoicism? How to practice it? What are the myths around Stoicism? 

These are a few of the questions that Johnny & I spoke about on this episode of the podcast. I have been reading and trying to implement Stoicism in my life and it has shown positive effects in my daily life. I am sure this episode would add value to your life and the techniques of Stoicism would somehow help you with navigating your daily life.

If you have any feedback, please reach out to me on [email protected]