Mindful Indians: Recent Episodes
Raju & Mandeep
In mid-2019, we set out with the idea of creating a podcast that was uniquely and respectfully our own; so we created “The Indian Perspective” Podcast. As we all know, life sometimes gets in the way, and honoring our product with the time it deserved proved difficult. We wanted a polished and beautiful product so we held back from producing without flair. As is every chapter of our lives, we love the original product we created, but wanted to revamp, refresh and start anew. Like a phoenix rising, we give you: Mindful Indians. On our podcast we’ll talk about a variety of topics ranging from what we have been reading, researching, experiencing along with our opinions on the status of the world around us at the moment. We will talk about the state of our culture, social design, financial independence, minimalism, relationships, life balancing, motivation, inspiration and various other topics. Find us on Twitter @mindfulindians
It's been a long time since we, Indians and Indian heritage folk spoke with love about India. With the western world not being as attractive of a place as it once was, let us ponder the idea of reconnecting with our motherland. The OCI card opens the door back up for you to do just that. Be a part of the story. Join me as a write the first page of your new love of India.
The Mindful Indians return on Holi. Resolutions, change, life improvements follow "resolutions of a new year". In context of the pandemic, two years have passed and restrictions are now lifted, mostly and as we return to life, we treat this moment like a new year. Listen in on how to embrace change and make it work in 2022.
The podcast returns in its new form: Mindful Indians.
It's been a difficult 18+ months. We are broken. Our minds have broken. Our society is broken. The economy is in shambles and on the brink of collapsing. We are divided and people are trying to navigate their way into the post-Covid world.
Raju challenges the idea of the work/life balance. Ponders the question of how healthy or in this case, unhealthy, our lives have become in respect to "work". The question presented: Is Hard Work Overrated? Listen in and find out.
Articles discussed in the episode:
Edelman Trust Barometer:
https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/programs/hack/2020-edelman-trust-barometer-shows-growing-sense-of-inequality/11883788
Wage Stagnation:
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/08/07/for-most-us-workers-real-wages-have-barely-budged-for-decades/
Top 1%, Bottom 50%:
https://www.peoplespolicyproject.org/2019/06/14/top-1-up-21-trillion-bottom-50-down-900-billion/
Deloitte Burnout:
https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/about-deloitte/articles/burnout-survey.html
4 Day Work Week:
https://www.npr.org/2019/11/04/776163853/microsoft-japan-says-4-day-workweek-boosted-workers-productivity-by-40
Coronavirus. May 2020. Lockdowns. Political Turmoil. Division. Fear. A mixing pot of dangerous habits and emotions.
In what would be its final episode in this form, Raju gives a solo take on the dilemma of facing time in isolation due to the coronavirus. He explains how this is a life changing opportunity to reflect and acknowledge changes you might want to take in your life. What's important to take from this is that "It’s okay to not have it all figured out."
Listen in for some motivation if you feel your life has stagnated and you want to write a different story for your life.
Do join us for more conversations on Twitter @mindfulindians
Articles I Spoke About:Adults Brain Does Grow New Neurons:https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-adult-brain-does-grow-new-neurons-after-all-study-says/
People Don’t Become Adults Until Their 30s:https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-47622059
This is where we started: The Indian Perspective Podcast. These are the OG episodes. We might be reborn as Mindful Indians, but these are our roots and they deserve to be heard.Episode 9 of 9 (May 2020)
India is quite an eclectic place. It has a little bit of everything. It can be a real culture shock for those in the west. It's only fitting we talk about the place and its culture!
We sit down for a light-hearted conversation about what we like, love and don’t like so much about India and Indian culture. Listen in to a fun and entertaining perspective on all things Indian!
Thanks for listening and enjoy! Join us on Twitter @mindfulindians
This is where we started: The Indian Perspective Podcast. These are the OG episodes. We might be reborn as Mindful Indians, but these are our roots and they deserve to be heard.Episode 8 of 9 (December 2019)
Mandeep brings us the topic this week on gender roles. We discuss the evolution of gender roles and their significance in family, culture and life. We talk about how equality and respect play a big part in gender roles and that in and of itself gender roles might not be a bad thing. Listen in and hear us discuss the controversial topic of gender roles.
Thanks for listening! We hope you enjoy it! Feel free to join us on Twitter @mindfulindians
Link to the International Center for Research on Women Study we discuss:https://www.icrw.org/publications/masculinity-son-preference-intimate-partner-violence/
This is where we started: The Indian Perspective Podcast. These are the OG episodes. We might be reborn as Mindful Indians, but these are our roots and they deserve to be heard.Episode 7 of 9 (September 2019)
The Reverie Episodes. A series of episodes that will be reoccurring where Raju explores ideas, thoughts or concepts that were either discussed in a main episode with Mandeep or just something he had on his mind.
The first episode in the Reverie series. Raju comes back to the discussion of social media and explores the psychology and biochemistry of social media. He discusses the benefit of using platforms like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, but also discusses the negative sides. Throw in a little advice and motivation and the episode ends on a great note.
We hope this can be of benefit to you in your life and help you gain a more mindful mindset.
Just for the great irony, join us on Twitter @mindfulindians
This is where we started: The Indian Perspective Podcast. These are the OG episodes. We might be reborn as Mindful Indians, but these are our roots and they deserve to be heard.Episode 6 (August 2019)
For the second part of our miniseries on diet we tackle the concept of diet from a novel approach. We approach the idea of thought consumption. What we consume in our lives in the forms of media and how they affect our mind.
We give our opinions on how to control media consumption and how to be more mindful.
Thanks for listening and we hope you enjoy the episode! Feel free to join us on Twitter @mindfulindians
This is where we started: The Indian Perspective Podcast. These are the OG episodes. We might be reborn as Mindful Indians, but these are our roots and they deserve to be heard.Episode 5 of 9 (July 2019)
On episode 4 we are doing a two part miniseries we call The Diet of Our Body. We discuss the Paleo, Keto and Mediterranean. We discuss what it is good and bad about them and we wrap up with some ideas on how to make a diet work and how to make a healthy lifestyle investment in yourself.
Thanks for listening! Check out part 2 of our miniseries about diet of the mind!
Thanks for joining us again! Enjoy! Feel free to join us on Twitter @mindfulindians
This is where we started: The Indian Perspective Podcast. These are the OG episodes. We might be reborn as Mindful Indians, but these are our roots and they deserve to be heard.Episode 4 of 9 (July 2019)
We are back for Episode 3 wrapping together a concept from our previous episode into this one; a conversation about our socioeconomic design and how to break free of its grasp.
First you will hear how we analyze how the supposed “Golden Years” aren’t very golden at all. Then we discuss how people have ended up stuck in this rat race of working their whole life away. As a result we talk about the sociology and psychology behind this designed suppression.
Finally you’ll hear our opinions on how to set your parents free of this paralysis trap of frugal spending and not enjoying the fruits of their labor and how you can set yourself up to be free of the system.
Thanks for joining us again! Enjoy! Feel free to join us on Twitter @mindfulindians
An interesting article we discussed during the podcast:
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2205026-new-zealand-wants-to-make-people-happy-not-rich-will-it-work/
This is where we started: The Indian Perspective Podcast. These are the OG episodes. We might be reborn as Mindful Indians, but these are our roots and they deserve to be heard.Episode 3 of 9 (June 2019)
We are back for our second episode taking on a conversation about how society has been molded into being addicted to debt.
How have societal expectations shaped our thinking? How has this led us to acquire debt? Finally how have the pressures of our culture led to this addiction to debt? We talk about how this has come to be and the socioeconomic design behind this persuasion. How did this become the status quo? Well we give some historical building blocks that have led us to this current predicament.
Listen in and hear how we dissect this issue and our approaches on how to psychologically train yourself to break out of this toxic approach to your life.
Thanks for joining us again! Enjoy! Feel free to join us on Twitter @mindfulindians
This is where we started: The Indian Perspective Podcast. These are the OG episodes. We might be reborn as Mindful Indians, but these are our roots and they deserve to be heard.Episode 2 of 9 (June 2019)
Here we are on Episode 1: Social Design vs Personal Expression of the podcast series. You’ll hear a small introduction about both our backgrounds, interests and a bit about why we wanted to jump into the world of podcasting.
On our first topic we chose to tackle a construct that is unique to each of our own lives and a dilemma that we find many are battling. It is the concept of finding ourselves and our true identities in the world, all the while fighting the societal pressure that is telling us who we should be. Simply put the internal battle between social design expectations versus your true personal expression of your being.
We give some stories on how we have learned to respect this experience. All the while understanding that this internal struggle is a legitimate response and deserves honest attention but doesn’t need to control your life.
You will hear ideas on how we fought it and how the listeners can fight these social design pressures and cultivate our true selves and blossom our unique personal expression.
We hope you enjoy! Thanks for listening! Follow us on Twitter @mindfulindians
This is where we started: The Indian Perspective Podcast. These are the OG episodes. We might be reborn as Mindful Indians, but these are our roots and they deserve to be heard.
Episode 1 of 9 (June 2019)