India Episodes

Jay and Apsara were born and raised in India in traditional Tamil Brahmin households. They went to college, got jobs and got married to their husbands not realizing that something was missing. It was only when they met each other did they recognize that missing piece. At a time when homosexuality was illegal in India, they had to find a way to make it work. Today Jay and Apsara live in San Francisco with their 10-year old twin boys while juggling work and raising a family. This is their story.

Mona moved from India 30 years ago after marriage. She came to a brand new country leaving the comfort of her family and friends behind. She welcomed the change and was eager to begin this new chapter of her life in a very new place with a very different culture. She spent her first few years in Tucson,Arizona and 4 years later, she and her husband moved to CA, beginning her “baby boom” period as she gave birth to 3 beautiful girls. This was also the period her inlaws moved in with her and she w...

Nikki Barua is an acclaimed serial entrepreneur, international keynote speaker, bestselling author and C- Suite advisor who is passionate about making the world more inclusive and innovative. Nikki is the Co- Founder & CEO of Beyond Barriers, a global platform for leadership coaching, personal transformation and community engagement for women in the workplace. Nikki has won numerous awards, including Entrepreneur of the Year by ACE, named as an EY North America Entrepreneurial Winning Woman, r...

35 - This is Part 2 of the conversation with Sudha aunty as she is popularly known. Symbolizing the peak of purity and performance, Sudha Chandra Sekhar has been classed with the all-time greats of classical Bharata Natyam and Kuchipudi schools. Meticulous in each portrayal and adhering to the purity of style, Sudha has become one of those artists who combines versatility and artistry. As a dedicated dancer and a rare genius, Sudha understands the art, is very much alive in the field and has s...

34 - Symbolizing the peak of purity and performance, Sudha Chandra Sekhar has been classed with the all-time greats of classical Bharata Natyam and Kuchipudi schools. Meticulous in each portrayal and adhering to the purity of style, Sudha has become one of those artists who combines versatility and artistry. As a dedicated dancer and a rare genius, Sudha understands the art, is very much alive in the field and has shifted her activities from India to the U.S. and Canada. Sudha has given around ...

29 - State Rep. Padma Kuppa is serving her first term in the Michigan House of Representatives and has been re-elected to a second term representing Michigan’s 41st House District, which encompasses the cities of Troy and Clawson. She currently serves as Assistant Minority Whip for the House Democrats. Prior to this, her career as an engineer and project manager spanned the automotive, financial, and IT industries. Kuppa has also been a civic leader, volunteering with the PTA, founding the Troy...

24 - Kritika Kulshrestha is a computer engineering graduate from India with a master's degree in journalism from the University of Texas at Austin. Her career and education are a beautiful blend of art and science. She grew up in Bahrain, Mumbai and lived for a few years in the U.S., primarily in Austin and New York. She is a brand storyteller and communications expert helping global brands amplify their voice and grow exponentially using content that sparks new conversations and drives positiv...

16 - A Goan by birth and in spirit, Merril is a writer at heart and communicator by profession. She is a proud SODA (sibling of a deaf adult). Passionate about sustainable products, services, solutions and systems, she pens a sustainable consumer blog. Merril is also Head of Communications at SHEROES, the world’s largest women-only social platform. She has also played editorial and content development roles at Network 18, Rediff.com, Careers360, Zee Education, Youth Ki Awaaz and BC Webwise. ...

14 Smriti Lamech will try anything once, yes, even snails. And nowhere is that more evident that in her chequered career path. From emceeing shows, to modelling, to hospitality to journalism, to teaching English as a foreign language, to entrepreneurship, she dives into everything with passion and energy. A journalist and writer, she has worked with leading media houses, such as Bennet Coleman & Co, and the Network 18 group. She is a published writer with short stories in many anthologies inclu...

13 - Kiran Manral is an award winning and bestselling Indian author, TEDx Speaker, columnist, mentor and feminist. She has written books across genres in both fiction and nonfiction. Her books include The Reluctant Detective, Once Upon A Crush, All Aboard, Karmic Kids, A Boy’s Guide to Growing Up, The Face at the Window, Saving Maya, Missing, Presumed Dead, 13 Steps to Bloody Good Parenting which she co-authored with Ashwin Sanghi and Raising Kids with Hope and Wonder in Times of a Pandemic and ...

12 - A communications professional, Anju enjoys the challenge of piecing together a story to look at the big picture. She is Founder and Chief Nurturer of the powerful, internationally acclaimed movement, the #100sareepact, a platform for voices of women to build the narrative of their lives through the medium of the saree. It has been launched once more as a podcast in June this year. The podcast is for all women with a saree story. A mentor to start ups and entrepreneurs for goal setting, vi...

11 - This is episode number 11. This is a check in episode. I want to know how you are liking the show and if any of the shows resonate with you. This episode tells you how this amazing trip in 2019 to South America happened. I also invited my sister Maya Jain (@caffeneinatedfreespirit) to be on the show since this was our first girls trip EVER. Besides being an amazing sister Maya is quite talented. She has worn many hats having been a banker, marketer, editor, entrepreneur and a writer. She ...