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On a Journey
by WeWork India
WeWork is all about inspiring ideas, innovation, and the creative energy of its community. With ‘On a journey’, we bring to you the stories of creators and change makers who’ve transformed the way we live today. Join our host Vineet Singh, Head of Marketing at WeWork India in our second season, 'The sports edit', where he brings some of the most inspiring stories from the world of sports.Disclaimer:"The views expressed by guests are solely their own and their appearance on the podcast does not apply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent."
Episodes
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s2e12 Vikas Yadav - The olympian punch
The district of Bhiwani in Haryana is called ‘mini Cuba’ owing to the number of boxers and wrestlers who come out of the region. Why is that though? Why Bhiwani. Vikas Krishnan says his people take up boxing so they get a job, when the soil isn’t fertile, children learn to fight for their...
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s2e11 Parvin Dabas - The combat league
Back in childhood, every little fight could be solved with a friendly (or not) game of panja. When we think of combat sports, at least in India, arm wrestling is probably the most popular one. Here’s Parvin Dabas, actor from the Khosla ka Ghosla fame, and Founder of the Pro Panja League who’s...
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s2e10 Manisha Malhotra - The stride towards excellence
Have you been one of those who compare Indian Olympic performances with those of countries like China, the US, and Russia? Do you talk about how we could do just as well if a developing country like India had better facilities? Here’s Manisha Malhota, Head of Sports Excellence & Scouting at JSW...
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s2e9 Mira Erda - The speed queen
You’re watching motorsports and one car zooms past the rest, you’re rooting for the driver but who do you think is behind the wheel? One of the most powerful takeaways you’ll get from this episode is that the car sees no gender and the story of Mira Erda, Red Bull Athlete and India’s foremost...
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s2e8 pt 2 - The female champions
In this 2 part episode, Vineet chats with Dipali Goenka - CEO and Joint MD of the Welspun group about Welspun’s effort in promoting women athletes through the Welspun Foundation. Vineet is also joined by Suvarna Raj - India’s premier para athlete and Shivani Charak, a leading sports climber from...
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s2e8 pt 1 - The female champions
In this 2 part episode, Vineet chats with Dipali Goenka - CEO and Joint MD of the Welspun group about Welspun’s effort in promoting women athletes through the Welspun Foundation. Vineet is also joined by Suvarna Raj - India’s premier para athlete and Shivani Charak, a leading sports climber from...
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s2e7 Prasana Krishnan, Fancode - The digital scoreboard
From bunking school to watch a cricket match on cable TV to watching it online at your own convenience, sports broadcasting has come a long way. As the access and consumption of sports becomes deeper, there's a platform that takes the experience a step further, FanCode, which has created a…
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s2e6 Fouaad Mirza - The olympian ride
It was in 2000 when Imtiaz Anees went to compete at the Olympics in the equestrian category and for 20 years India didn’t see any more qualifiers. Until 2020, when 27-year-old Fouaad Mirza qualified for the Tokyo Olympics, becoming the third Indian to have qualified for the prestigious...
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s2e5 Scott Levy, NBA - The alley-oop play
Think back to your school days, did you have a basketball court? Most likely, you did. Most of us have played the sport at least a couple of times but the only champions from India who have made it to an NBA professional season are Satnam Singh, Amjyot Singh, Palpreet Singh, and Princepal Singh.…
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s2e4 Neelam Babardesai, Tata Trusts - The grassroots trust
What do wrestler Geeta Phogat, boxer MC Mary Kom, and basketball player Satnam Singh have in common? Their sporting prowess and origin from the grassroots of Indian towns and villages. With the diversity that India breathes, sports as a category will only grow when sports education reaches all...
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s2e3 Rohan Bopanna - The backhand stroke
Beyond the skill and entertainment of the sport, tennis brings with itself a rich culture and history. Rohan Bopanna is one of the notable tennis players representing this culture internationally on behalf of India today. With the grand slam that he's brought to the country, Rohan is also...
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s2e2 Abhishek Ganguly, PUMA - The brand game
One of the biggest celebrity influencers of India, Kareena Kapoor, had very vocally stayed away from Instagram, until she dropped her official page earlier last year on the platform as the official ambassador of Puma. Virat Kohli, arguably the biggest sports influencer of the country, launched a...
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s2e1 Charu Sharma - The commentator’s pitch
It’s the 90s. You’ve been waiting for the cricket match to start, tuning the television to Doordarshan, praying that the electricity doesn’t go out. The match begins and there it is, a voice that stands out of the roaring cheer for the pull that Sachin just hit on the shot ball - “That’s a big...
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s2e0 The sports edit
The life of a creator is made in the choices they make on their journey. The little battles they champion on their ride from the gully to the pitch, from the slip to the slam dunk, from the wheelchair to the race track, and from knock-outs to chicken dinner. There’s a teenager who battled cancer…
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s1e7 Ragini Das and Anand Sinha, Leap.club - The women’s network
Where organisations around the world work towards making workplaces inclusive and equal, there is still much to be done to help more women make it to global leadership positions. Ragini Das and Anand Sinha, Founders at the Leap.Club have created network exclusively for women, where their…
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s1e6 Gautam Sinha, Nappa Dori - The handstitched tale
While the world perceives Italian leather as being the best quality, Nappa Dori is changing the narrative by popularising goods made of fine Indian leather. From being a student at NIFT to being a global fashion entrepreneur, Gautam Sinha, Founder and Creative Director of Nappa Dori, shows the...
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s1e5 Chirag Tekchandaney, BOHECO - The hemp life
For the advantage that India has in the cultivation and usage of the Hemp crop, it has largely perceived Hemp with a stigma of being the source of the intoxicating cannabis. The Bombay Hemp Company (BOHECO) is working to change this narrative with its line of textiles and food products that give…
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s1e4 Riyaaz Amlani, Impressario - The social experiment
Riyaaz found that the entertainment industry in India was centred around socialisation and food, and he made the big move to open up India’s first homegrown cafe, Mocha. From one restaurant in Mumbai to now some of the biggest cafe chains in India, like SOCIAL, Smoke House Deli, Ishaara, and...
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s1e3 Pernia Qureshi - The global pop up
Pernia Qureshi started her career with global fashion publications across New York and Delhi and quickly made her own unique identity in the global fashion industry with her store, Pernia’s Pop Up Shop. From India’s first luxury e-commerce website to now leading in the sustainable and organic...
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s1e2 Anand Virmani, Greater Than - The botanical craft
Anand Virmani’s entrepreneurial journey has taken him from a corporate consulting job to becoming India’s first craft gin maker. Where most people in the country were interested whiskey, wine, and rum, Anand tapped a real gap in the market to create come a London dry gin, ‘Greater Than’, and then…
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s1e1 Amuleek Singh Bijral, Chai Point - The chai break
Amuleek Singh Bijral, CEO and Co-founder of Chai Point is one of the biggest game-changers of the recent times. With one of the biggest tea cafe chains in the country, Chai Point has changed the way India consumes tea. In this episode, Vineet Singh, Head of Marketing at WeWork India, talks to...
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s1e0 Locally sourced
This is our tribute to The Journey. The journey of an idea that becomes an experience. The journey of an experience that transforms us. And the journey of each one of us who becomes a game changer. Let’s take you on a journey with the world’s most inspiring creators. Presenting, ‘On a journey’, a...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
WeWork is all about inspiring ideas, innovation, and the creative energy of its community. With ‘On a journey’, we bring to you the stories of creators and change makers who’ve transformed the way we live today. Join our host Vineet Singh, Head of Marketing at WeWork India in our second season, 'The sports edit', where he brings some of the most inspiring stories from the world of sports.Disclaimer:"The views expressed by guests are solely their own and their appearance on the podcast does not apply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent."
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