The Right Room

Punya Arora is a talented stand up comedian who has been touring the country with her show, 'Meri Ma Ki'. In this episode she sits with me and we talk about being your own boss, about being good to yourself, about giving yourself off days and about what Punya has learned from doing her solo show. 

Overthinking is something that I struggle with and in this episode I talk about a few lessons that I've learned about from various sources that are helping me. The books I cover in this episode include Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom, The Subtle Art of not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson, 12 Rules for life by Jordan Peterson and More than Happiness by Antonia Macaro. 

Sanjay Manaktala is a Stand Up Comedian, Author, Podcaster and Filmmaker. In this episode he sits with me to talk about Social Media and the direction we are taking with it that impacts our happiness, productivity and relationships. 

Punit Pania is a stand up comedian from Mumbai who is touring his show, Gainfully Employed. In this episode I sit with him and have a conversation on few of the topics he covers in his show, about how comedy is a long game, about re-inventing yourself constantly and as a successful comedy producer he gives me a few insights on why comedians do not make much in comedy and how that can be changed in India. 

In this episode I sit down with Veteran Comedian from Seattle, Brad Upton who after 34 years into his career, had a couple of brilliant stand up videos go viral, giving him the break he much deserved. In this episode he talks about making peace with one's career, about the things in life that are more important than one's career and about what he's learned about life and comedy in the last 35 years. Also joining me on this podcast is Krutika Jawanjal who is a comic from Bangalore who is instrumental in getting Brad on this Podcast.

Radhika Vaz is a successful comedian, author, writer and Improv actor. In this episode she sits with me and has a conversation about how she found comedy as a result of being lonely, about how Indians do not like talking about love and sex, about dealing with shame and about what she does every time she finds herself in a slump.

Aakash Mehta is an old comedy buddy of mine who always is doing something to progress and grow in his comedy career. He dropped in and talked to me on how much life has changed for him in the last one year. We talk about Free Will, about how he manages his personal life along with his hectic professional life, about what he learned from his break up and also gets me into talking honestly about how my previous year has been. Hope you enjoy this conversation of Aakash and me.

In this episode I sit down with Stand up Comedian, Podcast host, Content Creator and traveler Kritarth Srinivasan and candidly about his Failed Travel Start Up and the lessons he learned from it. I also talk about what I learned from failing in making progress with music. We have a conversation about why having a great product is not enough, about the value of building experience, about knowing how to maintain balance and about executing your dreams in a planned way.