When I was 13

In this Family season series (Season 3), this week we meet siblings Swathi Bavanaka & Sandeep Bavanaka. Swathi is an entrepreneur & founder of EVIBE.IN, an online virtual celebrations app. Sandeep is a cricketer with the Hyderabad team who was also selected for IPL this year, which got cancelled due to covid. Let's hop into our time machine and go back in time when siblings Sandeep and Swathi were 13 in Hyderabad. --- Send in a voice message:...

In this Family season series (Season 3), this week we meet siblings Swathi Bavanaka & Sandeep Bavanaka. Swathi is an entrepreneur & founder of EVIBE.IN, an online virtual celebrations app. Sandeep is a cricketer with the Hyderabad team who was also selected for IPL this year, which got cancelled due to covid. Let's hop into our time machine and go back in time when siblings Sandeep and Swathi were 13 in Hyderabad.

Yet another episode and yet another inspiration for all of us! In this episode of “When I Was 13”, we meet Ruchi Dhona who is the founder of NGO “Let’s Open a Book”. Ruchi quit a promising career with Bain & Company to start her NGO in Spiti Valley. Let’s Open a Book helps school going children in remote schools to read a book and ignite the young minds. Ruchi’s NGO helps in setting up libraries in schools in remote areas so that children do not miss out the joy of reading. So let’s hop onto...

Hello again! The first guest in this new season of When I Was 13 is someone who has never stopped learning. We meet Col (Dr) Manorama Bordoloi who joined the Indian Army as a doctor in the Armed Medical Corps during the 1971 India-Pak war. Even after retiring from the army in 2005, Col Bordoloi studied for her fellowship and worked with an NGO. As I speak with Manu Ma'am about the time when she was 13 in Tirupati in 1962, we are also joined by Manu ma'am's two daughters. So lets hop onto our...

My podcast is two seasons and 28 episodes old! During this quarantine due to Covid19, I got to understand how much our friends and family mean to us. Those that we are really close to, we make all efforts to stay in touch, via video, whatsapp or a phone call. So I decided it will be good to see if my guests, who talk about their childhood, can bring along a family member to discuss how the world was when they were 13. Do you think it's a good idea? --- Send in a voice message:...

We have new soldiers amidst us in these Covid times-doctors and medical support staff. In this new episode, we talk to Dr Purba Gupta - an infectious diseases specialist who has been associated with the prestigious Johns Hopkins University. Dr Purba Gupta talks about growing up in the small town of Chaibasa, and her journey to Lady Harding Medical College in New Delhi, and then further on to the US. We also talk about the future of Coronavirus and how the world might be in a few months from...

It's summer break for me! This week, I get to meet someone who publishes books as part of her job. Shreya Punj is a commissioning editor with Penguin Random House and we talk about her job, how she became an editor after doing engineering. Shreya talks about the future of reading in a world full of digital content, and shares tips on reading more and more. Like all my guests, Shreya also hops onto my time machine and goes back to 2006 when she was 13, and spent her time with, what else,...

We have our first international guest on "When I Was 13" in this episode. Mo Sibyl is a professor of pharmacy at the University of Oklahoma, a podcaster as well as a Koreanophile. Mo grew up in Lagos, Nigeria, and went to get her PhD in Health Economics, and then take up a teaching job. In this episode, we talk about how life was when Mo was 13, what is Health Economics, and what does it take to do so many things in just 24 hours! So let's hop into our time machine and go to Lagos in 1999...

In this new episode of When I Was 13, I catch up with an entrepreneur who is building a STEM based toys startup, Smartivity Labs. Tushar Amin, co-founder at Smartivity, is also a screenwriter & author. His advice for all 13 year-old is to look at fresh opportunities, have fun and not take too much stress! Lets hop onto our time machine to find how the was the world when Tushar was 13, and what got him to look at toys in a different manner altogether. --- Send in a voice message:...

When I was your age, we just had one TV channel When I was your age, we would go out and play When I was your age, I would read books every evening instead of watching Youtube If you were born in 2005 or later, how many of you have had your parents say this to you? There. I knew it! It’s true everywhere, from the US to India. Hello, my name is Aarushi Gupta. I am 14 and I stay in Gurugram, near New Delhi, India. I love watching TV shows. I got my smartphone when I turned 13 last year, but I...

In this episode of When I Was 13, I ask Rashi Joshi, a commercial pilot, to hop onto my time machine and go back in time when Rashi was 13. Rashi turned 13 at the beginning of the 21st century in 2001, and she talks about how New Delhi was in those days, and how she decided to become a pilot. Rashi also talks about how we should speak for ourselves; and yes, she has some tips for all parents to teenagers :-) The image used in this descriptor has been shot by Rashi Joshi from the cockpit. ---...

In this episode of When I Was 13, I meet Sreeraman, an entrepreneur who is building the "voice-enabled" internet. Sreeraman talks about the 1990s, growing up in Bangalore as a teenager. He also talks about how the future of internet would like, with voice enabled gadgets like Alexa. Sreeraman also says that "curiosity quotient" is very important to have in life. So lets hop into our time machine and go back to the time when Sreeraman was 13. --- Send in a voice message:...

In this latest episode of When I Was 13, I spoke with Ashutosh Garg, who is the entrepreneur behind Guardian pharmacy chain. Ashutosh is an accomplished writer as well as a CEO coach. He is also a podcaster with more than 200 episodes recorded for his podcast "The Brand Called You" Ashutosh talks about how being true to his own self (his brand) helped him achieve all that he has. His advice to all youngsters is to be yourself. Lets hop on into our time machine and go back to Landour in...

In this latest episode of When I Was 13, I talk with Raghav Gupta, Managing Director of Coursera India & Asia Pacific. Raghav talks about the time when he was 13 in a boarding school, and how sports and academics defined him. He also talks about why self-learning is a skill that we should all add in this age of online learning. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/when-i-was-13/message

In this episode, much delayed in publishing from my side, we explore the world of Ninorah & Bettina who host the podcast NRI Woman. Bettina & Ninorah have been best friends for more than 25 years! So lets hop into our time machine and hear what friendship is all about, and the bitter and sweet memories that hold a strong friendship together, (https://audioboom.com/posts/7432861-when-i-was-13-vishnu-and-shankar-podcasters/edit) --- Send in a voice message:...

This episode, we meet the hosts of another wonderful podcast " Writer and Geek Show" hosted by two brothers Vishnu and Shankar. We will go back to the time how the world was in the 90s and 2000s in Kerala and also get to now more about how their podcast is based on the conversation that they have with each other. So let's get into our time machine and go back to the time when Shankar and Vishnu were 13. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/when-i-was-13/message

This time, our time machine podcast takes you to Assam, where our guest Tanushree Ishani grew up. Tanushree is the co-founder of an organic brand called The Body Cafe. We also talk about skin care tips in this episode. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/when-i-was-13/message

In this episode, we meet the host of the excellent podcast "The Passion People Podcast" Naga Subramanya. Naga is also a Chartered Accountant. He talks about when he was 13 in 2003 in Mysore, and the life lessons he garners when he meets people on his show. So let's get into our time machine and go back to Mysore in 2003, when the internet was on dial-up! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/when-i-was-13/message

In the first episode of Season 2 of "When I Was 13", we meet Ambi Parameswaran, who is a well regarded leader and expert in the world of advertising & marketing. Ambi talks about his childhood in Chennai, reading books and playing gilli danda. Ambi also talks in detail about advertising and how it is changing in today's world of Netflix & Chill. Join me in this conversation with Ambi Parameswaran. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/when-i-was-13/message

Hey there! I did it! 13 episodes! Meeting 13 inspirational and successful people who shared their memories from the time that they were 13. I move onwards to season 2, and will have more such people on my time machine podcast. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/when-i-was-13/message