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11 episodes
since June 30, 2025
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In this episode, I sit down with media founder Aparna and landscape architect Suvarna, to unpack 'Mother Mary Comes to Me' —and how trauma, fierce parenting, and resilience intersect in ways we don’t always see. We get into how public personas mask pain, the hidden systemic failures in urban infras…
I thought this would be a simple book discussion… it turned into a conversation about who owns our stories. In this episode, I sit down with bestselling author Alka Joshi and Cai Chengying, Deputy CEO at Pro Bono SG, to unpack The House of Doors—and how storytelling, history, and justice intersect …
What if solving your own murder meant queuing up in the afterlife’s visa office? That’s the hilarious and haunting premise of The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida. A Booker Prize novel set in 1990s Sri Lanka, it’s a wild mix of murder mystery, dark humour, and political history. In this episode, I sit…
What does a Booker Prize novel about a struggling family have to do with philanthropy in Singapore and waste management in India? In this episode of the Changemaker Book Club, I dive into The Bee Sting with Priyanka Agarwal, Executive Director of the Tsao Family Foundation, and Vishal Kumar, CEO o…
What happens when two trailblazers from finance and clean energy dive into a murder-at-sea thriller? I sat down with Lakshmi Iyer, Group President & CEO at Bajaj Alternatives and one of Asia’s top women in asset management, and Malavika Bambawale, a global leader in clean energy and CEO of SAS…
What could a murder mystery teach us about fundraising and the ways they are corrupted? In this episode, I dug into The Appeal with Radha and Annu, a book that had us hooked while making us question how power, privilege, and manipulation show up in the social sector. We talk about why trust matter…
What happens when a gym badass and a meditation-loving doctor dive into the same book about weight loss drugs? You get stories, science, and some serious truths. In this episode, I chat with Dr. Bhakti Naik, PT, nutritionist, and founder of Ikigai Health, who helps people build real, lasting habit…
Ever met a pilot who’s blind, and runs marathons faster than most of us? In this episode, I sat down with Sudhir and Divyanshu, two leaders who are flipping how we see disability, allyship, and what inclusion actually looks like. From discovering audiobooks during vision loss to flying planes and …
What do a children’s book author and a gender justice leader have in common? Turns out—plenty, especially when the book in question hits like a gut punch. In this episode, I sat down with Bhakti Mathur and Nisha Dhawan to unpack James by Percival Everett. Bhakti’s journey from banker to bibliothera…
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