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The UpstreamLife — 133 episodes

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Retail's still in search of technologies relevant for consumer experience: A view from Pavan of RDEP

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Understanding US Healthcare & why its on the cusp of change: a view from CitiusTech's Sudhir Kesavan

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Discover the right fund for your company with Mohur: Priyanka's journey of building an ecosystem

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The GCC edge - why India is still the preferred technology centre? A view from Xpheno

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Diamonds are forever, even more so when a millennia old tradition is revived by Meenu Subbiah

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Author, CSO of Ascendion, and futurist Paul Roehrig talks about organizations transitioning with #AI

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Consumption! Brands, e-Commerce, Mom&Pop stores in India - a view from Devangshu Dutta

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Making life a journey of continuous learning: ZeCa Capital's Shreya Ravi's take on career in finance

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The Deep Science Ecosystem in India, a conversation with Ankur Capital

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A history of innovation in the deep science ecosystem in India, a case for startups

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IP protection for Indian deep tech startups, how to build value for a company

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Scaling deep tech ventures in manufacturing, a view from innovators & founders of Sea6 Energy, VFlow

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Scale up Journey for Deep Science Ventures: A View From BioPrimeAgri & Morphing Machines Founders

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Gaganyaan mission's Prashant Nair talks about his inspirations at Ankur Capital's #DeepScienceForum

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The "Anscer" to made-in-India #robotics: a primer about IP driven deep tech #startups with Raghu

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How tech companies plan their routes to boost employee productivity with Routematic's intelligence

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India's #crypto story and why retail investors are appreciating it - the Coinswitch interview

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GitHub's open source and how is it converging with #ai - a view from Karan M V

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How the world of finance is gearing up to #AI - a view from Acuity Analytics

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Gyrophint: #ai based reader that detects chemicals in boxes, helping airports save lives

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Beyond the Hype: Practical AI insights from Elastic with Ajay Nair

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Forging the Future with Elastic: Agentic AI and the Power of Contextual Search

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After funding 200 plus companies, why 247VC's Shashank believes in India's future is in deep tech

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Phyx44 & the happy cow: the recombinant milk based protein alternative for a sustainable future

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Why this tech investor wants to make farmers his partners while acquiring land for development

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War to deploy LLMs in enterprises is wide open, adoption of GPTs require experts - Arun of Articul8

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Story of consumption & Indian brands until 2040 - conversation with Vinay Singh of Fireside Ventures

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Deep tech's success is a key to a sustainable future - Social Alpha's founder Manoj Kumar

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India's fastest growing chronic pain management device, the journey of Litemed and its founders

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The journey of Jay Modh's "Intuitive" - AI led business in North America & startup investments

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Indian equities, India's rise, Trumpeting Empire, future - thoughts from Bruce Keith of InvestorAi

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The way we drink water, subscription & access to clean H2O for working India: the DrinkPrime Story

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A platform for creators to own their data & monetise their videos: the story of Skara

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Numocity - India's leading EV network management startup wins big with global contracts

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Algorithms, AI & technology buying in Indian banks: in conversation with Scienaptic Systems

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NASA to hedge funds want Ambee's climate data to predict wildfires & pollen incidents, discover why

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Decoding AI security for enterprises with ManageEngine's head of AI security

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Store your gold with zero worries with Aurm's new age lockers built for gated-communities

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Okulo Aerospace, a use case for made-in-India HAPS drones - in-conversation with Ideaspring Capital

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Transformation of the C-Suite's IT buying habits, mapping old & new technologies with Apexon

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Into the future in 2025: Padmashree of Capgemini talks ethical AI & the need for it in Corporations

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Jobs that empower intelligence will increase with AI: Abhimanyu Saxena on the business of Scaler.

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Employee and Customer identity that is omnipresent: Okta's India story for corporations and startups

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"OG" Jagdish Patankar says Indian cities are now gearing up for bigger, better industry events.

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Anup Jain's journey from running a fund to starting up a new fund: the story of Indian-VC 2.0

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All roads lead to Bengaluru: Madan Padaki discusses TiE Global Summit, rise of nanopreneurs

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Solving problems for customers: Brillio India MD's take on digital transformation in the AI era

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Pain & joy of an "Empire" - Shakir Haq's take on operating a restaurant chain & being tech ready

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Democratically enabled "Reviews" guide you to the right software: the story of G2 & Godard Abel

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The tech that powers travel: how Sabre's engineering enables startups, OTAs, airlines & travellers

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Light Box and its bets on the India story: consumption, supply chains & an evolving customer

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An investor, a CA & a journalist discuss markets, economy, transparency and transformation in India

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"Matter": why Steerworld is a made-in-India manufacturing success in construction, pharma & food

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Make learning relevant in the AI era: Simplilearn's Krishna Kumar on future of training & education

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NuVentures & its new thesis: founder Venk Krishnan talks Saas, AI & enabling startups with customers

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A platform that enables and nurtures brands in their distribution: the story of Oxbow Brands

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Moorings from Akshayakalpa & its founder Shashi Kumar: making Indian farming lucrative

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Enabling transparency with digital transformation: Srividya Kannan's journey of building Avaali

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Building a CRM "Unicorn", love for Hindi literature: conversation with Prashant Singh of LeadSquared

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Building an AI led transformation business: in-conversation with Deepthi Muthuraman of Ascendion

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Economic Survey & the Indian Budget2024: buyback tax, jobs, food inflation, AI & toxic smartphones

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Startups in the early stage will continue to be sought after: in-conversation with IPV's Mitesh Shah

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Kumaar Bagrodia speaks on upgrading the subconscious: the science & business of brain enhancement

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From bug bounties to enabling security for brands, the AppSecure.Security whitehat story

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Interoperability of loyalty points, use cases, opportunity & tech - Abhay Tandon of Monet explains

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Talking tech, compliance & AI in an era of transformation: in-conversation with Ragu Rajaram of EY

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Journey of product innovation in India through the eyes of Naganand Doraswamy of Ideaspring Capital

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Payments & the journey of Indian business: in-conversation with Akash Sinha of Cashfree Payments

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In-conversation with Anil Achyuta of TDK Ventures: deep tech's impact & ideas from India

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Healthy or unhealthy India: taxes, freebies, the rise of packaged food, new rich & new age politics

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MNCs love India & Zinnov has helped them tap India's capabilities in technology & leadership

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Can new-age EV OEMs make an impact in the commercial vehicle industry; the Planet Electric story

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All about India's transformation in HR services: in-conversation with Aditya Mishra of CIEL-HR

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Building autonomous vehicle & safety technology from India for the world, get to know Minus Zero

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Fast-charging CVs: Exponent's 15-min bet with battery tech, in-conversation with TDK Ventures

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Making you believe: how Zveta is working with certified "traditional" experts in treating arthritis

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Fasal's story of Indian farmers, the future of tech & the business of Indian agriculture

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The "OG" of HR services: K Pandiarjan's bets big on CIEL HR to capture India's booming HR business

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"Grab Me" stories of brownies & more: Gagana Ganesh scaling a youthful brand in modern retail

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Incentives in the world of Web3: Ketan Jog of Absinthe Labs bets on a new age of loyalty management

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A proprietary discovery platform for new age brands: in-conversation with Esha Tiwary of Furrl

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The South-East Asia & the Indian startup influence: meet Shauraya Bhutani from Breathe Capital

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The TDK Ventures "Goodness" & its deeptech mission in India: in-conversation with Nicolas Sauvage

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Analysing 10 years of govt performance & the interim Budget 2024: Startups, tech, taxes & innovation

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Data matters with Tracxn: life after the IPO, ideas & thoughts of its co-founder Neha Singh

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Battery experts & the Mantis: the aura of Orxa Energies & its founders Ranjita and Prajwal

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India is not just a consumer story, it is also about deep tech, says Narendra Bhandari of seafund

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Elektrobit's connected mobility: the car as an extension of your living room experience

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Arjun Vaidya of V3 Ventures illustrates brand power in India, youth culture & consumption

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The practical & real uses cases of decentralised technology: in-conversation with Celestia Labs

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Giving up a cushy govt job to build tech for SMBs - the story of Karan Javaji & his startup Boni

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Modern food & food tech: in-conversation with food scientist Rinka Banerjee of Thinking Forks

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Cannabis stories from Awshad: Richa Jaggi explains why this plant is mainstream in Ayurveda & India

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Indian universities shape the Deep Tech ecosystem: Siddharth of TDK Ventures talks to Prof. Krishnan

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Building self governing AI for industry: the journey of scientist Balaji Renukumar of Sensfix

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A $10 million grant for blockchain & Web3 entrepreneurs: why Bitget is betting on India

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India is the hub for Web3 developers, Kaavya Prasad of LumosLabs talks about the community

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Tomasz Stañzack of Nethermind breaks down the practical applications of Web3 for industry & nations

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Collaboration & execution of work in the era of Web3, Rohit Goyal talks about JediSwap

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Ecosystem for Web3 founders to blossom: In-conversation with Raghu Mohan of BuildersTribe

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Powering loyalty points towards a DApp approach & interoperability with Cultos Global

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Why WebEngage is building a platform for startups to meet investors & talk retention metrics

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A platform for individuals to invest in the climate movement - the story of Incept.Green

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Deep tech in India: Siddharth Mehta of TDK Ventures speaks with Vishesh Rajaram of Speciale Invest

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Nurturing impact led innovations to scale, Marico Foundation's playbook for social innovation

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The entrepreneur who funds small schools in India to scale: Steve Hardgrave's quest in Varthana

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The story of CreditAccess Life & why it's going after lower income groups in rural & urban centres

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Continental's poetry in motion: crafting millions of lines of code to make cars safer & cleaner

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Funding ideas to build a $5 trillion economy: Peer Capital's Rohit talks entrepreneurs & inspiration

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Financial planning is about goal setting & most of them need a guide: Rohit Rao of Finesse explains

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The "Train" to colleges: the journey with Infinity Learn

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Drones Are Handling Mid-mile Logistics In India: Find Out How From Scandron | Ft. Arjun Naik | The UpStreamLife

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Changing the face of retail: How AR/VR amplifies customer experiences | Ft. Sourabh Paithane

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Understanding RETENTION MARKETING - Hear Why WebEngage Believes It Can Help Startups | Ft. Nitya Shah

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Driving Efficiency and Productivity: How Generative AI will augment retail tech | Ft. Rohit Chatter | The UpStream Life

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Deepali Dani, Talent Partner, talks about life at Walmart Global Tech | The UpStream Life

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Fighting Counterfeit Products: THE STORY OF ACVISS & Its Vision To Help Brands! | The Upstream Life

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From Small Enterprises To Large Enterprises, Shopify is Helping The Journey of 'Brand'.Com in India | The UpStream Life

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Being Technical & Business First Helps An EV Business Scale, Zen Mobility's Bets In India | The UpStream Life

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Fixing The Most Indian Of Problems 'Potholes' - The Story Of PotHoleRaja | The UpStream Life

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Building Sustainability & Energy Efficiency With AI And IOT - The Story Of Bert Labs | The UpStream Life

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Drones Finally Fly, Find Out How And Why From Vipul Singh of AEREO! | The UpStream Life

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Meet PRASANNA & His Firm UPEKKHA, The Company For All 'SaaS' Moments | The UpStream Life

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Meet BARELY OPINIONATED, A News & Current Affairs Aggregator On Instagram | Rohit Agarwala | The UpStream Life

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Taking Local Tech To The World, 100X.VC's CTO Bets On The India Story! | Vatsal Kanakiya | The Upstream Life

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CORPORATE GIFTING Is Key To HR Retention, How Offineeds Is Bringing Curated Experiences To Employees! | The Upstream Life

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Insurance-suite For Corporate Employees, A Curated Seamless Experience By Pazcare | Sanchit Malik | The Upstream Life

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Don't Let Medical Expenses Eat Savings: QubeHealth, A New Way To Pay For Healthcare | Chris George | The UpStream Life

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A Food Stack That Manages Everyone & Everything - Can Waycool Win The Agtech Race? | Sanjay Dasari | The UpStream Life

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How Gyan Shala And Pratham Infotech Foundation Impacted The Lives Of 200k School Students! | The UpStream Life

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From STARTUP To MNC: Rohan Shenoy's Take on Proptech's Future | The Upstream Life

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Playing MOBILE GAMES Can Incentivise Youth To Save: Fello's Founder SHOURYA Speaks Of A New Future | The Upstream Life

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SPICE Farming & Its Business: Raj Kancham, Founder Of Krishikan, Explains AGRICULTURE BEYOND TECH! | The Upstream Life