Introduction to the series.

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A versatile actress, who has acted in 40 feature films in 10 different languages, Nandita Das is more than just accomplished in the arts. She has won many accolades for not only her break-through work in film, as both actress and director, but also for her outstanding work for social justice, gender equality, and human rights. She reinvented 'Dark Is Beautiful', and more recently 'India's Got Colour', to end skin colour bias in India. She was conferred the French Government's highest civilian award, the Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, and the first Indian to be inducted into the Hall of Fame of the International Women’s Forum and as a Yale World Fellow. On this episode, Nandita shares exciting stories from her childhood, her career in movies and social projects.

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India is a land of diverse languages with dialects changing in every city and sometimes even in every lane. While the primary operative language for the internet is predominantly English today, Reverie is a company striving to bridge this gap with technology to include regional language users who make up 90% of India’s population. We chat with the founders, Arvind Pani and Vivekananda Pani about how they are attempting to democratize the Indian internet for regional language speakers.

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In this episode we chat with Anu Acharya, a woman who successfully brought coding and data together to strengthen the field of genomics. If there is anyone who can perfectly decode the inception and growth of genomics in India, it’s Anu. A graduate of IIT Kharagpur and the University of Illinois, Anu now heads MapMyGenome, a molecular diagnostics company focused on making people proactive about their health through personalized health solutions based on genetic tests. Tune in to hear about how genomics is the future for healthcare and more about Anu's journey.

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Ajit Balakrishnan is widely credited as the Father of the Indian Internet industry. This visionary launched Rediff.com in 1995, entirely as an ‘experiment’. An iconic brand still synonymous with ‘lightning fast mail’ Rediffmail, and award-winning editorial content. Ajit continues at the helm as Chairman & CEO. An ‘early adopter’ from a young age be it new schools of thought, business models and technology – we chat with Ajit on his trailblazing days, future technologies that captivate him and India, a country dear to his heart.

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In this episode, we chat with Naveen Tewari, Co-Founder & CEO of India’s first unicorn, InMobi, a global leader in mobile-based marketing and customer engagement. We deep dive into Naveen’s career trajectory, from the early days, a critical business pivot, as he also shares profound advice around work culture, talent management, facing competition, defining a vision, fundraising and more. Naveen sheds light on growing and managing three different brands and companies: InMobi Marketing Cloud, Glance and TruFactor, under the InMobi Group. Tune in to find out what sets Naveen apart when he approaches leadership, challenges, people, and goals, along with plenty of enriching insights.

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Manish Dureja has had an illustrious career of over 20 years with Jet Airways where he spearheaded various strategic business and customer focused initiatives. He also successfully transitioned Jet Privilege, a highly successful loyalty program to a new brand, InterMiles, which took home four awards at the 13th edition of the Customer Fest Show, 2020. Tune in to hear about his journey and to know what it takes to lead in the fiercely competitive customer loyalty domain.

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Our guest on this episode believes every established product recognises and solves a pain point for customers. Rajesh Srivastava is someone who has had a splendid career with eminent company's like JK Helene Curtis and Captain Cook. He has nurtured brands like, Bagpiper whiskey, Royal Challenge whiskey, Blue Riband gin, Blue Riband Duet, Park Avenue and many more. Tune in as he shares his marketing stories and great knacks to crack consumer insights.

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Ajay Ramaubramaniam undoubtedly has a vast business entrepreneurship experience across various cultures and countries including Tanzania, Canada and India. Amongst many other initiatives, he also pioneered an accelerator company for startups in India. Now with his new startup called Razo, he and his team continue to provide a framework for startups to scale. Tune in to hear more about the origins and growth of accelerators, and rapidly developing startup ecosystem in India.

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Upendra Namburi author, speaker and a corporate honcho interviews Naveen Surya who has been known for revolutionising electronic payments industry in India. From the early days of no credit or debit cards to exciting innovations in the payments space, Naveen Surya has lived through it to share engaging stories with us.

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