Timeline:-
Introduction: Till 4:30
Working at a bank after pursuing Mechanical Engineering: 4:31 - 10:00
Founding 2 Start-ups in EdTech Sector: 10:01 - 15:50
Difference between being a entrepreneur and working for some company (being a intrapreneur): 15:51 - 20:20
Building Toppr.com & Kuku FM: 20:21 - 33:00
Future of Podcasting in India: 33:01 - 36:00
Overcoming major obstacles & problems in life: 36:01 - 45:57

This episode of the Say Something Sanidhya podcast is rather unusual as it is a candid conversation with Ankit Saraswat, which might turn out to be motivational for people from small town having big dreams of running their own startup or heading a high growth venture. Ankit hails from Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh and is a young IIT Jodhpur graduate who decided to take some not-so-common paths to build his career. After graduating with a degree in Mechanical engineering, he first decided to work with a public sector bank and then moved to start 2 EdTech ventures. After selling his second venture to Toppr.com, he worked with them for about 3 years and helped them to scale up their operations. Then he by chance got his foot stuck into the audio & podcasting industry, an unknown sector in the Indian startup space in 2018. He is currently working as the Head of Content & Community at Kuku FM, which is considered to be India's best vernacular audio platform. Stream the podcast to know all that I've mentioned above & much more about Ankit.

You can contact Ankit on ankit@kukufm.com or follow him on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/sevenandahalf/

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Timeline

Introduction: Till 8:20

First Travel Expedition: 8:21 - 13:10

40-Day Travel on Jupiter (2-wheeler Scooter): 13:11 - 16:00

Working as a delivery boy & running my food truck: 16:01 - 20:35

What is Van life?: 20:36 - 21:25

The layout of Vimal's residential van, Maaya: 21:26 - 23:00

Problems while building Maaya, the residential van: 23:01 - 28:15

When Vimal got cheated! Bad experiences while traveling: 28:16 - 34:15

The treasure, goodness in people: 34:16 - 37:20

The story behind Vimal's name: 37:21 - 39:00

Getting over low phases in life: 39:01 - 43:46

Very few people in India have had the courage to pursue their dream of living a van life, it's still very much a western concept. Though hitchhiking & solo traveling is now embedded in the Indian travel scenario but van life is still not a part of it.

In this episode we've with us Vimal Geethanandan who has been a full-time traveler for the past 5 years and has tried all types of travel options including but not limited to; hitchhiking, solo traveling, solo riding, etc. Around 3 years ago he decided to live a van life and had no idea how to go about it, finally in September 2019 he purchased his van and transformed it into his home "Maaya," he started his journey in December 2020 to travel across India and host people for free in his residential van. In the podcast he spoke about all that's mentioned in the timeline and much more. Listen to the podcast now!

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Timeline:

Introduction: 00:00 - 19:20

Handling Career Uncertainties: 19:21 - 22:50

Continuing Education: 22:51 - 27:05

Major Life Events & Impactful People: 27:06 - 30:15

Advice to 18-year old self: 30:16 - 34:38

Peter Lobo is a 55-year old birdwatcher who was born and brought up in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. During his teenage years he developed interest in boxing and became a national-level boxer & boxing coach. He later joined The Taj Group of Hotels in Goa where he worked for 8 years and the Sultanate of Oman for 3 years running his own oriental restaurant, then at Rajasthan developing a heritage property till he decided to settle down in Kalimpong and opened his own company Adventure Gurudongma concentrating on birding and wildlife.

An expert birding tour leader and a wildlife photographer. He personally operates all premium birding tours. For the last 15 years, operating, he has been leading high altitude treks, wildlife safaris, tribal tours and a lot of other “off the beaten track” adventures to all parts of India. During treks through various habitats he developed an interest in birding, which became a passion. The ability to spot and identify birds, expert knowledge about “hot spots”, and habitat, and rapport with local people and guides are his greatest assets. He has explored and located many new “hot spots” and trained local guides in the Kalimpong - Darjeeling, Sikkim, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, and Bhutan.

Get in touch with Peter on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/all_india_birding_tours/

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