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I have been a big admirer of Anirban's writing for a long time. It's a shame I haven't hung out with him as much as I want to. This episode I wanted to explore a topic we seldom talk about in this episode (And not seen in most other online conversations)...being a first time dad as a millennial. Obviously having a child is primarily a mothers journey but why not talk about the clueless man next to his partner watching and wondering what does a father do in 2024? This conversation was fun, lighthearted and also quite nerdy considering the detail we go into about performing stand up comedy across the globe.

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Simple Ken is hosted by Kenny Sebastian, A stand up comedian known for his observational humour and quirky stage presence.

A simple podcast about tackling the weekly conflicts of a comedian. 


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It brings me great pleasure to release the first episode of Simpleken in 2024 with my close friend Kanan Gill. It's exciting to announce his first published novel "Acts of God" that is on sale right now on Amazon.

We talk about being trapped in blind spots, moisturising, recurring problems, self esteem , healthy relationship with work and suffering. As you can see, we covered a range of topics that most would call "alarming". Hope you enjoy this episode and hope you have a great new year ahead!

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Simple Ken is hosted by Kenny Sebastian, A stand up comedian known for his observational humour and quirky stage presence.

A simple podcast about tackling the weekly conflicts of a comedian. 


You can Tweet/Youtube/ Instagram your questions/topics/queries discuss for the next week episode using the hashtag #simpleken.

Simple Ken is available on all major podcasts platforms for free including Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, Stitcher, Gaana and Soundcloud.

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Watch the video versions of all the episodes on Youtube @KennySebastian
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I learned the various aspects of friendship in this lovely conversation with Prashasti and Saurav. The way they support each other in ways that enable space, growth and also a chance to be vulnerable was so eye opening to me. Through out the episode I kept bringing up how envious I was of such a wonderful friendship. We also answered a lot of questions from the audience. A lot of laugh out loud moments in the episode with topics that are so specific to our lifestyle that I am so excited for all of you to watch it!
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Simple Ken is hosted by Kenny Sebastian, A stand up comedian known for his observational humour and quirky stage presence.

A simple podcast about tackling the weekly conflicts of a comedian. 


You can Tweet/Youtube/ Instagram your questions/topics/queries discuss for the next week episode using the hashtag #simpleken.

Simple Ken is available on all major podcasts platforms for free including Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, Stitcher, Gaana and Soundcloud.

www.simpleken.com

Watch the video versions of all the episodes on Youtube @KennySebastian
Follow us on Instagram @SimplekenPodcast
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Official Website to hear and watch Simpleken - www.Simpleken.com

Glad you are part of the Simpleken Circle!

GIVEAWAY ALERT: Answer 3 simple questions in the linked google form and stand a chance to win a copy of Shoba’s book on Bangalore! 

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This week, The Musafir Stories speaks with a author, columnist and podcaster Shoba Narayan as we talk about her latest book, Namma Bangalore: The soul of a metropolis

Today's destination: Bengaluru!

Nearest Airport: Kempegowda International Airport (BLR)

Nearest Railway Station: KSR Railway station (SBC)

Prerequisites:  NA

Packing: Pack according to the weather conditions

Time of the year: NA

Length of the itinerary: NA

Itinerary Highlights: 

• Shoba opens the episode with an overview of the book, her connection to Bangalore and how the book came about. 
• We talk about the history of Bangalore, including the recent discoveries of hero stones that date the city back to 750-500 BC. We also talk about the myths and legends as well as Bangalore’s earliest trade connections. 
• We dive into the transformation of Bangalore of the 90s from pensioner’s paradise to the pub city of the 00s, some of the iconic drinks and breweries, the drinking culture of Bangalore, as well as the earliest connections to liquor. 
• We talk about the monsoon delicacies and snacks and take a quick stroll down memory lane. 
• Next we cover some iconic neighbourhoods of Bangalore, including Malleshwaram, Shivajinagar and VV Puram. 
• We cap off the episode by talking about the green lungs of Bangalore and closing comments. 

Links:

Link to buy “Namma Bangalore: The soul of a metropolis”: https://www.amazon.in/NAMMA-BANGALORE-Metropolis-SHOBA-NARAYAN/dp/9357024662

Link to Shoba’s website: https://shobanarayan.com/books-main-page/namma-bangalore/

Link to Shoba’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shobanarayan/

Link to Shoba’s podcast: https://birdpodcast.com/

Photo Credit: Namma Bangalore: The soul of a metropolis, published by Rupa Publications

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In February 2023, the Tom Tom traffic index found Bengaluru to be the world’s second-most traffic congested city. In September, the city experienced massive traffic congestion with lakhs of commuters stranded for hours. October saw the Namma Metro's Purple Line fully operational to help ease traffic. But will the metro really suffice as the solution for Bengaluru's long-term traffic needs? Or are there other factors at play? In this episode, Ananya Desai and Rohan Pai discuss Namma Metro's role in solving Bengaluru's traffic problem.

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In this episode, Sowmya Nandan from Takshashila Institution hosts author Shoba Narayan for a conversation on her latest book Namma Bangalore: The Soul of a Metropolis. They go through the layers of food, language, art, start-up ecosystem, citizen-led movements & homes in Bangalore. And of course, traffic.

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Charles Haswell Campagnac (1886 to 1970) wrote much of his autobiography before he died and we have his grand daughter, Sandra and other members of his family to thank for pulling all of his notes together and producing The Autobiography of a Wanderer in England and Burma published in 2011 and available at Amazon and other ebook stores.

Charles Campagnac's role as a barrister, a Councillor of Rangoon's Municipal Council (including time as Mayor) and as a Member of the Legislative Council provides us with a detailed understanding of life in Burma including the years before, during and after WW2.

This episode 6 deals with the Campagnac's experiences in India having fled from the Japanese occupation of Burma.

Please feel free to contact me with suggested interviewees at church.peter@gmail.com.

Thank you for listening .

Peter Church

From Shakespeare to RuPaul, we all love a performance. But what exactly is it? What are its boundaries, its powers, its potential, its stakes? Kareem Khubchandani, who also performs as LaWhore Vagistan – “everyone's favourite desi drag queen aunty” – joins Uncommon Sense to unpack the latest thinking on refusal, repetition and more. And to discuss “Ishtyle”, Kareem’s ethnography of gay Indian nightlife in Chicago and Bangalore, which attends to desire and fun in the lives of global Indian workers too often stereotyped as cogs in the wheels of globalisation.

Kareem also reflects on the particular value of queer nightlife, and celebrates how drag kings skilfully unmask what might be the ultimate performance: heteromasculinity. We also ask: what do thinkers like Bourdieu and Foucault reveal about performance? Why is there still a way to go in our understanding of drag and how might decolonising it serve us all? Plus: why calling something “performative” is actually not about calling things “fake”? In fact, performance can make things “real”…

With reflection on Judith Butler, “Paris is Burning”, “RuPaul's Drag Race” and clubbing in Sydney and Tokyo.

Guest: Kareem Khubchandani
Hosts: Rosie Hancock, Alexis Hieu Truong
Executive Producer: Alice Bloch
Sound Engineer: David Crackles
Music: Joe Gardner
Artwork: Erin Aniker

Find more about Uncommon Sense at The Sociological Review.

Episode Resources

From The Sociological Review

• Advantages of upper-class backgrounds: Forms of capital, school cultures and educational performance – Vegard Jarness, Thea Bertnes Strømme
• ‘You've Gotta Learn how to Play the Game’: Homeless Women's Use of Gender Performance as a Tool for Preventing Victimization – Laura Huey, Eric Berndt
• Performing the Disabled Body in Academia – Luke Walker

By Kareem Khubchandani

• Ishtyle
• Decolonize Drag
• Queer Nightlife (co-edited with Kemi Adeyemi and Ramón Rivera-Servera)
• Dance Floor Divas
• Kareem’s website, including more about LaWhore Vagistan

Further reading and viewing

• “Introduction to Performing Refusal/Refusing to Perform” – Lilian G. Mengesha, Lakshmi Padmanabhan
• “Everynight Life” – Celeste Fraser Delgado, José Esteban Muñoz (editors)
• “Cruising Utopia” – José Esteban Muñoz
• “Gender Trouble” – Judith Butler
• “Camera Lucida” – Roland Barthes
• “Paris is Burning” (film) – Jennie Livingstone

Read more about the work of Dhiren Borisa, Saidiya V Hartman, D. Soyini Madison and Joshua Chambers-Letson; as well as Pierre Bourdieu, Erving Goffman, Mikhail Bakhtin and Michel Foucault.

In this episode of Run with Fitpage, we have one of the top Heart Surgeons in the country, Dr Adil Sadiq. Vikas and Dr Adil dive deep into some of the most prominent reasons behind Coronary Artery Disease and ways to prevention.

Dr Adil Sadiq is a renowned cardiac surgeon in Bangalore with over 4500 cardiac surgeries, 1600 thoracic procedures, and 65 heart and lung transplants under his belt. He is one of the few surgeons in India who is trained in robotic cardiac surgery and has extensive experience in minimally invasive cardiac surgery. He is currently the Senior Consultant and Head of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery at Sakra World Hospital in Bangalore.

Dr Sadiq completed his undergraduate medical degree from Bangalore Medical College and his master's degree in general surgery from Kasturba Medical College, Manipal. He then went on to pursue his super-specialty training in cardiothoracic and vascular surgery at the prestigious Sree Chitra Institute. Dr Sadiq is a highly skilled and experienced cardiac surgeon who is passionate about providing his patients with the best possible care. He is a member of several professional organizations, including the American College of Surgeons and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons. He is also a recipient of several awards, including the "Service Excellence in Cardiovascular Surgery" award from the Times Health Excellence 2018 event.

Reach out Dr Adil here: sakraworldhospital.com/doctors/dr-adil-sadiq-institute-of-cardiac-sciences/11

About the host
Vikas hosts this weekly podcast and enjoys nerding over-exercise physiology, nutrition, and endurance sport in general.  He aims to get people to get out and 'move'.  When he is not working, he is found running, almost always.  He can be found on nearly all social media channels but Instagram is preferred:)

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Twitter: @vikashsingh1010

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I am a fan. Hoezaay is the effortless comedian who blurs the line between artist and art. Hoezaay is funny and what Hoezaay does is also funny. The sweet, calm and chill vibe that he exudes is also what I got to experience while sitting down with him for the first time (Usually we are standing). I always wanted to pick his brain on many things like navigating through so many decades of being in the Indian entertainment business. We spoke about his family, how he started and his strictly financial goals. I hope you enjoy this episode.

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Simple Ken is hosted by Kenny Sebastian, A stand up comedian known for his observational humour and quirky stage presence.

A simple podcast about tackling the weekly conflicts of a comedian. 


You can Tweet/Youtube/ Instagram your questions/topics/queries discuss for the next week episode using the hashtag #simpleken.

Simple Ken is available on all major podcasts platforms for free including Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, Stitcher, Gaana and Soundcloud.

www.simpleken.com

Watch the video versions of all the episodes on Youtube @KennySebastian
Follow us on Instagram @SimplekenPodcast
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Glad you are part of the Simpleken Circle!

It's good to be back after so long. After touring America and Europe I was itching to do a Simpleken episode. I had spoken to Nirmal and Abishek that I was very keen to pick their brains about their journey so far. I love also exploring what makes two very creative minds gravitate towards each other. They spoke about how they work together, feeling alienation from the scene and what the future lies for them. Hope you enjoy watching this as much as I did.

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Simple Ken is hosted by Kenny Sebastian, A stand up comedian known for his observational humour and quirky stage presence.

A simple podcast about tackling the weekly conflicts of a comedian. 


You can Tweet/Youtube/ Instagram your questions/topics/queries discuss for the next week episode using the hashtag #simpleken.

Simple Ken is available on all major podcasts platforms for free including Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, Stitcher, Gaana and Soundcloud.

www.simpleken.com

Watch the video versions of all the episodes on Youtube @KennySebastian
Follow us on Instagram @SimplekenPodcast
Watch short clips of it on Youtube @SimplekenPodcast
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Glad you are part of the Simpleken Circle!

Kausambi Manjita is an award-winning founder and serial product builder based in Bangalore. As the current CPO of Mason, Kausambi discusses the use of AI to generate sales in your eCommerce store.

Sponsored by:

• Zapiet
• The Point of Sale Store
• Rewind.io

Links:  

• Milk Bottle Labs
• Milk Bottle on Twitter
• Mason
• Mason on Twitter

In this episode of Voice of Bengaluru, host Sowjanya takes us through the history and significance of the kings of the Wodeyar dynasty of Mysore. 

The Wodeyar dynasty of Mysore is one of the oldest and most illustrious royal lineages in India. Ruling over the Kingdom of Mysore in present-day Karnataka for over six centuries, the Wodeyars have left an indelible mark on the region's history and culture. Known for their patronage of arts, literature, and architecture, the Wodeyars played a vital role in the development of Mysore as a cultural hub. Under their reign, Mysore witnessed a golden age of prosperity and artistic achievements. The dynasty is renowned for its opulent palaces, including the iconic Mysore Palace, and its contributions to the fields of education, administration, and social welfare. Today, the legacy of the Wodeyars continues to be cherished and celebrated in Mysore, preserving their rich heritage for generations to come. Listen in.

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Show Host - RJ Sowjanya

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This week Melissa is joined by Fiona Caulfield for a vibrant and captivating conversation about travel and experiences in the country of India. Known for its rich history, diverse cultures, and stunning landscapes, India is a sensory overload that leaves travelers wanting more. 

Fiona Caulfield is a true connoisseur of all things India. Her journey began when she left her high-profile career in consulting  and embarked on a life-changing adventure in India, pursuing her passion for travel and authentic experiences. 

Over the past decade, Fiona has become an expert on Indian crafts, communities, and travel. Through her "Love India Travel" brand, she offers handcrafted travel books filled with expert advice. Her desire for authentic experiences and talent for 'treasure hunting' have allowed her to immerse herself in the country, and now she offers recommendations to others to do the same. 

Indagare is also collaborating with Fiona on an upcoming Indagare Insider Journey to India, focusing on Rajasthan, including visits to Udaipur and Jaipur in the fall of 2023. Visiting indagare.com/insiderjourneys to learn more. 

And on Destination Hacks, Melissa highlights even more shopping recommendations from Fiona for finding the best handmade crafts, jewelry and more in Jaipur, Kolkata and New Delhi. She also shares a few of her personal favorite spots for craft and design!

If you want more information on the shops and markets mentioned in this week’s episode, click on the links below: 

Jaipur:

• Nila House: Non-profit dedicated to promoting India’s textile crafts in a gorgeous, elegant stone structure designed by architect Bijoy Jain
   
• AnanTaya: Contemporary craft shop by Ayush Kasliwal featuring home decor from young designers and craftspeople, as well as vintage pieces
• Gem Palace: One of India's oldest jewelry houses selling handcrafted jewelry since 1852
• Gems Paradise & Tholia's Kuber: Fantastic jewelry shops on Mirza Ismail Road
• Phool Mandi: Flower market near Changi Takasal Gate selling bundles wrapped in saris, open from 6:00 am - noon

Kolkata:

• Mallick Ghat: Flower market underneath the eastern end of Howrah Bridge, open from 5:00 am - noon
• Kumortuli: Traditional potter's quarter in northern Kolkata

New Delhi:

• Datskar: Non-profit market dedicated to supporting traditional artisans selling textiles, pottery, jewelry and more
• Kamala Crafts Shop: Traditional crafts shop of the Crafts Council of India that works directly with artisans
• Good Earth: India's leading design house selling luxury home products and apparel
• Kashmir Loom: Studio in New Delhi selling embroidered cashmere scarves and throws

If you want to read any of the books mentioned before your next trip to India, here is a list referenced by Melissa and Fiona:

A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry

The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy

Honor by Thrity Umrigar

White Tiger by Aravind Adiga

House of Jaipur by John Zubrzycki

The Anarchy by William Dalrymple

The Ramayana (India's most beloved epic tale)

Somewhere in the Indian Ocean, a nuclear submarine carries out a deterrence patrol. Bizarre new orders arrive and two sonar operators must face existential threats. Will they rise to the challenge, or are they in over their heads?

Nothing Happens was written by Ram Ganesh Kamatham. Find the transcript here.

Climate Change and Other Small Talk is  a worldwide tour for your ears - minus the carbon footprint and lost luggage. Audio dramas from 9 creative teams around the globe will entertain as well as explore our climate crisis. And maybe even what could get us out.

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Written by RAM GANESH KAMATHAM

Directed by PUJA SARUP

Starring (in order of appearance):

ALISTAR BENNIS as Petty Officer Joseph "Josh" Joshi

DILNAZ IRANI as Lieutenant Commander Pooja "Angry Panda" Panda

NAKUL BHALLA as Rear Admiral Amar "Ackbar" Anthony

Sound design, music and audio mixing by VARRUNN BANGERA

Episode Produced by QTP ENTERTAINMENT PRIVATE LIMITED (India) with support from SUNNY DRAKE PRODUCTIONS

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Recording Studio OCTAVIUS (Mumbai/Bombay)

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Created by SUNNY DRAKE

Produced by SUNNY DRAKE PRODUCTIONS in association with WHY NOT THEATRE

Lead Producers: FANNY MARTIN and NAJLA NUBYANLUV

Concept Dramaturg: KEVIN MATTHEW WONG

Impact Producer & Climate Dramaturg: CHAPRECE HENRY 

Communications Producer: DANIELA GERSTMANN 

Central Audio Producers: HEATHER BROWN and RICHARD FEREN

Series funders: Canada Council for the Arts, Ontario Arts Council and Toronto Arts Council

See our website for full credits - it truly does take a village to raise a podcast.

The horticulture department which maintains Bangalore’s iconic Cubbon Park, recently enforced restrictions on citizens who they believe ‘misuse the park in many ways, including playing games or engaging in romantic gestures’. Apart from the sheer harassment and moral policing, this entails, the new restrictions also go against the government’s AMRUT (Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation) scheme and the National Urban Greening Policy, 2014 which provides guidelines for the development of parks and green spaces in urban areas to encourage the creation of open spaces for public use.

In this episode, Carl Jaison and Saurabh Todi discuss the impact of the restrictions on citizens’ rights, ways by which the restrictions could have been communicated better, and potential remedies & suggestions to improve the prevailing situation.

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