Diverse Perspectives: Recent Episodes
Shruti Jain
Stories are the building blocks of our lives. We find it easy to connect to each other when we share our stories. With the help of this podcast, I Shruti Jain, try to navigate knowledge, human emotions, relationships, aspirations and life in general. Each one of us might be living similar or drastically different lives but with the help of this podcast, I will try to bring out something which might help us look at life in a different light and be a part of each other’s journey.
Mihir Shah has been playing the music for over 12 years now. As an artist, he tells us how the music industry has changed in the past few years, its impact on our lives and why do we feel so close to music. He also tells us why are our brains so addicted to pop music and why has it become a rage. Last but not the least, how could I have let him go without getting him to recommend some good music?
In this episode we have a renowned dramatherapist Shruti Garg, who helps us in understanding what dramatherapy actually is and who should avail of these services. She also helps is busting a few myths related to dramatherapy and helps us understand how it can effectively help us cope with our issues. She suggests a few tools which one can use to deal with problems in these testing times!
Sanjoli was detected with Retinitis Pigmentosa and Mucular Degeneration when she was in Class 5, which led to her losing most of her vision as she grew up. But she has not only accepted this gracefully but has also gone on to become a company secretary and yoga teacher. In this episode we see life from her perspective and learn a lot more about her journey. Happy listening!
Our education system not only shapes our career but our habits and personality to a great extent. In this episode Entrepreneurs Aditya Bose and Varun Gandhi discuss how our traditional education system has caused more harm than good, why is it important to fail, take risks and how can we become a leader or a trend setter than a follower. They have also proposed that teachers who try to take over our PT or extra curricular periods in school should be banned. Happy listening!
In this first episode of 2022, three friends Shruti, Shradha and Deya chat about the perils that came along with changing schools, cities, colleges, etc. When you are exposed to a new environment, taken out of your comfort zone, at times it feels like your whole world has turned upside down. These three friends discuss those days which come with their own challenges such as low self esteem, low confidence, identity crisis, etc. among others with a pinch of laughter.
In this episode, we have "Politician in the Making", Praveen Agarwal. A man of immense experience and knowledge, he talks about the Right to Recall, a law he strongly believes should be imposed in the country to deal with the looming corruption and poverty. He talks about the lessons India can take from America to form a more stable and people-oriented democracy while narrating his recent experience of standing up for the 2021 KMC Elections.
Tanushree, a 3rd-year college student, is one of the several people who has faced mental health issues in her life. In this episode, she opens up about her journey with anxiety and depression, her experience of dealing with the death of a close one and the coping mechanisms that helped her to manage the crisis at hand.
Entrepreneur Varun Gandhi talks about why entrepreneurship is the need of the hour in India. He explains why so many start-ups are unable to reach their full potential in the start-up ecosystem in India, how Amazon is giving Netflix a run for it money and why we need to change the way we think about our goals. He has also spoken about his personal journey narrating his entrepreneurship ventures and why he loves spending most of his time doing nothing, getting absorbed in his thoughts.
Stand-up Comedian Harshit talks about whether you really need to be inherently funny to pursue stand up or it is something which can be worked upon. Here he talks about his struggles, bombings and the issues he has faced while trying to take up comedy in a space like Calcutta where the comedy culture is still relatively new. He discusses about the various layers attached to this art form and how it can be cathartic in anyone's life.
What if you are interested in human beings and photography? How do you start something which combines your profession and passion and fulfills your creative interests as well. In this episode, we discuss how Divyam Singhal, founder of Humans of Delhi, started his own page while pursuing a full time job. He is deeply interested in stories in general and tries to bring the mundane stories to life and light with this venture!