Tag: interviews
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Big Billion Startup: In Conversation with Mihir Dalal
A seasoned business journalist, Mihir has worked with CNBC TV 18, Reuters News and Mint, and has written extensively on startups and ecommerce companies. His first book, Big Billion Startup, which charted the rise of India’s own ecommerce behemoth, was a smash hit when it was released in 2019. The book won prestigious awards, including…
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‘The quality of discussions is a determinant for attendance at SwapBook! meets’
Based in Mumbai, Pravin Subramanian is the founder of SwapBook!, a community for those who love books and who want to meet up with like-minded reading enthusiasts – not just to swap books, but to share thoughts, views and opinions on a wide variety of subjects. For now, SwapBook! meets are only happening in Mumbai,…
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Slogan Murugan: In Conversation with Gopal MS
Based in Mumbai, Gopal MS is an advertising professional (hence the ‘Slogan’ in ‘Slogan Murugan’) and also a street photographer who captures the vibrancy and diversity of Mumbai on his camera. Gopal has meticulously documented his photography on his websites – Mumbai Paused and Which Main? What Cross? He also creates digital photobooks and zines,…
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Heavy Metal: In Conversation with Ameer Shahul
A green crusader, emerging technology advocate, public policy leader and now an author, Ameer Shahul has shaken things up with his book, Heavy Metal: How a Global Corporation Poisoned Kodaikanal. It is an important piece of work, a deeply-researched investigative account of Hindustan Unilever’s role in perpetrating a massive ecological/environmental disaster in Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu.…
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52@52 : Pourings of Angst, Anxiety and Aspirations
Based in Gurgaon, Avik is co-founder of Expereal India and Emote AI. Earlier, he has also worked with Maruti Suzuki, Apollo Tyres, PSA Peugeot Citroën and Volkswagen as a senior management professional. With a diverse range of interests, Avik is an avid reader and regularly writes meticulously researched guest pieces for leading magazines and newspapers.…
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‘Today, guided publishing has taken a front seat’
A writer by passion and profession, Gurgaon-based Deepthy P. Nair is a publisher, having set up The Alcove Publishers back in 2017. A post graduate in mass communications, Deepthy hails from Kerala and is an avid reader, an athlete, a cinephile and music-lover. She currently heads the publishing unit of The Alcove and also works…
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‘We were dreamers who wanted their journalism to change the world’
Based in the US, Dr Dhiman Chattopadhyay is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication/Journalism, at the Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, where he teaches courses in Media Management, Diversity & Media, Strategic Communication, Journalism, and Public Relations. Dhiman, who has a Ph.D. in media and communication from the Bowling Green State University, Ohio, started…
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‘Ancient epics hold immediate relevance to modern life’
With degrees in law and engineering, Mumbai-based Dr Shubha Vilas is a lifestyle coach, storyteller and author. As an author, the focus of his work is the application of scriptural wisdom to modern-day life. Dr Vilas has delivered more than 5,000 talks across many countries and is a visiting faculty at premiere business management schools…
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Talking Audiobooks with Deepika Arun
Based in Chennai, Deepika Arun has a B.Tech in bioengineering and biomedical engineering, is a huge Potterhead, a podcast producer with Spotify, and audiobook narrator for Storytel and Audible. She has a passion for Tamil literature and was language manager for Tamil at Storytel, having produced more than 250 Tamil audiobooks. She is currently a…
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Tamal Bandyopadhyay: A Roller Coaster Ride
One of the most respected business journalists in India, Tamal has worked with Business Standard, Financial Express, Mint and The Economic Times. He has written seven bestselling books on banking and finance and is a recipient of the Ramnath Goenka Award for Excellence in Journalism in the Commentary and Interpretative Writing category for 2017. Tamal…
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