The Indian Diaspora Podcast: Recent Episodes
Vijay Jayachandran
The Indian Diaspora Podcast is a project by four friends who studied together at the Indian Institute of Technology before going on to build their lives and careers in different parts of the world. The show aims to provide a peek into the lives of the global Indian diaspora: who we are, what our challenges are, how current affairs impact us, and where we think we are headed as a community. We hope to discuss these questions and more as old friends, with an air of civility, and with a focus on solutions rather than problems.
Today, we continued our conversation on college hostel life, with specific focus on the later years..
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Today we talked about our early days of hostel life at IIT Kharagpur. This was the first time we stepped away from home, learned to manage our own affairs, and got exposed to a much larger set of views and perspectives.Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
Today, we talked about the things we collected during our childhood, such as, stamps and coins. We had some very fascinating and similar hobbies even though we grew up in very different parts of India. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
Today, we talked about the big event of the weekend - the coronation of King Charles. We discussed the nature of the event and shared our opinions on how the monarchy could evolve in the coming years. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
Today, we talked about the Indian Premier League or IPL tournament that is currently underway. We had two guests - Arun Chawla and Sunil Kabra - who are huge cricket enthusiasts and follow the IPL closely. We talked about how cricket has evolved over the years and what IPL has done for the sport in India.Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
In this episode, we talked about our childhood experiences with cooking, and how things evolved after we stepped away from home. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
Today, we talked about the literature and poetry curriculum during our school days, and how it influenced what we read today.Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
In today’s episode, we recalled our childhood memories of traveling across India in trains, and how those experiences have evolved after moving to other parts of the world.Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
Today, we talked about the other big Hindu festival, Holi, also known as the festival of colors. All of us grew up playing Holi and have a mix of great and not-so-great memories. But if there is something we all remember fondly, it is the time spent with friends and family. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
Today, we invited some of our spouses to talk about their experiences of leaving India and settling abroad. Their stories are the critical, and often unheard, half of the immigrant experience. This is an episode you don’t want to miss. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
In this episode, we talked about the influence of comics in our childhood. It was fascinating to discover so many common experiences across four kids who grew up in very different parts of India. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
In this episode, we talked about Sholay - an iconic Hindi movie that pretty much everyone in the Indian diaspora knows about. What made Sholay the blockbuster it was? Why did it capture the nation’s imagination? Why does it still occupy our mind space? We discussed all this and more.Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
Today was a light hearted episode where we talked about our experiences with queues in India and other parts of the world. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
In this episode, we talked about how the diaspora stays connected. We talked about how difficult it was in the days before the Internet and what social media companies have enabled us to do in recent years. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
Welcome back to a new season of the Indian Diaspora podcast. In today’s episode, we talked about what we did over the winter holiday break. We also talked about how our individual approaches to vacations and travel have evolved over the years.Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
In this episode, we talked about Christmas - how we experienced it while growing up in India, and how those experiences evolved after moving to the US and UK. This was our final episode for the year. We would like to thank our listeners for tuning in regularly and wish everyone a wonderful end of year. We will be back in 2023, refreshed and ready with a bunch of new topics. Till then, happy holidays! Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
In this episode, we spoke with our IIT classmate, Mazhar Islam, who grew up in Bangladesh and went on to build a life and career spanning the Americas, Europe, and Asia. Mazhar’s personal and professional experiences are fascinating, and his observations on life are deep. You don’t want to miss this one. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
In this episode, we talked about our experiences with obtaining works permits, visas, permanent residence, and citizenship. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
In this episode, we interviewed Tej Nandury who has made multiple moves across the continents over the years. Tej grew up in India, spent a few years in the US during the dot com boom, went back to India to pursue his entrepreneurial ambitions, and then decided to move once again, this time to the UK. We asked Tej what motivated his various moves, what he has learned along the way, and how these changes have impacted him and his family.
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In this episode, we talked about our culinary experiences after leaving India.
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In this episode, we discussed the concept of jugaad. We talked about what it is and how all of us indulge in it. We also discussed where jugaad is effective and where it can be harmful.
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In this episode, we discussed our feelings in the aftermath of Rishi Sunak’s election as PM of the UK.
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Today we talked about our experience of driving a car in India versus in the UK and US.
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In this episode, we talked about the meaning of festivals like Diwali, Navratri and Karwa Chauth in our lives, and how our approach towards them has evolved over the years.
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Today, we continued our conversation from the last episode. We shared our observations on commonalities and differences between Indian and western cultures and how each of us has found their own middle ground. We also talked about how our journeys might have been quite different from those of other Indian immigrants.
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Today we shared our individual journeys of immersion into western culture, how it has impacted us personally and professionally, and the surprising discoveries we have had along the way.
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In this episode, we discussed the passing of Queen Elizabeth II and our feelings about the British monarchy.
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In this episode, we discussed what it takes to set up and manage a business operation in India that serves international clients. We discussed various aspects including incorporation, hiring and retaining talent, cultural differences, performance management, and quality.
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In this episode we discussed how our childhood experiences in India and our early years as cash-strapped immigrants can impact how we behave today. We also discussed how a “scarcity mindset” could impact our kids’ ability to think big and take professional risks.
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In this episode, we discussed what it was like to discover new sports like baseball and American football. And of course, we ended the episode talking about cricket.
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In this episode, we talked about our individual journeys out of India and how some of our decisions have impacted us, our kids, and our parents.
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In this episode we discussed the role that sports played in our childhoods and how our attitudes have evolved since then. We also talked about the importance of focus, financial investment, and access to facilities in nurturing the next generation of sports talent.
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In this episode, we discussed our experience of raising kids and how different it was from our own childhood experiences.
As always, we would love to hear back from our listeners. We can be reached at indiasporapodcast@gmail.com
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In this episode, we tried to demystify the college selection and application process. We also invited three of our friends whose kids are going to college this fall to share how they made their decisions.
The episode is a bit long but we hope you listen till the end. The last story is truly inspiring and you don’t want to miss it.
Note: we rebranded our show after learning that our original name was already taken. Thanks to everyone who reached out and told us.
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Welcome to the inaugural episode of Indiaspora.
Today’s discussion was primarily on two topics: 1) what it means for someone of Indian descent to be in the running to become the prime minister of the UK, and 2) how difficult it is to get high quality health insurance for parents visiting from India.
We also highlighted Voice of World, a non-profit social welfare organization working for underprivileged, differently abled children and adults in India. Check them out at voiceofworld.net and do support generously.
You can reach us at indiasporapodcast@gmail.com
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