In Conversation with Ashwin
Episodes
S2 Ep5: Voice and choice ft. Jananie SV
14 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Jananie shares her journey from being the reluctant "family showpiece" singer to recording tracks that echo through theater speakers. Growing up in C...
S2 Ep4: The Friendship Episode ft. Rudra Vishweshwar
27 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On Season 2 episode 4 of In Conversation with Ashwin, I chat with Rudra about a topic very close to both our hearts, Friendship. Rudra is my first and...
S2 Ep3: Water you thinking ft. Abishek Narayan
03 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, I have Abishek Narayan who is currently working as a researcher at Eawag, the Swiss Water Institute in Zurich. Abishek has PhD in Env...
S2 Ep2: Second life (feat. Suhail Shersad)
01 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The episode is titled 'second life' because that is how lucky and grateful Suhail felt after he gained consciousness from having suffered a gruesome N...
S2 Ep1: S2E1 - Creative endeavor and clinical execution ft. With Love Madras (Ashna Lulla and Vignesh Sivakumar)
13 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
My guests on the show are Ashna Lulla, writer of the book 'With Love Madras', and Vignesh Sivakumar, the photographer, and visual storyteller. One o...
S1 Ep16: Episode 16- Marketing and Entrepreneurship at Blue Flag Project (feat. Nimmi Roche)
24 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Nimmi Roche is the founder of Blue Flag Project - an all-purpose sustainable men's shoewear that I cannot wait to buy. Each pair of Blue Flags is made...
S1 Ep16: Episode 16- Marketing and Entrepreneurship at Blue Flag Project (feat. Nimmi Roche)
24 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On Episode 16, we discuss Nimmi's early childhood and how that influenced her choices, early on. We discuss her MBA experience at Harvard (and why eve...
S1 Ep15: Episode 15- Recording of The Reading Workshop - Why read, audiobooks, reading hacks, habit forming and much more
21 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
YouTube Link to audiovisual - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMe_oUUfIkg&t=1544s FYI- I would say it's better to watch and listen via the Youtu...
S1 Ep14: Episode 14- A class on Podcasting- Creation, distribution, consumption and monetization (feat. Rahul Nair)
15 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On the show we discuss Rahul’s early childhood and his motivation behind starting Storiyoh. How he moved from being an employee in London’s financ...
S1 Ep13: Episode 13- Gender roles, women in sports and the corporate world (feat. Rashi Kakkar)
21 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On the show, we discuss Rashi’s journey of vagabonding across different cities in India as an army kid and how that helped her to embrace change and...
Episode 13- Gender roles, women in sports and the corporate world. (feat. Rashi Kakkar)
21 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On the show, we discuss Rashi’s journey of vagabonding across different cities in India as an army kid and how that helped her to embrace change and...
S1 Ep12: Episode 12-Babies, photography and women in entrepreneurship (feat. Amrita Samant)
15 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Amrita, an HR professional for 7 years, now turned photographer runs mommyshotsbyamrita- your one stop shop for anything baby and camera related. She’...
S1 Ep11: Episode 11 - Schooling, parenting and upbringing(feat. Swapna Nair)
11 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
You can find Swapna on- Facebook-https://www.facebook.com/swapna.nair Swapna’s glamorous experience as the cover girl of Good Housekeeping- https://...
Episode 10 - Video, content and bollywood (feat. Aditya Pisharody)
03 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Aditya is a former investment banker and management consultant with a Finance degree from NYU Stern, but he left all that behind to join Pocket Aces, ...
S1 Ep9: Episode 9 -Writing, AR Rahman, books, writer's block and more about writing (feat. Krishna Trilok)
04 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In my conversation with Krishna, we talk about his early childhood, his love for battlefields, how he hid his passion for writing for a good amount of...
Episode 8- Chennai, Boston, humour, social expectations and lots of banter(feat. Ashwin Iyer)
25 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In casual conversation with Chennai boy and a dear friend- Ashwin Sridhar Iyer (fondly known as Iyer). We discuss Iyer’s childhood, his journey in B...
Episode 7 - Entrepreneurship, start-ups, funding and VC lessons and books (feat Pranshu Maheshwari)
18 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Pranshu grew up in Chennai, went to Wharton for college. He had originally dreamed of going into politics in India after college (idealistic dreams of...
Episode 6- Movies, stand-up comedy, youtube and Padmavat(i)(feat. Kishen Das)
27 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In casual conversation with film enthusiast Kishen Das. Kishen is a film enthusiast and currently works with film merchandising and movie reviewing co...
Episode 5- Yoga, healthy food habits, books and instagram hacks(feat. Deepika Mehta)
14 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In casual conversation with yogini Deepika Mehta. Deepika is a well known yoga teacher and professional fitness expert, Deepika lives in Mumbai, India...
Episode 4- Life and career choices, philosophy, writing habits and bitcoin(feat. Rohan Rajiv)
30 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In casual conversation with Siebel Scholar Rohan Rajiv who currently works at LinkedIn as a Product Manager. Prior to this, he graduated with an MBA f...
Episode 3-Feminism, MeToo Campaign, patriarchy and social conditioning (feat. Asmita Ghosh)
04 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In casual conversation with Asmita Ghosh, a digital editor at Feminism in India where she writes, edits and tweets for a living. On a Saturday morning...
Episode 2 - God, first impressions and pineapple on pizza (feat. Dhruv and Neha Vora)
26 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In casual conversation with the Gujju son and mom- Dhruv Vora and Neha Vora. On a lazy Sunday evening, we discuss god, first impressions and pineapple...
Episode 1- Love, objectivity and social anxiety (feat. Bhargav Prasad)
05 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In casual conversation with Bhargav Prasad, a writer and stand-up comedian. On a lazy Sunday evening, we discuss objectivity versus emotion and socia...