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Vaadसंवाद #192: How this IAS Officer braved Naxal threat & transformed Bastar | OP ChaudharyOP Choudhary is a prominent Indian politician and former bureaucrat from Chhattisgarh, currently serving as the Finance Minister of the state. Born and raised in a modest farming family, Choudhary pursued his education with determination, eventually earning a position in the Indian Administrative Service (IAS). As an IAS officer, he is best known for his transformative work in the educational sector, particularly in the Naxal-affected Dantewada district, where he initiated numerous programs to improve literacy and access to education. His efforts earned him widespread recognition and several accolades, including the Prime Minister’s Award for Excellence in Public Administration.
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ELP Podcast SeriesELP Podcast Series- Implications of the PMLA Act: Post 2022 SC RulingOn 27 July 2022, a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court in the case of Vijay Madanlal Choudhary vs Union Of India upheld the validity of various provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering (PMLA) Act, 2002. The judgment is perceived to have given a judicial stamp to the wide powers that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) enjoys under the statute. In our latest podcast series, 'Implications of the PMLA Act: Post 2022 SC Ruling' Kumar Visalaksh (Partner), and Arihant Tater (Principal Associate) Economic Laws Practice, discuss the impact of the judgment as well as the developments post the ruling.2023-04-1109 min
Zoom In, Zoom OutEp 11 - Rishi Vasudev: Fabric Salesperson to $36 Million StartupRishi Vasudev, who just raised $36 million for his start-up G.O.A.T. Brand Labs, takes us through his journey from being a Fabric Salesperson out of college to navigating the fashion industry and going on to be the CEO of Calvin Klein, the Head of Fashion for Flipkart and Myntra, and the CEO of Lifestyle.
He talks about his systems for success, building relationships and networking, and continuously unlearning and adapting yourself to a fast-paced world. Rishi shows us his definition of success and failure, and why he decided to create his own start-up after phenomenal...2021-08-0445 min
Zoom In, Zoom OutEp 10 - Shayantan Rahman: Economics at Oxbridge to Career Consulting in IndiaShayantan Rahman, an Oxbridge alumnus and educational consultant through his own company, CollegeLab, takes us through his journey through college, research, and the Indian education industry!
He talks about his experiences as a student at Oxford; sharing valuable insights into exploring and figuring out your own priorities in college, finding a community, and time management. He also takes us through setting up a Kolkata hub of the Global Shapers - a network of young people leading change-making efforts. He shares his methodology in uniting people behind a cause, and his failures and learnings along the way.
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Zoom In, Zoom OutEp 9 - Mahima Dhoot: Amateur Foodie to Viral Food InfluencerMahima Dhoot, an incredible food blogger (@diningwithdhoot) takes us through her content creation journey - from starting and how to choose a career path, to going viral, and how to organically grow your audience.
Having studied her Masters in Gender, Media and Culture at LSE, Mahima goes through the journey of finding jobs in niche careers and how she landed upon her current endeavour. She passes along numerous insights from her journey as a content creator, from starting out, to content burnouts, to adapting to your audience, to getting brand deals, to dealing with online hate, to...2021-07-2147 min
Zoom In, Zoom OutEp 8 - Drawing Comparisons: Feeling Jealous to Finding InspirationJoin us in another special concept episode where your three hosts talk about drawing comparisons, be it through social media or in daily life. We take you through why our brains fundamentally use comparison, when this becomes an issue and how to rid yourself of the anxiety it can cause. Filled with examples from our daily lives, we provide you with techniques from temporal comparison to documenting success and building confidence to make the impact of comparison positive and healthy in your lives!
Resources:
The Art of Comparing Yourself to Others: https...2021-07-1436 min
Zoom In, Zoom OutEp 7 - Anjali Surana: Small Changes to a Massive ImpactThe founder of FullStopp and incoming freshman at Stanford, Anjali Surana speaks to us about activism as a young adult, dealing with online hate, overcoming rejection, and making an impact! She takes us through the activities of her non-profit organisation, Fullstopp, which is trying to change the way menstruation is perceived by society through access, awareness and advocacy.
Apart from this, Anjali throws some light on her own struggles with online learning through this pandemic. She talks about her college application process and developing a mindset in which one can enjoy seemingly stressful tasks. Sprinkled with intriguing...2021-07-0751 min
Zoom In, Zoom OutEp 6 - Arnab Chatterjee: Homemade Youtube Videos To Award-Winning FilmsMeet Arnab Chatterjee, a 21-year-old award-winning filmmaker and student at the MetFlim School in London. He's won 39 international awards, was acclaimed as the Global Young Filmmaker of the Year 2018 by Global Film Awards in LA, and is regarded as the youngest acclaimed filmmaker in India by the Times of India. He was recently covered by Filmfare for his wins for his upcoming film starring Indian acting legend Soumitra Chatterjee.
He takes us through the struggles of starting a film business as a teenager in India: navigating school work, societal pressure, and government bureaucracy, while managing time and...2021-06-3056 min
Zoom In, Zoom OutEp 5 - Stop Procrastination: Serial Procrastinators to Wannabe Productivity GurusListen in for a special concept episode where your hosts Akash, Arihant, and Parth talk about procrastination. Being teenagers who have tons of experience with procrastination, they share relatable stories, chat about what procrastination means, what causes it, and how you can hack your brain with techniques that have worked for them! Importantly, throughout the episode, they provide you with a framework via the 'Procrastination Equation' through which you can identify your particular kind of procrastination and how you can do something about it.
Resources:
The Procrastination Equation by Piers Steel...2021-06-2346 min
Zoom In, Zoom OutEp 4 - George Philip LeBourdais: Exploring the Arctic Circle to Finding Meaning in LifeMeet George Philip LeBourdais, who also goes by GP, and is a Stanford Ph.D. in the History of Art & Architecture. He's also studied aesthetic judgement on a Fulbright Grant in Switzerland and curated the Stanford Digital Humanities lab for two years. He's currently the Head of Partnerships at Polygence, a research academy dedicated to providing high school students with research opportunities.
GP shares fascinating stories from his dissertation, from challenging the norm by applying new computational methods to Art History to actually exploring the Arctic Circle. He talks through instances of self-doubt and systems he's built...2021-06-1652 min
Zoom In, Zoom OutEp 3 - Jin Chow: Valedictorian at Princeton to Disrupting EdtechMeet Jin Chow: co-founder and COO of Polygence, a cutting edge ed-tech startup, and a current Stanford PhD candidate. She's fluent in 6 different languages and was the valedictorian of her graduating class at Princeton '17 where she studied Comparative Literature.
Jin describes her journey through academia from rejection to success, detailing the systems that worked for her and the trade-offs she made along the way. She discusses focus, discipline, and her approach to risk-taking all while providing us with a glimpse into her relatable idiosyncrasies.
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00:00 - Introduction
01:32 - Rejection f...2021-06-0937 min
Zoom In, Zoom OutEp 2 - Kevin Wong: Inside the Classroom to Outer SpaceA senior electro-optical engineer, working on US Missile Defence Systems at Lockheed Martin, Kevin Wong studied Physics at UC Berkeley (class of 2016). He's a member of the US national Taiji team and has won several international championships.
Kevin breaks down his personal growth from struggling in college to working with satellites. He talks about his original vision of his life getting shattered and after that finding out what he's truly interested in. From rescuing a satellite which was minutes away from failure, to dealing with imposter syndrome, to spending years learning Taiji, Kevin's journey...2021-06-0254 min
Zoom In, Zoom OutEp 1 - Let's Get Started: On FailureListen to 3 woefully underqualified friends discuss our views on failure and how it has helped shape our respective personal growth and success journeys.
We discuss about how failure is an ongoing process, no matter how knowledgeable you might be, and how some of the most intelligent people alive today use failure as a tool for growth. Trying to see what failures truly teach us, apart from motivational speakers telling us that “failure is a stepping stone to success”, we introspect on how failure, unfair advantages, and hard work coming together to achieve success.
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