In this episode I’m talking to Kuntal Joisher who became the World’s first Vegan to scale Everest in 2016 and now in 2019 he has summited Everest again from the North Side becoming the only vegan on earth climb Mt. Everest from both the sides. Kuntal’s expeditions are driven by compassion as a Vegan and he also spreads awareness on Dementia. He has also been on the cover of multiple international Vegan magazines. Apart from his mountain expeditions he works as a technology professional and also speaks at various events through out the globe as a public speaker.
In this conversation we talk about his story, how the early exposure to the idea that it’s ok do crazy things seeded his life with the sense of adventure. How his journey as a mountaineer started and the moments when he was first awestruck with the magnificence of Mt. Everest. His training regime and advise for people who are aspiring to summit Mt. Everest. It’s all in this episode.
So without further adieu, please enjoy this conversation with Kuntal Joisher.
The black hole image, captured by the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) – a network of eight linked telescopes – was rendered by Dr Bouman’s algorithm.
3 years ago she led the creation of a new algorithm to produce the first-ever image of a black hole. Which was released on 10th April.
Here is her ted talk which she did right after this achievement –
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#tbt to a Jaipur Trip last year! These Airport moments with furry friends was like a happy coincident! . …Click the photo below to read the entire story.
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Rug underlay with anti-slip – You have doormats and rugs at your home and due to the glossy finish of the floor, they slip every now and then, right? This product is the solution. Put it underneath the rugs/mats and they won’t slip again.
That’s it.
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#Tbt my solo Benares Trip! It was a helluva ride! . …Click the photo below to read the entire story.
Peter Thiel’s Religion – This long-form piece from David Perell is deep and thought-provoking. He has written this long-form essay introduction to Peter Thiel’s ideas. It’s a different take on Peter as David writes about his Christian World View instead of the usual topic – Business for which Peter is famous.
Even though it’s the study of religion from Peter’s viewpoint, but it tells much more about life in the essence of it.
Kudos to David. Thanks for writing this piece.
A playlist I loved –
Reading Playlist – Found this reading playlist right before the night reading some days ago. It was pretty clutch stumbling upon it as it could quickly put me into the zone of reading.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPaByTt1Yws
Quote I’m pondering on lately –
Do not “Tell” the world what you can do – “Show” it!
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eto: a beautiful innovation in wine preservation – This product was showcased in one of the mails I received from a crowdfunding platform. It’s a wine decanter. This means you can pour your wine into this and let the wine open up the taste, but the most amazing feature of this decanter is that it has a mechanism to air seal the wine which remained from the bottle and it can be consumed after weeks as same as a fresh wine bottle.
If you are a wine connoisseur, this product might be just something you were looking for.
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A story – Looking through the window of a moving train! . …Click the photo below to read the entire story.
Walls by Kings of Leon – This song from Kings of Leon has come back to my evening playlist. This song is like a morning after the grieving night. It’s sad but it’s beautiful too at the same time. Like the realisation of good things after they have gone.
Ok. Enough said. Go listen now.
A thought which germinated while meditating to binaural beats – It might sound cliché but here it is –
If you think about it, odds of something happening; especially if it’s something you want, might be 1 in a zillion of possibilities.
They say that if you really want something, the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it. But I think that’s only when you take the first step in that quest. It’s when you take the leap of faith.
What is it that you want? What would be your first step?
Quote I’m pondering on lately –
Being aware of a single shortcoming within yourself is far more useful than being aware of a thousand in someone else.
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She is a visual designer, stylist, photographer and a creative director. Her creative photos and videos go viral every now on then on the Interwebs. Her work has been recognised by the likes of Adobe. We touch base on a variety of things in this conversation like – Her story, her struggle with anxiety and her way out of it, her creative process. How creatives like her make money in this profession and on what scale they should charge. How to work with whatever tools you have in hand to make something awesome!
All of this and much more. (Click the link above to listen to the full episode)
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Aide-mémoire! . …Click the photo below to read the entire story.
A conversation which got me super fascinated about city recycling systems —
Brilliant Minds of Trash and Sewage – I found this podcast episode is very interesting. In this episode, Pam Elardo (Deputy Commissioner of New York City’s Department of Environmental Protection) and Ron Gonen (New York City’s first “Recycling Czar”) talk about how waste and Recycling systems in New York City.
New York City generates 1.3 billion gallons of wastewater every day. 16 million pounds of trash. Eight million pounds of recyclables. Think of the awesome engineering and effort behind making all of that “go away” without our thinking about it.
This conversation was fascinating and gives so many ideas which many cities should implement.
A song which has me hypnotised –
Goodbye – This song is the theme song of a Netflix series – Dark. I’m looking forward to watching the series. But when I saw the trailer of this series this song came up.
It’s from a German musician named Apparat and from Album – The Devil’s Walk
Now that I’ve listened to it, there is no going back, this song got stuck in my head and it feels hypnotic
Just mind-bending.
Quote I’m pondering on lately –
Instead of wondering when your next vacation is, maybe you should set up a life you don’t need to escape from.
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In this episode I’m talking to Gopi Vadsak popularly known on Instagram as Aawaari. She is a visual designer, stylist, photographer and a creative director. Her creative photos and videos go viral every now on then on the Interwebs. Her work has been recognised by the likes of Adobe. We touch base on a variety of things in this conversation like – Her story, her struggle with anxiety and her way out of it, her creative process. How creatives like her make money in this profession and on what scale they should charge. How to work with whatever tools you have in hand to make something awesome! All of this and much more.
So without further adieu, please enjoy this conversation with Gopi Vadsak.
In this conversation, we talk a wide variety of things starting from her own story. Leaving a high paying career to finally go forward to her calling and building up The Eco Trunk from scratch. How our environment is getting worse and what measures we can take as individuals to reduce our carbon footprints. We also talk about challenges she faced as a young entrepreneur and go In detail about the issues like pain points of the modern online stores like package delivery system and sustaining the company.
If you wanna listen to the audio, please click the above link.
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Throwback to the Delhi trip sometime ago! . …Click the photo below to read the entire story.
Sapiens – A Brief history of humankind – This book changed my world view. It literally taught my history of us humans. A great timeline of billions of years described in hours. But this is not just a history book, it contains a perspective about our existence. How empires grew, how they fell, how the current humans evolved from many human tribes.
Narration from Derek Perkins is amazing. I loved the book and I think every human being should read it.
If you want to read this book for free. Audible gives a book free for my readers. You can go here and start your free trial. In case you love it, keep going or cancel anytime.
A movie I loved –
Superbad – This is not an intellectually stimulating movie. It is funny and a little out of the lines. But this great to watch. Jonah Hill nailed it in many sequences of this movie. It’s a college drama about two friends trying to get alcohol for one of the boy’s crush’s house party. So much happens in between them getting to the alcohol. There is a character in the movie you wanna watch out for – McLovin. Plus Seth Rogen as a police officer. Damn!
Here is a trailer –
Quote I’m pondering on lately –
The originality of an idea depends on the obscurity of sources.
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In this episode I’m talking to Monica Chopra, who is an entrepreneur and has built up a company named The Eco Trunk which curates eco friendly products on their online store, to help people live a conscious lifestyle of Veganism. She herself is a Vegan and cares a lot about the environment and the carbon footprint.
In this conversation we talk a wide variety of things starting from her own story. Leaving a high paying career to finally go forward to her calling and building up The Eco Trunk from scratch. How our environment is getting worse and what measures we can take as individuals to reduce our carbon foot prints. We also talk about challenges she faced as a young entrepreneur and go In detail about the issues like pain points of the modern online stores like package delivery system and sustaining the company.
So without further adieu, please enjoy this conversation with Monica Chopra.
An article I want everyone to read and which may be helpful –
How to cure mental health issues – definition, natural remedies and techniques that work – Taking the opportunity to share an in-depth article about mental health. I wrote it a few months ago. For someone who is struggling with mental health-related things like anxiety or depression, this article can be a good starting point in trying to understand what it is actually? Early signs. How to deal with it and how to break out.
P.S.: This is not medical advice and I’m not an expert. But the information shared in this article it’s gained through research, experiences and being in direct exposure of some people who struggled with it. It can be a starting point towards learning more about it but not an alternative to medicine.
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#TBT to a morning in Bhubaneswar, Orissa (India) . …Click the photo below to read the entire story.
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An innovative idea I loved – (From a Reddit thread)
Eco Friendly Packaging – I’m really pissed off whenever I buy something from Amazon and see all the plastic packaging which comes with the delivery. For them, it’s necessary to safeguard the buyer’s product. But this is impacting the climate in so bad way, we can’t even imagine entirely.
So when I saw this thread on Reddit, I was happily surprised. Even if they put packaging cost to the customer like 10-20 (INR) bucks. I would happily give it.
Great Idea!
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Vienna Store . …Click the photo below to read the entire story.
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