The Right Room

Abhimanyu Panwar is a professional sailor. He has competed in several national sailing events and went to become a founder of a niche sports Start Up called Sportifying India. In this episode he sits with me and talks about how he got started, about how parents setting you free to create your own drive in life can go such a long way and we also talk about not paying too much attention in calculating risks.  

If you want to go Sailing or want to try a niche sport, check out https://www.instagram.com/sportifying.india/?hl=en

In this episode I talk about a few concerns of mine towards religion in terms of whether it is in alignment with reality or not. 

It's a new year and what better way to kick start the right room than by having Comedian Praveen Kumar on the podcast. In this episode we talk about movies, about hero worship in India, about funny audience members and about how he engaged his audience even during the lock down. 

In this episode, I sit down and tell you what this year has taught us and what I've learned about watching out for people and about knocking on every door until the best door opens. 

Ravi Rao and Arnav Rao are stand up comedians from Bangalore and host of the podcast 'Between 2 Raos'.  In this episode we sit down and have a chat about religion, confrontation, about punching down in comedy and about how this pandemic might actually save comedy. 

Ashwin Srinivas is a comedian from Bangalore. In this episode we talk about being single during this pandemic, about how texting has changed relationships, about old friends and about the comedic dilemma of knowing where to be funny and where not to be so. 

Sabari Karthik is an International athlete who has represented India at various Karate Tournaments across the world. At the peak of his performance as an athlete after winning a bunch of accolades, he felt that his intuition wouldn't let him continue on that path as an athlete. His questioning led him to the space of physical education and sports training where he founded an organization called PHASE [https://www.phasesports.com/]. 

Do check out this episode as we talk about training camps, competing in international tournaments, what keeps athletes motivated through the rigor of training and about how the value of sports is not being imparted the right way in schools and what Sabari is doing to repair that. 

What better way to celebrate a century of The Right Room than having a chat with my best friend of ten years Ujwal Raj. Ujwal is a filmmaker, educationalist and musician. 

If you get to the 30 minute mark, there's some comedy for you but apart from that, In this episode we talk about being aware of the rat race, about decisions at crossroads, about being open to new experiences, about not having a job and about how education still has such a long way to go. 

If you're still reading,Thank you for your support throughout this journey. I'll continue to hunt down great guests and have conversations that we all can benefit from. 

Sonali Thakker is a stand up comedian from Mumbai who has performed comedy across the world. In this episode we talk about performing comedy in bars vs performing in cafes, about being a fan of comedy, about writing jokes for an international audience and about working with a manager while being your own boss. 

In this episode, I sit down with KP Krishnamoorthy who is a musician and founder of an Iconic Metal Band, Myndsnare. In this episode, we talk about exploring lyrical themes, about bass players in metal, about how Myndsnare was formed, about going to Music School after several years of playing music, about handling music differences and about making music that has a deeper meaning.