Vichitramanjari - Mindry.in Podcast

The final chapter of the story of maverick hustler and startup guru Ritansh Swayambhu. In this episode, the GyanGuru podcast tells us what transpired in Ritansh's life during the course of his many ventures and (mis)adventures. Cast: Hari Ravikumar as GyanGuru Arjun Sharma as Ritansh Swayambhu and Himself Harish Kumar as Vichitra Chakshu, the Police Commissioner and Himself Priya as Pratijna Charudatta Ganesh Bhat Koppalathota as Excited News Reader Written By: Harish Kumar, Arjun Sharma Recorded at: Shaale Recording Studio, Jayanagar 8th Block, Bengaluru Title Music: Subramanya Krishnamurthy Additional Music: Joseph McDade (Transistor.fm) "Yiddish Sadness" by Doug Maxwell "Sad Past" by Silent Partner "Sinking Ship" by Silent Partner "Dangerous Toys" by SefChol

The continuing story of ace startup founder and overall whizkid Ritansh Swayambhu. In this episode, he himself joins GyanGuru in their podcast studio to regale and enlighten us with his tales of success (and failure). Learn about his many ventures -- organic homes for old people, post-life solutions and more! This is episode 2 of a 3-episode profile of him by the "GyanGuru" podcast. Cast: Hari Ravikumar as GyanGuru Arjun Sharma as Ritansh Swayambhu Written By: Harish Kumar, Arjun Sharma Recorded at: Shaale Recording Studio, Jayanagar 8th Block, Bengaluru Title Music: Subramanya Krishnamurthy Additional Music: Joseph McDade (Transistor.fm)

A day in the life of a fictional post office that has the latest, bleeding-edge-est way of dealing with posts, parcels, stamps and startups. Cast: Hari Ravikumar as Post Chief Arjun Sharma as post office customer, startup-founder Harish Kumar as post office customer Written By: Harish Kumar, Arjun Sharma Recorded at: Shaale Recording Studio, Jayanagar 8th Block Title Music: Subramanya Krishnamurthy

Can a man well versed in the ancient art of avadhaana, rescue a hostage situation? Listen in to this Kannada comedy sketch to find out. Credits: Negotiator Ganesh - Ashtavadhani Ganesh Bhat Koppalatota Adi Ugra - Hari Ravikumar Policeman - Arjun Sharma Abhilasha - Pooja Shankar News anchor and other roles - Harish Guest appearance - Shatavadhani Dr R Ganesh Poems - Ashtavadhani Ganesh Bhat Koppalatota, Raghavendra G S Script: Harish Kumar & Arjun Sharma Title Music - Subramanya Krishnamurthy

Failed aspiring comedian Pradeep robs all jokes in the country, puts strict joke controls, threatens..until Teaching Star Arun steps in.. Featuring: Arjun, Arun, Harish, Lokesh, Pooja, Swaroop Written by: Arjun, Harish Background music: YouTube Audio Library Title music: Subramanya Krishnamurthy Support us on patreon at patreon.com/mindryin

In this episode, Teaching Star Arun, explores the mysterious absence of correspondence between 2 men who were committed to reviving the lost art of letter writing. They had written and been writing all sorts of letters - leave letter, love letter, letters to the editor, open letters and closed letters. Help others discover this podcast by rating or reviewing this podcast on iTunes or Google Podcasts. For supporting this podcast, please visit patreon.com/mindryin This episode features: Arun, Arjun, Harish Title music by: Subrahmanya Krishnamurthy Background Music: Alone with my thoughts by Esther Abrami, Spirit of the Dead by Aakash Gandhi

In this episode of Vichitramanjari, we talk with the legendary Shatavadani Dr. R Ganesh. Here, he speaks about about humour, irreverence, boundaries, taboo subjects, Kannada & Sanskrit literature and many more things.

Teaser of the interview with the legendary Dr. R Ganesh. He spoke to us about humour, irreverence, boundaries, taboo subjects, Kannada & Sanskrit literature and many more things, as you can hear in this sample. The episode will be released shortly!

Why do epic poems/mahakavyas have to be primarily about love/shrungara or valour/veera? Why can humour/hasya not be the vehicle for such an epic? Why can we, Harish and Arjun, not come up with an outlandish story for such a mahakavya? What is the G-Spot called in Samskrita? With special contributions from noted avadhani Ganesh Bhat Koppalathota, we embark on such a journey in this episode.

In this second part of episode 24, we speak to Priyanka Bharadwaj, who founded and runs https://marriagebrokerauntie.com/ She tells us what this MBA (MarriageBrokerAuntie)is about, her journey in the relationship advisory/coaching world and the types of people/questions she comes across. Check it out! Support us at www.patreon.com/mindryin Music: Subramanya Krishnamurthy

What is marriage? What kinds of marriages should there be? Why is marriage? Why is the number of participants there limited to two? We probe these and other pressing marital issues in this episode. Do listen! Support us at www.patreon.com/mindryin Music: Subramanya Krishnamurthy

Kshaatra parampara is very important aspect of Indian culture. Weapon or shastra is an important equipment of kshaatra. We (Harish, Arjun) go deeper into aspects of weapons ranging from VTU to poetry of Pampa before finally letting Arun Meshtru talk about what aayudha means in a school setting. And we also introduce a new word called Tapa right in the middle of this episode. What does it mean? Listen. :) Support us at https://www.patreon.com/mindryin Music: Subramanya Krishnamurthy

From Bharatamuni to Beatles, from Babar to Batman, what have people (real and fictional) said about love. How would different Someshwaras (from the poet to quiz master) talk about love. And what would love mean in the time of social distancing. All these and more, we discuss, elaborate and analyse in a never heard before fashion. And all the while ensuring you have a good laugh. :) Support us at patreon.com/mindryin Hosts: Arjun, Harish Music: Subramanya Krishnamurthy

We've heard of medical tourism but what is disease tourism? And how is it related to sports, foreign policy and hacking? How shall we make sense of this Rashomon-on-steroids (or Rashomon-for-the-insane) ? In this episode, we show you how. Remember medical dictionaries? And summer holidays? Renew your knowledge of salmonella typhi in this episode. Pitch: disease-as-a-service! To support us, please go to https://www.patreon.com/mindryin

Career Ambitions - in this episode, we explore what alternative (even vintage) career options can be explored by people in these uncertain economic times. Plus, epic poet Ranna inspires 50 cent. And Karl Marx finds a foothold in CICD. To support us, please go to https://www.patreon.com/mindryin Hosts: Arjun, Harish Guests: None Title Music: Subramanya Krishnamurthy

Making schools, babies, avadhana and more 'work/learn/live from home' and VC friendly using the well established principles of SaaS. Hosts: Arjun, Harish Title Music: Subramanya Krishnamurthy

In this episode, we learn about a new form of destruction that companies must adopt for their products and themselves. Hosts: Arjun, Harish Title Music: Subramanya Krishnamurthy Additional Music: Otis McDonald ("Lagos 2030 A.D.")

In this episode we propose a new form of capitalism that is wicket-keeper friendly. Listen. Hosts: Arjun, Harish Title Music: Subramanya Krishnamurthy

Harish and Arjun discuss the characteristics and perils of living a life according to proverbs.

What happens when the modern day obsession with retro extends to all aspects of life beyond making HD photos black & white? Hosts Arjun Sharma and Harish Kumar discuss.

This episode talks about 'reforms' needed in different subjects to help people attain bliss. Hosts: Arjun, Harish Title Music: Subramanya Krishnamurthy

From fusion cuisine to 'chemical free diet', we talk about many 'revolutionary' things about cooking and food. Hosts: Arjun, Harish Music: Subramanya Krishnamurthy

Parliament proceedings in Avadhana format. Hosts: Arjun, Harish Music: Subramanya Krishnamurthy

We discuss much needed 'election reforms'. From EVMs that play party specific ringtones to Duckworth Lewis method to solve voter turnout problem, we look at a broad range of issues. Listen, laugh and like. Hosts: Arjun Sharma, Harish Kumar N Music - Subramanya Krishnamurthy

In this episode, we predict how the world might look like when number of Indians everywhere on the planet rise even more rapidly. In the process we tell you who Sriram-Al-Sheikh, George Washington Potti Sriramulu and Kam Jong Un are! #Comedy

In this episode, Arjun and Harish talk about climbing hills, football and buildings. A pointless yet funny conversation. Do listen.

In this episode, we briefly discuss the 2018 Karnataka elections and somehow link them to the English royal wedding. Then, Blockchain Basappa, a farmer-turned-financial advisor, answers questions from a cornucopia of callers about investment options. Music: Subramanya Krishnamurthy and www.bensound.com

We look at what startups today must have in their pitches to investors in order to secure funding. The technologies, buzzwords and concepts that must be part of the presentation to dazzle the beholder (who is also the moneyholder). #Satire We then hear Startup Sundaru, an entrepreneur, pitch his idea to an interested venture capitalist. #Sketch Music: Subramanya Krishnamurthy

In this concluding part of the conversation with Vasudendra, we ask Vasudendra about his music interests and his experiments with music. Theme music by Subramanya Krishnamurthy

Hosts Arjun and Harish prove beyond reasonable doubt (where none existed) that Agile is not natural. Post that, Arun, Arjun and Harish talk to renowned author, publisher Vasudhendra about his trekking experiences and musical experiments in part 1 of an entertaining conversation.

We continue our conversation with the erudite K V Ramaprasad (@hamsanandi) in this concluding part of episode 5.

The theme music of the podcast takes us back to our school days, when "MJ" Radhakrishna instilled deep respect for musical traditions. Then, K V Ramaprasad (@hamsanandi on Twitter) talks to us in this first part of an interview.

Hosts Arjun and Harish talk about Bro culture, the need and necessity for Indians to celebrate every American festival. #SarcasmAlert for those who don't get the joke. In the latter half, Arjun and Pooja talk to Mysooru startup Foodbox creator and theatre actor and enthusiast Murali.

This second part of episode 3 features a conversation with Thejaswi Udupa - renowned quizzer, Bangalorean, columnist, tweeter, cat owner and Shankar Nag fan - about the capital of Karnataka, its history, its identity/culture, what Shankar Nag means to the city and Bangalore's quizzing culture. Along the way, Koramangala is lauded. Title Music by Subramanya Krishnamurthy

In this first part of episode 3, November, the (surprising) month of festivals, is discussed. The conversation veers to capital cities and then careens to competitive exams, before the learned Dr. Purushottam joins us for a discussion about the latest medical advances, Title Music by Subramanya Krishnamurthy

In this second part of episode 2, we talk to Arun Meshtru, Lokesh Narasimhachar about haLagannada and why one should read it. Arun and Lokesh provide an fascinating and compelling intro to haLagannada literature. Do listen. Title Music by Subramanya Krishnamurthy

First part of this second episode features a sketch where kaLLi (robber) comes and gives an update of her work and new schemes. Before the sketch there is some funny banter about gobbara (manure). Title Music by Subramanya Krishnamurthy

How to do harmless humour, takedown of an incoherent piece on breast feeding, a small audio sketch where Dr. Mithun Hampannavar busts myths and finally Arun Meshtru tells you why you absolutely must know about and use "Igo Kannada" by Professor G Venkatasubbaiah. Hosts: Arjun, Harish Title music by - Subrahmanya Krishnamurthy Myth Buster Mithun Hampannavar sketch: Written by Arjun, Harish, Swaroop Played (rather read out) by Arun Meshtru, Arjun, Pooja, Harish