The Unconventional Podcast
by Girish Jayaraman and Gaurav Nemade
Curious about people who lead unconventional lives and careers? So are we.The Unconventional Podcast brings you insightful conversations with folks who dared to embark on the road less travelled. We learn more about their triumphs, regrets, and dreams – and why they set out into the unknown when it could have been easier not to. We hope their tales take you one step closer to embarking on your own unconventional journey. Brought to you by Gaurav and Girish, two hosts conventional enough to want to bring these unconventional stories to life.
Episodes
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Episode #7: In Search of Happiness from US to India (Nupur Dave, Author of Back Home)
In this episode, we bring you a conversation with Nupur Dave, the author of the book Back Home: An Emotional Guide for NRIs Who Are on the Fence about Moving to India. Nupur worked in the United States with several name brand tech companies like Twitter and Google – but after 13 years, she made…
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Episode #6: Baradwaj Rangan, Award-winning Film Critic
We're beyond excited to bring you this episode with Baradwaj Rangan, an award-winning film critic. Baradwaj is an Editor at Film Companion, an online platform for entertainment journalism; prior to this, he was with The Hindu and The New Indian Express. He won the National Award for Best Film...
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Episode #5: Follow Your Curiosity (Shalini Govil-Pai, VP @ Google)
Shalini GovilPai is the VP and GM of TV Platforms at Google overseeing product, design and engineering teams for Android TV OS and Google TV. Prior to Google, Shalini was Technical Director at Pixar Animation, where she led efforts for some of the first computer animated blockbusters such as ‘Toy...
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Episode #4: Born to Farm the Natural Way (Krishna McKenzie, Founder of Solitude Farms)
Krishna McKenzie is a farmer, musician, and educator. He was born and raised in England, and moved to Auroville (near Pondicherry, India) at the age of 19. Krishna is the founder of Solitude Farms, which strictly adheres to natural farming practices: no tractors, no pesticides, no fertilizers…
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Episode #3: From Google Executive to Revolutionizing Diabetes Care (Adhi Kesarla, Founder of Sensai Healthcare)
Adhi Kesarla is a co-founder of Sensai Healthcare, which aims to redefine the future of diabetes care and its complications. Prior to this role, Adhi spent a decade at Google in multiple roles, including Head of Finance for Google India. He is a CFA Charter-holder and received his MBA from Ross...
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Episode #2: Unlocking Potential from New York to Bihar, India (Zubin Sharma, Founder of Project Potential)
Zubin Sharma is originally from New York, but has lived in Bihar (India) for the last 8 years, where he founded 2 non-profits: Project Potential and Seekho. Project Potential catalyzes rural communities to solve their own problems inclusively and sustainably, and has been funded by Mr. Narayana...
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Episode #1: From IIT to Inspiring Social Entrepreneurs, One Train Trip at a Time (Ashutosh Kumar, CEO Jagriti Yatra)
Ashutosh Kumar is the CEO of Jagriti Yatra, a social enterprise that aims to inspire, innovate and incubate enterprises for nation-building. Every year, the organization rents out an Indian Railways train and takes 500 youngsters on a 15-day, 8000km journey to meet and learn from the best social...
About this show
Curious about people who lead unconventional lives and careers? So are we.The Unconventional Podcast brings you insightful conversations with folks who dared to embark on the road less travelled. We learn more about their triumphs, regrets, and dreams – and why they set out into the unknown when it could have been easier not to. We hope their tales take you one step closer to embarking on your own unconventional journey. Brought to you by Gaurav and Girish, two hosts conventional enough to want to bring these unconventional stories to life.
Hosted by
Girish Jayaraman and Gaurav Nemade