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Take a pause with Varun Duggirala — 269 episodes

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Infertility? IVF Doctor Answers The Most Common Questions Couples Have | Dr Munjaal Kapadia

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ONLY True Cricket Fans Will Relate! Tanay Tiwari & Varun Duggi Relive Iconic Moments

3

Shreya Dhanwanthary BREAKS SILENCE On Bollywood’s Dark Side, Dating Struggles & Being An Outsider

4

ICSE Vs CBSE Vs International Board – Which Board Is Best For Your Child? | Syed Sultan Ahmed

5

Neurologist Sid Warrier: What The Top 1% Knows About Dopamine Moderation That You Might Not

6

DARK PODCAST - If You Spend More Than 60 Minutes On Social Media, Watch This | Shephali Bhatt

7

REAL Fatherhood Lessons No One Teaches You | Sumeet Vyas & Varun Duggi

8

26-Year-Old Indian Entrepreneur Solving India's Air Pollution ft. Angad Daryani

9

How To Stay Focused & Avoid Distractions In 2025 | Ali Abdaal & Varun Duggi

10

Dr. Meghana Dikshit’s Truths on Pain, Clarity, and Manifestation

11

AMA with Varun Duggirala: Wealth Building, Entrepreneurship Tips, and Life Advice For Young Professionals

12

Ankur Warikoo, Anuv Jain, Kubbra Sait Reveal Their Guide to Powerful Rest

13

Vir Das, Varun Sharma, Sharib Hashmi and Mithila Palkar on They Got Their First Big Breaks

14

Best Life Advice On Work, Life & Relationships Ft. Gajaraj Rao, Varun Sharma,Yahya Bootwala, Suhanani Shah, Sharib Hashmi and Hussain Dalal

15

Guneet Monga On Oscar Win, Creating Legacy Films & Behind The Scene Insights On Being A Producer

16

Founder mindset , Profitability & fund raising with Rajesh Jain ( Founder of Netcore )

17

Megha Gupta On Her Carnivore Diet, Managing Type 1 Diabetes & Ditching Diet Trends

18

Career Masterclass | Best Work Advice From Top Media Personalities Ft. Sahiba Bali, Ankur Warikoo, Anuv Jain, Shreya Dhanwanthary, Raj Shamani, Viraj Ghelani and Mithila Palkar

19

Celebrity Stylist Tanya Ghavri On Fashion, Styling for Bollywood,Staying Curious & Unlearning

20

Revant Himatsingka On Food Label Lies, Reading Ingredient Lists Correctly & Mindful Eating

21

Psychologist Ekta Dixit's Guide To Understanding Modern Relationships

22

Ali Fazal Reveals His Secrets To Effortless Acting, Key To Relationships & Finding Purpose

23

Santanu Hazarika On How Angst Inspires His Art, Love For Music & Anime

24

Mithila Palkar On Acting, Being An Adventurous Child & Her Love For Music

25

Tahir Raj Bhasin’s Bollywood Journey, Childhood Stories & Being An Ambivert

26

Viraj Ghelani’s Secrets To Success, Relatability and Finding His Community

27

Varun Sharma On The Importance Of Consistency, Never Giving Up & Always Taking The Chance

28

Sahiba Bali On Balancing Marketing, Acting & Personal Growth

29

Gaurav Kapur’s Stories From Breakfast With Champions, Childhood & Love For Cricket

30

Gajraj Rao On How Your Insecurities Can Become Your Strength

31

M.A.D Stuff With Rob On Childhood, Creativity & Always Creating

32

Anshuka Parwani On Finding Strength & Success Through Yoga

33

Rajeev Masand Reveals The Truth About Film Reviews, Managing Actors & Love For Films

34

Krish Ashok (Masala Lab) on The Myths, Science & History Of Indian Food

35

Shreya Dhanwanthary on Rejection, Family Man, & The Magic Of Saying “Yes!”

36

Ankur Warikoo on Embracing Change, Parenting, and Post-30’s Reflections

37

Essential Pre meeting rituals

38

Friendships, Adulting, and Everything in Between: Navigating Adult Relationships with Ekta Dixit (Psychologist)

39

Life Lessons and Learnings: The Best Advice From Our Guests

40

Hussain Dalal’s Secret To Success : Gratitude & Missed Opportunities

41

Faye D’Souza On Being Active Citizens and Post Pandemic Parenting

42

Saransh Goila On Fighting All Odds For His Passion

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How You Can Find Your WHY ? ( As a Professional, Entrepreneur or Creator )

44

Roshan Abbas On Curiosity, Connections And The Creator Economy

45

Relationship Masterclass ft. Anuv Jain, Nakuul Mehta, Yahya Bootwala & Smiti Srivastava

46

Priya Malik On dealing with Anger, Love and Relationships

47

5 Principles from Stoicism that Changed My Life

48

Schbang Founder Harshil Karia On Finding His Purpose & Entrepreneurial Journey

49

How You Can Turn Fear Into Motivation

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Nakuul Mehta Being Vulnerable, Self Doubt and being present as a parent

51

The Habit Coach Ashdin Doctor On Habits, Toxic Positivity & Spirituality

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Sharib Hashmi Talks About Family Man, Facing Rejections & Taking Risks reminsce

53

AMA: Answering Your Questions about life, relationships & beyond.

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Anuv Jain Reveals The Stories Behind His Music

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India Film Project Founder Ritam Bhatnagar On Always Staying Curious

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Pocket Aces Co-Founder (Ashwin Suresh) on Taking Risks & Capitalising on Opportunities

57

Sahil Bloom on Practising Gratitude to Strengthen Relationships

58

Dr. Marcus Ranney on Why Biohacking Could Be a Gamechanger for Personal Health

59

Yahya Bootwala Weighs in on Art vs the Artist

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Vir Das on Using Humour as a Coping Mechanism

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Humans of Bombay Founder Karishma Mehta on Telling Impactful Stories

62

Agasthya Shah on The Power of Manifestation, Creator Burnout & Being Vulnerable

63

Hack Your Brain to Set Healthier Habits with Dr. Sid Warrier (Neurologist)

64

Joseph Radhik on Purpose, Photography & Friendships

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Mental strength, failures & entrepreneurship with Vedant Lamba (founder of Mainstreet marketplace )

66

Suhani Shah (the mentalist ) on Finding Your Passion Through Trial & Error

67

How to be better at conversations, communication and building relationships through them

68

Dhruv Sehgal on Storytelling, Relationships & Social media

69

Arman Sood (Sleepy Owl) on the Entrepreneur Growth Mindset & Work Life Balance

70

Raj Shamani on Figuring out Your Passion

71

How You Can Achieve Work Life Balance

72

Love, Loneliness & Relationship questions with Smiti Srivastava

73

Find Happiness Within Yourself

74

Abish Mathew on unlocking Confidence in life

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Building community & amplifying voices with Supriya Paul ( CEO Josh Talks)

76

Kubbra Sait on How She Overcame Her Fears

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How I Found My Best Life in 7 Steps

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Choose Curiosity Over Passion

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Why You Should Keep Repeating Yourself

80

This Is How I Consistently Create Content

81

Train Your Mind to Look at the Bright Side

82

Pause But Don’t Stop Moving

83

The Real Reason Behind Your Anxiety About the Future

84

Is Your Indecisiveness Deciding Your Future?

85

Good Decisions Needn’t Be Perfect

86

How to Make Better Decisions (Listen to Your Body!)

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The Thin Line Between Passion & Stress

88

How Slow Growth Helps You Progress Fast

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Try This Effective Way to Accomplish Your Goals

90

Successful People Have Struggles Too!

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Provide Support Through Listening

92

7 Lessons That Changed My Life

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The Formula for Fighting Your Fears

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Why We Only Remember the Winners!

95

Finding Balance In Short Term vs Long Term Thinking

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The Thin Line Between Being Confident and Bragging

97

Make Your Impossible Goals Possible! Listen Now

98

How I Build Deeper Connections, Organically!

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Why You Should Own Up When You're Wrong

100

Uncomfortable Conversations: Your Key to Better Relationships

101

How You Can Get Past Your Fears

102

Hustling ≠ Happiness

103

How Much Planning For The Future Is Too Much?

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Slow Growth: Hustle isn’t the key to growth.

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Self-Love: The Key to Security, Confidence and Happiness

106

Ankur Warikoo on How to say No

107

Learning is Not a Straight Path

108

Shifting Your Perspective = Better Results

109

Learn how to be your confident self

110

Book club: Anita Bhogle on what’s stopping women from corporate success

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Assert your Ideas, Not Your Voice

112

Prakhar Gupta on Tackling Trauma

113

Why You Should Create Your Own Feedback Loop

114

Prakhar Gupta on why you should stop being nice

115

Is Hustle Good or Bad?

116

Dev Raiyani on (Not) Seeking Validation Online

117

Rethinking What It Means “To Sell”

118

Making Time Work For You

119

Happiness is a Bonus, Not the Goal!

120

Leeza Mangaldas on Why Don’t We Talk About Sex in India

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“What we radiate is what we reflect and feel”

122

How you can remember everything you learn!

123

Build a System of Co-Creation With The Power of Interdependence

124

Change your life & mindset with these 5 lessons from Ryan Holiday’s The Daily Stoic

125

5 powerful learnings from Journaling & how you can start your journey with it!!!

126

Varun Mayya on dropping out of college & the Entrepreneur mindset

127

Why create a Goal Board

128

Confidence & how you can unlock it

129

Why Strategic laziness can help you progress

130

What to Expect in Your 30's: Varun Duggirala on The Ranveer Show

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3 ways to Persuade others

132

Sohrab Khushrushahi on fitness, community and finding your own path

133

5 ways to remember better

134

How to Visualize your Day

135

How to put out the fire of self-doubt

136

Discover a hidden treasure

137

What do you say while talking to yourself

138

4 stages to achieve peak human performance

139

Who are the supporting cast of your life story

140

Why a “maybe” is a “no”

141

Dr Sid Warrier on the Science of Motivation , Addictions, and Busting Neuroscience Myths

142

The right thing to do when you are right

143

“Candle Blowers” and why you should avoid them in your life

144

Find your inner Lion

145

Relationships & the 15% rule to building them

146

This too shall pass

147

Meredith Arthur on Dealing with Anxiety, Overthinking & Embracing Awkwardness

148

What regret can teach you

149

The only person you need to impress is YOU

150

Pooja Dhingra on challenges and lessons from them

151

Your habits don’t make you ‘YOU’ ( reset your mindset)

152

Why 99.9% is better than 100%

153

Megha Rao on Being Present, Making Your Own Identity & Creating A Legacy

154

Don’t fear failure ! You can learn from it

155

Don’t Try to be a Genius! You should focus on being a Scenius!

156

The “Truth” about Work-Life Balance according to “The 4 Burner Theory”

157

Why you should not fixate on problems

158

What you should do when life doesn’t go as planned (according to stoicism)

159

Ankur Warikoo on Consistency, Inner-negativity & growing your passion

160

#1 Question you should ask yourself before you share knowledge

161

3 secrets of The Rock’s Success

162

The true value of being imperfect and authentic as told in the Bhagavad Gita

163

The truth about Luck vs Effort

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You can find true success & progress through small wins in work & life

165

The Surprising reason you should not Fear the Future

166

Why you should focus on intentions not results

167

The best way to reach your goals( it’s not what you think)

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#1 reason you can't focus and how you can beat it

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5 “Powerful” steps that help you perform better in life

170

"Take a Pause with Varun Duggirala" Trailer

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How you can find the genius inside you? (Classic)

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Fear can actually help you grow in your life!! (classic)

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How I deal with pressure situations and uncertainty in my life ( and you can too) ?

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I used this “Simple” 4 step process to write my book (classic)

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How you can Visualise your Ideal day (classic)

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How you talk to yourself directs how you feel and act in life ? (Classic)

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How you can create your future ?

178

The “biggest” roadblock to your progress might be you!!!

179

The “Hidden” path to finding happiness

180

The “Real” reason why following your curiosity is more important than following your passion

181

The “Eye opening” value of elimination & focus in our lives ( and why it’s also changing this show)

182

How you can overcome your fears!

183

The “powerful” method to find confidence without letting your ego win

184

How Zen moments can make you more productive and focussed

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The “secret” formula for success that lies between short term and long term thinking

186

The “surprising” reason why your lack of confidence can help you succeed 💡🧠

187

The 4 step process to create anything ( I followed it to write my book) 🚀🧠

188

The “hidden” value of repeating what we say 🗣🧠

189

Why the most interesting part of learning isn’t what you think it is ?💡🧠

190

The Power of building a “Feedback loop “for yourself 🚀🔁

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How to make your goals seem less scary by switching your perspective 🧠🚀

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The “Surprising” reason why we should all choose what to be bad at 🧠💡

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How can “Fear Setting” help you thrive in your life? 💡🧠

194

My “Secret” method to build deeper connections with people 🧠

195

Hustle isn’t the problem with Hustle culture 🚀🧠

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How you speak and sound doesn’t define your ideas🧠🚀💡

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Why are “humans like mirrors” and what can we learn from it ? 🚀🧠 🧠

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The hidden truth about “Selling well” that we don’t realise 🧠🚀

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Why do we all have Survivorship bias and how do we avoid it ? 🧠🚀

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How to achieve your goals by visualising your Ideal day 🚀🧠

201

My “Secret” Method to generate ideas 💡 🧠🚀

202

How you can find your Authentic Humour style ( and how finding it can help you) 🚀🧠

203

The Power of talking to yourself 🚀🧠

204

5 things I learnt from Journaling regularly 🧠

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5 mistakes I made over 50 episodes of ”The Varun Duggi Show” ( and what I learnt from them)

206

Vishnu Kaushal on being relatable and authentic 🧠

207

“The indifferent spectator test” & how to think before you act 🚀🧠

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How to Set goals and manage expectations 🚀🧠

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How you can Find your Zone of Genius 🚀🧠

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The one question that changed the way I look at fitness 🦾🚀🧠

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5 ways to make your mind remember things better🚀🧠

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Ma Anand Sheela on living life by her own rules

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The Spotlight effect & 4 ways to beat it

214

Strategic laziness can dramatically accelerate your progress

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🚀 Creating your Goal Board by answering 4 simple questions

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🧠The 4 stages to achieve peak human performance

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🚀 The best result you can get out of a meeting & the power of interdependence

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🧠The best way to persuade people

219

🚀Are you an Idea based Creator or a Relationship based creator ?

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🧠Ego depletion & retaining willpower through the day

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🚀Finding true opportunity by focussing on the gaps & the “Beats by Dre” founding story

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🧠Optimise your mind by going on a Brain Fast/Detox

223

🚀 Your Career doesn’t have to equal your Passion or your Purpose ( It just needs a hyphen)

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🧠 How I built a productive reading habit

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🚀 Expanding your professional network isn't just about size

226

🧠 Anto Philip on resetting his social media & the Gen-Z mindset

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🚀 The Head of Instagram just signalled the 4 pillars & the future of all social media

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🧠Imposter Syndrome & how I’ve learnt to deal with it

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🚀Building a Framework for your Work-Life

230

🧠 5 ways to bring your mind to “A State of Flow”

231

🚀Spotify might have just given Podcasters the right recipe to leverage Social Audio

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🧠Finding your anchor in the chaos of your daily life

233

🚀 Instagram’s recent announcements might just make creators more powerful than brands

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🧠 Rytasha Rathore on Self-Esteem, social issues & Being an artist

235

🚀Niche businesses aren’t just niche anymore & they has D2C to thank for it

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🧠 Decluttering life & The Eisenhower matrix

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🚀 What the Amazon acquisition of MGM tells us bout the future of the Entertainment business

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🧠 Optimising your day by changing the first thing you do every morning!

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🚀 What washing machines can teach us about the jobs of the future

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🧠Yahya Bootwala on Being a 21st Century Modern Poet 📝

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🚀 The Subscription Economy for Creators

242

🚀: Hope, Action & Ady Barkan

243

🧠We’re All Feeling Overwhelmed!! How Can We Regain Balance & Focus?

244

Thought-Starter🚀: The Peltzman effect & the increase in COVID-19 cases after vaccine rollout

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Anupama Chopra on Being a Film Critic, the Future of Indian Cinema & Building Content Around Content

246

Thought-Starter🚀: Trying to meet Deadlines & Parkinson’s law

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Finding Fitness Through Purpose with Da Rulk ( Chris Hemsworth AKA Thor's #1 functional trainer)

248

Thought-Starter🚀: Bad habits & the secret to getting rid of them

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Kaneez Surka on being Spontaneous in Improv, But Organised in Life!

250

Thought-Starter🚀: Our Destination addiction & how to beat it

251

Amit varma on how podcasts can bridge divides in the world around us

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Thought-Starter🚀: Jeff Bezos & The Regret minimisation framework

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Ranveer Allahbadia on Being Inspired by Sport, Finding Balance & Staying at the Top of His Game

254

Shorties: The origin of the first thing you see in every Star Wars movie

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Shorties: The rebranding of the potato

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Shorties: The inner workings of the WWE & what we can learn from them feat Ranveer Allahbadia

257

Shorties: A band of misfits, The incredibles & Pixar

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Shorties: Michael Holding, Lewis Latimer & some hidden history about the Lightbulb

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Shorties: The historical significance of James Bond feat Roshan Abbas

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Shorties: The Terminator, James Cameron & a dream

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Shorties: VARK & why the way you learn could change your entire learning experience.

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Viraj Ghelani - Saas-Bahu serials, Welcome, Rajinikanth, Jaspal Bhatti, Kapil Sharma & so much more

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Danish Sait - Being South Indian, South cinema culture & not having more than one of anything

264

Gaurav Kapur - Paparazzi, 70’s Bollywood & the Erehwon thinking program

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José & Cyril: Making & discovering Online randomness, tech , Gaming and beyond

266

Sorabh Pant: Writing books, Cricket, War & Hrithik Roshan

267

Nikhil chinapa: learning things, music , diving underwater & lots more

268

Pooja Dhingra : Challenge yourself to do something different and fun !!

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Rohan Joshi : Pop culture and beyond