Priyanakar Kandarpa is a student at the University of Oxford. He closely follows geopolitics and is particularly interested in American and European foreign Policy Issues. 

Dhruv is an activist, humanitarian and student leader from Bangalore. He is the founder of one of Bangalore's fastest and largest growing youth communities called the “ Bangalore Student Community”. Over the past couple of years, he has made his appearance in various national television debates and also engages in different philanthropic activities around the city.  Dhruv and his team helped over 81,000+ people in and across Bangalore during the pandemic and as a community, they continue to bring about reform and social change.

On this episode of the podcast, I had a conversation with Dhruv Jatti on :

• His journey as an activist and a humanitarian
• The future of activism in India
• The importance of building a community to bring about positive social change.
• How YOU can start your journey as an activist in India.

Anand Tapadia, also known as Warhog in the gaming fraternity, is an entrepreneur by profession but a passionate gamer at heart. Anand started as a game tester at UBISOFT, and then went on to start his own E-Sport Organisation called Mag Gaming back in 2015. Over the years he has organised gaming tournaments and also managed professional gaming teams like “Invisible Wings''.

On this episode of the podcast, I had a conversation with Ananad on

• The scope of the gaming industry in India
• The taboos that surround gaming,
• The skills that are required to become a professional gamer,
• How one can start their journey in this industry and turn their passion for gaming into a solid career option.

Ashdin Doctor is one of India’s leading podcasters, and is the founder of “The Habit Coach Podcast”. Through his podcast, he gives his listeners simple and actionable tools that they can use to build “Awesome Habits”  which in turn can help them lead an awesome, meaningful and productive life and not rely on fickle motivation to get things in place. He recently reached an incredible milestone of 500 episodes on “The Habit Coach Podcast”, and his determination and love for podcasting are incredible and inspiring.

On this episode of the podcast, I had a conversation with Ashdin on

• The scope of podcasting in India,
• The skills required to be a successful podcaster
• Why few podcasts are successful and others aren't.

Vikram Bhansali is a 20-year-old student from Bangalore who loves to capture life through his lens. He has been exploring his way as a photographer for the past 4 years and has developed a broad portfolio in different genres of photography.

On this episode of the podcast, I had a conversation with Vikram on

• His journey as a photographer
• Taboos around photography
• The future of the  photography industry in India
• How ANYONE can start their journey as a photographer and create breathtaking content.

We have started a new segment called YTT Think, which are short episodes on topics that can help enhance our lives and the choices we make for ourselves. In this episode, we would be talking about Procrastination and how you can break out of the loophole of procrastination. Enjoy the episode!

Srijan Anand is a 22-year-old from a city in the Himalayan foothills called Jammu.  He's currently an active content creator on Instagram and specifically creates self-improvement content to add value and give like-minded people a direction to pursue their passion. He has been mentored by Dr Maruthi Sharma who has coached over 100,00 people in 100 different countries on topics surrounding "happiness". Srijan has himself conducted numerous workshops and training programs related to developing essential life skills, and currently, his mission is to help guide individuals to take control of their lives and achieve greatness and happiness through the process of self-exploration. Apart from this, he is also a travel enthusiast and a graphic designer.

This episode is the official launch of Young Turks Talk! All the details about the podcast and our plans for the upcoming episodes are discussed. Stay tuned and enjoy the episode :)