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In Hollywood's biggest plot twist of the year, Netflix has agreed to buy Warner Bros' streaming and studio business for $72bn (£54bn) in a deal that can potentially pave the way for a radical reshaping of the US media industry. Russian President Vladimir Putin promised to provide uninterrupted fuel supplies for India as Delhi faces heavy pressure to stop buying oil from Moscow. Also, in India, the civil aviation ministry says it's immediately suspending some rules governing pilots' night working hours after mass flight cancellations by the country's biggest airline, Indigo. Presenter: Leanna Byrne Producer: Ahmed Adan Editor: Justin Bones

As Vladimir Putin begins a two-day visit to India, our correspondent explains why Donald Trump's policies have pushed India and Russia closer together. How AI models could learn to take shortcuts––and accidentally become evil. And the curious case of the newly-Malaysian footballers.Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—Subscribe to Economist Podcasts+For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As Vladimir Putin begins a two-day visit to India, our correspondent explains why Donald Trump's policies have pushed India and Russia closer together. How AI models could learn to take shortcuts––and accidentally become evil. And the curious case of the newly-Malaysian footballers.Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—Subscribe to Economist Podcasts+For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

#cuttheclutter As Putin begins his 10th visit to India, #CutTheClutter looks at India-Russia partnership & defence cooperation over the years. ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta also explains the opportunities & stains for the ties between two counties amid a changing global order & Ukraine conflict. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To read National Interest: https://theprint.in/sg-national-interest/a-plane-tale-from-the-past/544222/ To Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETdminYTJJU

Marco Imarisio parla del viaggio del presidente russo in un Paese che è uno storico alleato, mentre sembra allontanarsi la pace in Ucraina. Giuseppe Guastella spiega perché la ex ministra degli Esteri si è dimessa da rettore del Collegio d'Europa, per l'inchiesta su presunta frode e corruzione nell'ambito della quale è stata prima fermata e poi rilasciata. Alessandro Trocino racconta le polemiche sulla presenza a «Più libri più liberi» di una casa editrice che pubblica testi fascisti e nazisti.I link di corriere.it:Putin a Delhi, le ragioni di un'alleanza storica e la «trappola della rupia»Federica Mogherini si dimette da rettore del Collegio d'Europa: «Ho sempre agito con rigore»«Più libri più liberi», dopo le polemiche (e la rinuncia di Zerocalcare) il Comune di Roma diserta la conferenza stampa di presentazione

This week we talk about floods, wildfires, and reinsurance companies.We also discuss the COP meetings, government capture, and air pollution.Recommended Book: If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies by Eliezer Yudkowsky and Nate Soares TranscriptThe urban area that contains India's capital city, New Delhi, called the National Capital Territory of Delhi, has a population of around 34.7 million people. That makes it the most populous city in the country, and one of the most populous cities in the world.Despite the many leaps India has made over the past few decades, in terms of economic growth and overall quality of life for residents, New Delhi continues to have absolutely abysmal air quality—experts at India's top research hospital have called New Delhi's air “severe and life-threatening,” and the level of toxic pollutants in the air, from cars and factories and from the crop-waste burning conducted by nearby farmers, can reach 20-times the recommended level for safe breathing.In mid-November 2025, the problem became so bad that the government told half its workers to work from home, because of the dangers represented by the air, and in the hope that doing so would remove some of the cars on the road and, thus, some of the pollution being generated in the area.Trucks spraying mist, using what are called anti-smog guns, along busy roads and pedestrian centers help—the mist keeping some of the pollution from cars from billowing into the air and becoming part of the regional problem, rather than an ultra-localized one, and pushing the pollutants that would otherwise get into people's lungs down to the ground—though the use of these mist-sprayers has been controversial, as there are accusations that they're primarily deployed near air-quality monitoring stations, and that those in charge put them there to make it seem like the overall air-quality is lower than it is, manipulating the stats so that their failure to improve practical air-quality isn't as evident.And in other regional news, just southeast across the Bay of Bengal, the Indonesian government, as of the day I'm recording this, is searching for the hundreds of people who are still missing following a period of unusually heavy rains. These rains have sparked floods and triggered mudslides that have blocked roads, damaged bridges, and forced the evacuation of entire villages. More than 300,000 people have been evacuated as of last weekend, and more rain is forecast for the coming days.The death toll of this round of heavy rainfall—the heaviest in the region in years—has already surpassed 440 people in Indonesia, with another 160 and 90 in Thailand and Vietnam, respectively, being reported by those countries' governments, from the same weather system.In Thailand, more than two million people were displaced by flooding, and the government had to deploy military assets, including helicopters launched from an aircraft carrier, to help rescue people from the roofs of buildings across nine provinces.In neighboring Malaysia, tens of thousands of people were forced into shelters as the same storm system barreled through, and Sri Lanka was hit with a cyclone that left at least 193 dead and more than 200 missing, marking one of the country's worst weather disasters in recent years.What I'd like to talk about today is the climatic moment we're at, as weather patterns change and in many cases, amplify, and how these sorts of extreme disasters are also causing untold, less reported upon but perhaps even more vital, for future policy shifts, at least, economic impacts.—The UN Conference of the Parties, or COP meetings, are high-level climate change conferences that have typically been attended by representatives from most governments each year, and where these representatives angle for various climate-related rules and policies, while also bragging about individual nations' climate-related accomplishments.In recent years, such policies have been less ambitious than in previous ones, in part because the initial surge of interest in preventing a 1.5 degrees C increase in average global temperatures is almost certainly no longer an option; climate models were somewhat accurate, but as with many things climate-related, seem to have actually been a little too optimistic—things got worse faster than anticipated, and now the general consensus is that we'll continue to shoot past 1.5 degrees C over the baseline level semi-regularly, and within a few years or a decade, that'll become our new normal.The ambition of the 2015 Paris Agreement is thus no longer an option. We don't yet have a new, generally acceptable—by all those governments and their respective interests—rallying cry, and one of the world's biggest emitters, the United States, is more or less absent at new climate-related meetings, except to periodically show up and lobby for lower renewables goals and an increase in subsidies for and policies that favor the fossil fuel industry.The increase in both number and potency of climate-influenced natural disasters is partly the result of this failure to act, and act forcefully and rapidly enough, by governments and by all the emitting industries they're meant to regulate.The cost of such disasters is skyrocketing—there are expected to be around $145 billion in insured losses, alone, in 2025, which is 6% higher than in 2024—and their human impact is booming as well, including deaths and injuries, but also the number of people being displaced, in some cases permanently, by these disasters.But none of that seems to move the needle much in some areas, in the face of entrenched interests, like the aforementioned fossil fuel industry, and the seeming inability of politicians in some nations to think and act beyond the needs of their next election cycle.That said, progress is still being made on many of these issues; it's just slower than it needs to be to reach previously set goals, like that now-defunct 1.5 degrees C ceiling.Most nations, beyond petro-states like Russia and those with fossil fuel industry-captured governments like the current US administration, have been deploying renewables, especially solar panels, at extraordinary rates. This is primarily the result of China's breakneck deployment of solar, which has offset a lot of energy growth that would have otherwise come from dirty sources like coal in the country, and which has led to a booming overproduction of panels that's allowed them to sell said panels cheap, overseas.Consequently, many nations, like Pakistan and a growing number of countries across Sub-Saharan African, have been buying as many cheap panels as they can afford and bypassing otherwise dirty and unreliable energy grids, creating arrays of microgrids, instead.Despite those notable absences, then, solar energy infrastructure installations have been increasing at staggering rates, and the first half of 2025 has seen the highest rate of capacity additions, yet—though China is still installing twice as much solar as the rest of the world, combined, at this point. Which is still valuable, as they still have a lot of dirty energy generation to offset as their energy needs increase, but more widely disseminated growth is generally seen to be better in the long-term—so the expansion into other parts of the world is arguably the bigger win, here.The economics of renewables may, at some point, convince even the skeptics and those who are politically opposed to the concept of renewables, rather than practically opposed to them, that it's time to change teams. Already, conservative parts of the US, like Texas, are becoming renewables boom-towns, quietly deploying wind and solar because they're often the best, cheapest, most resilient options, even as their politicians rail against them in public and vote for more fossil fuel subsidies.And it may be economics that eventually serve as the next nudge, or forceful shove on this movement toward renewables, as we're reaching a point at which real estate and the global construction industry, not to mention the larger financial system that underpins them and pretty much all other large-scale economic activities, are being not just impacted, but rattled at their roots, by climate change.In early November 2025, real estate listing company Zillow, the biggest such company in the US, stopped showing extreme weather risks for more than a million home sale listings on its site.It started showing these risk ratings in 2024, using data from a risk-modeling company called First Street, and the idea was to give potential buyers a sense of how at-risk a property they were considering buying might be when it comes to wildfires, floods, poor air quality, and other climate and pollution-related issues.Real estate agents hated these ratings, though, in part because there was no way to protest and change them, but also because, well, they might have an expensive coastal property listed that now showed potential buyers it was flood prone, if not today, in a couple of years. It might also show a beautiful mountain property that's uninsurable because of the risk of wildfire damage.A good heuristic for understanding the impact of global climate change is not to think in terms of warming, though that's often part of it, but rather thinking in terms of more radical temperature and weather swings.That means areas that were previously at little or no risk of flooding might suddenly be very at risk of absolutely devastating floods. And the same is true of storms, wildfires, and heat so intense people die just from being outside for an hour, and in which components of one's house might fry or melt.This move by Zillow, the appearance and removal of these risk scores, happened at the same time global insurers are warning that they may have to pull out of more areas, because it's simply no longer possible for them to do business in places where these sorts devastating weather events are happening so regularly, but often unpredictably, and with such intensity—and where the landscapes, ecologies, and homes are not made to withstand such things; all that stuff came of age or was built in another climate reality, so many such assets are simply not made for what's happening now, and what's coming.This is of course an issue for those who already own such assets—homes in newly flood-prone areas, for instance—because it means if there's a flood and a home owner loses their home, they may not be able to rebuild or get a payout that allows them to buy another home elsewhere. That leaves some of these assets stranded, and it leaves a lot of people with a huge chunk of their total resources permanently at risk, unable to move them, or unable to recoup most of their investment, shifting that money elsewhere. It also means entires industries could be at risk, especially banks and other financial institutions that provide loans for those who have purchased homes and other assets in such regions.An inability to get private insurance also means governments will be increasingly on the hook for issuing insurance of last resort to customers, which often costs more, but also, as we've seen with flood insurance in the US, means the government tends to lose a lot of money when increasingly common, major disasters occur on their soil.This isn't just a US thing, though; far from it. Global reinsurers, companies that provide insurance for insurance companies, and whose presence and participation in the market allow the insurance world to function, Swiss Re and Munich Re, recently said that uninsurable areas are growing around the world right now, and lacking some kind of fundamental change to address the climate paradigm shift, we could see a period of devastation in which rebuilding is unlikely or impossible, and a resultant period in which there's little or no new construction because no one wants to own a home or factory or other asset that cannot be insured—it's just not a smart investment.This isn't just a threat to individual home owners, then, it's potentially a threat to the whole of the global financial system, and every person and business attached to it, which in turn is a threat to global governance and the way property and economics work.There's a chance the worst-possible outcomes here can still be avoided, but with each new increase in global average temperature, the impacts become worse and less predictable, and the economics of simply making, protecting, and owning things become less and less favorable.Show Noteshttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/climate/zillow-climate-risk-scores-homes.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/climate/climate-change-disinformation.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/world/asia/india-delhi-pollution.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/world/asia/flooding-indonesia-thailand-southeast-asia.htmlhttps://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y9ejley9dohttps://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/22/cop30-deal-inches-closer-to-end-of-fossil-fuel-era-after-bitter-standoffhttps://theconversation.com/the-world-lost-the-climate-gamble-now-it-faces-a-dangerous-new-reality-270392https://theconversation.com/earth-is-already-shooting-through-the-1-5-c-global-warming-limit-two-major-studies-show-249133https://www.404media.co/americas-polarization-has-become-the-worlds-side-hustle/https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/08/climate-insurers-are-worried-the-world-could-soon-become-uninsurable-.htmlhttps://www.imd.org/ibyimd/sustainability/climate-change-the-emergence-of-uninsurable-areas-businesses-must-act-now-or-pay-later/https://www.jec.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/democrats/2024/12/climate-risks-present-a-significant-threat-to-the-u-s-insurance-and-housing-marketshttps://www.weforum.org/stories/2025/04/financial-system-warning-climate-nature-stories-this-week/https://www.weforum.org/stories/2025/05/costs-climate-disasters-145-billion-nature-climate-news/https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/11/solars-growth-in-us-almost-enough-to-offset-rising-energy-use/https://ember-energy.org/latest-updates/global-solar-installations-surge-64-in-first-half-of-2025/ This is a public episode. 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Snigdha Sachdev is a Delhi-based fusion belly dance artist and dedicated yoga enthusiast. A Biotechnology graduate with a master's degree in Stem Cell Technology, she discovered her pull toward belly dance at a very young age. Her dance journey began with extensive training in Jazz, Ballet, Contemporary, and Kathak—foundations she later blended to deepen her belly dance technique and develop her own distinctive movement style. In 2019, Snigdha co-founded The Dance District, a studio that has since expanded to multiple locations across Delhi NCR. Today, the studio offers a range of dance forms, and Snigdha leads the belly dance division, where she continues to share her passion, discipline, and unique fusion approach with dancers across the region.In this episode you will learn about:- The secret to creating choreography that actually feels alive: improv first, structure later- Her class-building process: 90 minutes of prep for every hour of teaching- The “punishments,” the homework, and the tough-love philosophy her students know well- Why collaboration thrives in India's tiny but fiercely supportive belly dance community- The ethics of taking inspiration vs. copying—and how she credits her teachers with integrityShow Notes to this episode:Find Snigdha Sachdev on Instagram.Details and training materials for the BDE castings are available at www.JoinBDE.comFollow Iana on Instagram, FB, and Youtube . Check out her online classes and intensives at the Iana Dance Club.Find information on how you can support Ukraine and Ukrainian belly dancers HERE.Podcast: www.ianadance.com/podcast

Originally published January 31, 2023.It started as a simple night out; 2 friends going to see a movie. Afterward, the pair boarded a bus headed for home. What they encountered on that ride would be described in the following days as “barbaric”, “shocking”, and “horrific”.This is the story of 23-year-old Jyoti Singh. She had completed her finals and was preparing for an internship to become a doctor of physiotherapy. She told her parents in December of 2012 not to worry; all of their troubles would be over soon. But on December 16th, what she encountered was pure evil.ResourcesNational Resources for Sexual Assault Survivors and their Loved Ones | RAINN___________________________________Promo: Wicked DeedsWicked Deeds Podcast___________________________________Method & Madness is researched, written, hosted, & produced by Dawn CateSound Editing by moInspoMusic by Tymur Khakimov from Pixabay____________________________________REACH OUT: methodandmadnesspod@gmail.comFOLLOW:InstagramTwitterDIVE INTO MORE: MethodandMadnessPodcast.comAll sources can be found on our website under each episode description. Thank you for listening!_____________________________________Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/method-madness--6241524/support.

जब भी मैं कोई फिल्म देखता हूँ, तो एक्टिंग के बारे में एक बात बार-बार समझ में आती है, कि असल खेल तो सही तरीके से रिएक्ट करने का होता है। हैरानी की बात है कि जियोपॉलिटिक्स को फॉलो करते वक्त भी बिलकुल वैसा ही लगता है, सब कुछ इसी पर टिका है कि आप सामने वाली स्थिति पर सही ढंग से रिएक्ट करें। एक देश दूसरे पर टैरिफ थोपकर दबाव बनाता है, दूसरा देश उसी हालत में डिप्लोमैटिकली रिएक्ट करता है, कुछ डील्स फाइनल करता है, बस यही जियोपॉलिटिक्स है। इस हफ्ते जियोपॉलिटिक्स के मैदान में दो बड़े-बड़े इवेंट हुए। पहला, 30 नवंबर को फ्लोरिडा में यूक्रेन पीस डील को लेकर अमेरिका और यूक्रेन के प्रतिनिधि आपस में मिले। दूसरा बड़ा इवेंट है राष्ट्रपति पुतिन का भारत दौरा। 2022 में यूक्रेन जंग शुरू होने के बाद से यह पुतिन की पहली भारत यात्रा है। इसका महत्व तो अपने आप में बहुत बड़ा है। लेकिन सवाल यह है कि यह महत्व कितना बड़ा है? किस स्तर का है? यूक्रेन की शांति वार्ता को लेकर इस वक्त क्या-क्या बातें चल रही हैं? क्या भारत इस मुलाकात के जरिए दुनिया को और खास तौर पर अमेरिका को कोई खास संदेश देना चाहता है? इन सारे एंग्ल्स को हम डीकोड करेंगे, एक-एक करके सारे सवाल पूछेंगे प्रोफेसर राजन कुमार से। रूस और सेंट्रल एशियन स्टडीज के बड़े जानकार हैं, जेएनयू में पढ़ाते हैं। पहले भी हमारे शो पर आ चुके हैं और पिछली बार जब आए थे तो आप लोगों ने उस एपिसोड को खूब सारा प्यार दिया था। प्रड्यूसर: मानव देव रावत साउंड मिक्स: अमन पाल

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Fluent Fiction - Hindi: Gifted Wisdom: Arav's Cultural Journey at Chandni Chowk Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/hi/episode/2025-12-01-23-34-02-hi Story Transcript:Hi: एक सर्द सुबह, जब सूरज की किरणें हल्के कोहरे को चीरती हुईं धीरे-धीरे दिल्ली के बाजार को जगाने लगीं, आरव अपने होटल से बाहर निकला।En: One cold morning, as the rays of the sun slowly pierced through the light fog, awakening the market of Delhi, Arav stepped out of his hotel.Hi: उसको अंतरराष्ट्रीय सम्मेलन में भाग लेने के लिए दिल्ली बुलाया गया था।En: He had been called to Delhi to attend an international conference.Hi: लेकिन आरव के मन में कुछ और भी चल रहा था।En: But there was something else on Arav's mind.Hi: उसे अपने वरिष्ठ सहयोगियों के लिए अनोखे और सांस्कृतिक महत्व के उपहार लेने थे।En: He needed to buy unique and culturally significant gifts for his senior colleagues.Hi: जब आरव चांदनी चौक के बाजार में पहुंचा, तो वह रंगों और खुशबुओं के समंदर में खो गया।En: When Arav arrived at the Chandni Chowk market, he was lost in a sea of colors and fragrances.Hi: विभिन्न रंगों की शॉलें, गर्म चाय की महक, और दुकानों पर बिखरे अद्भुत हस्तशिल्प उसको आकर्षित कर रहे थे।En: The various colors of shawls, the aroma of hot tea, and the exquisite handicrafts scattered at the stalls attracted him.Hi: परंतु आरव इस बात को लेकर चिंतित था कि उसे कैसे सही उपहार चुनना चाहिए।En: However, Arav was worried about how to choose the right gifts.Hi: उसी समय, उसकी नज़र एक दुकान पर पड़ी, जहाँ मेना नाम की एक मुस्कुराती महिला खड़ी थी।En: At that moment, his eyes fell on a shop where a smiling woman named Mena stood.Hi: दुकान की सजावट में स्थानीय कला की झलक थी, और मेना के चेहरे पर आत्मीयता की चमक।En: The decor of the shop had glimpses of local art, and Mena's face had a glow of friendliness.Hi: आरव के लिए, यही सही स्थान था मदद मांगने का।En: For Arav, this was the perfect place to seek help.Hi: आरव मेना की दुकान पर गया और अपनी दुविधा साझा की।En: Arav went to Mena's shop and shared his dilemma.Hi: मेना ने धैर्यपूर्वक उसकी बात सुनी और कहा, "सच में ख़ुश करने वाले उपहार वही होते हैं जिनमें सच्चाई और संस्कृति दोनों का समावेश हो।En: Mena listened patiently and said, "Truly pleasing gifts are those that encompass both truth and culture."Hi: "आरव अब आश्वस्त था कि उसे महंगे नहीं, बल्कि दिल से जुड़े हुए उ‌पहार चाहिए।En: Arav was now convinced that he did not need expensive gifts, but rather ones that were heartfelt.Hi: मेना ने उसे पारंपरिक वस्त्र, हाथ से बने दीपक, और स्थानीय मसालों के सुंदर सेट के बारे में बताया।En: Mena told him about traditional garments, handmade lamps, and beautiful sets of local spices.Hi: आरव अब असमंजस में था।En: Arav was in a dilemma.Hi: उसे सोचना पड़ा कि क्या वह दिखावे वाले उपहार ले और ध्यान आकर्षित करे, या फिर वास्तविक और सांस्कृतिक मूल्य के उपहार चुने।En: He had to decide whether to choose flashy gifts that attract attention or real and culturally valuable ones.Hi: अंततः उसने मेना की बातें ध्यान से समझीं और सरल, लेकिन सांस्कृतिक रूप से समृद्ध उपहारों को चुना।En: Ultimately, he understood Mena's words carefully and chose simple but culturally rich gifts.Hi: बाद में सम्मेलन के दौरान, जब उसने उपहार अपने सहयोगियों को दिए, तो उनके चेहरे पर सन्तोष और प्रसन्नता थी।En: Later during the conference, when he gave the gifts to his colleagues, there was satisfaction and happiness on their faces.Hi: आरव को तब समझ आया कि उ‌पहार में इसकी कीमत नहीं, बल्कि इसमें छुपी भावना महत्व रखती है।En: Arav then realized that it's not the price of the gift that matters, but the emotion hidden within it.Hi: आरव ने इस अनुभव से सीखा कि असली संबंध हमेशा दिखावे पर नहीं, बल्कि सच्चाई और ईमानदारी पर बनते हैं।En: Arav learned from this experience that real relationships are not built on appearances but on truth and honesty.Hi: उसका आत्मविश्वास बढ़ा और उसे अपने द्वारा किए गए चुनाव पर गर्व हुआ।En: His confidence grew, and he felt proud of the choices he made.Hi: उस दिन दिल्ली की ठंडी हवा उसके लिए नई ताजगी और आशाओं का संदेश लेकर आई थी।En: That day, the cold air of Delhi brought him a new message of freshness and hope. Vocabulary Words:pierced: चीरीawakening: जगानेunique: अनोखेculturally: सांस्कृतिकsignificant: महत्वcolleagues: सहयोगियोंfragrances: खुशबुओंexquisite: अद्भुतhandicrafts: हस्तशिल्पworried: चिंतितglimpses: झलकfriendly: आत्मीयताdilemma: दुविधाpatiently: धैर्यपूर्वकconvincing: आश्वस्तexpensive: महंगेtraditional: पारंपरिकhandmade: हाथ से बनेsets: सेटflashy: दिखावे वालेdecide: सोचनाultimately: अंततःsatisfaction: संतोषemotion: भावनाappearances: दिखावेtruth: सच्चाईhonesty: ईमानदारीconfidence: आत्मविश्वासproud: गर्वfreshness: ताजगी

Fluent Fiction - Hindi: Proposals & Squirrels: A Surprise Engagement in Lodhi Garden Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/hi/episode/2025-12-01-08-38-20-hi Story Transcript:Hi: दिल्ली की ठंडी सुबह थी, और लोदी गार्डन हरे-भरे मौसम में डूबा हुआ था।En: It was a cold morning in Delhi, and Lodhi Garden was immersed in lush greenery.Hi: अनाया और रोहन, अपनी वार्षिक क्रिसमस फोटो शूट के लिए पहुंचे थे।En: Anaya and Rohan had come for their annual Christmas photo shoot.Hi: सब कुछ अनाया ने बहुत ही विचारपूर्वक प्लान किया था क्योंकि वह चाहती थी कि हर पल एक दम परफेक्ट हो।En: Anaya had planned everything very thoughtfully because she wanted every moment to be perfect.Hi: दूसरी तरफ, रोहन बेहद रिलेक्स्ड था, लेकिन उसके मन में एक राज छिपा था।En: On the other hand, Rohan was very relaxed, but a secret lay hidden in his heart.Hi: वह अनाया को प्रपोज़ करना चाहता था और उसकी ओरनमेंट के बॉक्स में अंगूठी छिपी थी।En: He wanted to propose to Anaya, and there was a ring hidden in the ornament box.Hi: दोनों ने पार्क में सबसे खूबसूरत जगह खोजने की कोशिश की।En: Both tried to find the most beautiful spot in the park.Hi: बड़े-बड़े पेड़, हरियाली से घिरे हुए खुले आकाश के नीचे, लोदी गार्डन इस समय अद्भुत लग रहा था।En: Under the open sky surrounded by big trees and greenery, Lodhi Garden looked magnificent at this time.Hi: अनाया अपने कैमरे के साथ हर कोण को परख रही थी।En: Anaya was examining every angle with her camera.Hi: “यहां से फोटो अच्छा आएगा!En: "The photo will turn out great from here!"Hi: ” उसने उत्सुकता से कहा।En: she said eagerly.Hi: लेकिन जैसे ही वे पोज़िशन में आए, एक गिलहरी भागते हुए आई और उनके साथ मस्ती करने लगी।En: But as soon as they got into position, a squirrel came running and started playing with them.Hi: अनाया ने गहरी सांस लेकर उसे भगाने की कोशिश की।En: Anaya took a deep breath and tried to shoo it away.Hi: रोहन मुस्कुराता हुआ गिलहरी को देख रहा था, लेकिन वह जानता था कि अनाया को शांत करना जरुरी है।En: Rohan was smiling at the squirrel, but he knew it was essential to calm Anaya.Hi: थककर, अनाया ने कहा, “आओ, हम दूसरी जगह चलते हैं।En: Exhausted, Anaya said, "Let's move to another spot."Hi: ” रोहन उसके साथ आगे बढ़ा, उसकी दिल की धड़कनों को संभाले।En: Rohan walked with her, holding his heartbeat steady.Hi: आखिरकार, अनाया को एक परफेक्ट कोना मिला।En: Finally, Anaya found a perfect corner.Hi: जैसे ही वे तैयार हुए, एक और गिलहरी उनके कैमरे की ओर भागी।En: As they got ready, another squirrel dashed towards their camera.Hi: इस बार अनाया नाराज़ हो गई।En: This time Anaya got annoyed.Hi: यही रोहन का मौका था।En: This was Rohan's moment.Hi: उसने थोड़े नाटक के साथ ओरनमेंट बॉक्स खोलते हुए कहा, "देखो, ये कितने खूबसूरत हैं।En: With a bit of drama, he opened the ornament box and said, "Look, how beautiful these are."Hi: " जैसी ही अनाया उस बॉक्स की ओर ध्यान दिया, उसकी आंखें चमक उठीं।En: As soon as Anaya focused on the box, her eyes lit up.Hi: अंगूठी देख वह आश्चर्यचकित थी।En: She was astonished to see the ring.Hi: “क्या तुम मुझसे शादी करोगी?En: "Will you marry me?"Hi: ” रोहन ने एक समाधानकारी मुस्कान के साथ पूछा।En: Rohan asked with a resolving smile.Hi: अनाया की नाराजगी खुशी में बदल गई।En: Anaya's annoyance turned into joy.Hi: उसने हां में सिर हिलाया और उसे गले लगा लिया।En: She nodded in agreement and hugged him.Hi: यहां तक कि गिलहरी भी, मानो उस क्षण को समझ रही हो, फट से कैमरे के सामने आई और क्लिक - कैन्डिड में वह तस्वीर ली गई।En: Even the squirrel, as if understanding the moment, quickly appeared in front of the camera and click - a candid photo was taken.Hi: उस फोटो में एक पृष्ठभूमि में गिलहरी थी, लेकिन वह कपल की खुशी को बल देती हुई दिख रही थी।En: In that photo, a squirrel was in the background, but it seemed to enhance the couple's happiness.Hi: अनाया ने सीखा कि कभी-कभी सहजता में ही खुशी होती है।En: Anaya learned that sometimes happiness lies in spontaneity.Hi: वही रोहन के लिए भी यह एक खुशी का पल था - उसने आखिरकार अनाया से अपने दिल की बात कर दी थी।En: It was also a joyous moment for Rohan - he finally confessed his feelings to Anaya.Hi: लोदी गार्डन की वह तस्वीर, एक झलक थी उनके परफेक्ट क्रिसमस का, जिससे उनकी आने वाली जिंदगी का भी शुभारंभ हुआ।En: That picture in Lodhi Garden was a glimpse of their perfect Christmas, marking the beginning of their future life together. Vocabulary Words:immersed: डूबाlush: हरे-भरेthoughtfully: विचारपूर्वकproposal: प्रपोज़ornament: ओरनमेंटmagnificent: अद्भुतexamining: परख रहीeagerly: उत्सुकताposition: पोज़िशनplaying: मस्तीshoo: भगानेessential: जरुरीexhausted: थककरheartbeat: धड़कनोंcorner: कोनाdashed: भागीastonished: आश्चर्यचकितcandid: कैन्डिडspontaneity: सहजताjoyous: खुशी काglimpse: झलकannual: वार्षिकperfect: परफेक्टrelaxed: रिलेक्स्डexamining: परख रहीsurrounded: घिरे हुएannoyance: नाराजगीsteady: संभालेenhance: बल देतीcontent: संतुष्टि

“Dhundh Ka Mehmaan” tells the story of Rohan, who encounters a mysterious woman outside his Delhi apartment on a foggy night. She claims she used to live in a long-abandoned flat, number 302. Strange footsteps, eerie whispers, and a chilling voicemail reveal that she is a ghost who has followed him inside. By morning, the haunted flat's nameplate appears on Rohan's door. The fog now waits to claim its next victim.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today I bring in a long-time brother-in-dub - Andrew (aka Eccodek). We've shared stages and music for almost 20 years now. I asked him to create the mix for today, and knowing his musical inspiration, it's a good one. Andrew McPherson is a 2-time Juno Award nominee and 2-time Canadian Music Award winner, releasing a total of 23 albums under 4 distinct musical identities - global-dub fusionists Eccodek, ambient-classical Peppermoth, funk/soul groove merchants Sonova and singer/songwriter. Andrew has also collaborated and remixed a huge array of artists that include Vieux Farka Touré, Jane Siberry, Desert Dwellers, Kiran Ahluwalia, Philosopher Kings, Lenka Lichtenberg, Dubmatix, The McDades, Jaffa Road, Dub Colossus, MC Yogi, Delhi 2 Dublin, Stephen Fearing, Delia Derbyshire Appreciation Society, Kevin Breit and many more. His work has appeared on distinguished labels like Six Degrees Records, Real World Records, Buddha Bar, White Swan/ Black Swan, The Ambient Zone, National Geographic, EMI and Sony Music. Andrew operates a full-service recording studio, The Monastereo, favouring a hybrid analogue/ digital recording and mixing approach, at the centre of which is his beloved 40-year-old Sony MCI JH618 mixing console. PLAYLIST Sonova - Track the groove (Eccodek's Groovinator Remix) Sherwood and Pinch- Different eyes Chris Bottomley - Smoke a big patty Tinariwen - Oualahila Ar Tesninam (Transglobal Underground Remix) Eccodek - My primitive heart (feat. MC Yogi) Lightning Head - Superfunky bird Sonova - Sonova System DJ Vadim - Hey hey hey Soul2Soul - Fairplay Count Basic - Gotta jazz (Richard Dorfmeister Remix) Eccodek - Voices have eyes (Dubmatix Remix) Mexican Institute of Sound - Microfono (Nickodemus Remix) Tosca - Rondo Acapricio Dr. Israel - Sensemilia Check out Eccodek on Bandcamp / Instagram https://www.andrewmcpherson.ca/ https://eccodek.bandcamp.com/music https://www.sixdegreesrecords.com/sonova-2/ https://www.sixdegreesrecords.com/peppermoth/

IANR 2548 112925 Line Up 4-6pm INTERVIEWSHere's the guest line-up for Sat, Nov 29, 2025 from 4 to 6pm CST on Indo American News Radio, a production of Indo American News (www.IndoAmerican-News.com). We areon 98.7 FM and you can also listen on the masalaradio app.By Monday, hear the recorded show on Podcast uploaded on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Radio Public and Breaker. Our Podcast has been rated #2 among 100 Podcasts in Houston by feedspot.com. We have 6 years of Podcasts and have had thousands of hits.TO SUPPORT THE SHOW, SELECT FOLLOW ON OUR FREE PODCAST CHANNEL AND YOU'LL BE NOTIFIED OF NEW UPDATES.4:20 pm The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) was founded on September 27, 1925, and is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. The organization is marking its centenary with a year-long schedule of celebrations, which began in late 2024 and will extend to Vijayadashami in 2026. To mark the occasion, the local supporters ofthe RSS will periodically present relevant stories. Today, we are joined by one outstanding sevak, Jai Bansal, who will describe the events that led upto the creation of the Ram Janambhoomi temple.4:50 pm Guru Tegh Bahadur's shaheedi (martyrdom) occurred on November 24, 1675, in Delhi, where he was beheaded on the orders of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb for defending the religious freedom of Kashmiri Hindus. He isrevered as the ninth Sikh Guru and is known for his sacrifice against forced conversions, which earned him the title "Hind Ki Chadar" (Shield of India). We asked Bhupinder “Bo” Singh, an avid history buff of Sikhism to describe the events and the effect on the community.5:20 pm Mata di Chowki is a devotional event in Hinduism that honors Goddess Durga, also known as the Divine Mother. The name translates to "platform of the Mother," referring to the gathering where devotees sing bhajans (devotional songs), recite prayers, and perform rituals to invoke her blessings for inner peace, prosperity, and protection. Mohini Vashist of the Hindu Worship Society will explain the significance of this devotional event.Also stay tuned in for news roundup, views, sports and movie reviews.      TO BE FEATURED ON THE SHOW, OR TO ADVERTISE, PLEASE CONTACT US AT 713-789-NEWS or 6397 or at indoamericannews@yahoo.comPlease pick up the print edition of Indo American News which is the ONLY community paper widely available all across town at grocery stores from Hillcroft to Sugar Land, Katy and FM 1960. Also visit our website indoamerican-news.com which gets 90,000+ hits to track all current stories.And remember to visit our digital archives from over 17 years. Plus, our entire 44 years of hard copy archives are available in the Fondren Library at Rice University.

Rund 6000 Maschinen des Typ Airbus 320 sind oder waren von einem Sofware-Fehler betroffen. Mit ganz unterschiedlichen Auswirkungen für die Fluggesellschaften, darunter auch die Swiss. Jetzt erhalten die Maschinen ein Update. Alle Themen: (00:00) Intro und Schlagzeilen (01:14 ) Airbus mit Software-Problem: Dutzende Flüge gestrichen (04:19) Nachrichtenübersicht (10:54) Dank importiertem Atomstrom wird Ausfall von «Gösgen» kompensiert (14:49) USA: Trotz getrübter Stimmung steigen Konsumausgaben (20:32) Die Luft in Delhi im Winter gefährdet die Gesundheit

Fluent Fiction - Hindi: From Glitches to Glory: A Diwali Triumph in Teamwork Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/hi/episode/2025-11-29-08-38-20-hi Story Transcript:Hi: हल्की-हल्की ठंडी हवा चल रही थी, और दिल्ली के कमल मंदिर के आसपास के क्षेत्र में शांति पसरी हुई थी।En: A gentle, cool breeze was blowing, and the area around Delhi's Lotus Temple was enveloped in peace.Hi: मंदिर की सुन्दरता हर व्यक्ति को अपने अंदर समेट लेती थी, खासकर जब उसकी पंखुरियाँ साफ़ शरद ऋतु के आकाश के नीचे थीं।En: The temple's beauty captivated everyone, especially when its petals were open under the clear autumn sky.Hi: अंदर की गहमागहमी के बावजूद, मंदिर की शांतिपूर्ण आभा से सब कुछ थमा सा लग रहा था।En: Despite the hustle and bustle inside, the temple's tranquil aura made everything seem to come to a standstill.Hi: इस शांत वातावरण के बीच, रोहन, आइशा और विक्रम ने अपने प्रोजेक्ट प्रेजेंटेशन की तैयारी अन्तिम चरण में पहुँचाई।En: Amid this serene environment, Rohan, Aisha, and Vikram brought their project presentation preparation to its final stage.Hi: रोहन, एक लगनशील प्रोजेक्ट मैनेजर, भारतीय संस्कृति के प्रति गहरी आस्था रखता था।En: Rohan, a diligent project manager, held deep faith in Indian culture.Hi: इस बार उसने एक बड़ा सांस्कृतिक कार्यक्रम आयोजित करने की योजना बनाई थी, जो दिवाली के आसपास था।En: This time, he planned to organize a large cultural event, which was around Diwali.Hi: दिवाली की खुशी से भरे इस मौके पर, प्रोजेक्ट का सफलतापूर्वक प्रस्तुत होना बहुत महत्वपूर्ण था।En: At this joyous occasion of Diwali, successfully presenting the project was very important.Hi: आइशा, जो एक रचनात्मक डिज़ाइनर थी, अपने डिज़ाइनों में बारीकियों पर ध्यान देती थी लेकिन अक्सर समय पर काम ख़त्म नहीं कर पाती थी।En: Aisha, a creative designer, paid attention to details in her designs but often struggled to complete work on time.Hi: इस बार भी, बिजली कटौती के कारण वो अपने डिज़ाइनों में पीछे चल रही थी।En: This time too, due to a power outage, she was lagging behind in her designs.Hi: विक्रम, जो कि एक व्यावहारिक वित्तीय विश्लेषक था, प्रोजेक्ट की लागत पर बढ़ रहे खर्चों को लेकर चिंतित था।En: Vikram, a practical financial analyst, was concerned about the increasing costs of the project.Hi: तय समय करीब आ रहा था, और सभी पर दबाव था।En: The deadline was approaching, and the pressure was on everyone.Hi: रोहन ने निर्णय लिया कि वह अपने परिवार के दिवाली की तैयारियों में शामिल होने के बजाय प्रेजेंटेशन को प्राथमिकता देगा।En: Rohan decided to prioritize the presentation instead of joining his family's Diwali preparations.Hi: उसने आइशा की रचनात्मता और विक्रम की लागत-कटौती की रणनीतियों पर भरोसा करना चुना।En: He chose to rely on Aisha's creativity and Vikram's cost-cutting strategies.Hi: प्रस्तुति वाले दिन, रोहन, आइशा और विक्रम ने योजना के अनुसार अपनी तैयारी शुरू की।En: On the day of the presentation, Rohan, Aisha, and Vikram began their preparation as planned.Hi: लेकिन, जैसे ही उन्होंने प्रेजेंटेशन चालू की, एक तकनीकी खराबी आ गई।En: But as soon as they started the presentation, a technical glitch occurred.Hi: कंप्यूटर ने काम करना बंद कर दिया।En: The computer stopped working.Hi: रोहन के माथे पर पसीना झलकने लगा, लेकिन उसने हार नहीं मानी।En: Sweat appeared on Rohan's forehead, but he did not give up.Hi: उसने आइशा द्वारा तैयार किए गए दृश्य सामग्रियों का उपयोग कर, आत्मविश्वास से प्रोजेक्ट के सांस्कृतिक महत्व की बातचीत शुरू की।En: Using the visual materials prepared by Aisha, he confidently started discussing the cultural importance of the project.Hi: उसकी गहनता और जुनून सबको छू गया।En: His intensity and passion touched everyone.Hi: समिति के सदस्य प्रभावित हो गए और उन्होंने प्रोजेक्ट के लिए फंडिंग मंजूरी दी।En: The committee members were impressed and approved funding for the project.Hi: निर्णय से सभी ने राहत की सांस ली।En: Everyone took a sigh of relief with the decision.Hi: अब वे आराम से दिवाली का उत्सव मना सकते थे।En: Now they could celebrate Diwali calmly.Hi: अंत में, रोहन ने सिखा कि दबाव में भी लचीला बने रहना और टीम पर विश्वास करना बेहद जरूरी है।En: In the end, Rohan learned that staying flexible under pressure and trusting the team is very important.Hi: उसने यह समझा कि समस्या का सामना करने के लिए त्वरित सोच और सहयोग से बढ़कर कुछ नहीं।En: He understood that there's nothing more crucial than quick thinking and collaboration when facing problems.Hi: इस सीख के साथ, टीम की दीवाली रंगीन हुई।En: With this lesson, the team's Diwali was colorful.Hi: रोशनी, मिठाइयाँ और पटाखों के बीच उन्होंने एक सफल अध्याय लिखा।En: Amid lights, sweets, and fireworks, they wrote a successful chapter. Vocabulary Words:gentle: हल्कीbreeze: हवाenveloped: पसरी हुईcaptivated: समेट लेती थीpetals: पंखुरियाँtranquil: शांतिपूर्णaura: आभाdiligent: लगनशीलfaith: आस्थाoccasion: मौकेsuccessful: सफलतापूर्वकcreative: रचनात्मकdetails: बारीकियोंoutage: कटौतीlagging: पीछे चल रही थीpractical: व्यावहारिकanalyst: विश्लेषकconcerned: चिंतितdeadline: तय समयprioritize: प्राथमिकताstrategies: रणनीतियोंglitch: खराबीintensity: गहनताpassion: जुनूनimpressed: प्रभावितapproved: मंजूरीflexible: लचीलाcrucial: जरूरीcollaboration: सहयोगfireworks: पटाखों

Satinder Kaur Chohan's moving drama 'Scammer' about the ruthless world of scam call centres is part of BBC Radio 4 drama collection, Secrets and Lies.Moving between a bustling scam call centre in Delhi, India and a house under the Heathrow flight path in British Asian suburbia, Scammer centres on the relationship between two women: Anju, an Indian scam call centre worker and Deesho, a lonely Indian elderly woman, unknowingly suffering the early stages of dementia. When Deesho mistakes Anju for her granddaughter Navi, an unexpected connection begins to form between them. But as pressure mounts on Anju to make more money, she is forced to make a difficult decision.Scammer explores a surprising intergenerational connection in a disconnected modern world, in which secrets and lies are currency in deceitful global transactions.DEESHO.....Shelley King ANJU.....Payal Mistry VASHU.....Gurjeet Singh PAPPU.....Esh AlladiAdditional voices by members of the cast, Ben Hollands and Shemiza Rashid.Written by Satinder Kaur Chohan Directed by Nadia Molinari Technical Production and Sound Design by Sharon Hughes Production Co-ordinator Ben Hollands Casting Manger Alex Curran Additional Technical Production by Kelly Young, Elijah WaddingtonA BBC Studios Production for BBC Radio 4

Charu Roy, Chief Product Officer at Enlil, shares her extensive journey in the software industry, which began in the late 1980s and evolved into her leadership role in medtech. Charu discusses her role at Enlil, where she oversees the development of an AI-powered platform to enhance medical device lifecycle management. She emphasizes the importance of understanding customer needs, fostering team potential, and ensuring cybersecurity in medtech software solutions. With profound insights on her career growth, leadership style, and the technological advancements propelling the industry forward, Charu's story is an inspiring tale of innovation and dedication to improving lives.  Guest links: https://enlil.com/ |  https://www.linkedin.com/company/enlil-inc/ Charity supported: ASPCA Interested in being a guest on the show or have feedback to share? Email us at theleadingdifference@velentium.com.  PRODUCTION CREDITS Host & Editor: Lindsey Dinneen Producer: Velentium Medical   EPISODE TRANSCRIPT Episode 069 - Charu Roy [00:00:00] Lindsey Dinneen: Hi, I'm Lindsey and I'm talking with MedTech industry leaders on how they change lives for a better world. [00:00:09] Diane Bouis: The inventions and technologies are fascinating and so are the people who work with them. [00:00:15] Frank Jaskulke: There was a period of time where I realized, fundamentally, my job was to go hang out with really smart people that are saving lives and then do work that would help them save more lives. [00:00:28] Diane Bouis: I got into the business to save lives and it is incredibly motivating to work with people who are in that same business, saving or improving lives. [00:00:38] Duane Mancini: What better industry than where I get to wake up every day and just save people's lives. [00:00:42] Lindsey Dinneen: These are extraordinary people doing extraordinary work, and this is The Leading Difference. Hello and welcome back to another episode of The Leading Difference podcast. I'm your host Lindsey, and today I'm absolutely delighted to introduce you to Charu Roy. Charu is the Chief Product Officer at Enlil, where she leads product strategy, vision, and execution for the company's AI powered medtech development platform. With over two decades of experience building and scaling enterprise software products, Charu brings deep industry expertise in product management, user-centered design, and go to market leadership. Before Enlil, she held senior product roles at industry leaders, including Epicor, Oracle, I-2 Technologies slash Aspect Development, HP and Agile Software, where she drove software innovation across enterprise cloud SaaS and data driven solutions. Known for her ability to align customer needs with business strategy, she is passionate about delivering products that transform complex industries and enable measurable impact. Well, welcome, Charu, to the conversation today. I'm so excited to be speaking with you. [00:01:54] Charu Roy: Thank you so much for having me. I'm very really excited about being here on this podcast. [00:02:00] Lindsey Dinneen: Oh, awesome. Yeah. Well, I would love, if you wouldn't mind starting off by sharing a little bit about yourself, your background, and what led you to medtech. [00:02:10] Charu Roy: Sure. As every other sort of person who gets into the software world, I came in a while back in 1987 to 89, where I did Master's in Computer Science at University of Louisiana. That was my first introduction to America, really. And computer science brought me to the Bay Area where I worked at HP, Hewlett Packard. In those days, it was called Scientific Instruments Division in Palo Alto. And there I programmed robotic hands to, to sort of move that, the vial from samples, drug samples from athletes so that they could get tested for drugs. So, I didn't know the importance of all this. It was my first job. I enjoyed myself seven years, you know, software programming, really, and understood how a large company works. And then slowly I started getting a little bored. So I went on to my next startup and was involved in the same kind of principles that drive things today. So I just sort of built my way up. In terms of the software, I joined different groups, ran consulting services, ran engineering, and sort of worked myself up through the ranks and into sort of more decision making capabilities, and you know, continued to join companies and learn new things and leave them for some better opportunities. So I moved from Hewlett Packard to a startup that was called Aspect Development, which got sold to I-2 Technologies for $9.3 billion in those days. So, you know, I went through that acquisition, trying to understand the market, what kind of software triggers buying, you know-- so sort of just the software aspects of how to sell software, how to develop software, how to deploy it. So in general, I was learning all of the ropes until I came to Agile PLM, which is a company which, very popular company which made it very sort of easy to deploy software, especially software called Product Lifecycle Management. So I was -- here, I was in and out of companies, learning and understanding the world of software until I fell into med device companies being my customers. So med device being our customers meant, you know, a lot more strictness, a lot more process, with the software itself. So here I was trying to now go through those kind of features, trying to understand what med device needed when they were building products. So, from Agile, I went to Conformia. Again, it was the same, it was regulatory product for wine, spirits and pharma --very adjacent to med device. But again, it was the same thing about how to be provide, how to provide a traceable platform where our customers can trace there, the make of the wine or make of the spirit, or make of a pharma drug or make off of med device. All the principles underlying it are the same because it's a regulated product at the end of the day, but so that's how I kind of fell into it, and I enjoyed every bit of that until I got acquired by Oracle. And so I continued at Oracle doing the same thing over and over again; rebuilt the same products again at Oracle in the clouds, and I was managing the old Agile products. So it's an interesting journey where I was, you know, started off as a software programmer. And I didn't know anything about, you know, the use cases until the time I sort of joined Oracle and understood my customers better. And that's how I came in there. And of course I was at Epicor and finally I made my way to Enlil, which is a very small company, and I'm doing the same thing again. It's just with a different set of customers, very small to medium sized companies. So that's how my career sort of spanned 30 years. [00:06:11] Lindsey Dinneen: Wow. Oh my goodness. Well, there is so much to dive into all of that. Thank you for sharing. It's so cool to hear about all of the winding paths that lead us to maybe, you know, where we're meant to be in, in any given season. And yeah, I just love learning about it. So, okay. So I'm curious, you know, way back when did you like growing up, did you always have an interest in computers and computer science? Is this something you knew you wanted to get into? [00:06:40] Charu Roy: Not at all, actually it was a suggestion, and in those days, parents kind of suggested that you be a engineer or a doctor or a chartered accountant. The choices were very limited. And so my father said, "you will do computer science." And I said, "okay." And there I was and there was no, no sort of emotional attachment to any of those professions. And, I liked it well enough to continue, and I found it was easy enough to understand the principles and work at it. So yeah, there was no-- you know, in these days I think kids are training themselves like by seven or eight to program. And I'm seeing, you know, machine language I mean AI, ML, LLMs being taught to seven year olds and sort of trying to shape them, but in those days it was just some very simple choices, I guess. So, yeah, not a very romantic story. I was never programming younger in my younger days, but I think you know, compared to all the choices youngsters have these days, but just fell into it. [00:07:44] Lindsey Dinneen: Sure. Oh, how fun. You know, even though, yes, it was somewhat prescribed for you, at least originally, and I'm so glad that you fell in love and it ended up being a happy place for you because... [00:07:57] Charu Roy: Yeah, and I think I fell in love with the customer, how customers reacted to the software. I didn't fall in love with the software delivery process or anything else, but it was just the way customers said, "oh, I like that. It's gonna make it easier for me to do something. I'm having a tough time tracking it on paper. I just hate it what I'm doing right now, and your software will help." So I think that's a part that makes me feel really pleased that okay it's going into some good hands and it's going to be used. [00:08:30] Lindsey Dinneen: Yes, by people who really appreciate and value what you can contribute, what maybe comes --at this point, I guess-- naturally to you. And so it's, you're able to translate somebody's ideas or dreams into a really tangible solution. [00:08:48] Charu Roy: Yeah. And in fact, somebody's pain points, like they're really sort of, trying their best to use little resources they might have, wasting a lot of time on either tracking something on paper or in emails. And I think those are the kind of pain points that I really like to understand and say, "Hey, will the software help really help your day to day life? Will it make it easier to find things?" I think that's where I find my sort of biggest thrill of when a customer says, "Yes, you shaved off three hours of my time by giving me this efficient system." [00:09:26] Lindsey Dinneen: Nice. Yeah. Oh my goodness. Yes , and the products that you're making are indeed life impacting and make a difference. And that is rewarding because you know that the work you --do all work is important, but it's really fun when you get to know personally the impact that you get to have. [00:09:45] Charu Roy: Right, right. [00:09:46] Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah. Yeah. So, okay, so I'm, I'd love to dive in a little bit more to your current company and role and learn about that, and how you're helping, you're still helping people you know, win through this. [00:10:00] Charu Roy: So, yes, absolutely. Enlil is part of Shifamed, the portfolio. Shifamed invests in med device devices typically, so ophthalmology devices or cardio devices. Enlil came about as an enterprise software company within the portfolio because they realized that they needed some software to throw all their data into, right? So they had early designs, prototype data. They might have had some user requirements, what kind of standards they might have to follow. So all those were floating about, again, in emails and paper. Enlil came in saying that we can store this data more successfully, more cleanly in a structured fashion so that our users can find that data. And this becomes really important as the med device company moves on and tries to apply for regulatory approval at that time, they need all that history and the data behind the device. And they wanna be able to find it easily and present it to auditors. So, Enlil's a structured way of describing all the data that the customer has and being able to find it easily and then run their audits using the data. So it's a very crucial part of their lifecycle, their product lifecycle. And so it's really important for us to be secure, reliable, available, 24/7. All of that applies to us and basically defines how they go about driving their product lifecycle. [00:11:34] Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah. Well, and you know, one thing that stood out to me when you were talking about that was of course the security aspect. And as we all know, we're, we're probably much more so than in the past, hyper aware of the critical need for cybersecurity and the role it plays specifically in medical device technology. And I'm curious if you could speak a little bit more to that particular element. [00:11:55] Charu Roy: Yeah, we have a lot of layers of security, you know, right from the folks who are accessing the software. The software is hosted in a well-known, reputable cloud service environment. So apart from them providing us cybersecurity and access control and everything else, we have another set of layers on top of that. So our users are vetted and they all have a password. People can be invited and not just sort of show up. So, there's a lot of control of what they can see and can do. Every button sort of, you know, has a role behind it or a layer of control. So not everyone can do everything and press any and all buttons. So, security is at many levels. And we also have a lot of audit trails, e-signatures, and so on. So everything is done to protect the data, and audits are run regularly by them and by us to make sure that nobody who's supposed to be, you know, people who are not supposed to see the data, don't see the data. [00:13:01] Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah. Excellent. Yeah, I know that's just something that is, should be at least, on the forefront, especially of startups' minds as they're thinking about this and working towards having a really secure device. So it sounds like you've built in all of that safeguarding really well and really intentionally. So, so, okay, so I know that -- well, there's a few things that really stood out to me on your LinkedIn profile, and I'm just curious if we could dive into a couple things. One was, I love how you said that you're "passionate about teams and people delivering to their full potential," and I was wondering if you could speak a little bit more to that. [00:13:42] Charu Roy: Yeah, so, you know, along the years I've noticed that people in my team, the team members, they're there, they're working hard, but I do like to understand what's making them tick, what might they be wanting to do, which they haven't got gotten to do yet. Can we unlock some potential, some skill, some talent? And I think that comes about by sort of just talking about it , trying to give them openings about, "Hey, look, I've got this cool project or this cool feature. Any thoughts on that?" Just to understand, are they happy doing what they're doing, or is there something more they could do? And so I think that human touch, you know, is -- it was given to me, or at least it was taught to me by some mentors along the way. And I think that's a part that I really like to explore and see how can teams do better, not just in a numbers, not just turnaround features and releases on time, but are they happy doing it? Did they contribute something meaningful along the way? Did they feel they grew in the process? Did they feel they were recognized for some new responsibilities that they may not have stepped up for in some other companies? So that's a feeling I'm trying to always give them and sort of hoping that we contribute to their growth, not just the company and the bottom line. [00:15:02] Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah, that's critical and key,, and really speaks to who you are as a leader. And I'm actually very curious, you know, you mentioned earlier having kind of worked your way up at HP and then, you know, that may be opening some doors for you for of course, your future opportunities, and I'm curious, what has your own leadership journey looked like? Has, does leadership come naturally to you? Have you spent a lot of, you know, time and resources, whatever, developing those skill sets or how did that work for you? [00:15:29] Charu Roy: I think I was thrown into the deep end of the pool several times, you know, like, so I kicked into the pool, so to learn to swim. So similarly I was made to take on responsibility pretty much the very beginning. So I kind of knew that there were certain things expected that I should be doing, can be doing and then this introspection saying that, did I give the right amount of energy to that particular responsibility and did I do well? So just a lot of introspection and being able to understand, did I do well as a leader? But I've been honing it, honing skills. I mean, nothing out of an MBA school, nothing out of, you know, college that helped me. I think it was just about pure interest in psychology, pure interest in humans, you know, just being able to connect and how did I make them feel? How did they make me feel in those interactions? And is that, was that good? Was there something we could do to incorporate more people to get that feeling of ownership or anything? So it wasn't a, you know, by rote or something that I learned in a school. It was more of just sort of. Being thrown into situations where I had to come out of it somewhat gracefully and some somewhat feeling like I had also learned along the way. [00:16:46] Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah. Yeah, that, that's wonderful and incredible. And I think, you know, you mentioned learning along the way, and one thing also that stood out to me was, the recommendations on your profiles are so lovely for you. And two things stood out: they, one thing was somebody mentioned you're always learning, which is a gift in and of itself. And then the other thing was you're always letting others succeed. And that's such a beautiful gift and I'm wondering if you could talk more about both of those as well. [00:17:16] Charu Roy: Yeah, I think it's not about just me being sort of the boss and being able to tell people what to do, though I think success comes from enabling or encouraging the teams to again contribute without any barriers, any levels, or politics. I love the fact that we are in a small company, and I can say safely that, you know, politics --in larger companies there are politics. People are always trying to sort of be showing that they are very valuable. But in a small startup, it's very quickly apparent that there are certain valuable players there and startups, everybody is valuable, right? So I think being able to encourage the team members to do what they think is best for the problem to solve it. And of course, there are reasons why you can't sometimes accept the solution, but the fact that they're thinking about it and the fact they're able to openly express their opinions and say, "No, you're wrong, Charu." I think this is the way to do it. I love that. I think, somebody disagrees with me in a meeting, I just think that's the best thing that could have happened as a style of management. Because I'm not, you know, insecure in that sense. I don't sulk afterwards. I have had bosses and so on who don't like that kind of, you know, disagreements in public. And I think that's a part where I beg to differ, and I want to have people say what they think, what are they feeling, what are the problems, really the truth, and fix it, really. So I think it's less waste of a time when people are honest, and get to the point, and we are able to solve it together rather than hide behind, you know, facades, I guess. [00:19:01] Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah, that's beautiful. And yeah, I've often said for me personally, that, you know, more heads are better than one. I mean, I could have a, an opinion on whatever it is that we're talking about, but really, until we collaborate and start sharing those ideas and those thoughts and opinions , all of a sudden those kinds of sparks happen where, you know, you start with one thing and then it, and then somebody else catches that and they take it even to the next level and it just keeps going. And it's so cool to see the creativity and problem solving and innovation that comes from allowing those conversations. [00:19:36] Charu Roy: Yes, exactly. Creativity and innovation. You've said it so well. That comes with smart people being in the same room, arguing, not agreeing, and then something comes out of that, right? I mean, either your thoughts get clearer because you've seen every side of the coin and you're able to say, "Okay, I know the pros and cons and we can go this way, knowing the full effect of what we are going to do." So I think surrounding myself with smart people who have varied opinions, I think that's a beauty and a blessing really. [00:20:12] Lindsey Dinneen: Yes it is, and you've nailed it with varying opinions. You know, it's easy to get yourself into a situation-- and not necessarily intentionally-- but just it's easy to give into a situation where you've surrounded yourself with people who all kind of have the same opinions on things. And so inviting those conversations to take place that might be difficult, might be challenging, might be frustrating at times, but allowing for that and being open to other points of view and experience. I mean, that's the beauty of a really good collaborative environment is all of those varying opinions that don't necessarily match yours. [00:20:50] Charu Roy: Yes, exactly. Exactly. [00:20:52] Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah. Yeah. So, okay, so looking back, could 10-year-old you have ever imagined where you'd end up today? [00:21:00] Charu Roy: No, absolutely not. I thought I wanted to be a doctor or something vague. 10-year-old me was climbing trees and eating guavas off the trees in Delhi. So it was really crazy childhood. And you know, it wasn't filled with studies and rules and stuff. So I think coming to this, a country when I was young, being able to absorb everything, the culture, the of course the education itself and being able to sort of grow within the companies that I joined, i, I think that was the journey that I was sort of a pointing more towards rather than the childhood me. The childhood me was horrible, I think. [00:21:46] Lindsey Dinneen: Oh man. Honest reflection right there. That's awesome. Yeah, okay. Are there any moments that really stand out to you, perhaps with your current position or, you know, something in your past where you really thought, "Wow, what I'm doing makes a difference. I am in the right industry, at the right time, in the right place." [00:22:07] Charu Roy: I think it's the technology now that, you know, speaking from a technical viewpoint of shipping software, meaning full software, more easily, the time is now. I feel that the culmination of everything I've learned about pain points and users and customers, all of that's culminating in in the product that I'm managing right now, using new technologies, having the right technologies to choose from and being able to propel that software forward to our users. I feel that, "Wow, what a time to be a product officer really, when we have so many choices and being able to be able to apply that to real world problems and real pain points." I had the same pain points 20 years ago, even 30 years ago, but we couldn't do much. We had to, you know, write painful programs. We had to write database queries and, you know, things like that. It was quite painful, I would say. And then now to see all the tools where we can create things overnight and be able to ship it to customers, just hitting the nail on the head. We had to experiment a lot in the old days but I think the time now is is really special. We are on an sort of an industrial revolution or a computer science revolution here with the AI, MML, the LLMs, being able to do so much with probably less resources than before. So. [00:23:39] Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah. So seeing the impact of the work and getting to not have it be so painful. [00:23:45] Charu Roy: Yes. It used be very painful and now I'm thinking, I think we're at the right time, right place now with this product. And it's not just about the products. It's the kind of help we are getting as software professionals to help deliver software and support our users. I think that's really special and I, we are still learning, we're still trying to understand all the technologies that are available to us and how can we make our lives easier and our customers feel that we've solved some problems for them. [00:24:14] Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah, absolutely. And I think that there's just, it is really wonderful again-- just to, to circle back to this kind of been a running theme of getting to be able to experience for the end user or with the end user, that moment of, "Oh wow, I needed this is so helpful and it's gonna make a difference." [00:24:36] Charu Roy: Yeah. I remember in my past, same sort of software tracking wine being made. And that software was pretty cool. It, it used to track where the wine sat and which barrel for how long. And so the pleasure of talking to wine makers, and being able to show them how the software track the progress of the wine and being able to print out a label at the very end for them, saying that "this wine sat in these bottles or these barrels for a while," and that technology application for a simple, naive user, I thought that was it. That was the, you know, the culmination of all the learnings that I had over the years to be able to explain the software so easily to a end user who might be a distiller or a winemaker or somebody, a farmer. I thought that was pretty cool. And that since then, of course, technology has changed, but I think we're beginning to see the effect on a naive user, which we couldn't do, you know, 30 years ago. [00:25:37] Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah, absolutely. Oh my goodness. That is, it is so cool. And I love the work you're doing and just learning all about your history so far and just exciting to see where it's gonna end up too, and as you continue along your career path, but pivoting the conversation a little bit just for fun. Imagine that you were to be offered a million dollars to teach a masterclass on anything you want, could be within your area of expertise, it doesn't have to be. What would you choose to teach? [00:26:06] Charu Roy: I would probably think about teaching psychology of the individual. I don't have a PhD or a even basic courses in psychology, but I just love the fact that, you know, you can apply psychology, figure out how a user might or somebody might react to something that you say, do, think so I, if it was a master class and I'd be teaching you know, teaching more about life interactions, you know, ordinary interactions. How can they be made more meaningful, more fruitful, using psychological tricks or phrases? I don't know all of those things, but I would really think that I could teach that based on, you know, facial expressions, body mannerisms, or body-- what do they call it, sort of, you know, criminal stories. They read your mind based on certain mannerisms of flutter viol. So yes, psychology is a masterclass I would teach, but more applied to daily interactions, maybe work situations and being able to use psychology better to improve your own work relationships with people and even just general interactions. Yeah, so that would be my attempt at being a psychologist and eventually be a criminal psychologist. [00:27:28] Lindsey Dinneen: Yes. Oh my goodness. That would be so interesting. Yeah, I love that idea. And the masterclass sounds fabulous, so I'm signing up whenever you do it. [00:27:37] Charu Roy: Okay, I'll go get my degrees for it then. [00:27:40] Lindsey Dinneen: Right, right, right. Yeah. Ah, details. Awesome. How do you wish to be remembered after you leave this world? [00:27:50] Charu Roy: This is something that I've always felt deeply about. It's not what you say or what you do, it's how you make people feel, that Maya Angelo said that this much nicer than what I'm saying, but and I've had a few people say this to me, saying that, "We worked together 30 years ago, but that day you made me feel good." And I don't even remember what I said, what I did, but the fact that they remember me for what I made them feel. The fact that somebody also told me that they "don't avoid me when I'm walking up to them because, because I make them feel like things are okay, things are good, however bad the problem is." So they say that with other people they would duck and, you know, go away in the opposite direction. But with me they're waiting for me to come up to them. I'd like to continue that, that feeling that somebody feels like, "Hey, you are coming up to them and you just make them feel good in some fashion." Nothing else. I think that feeling, if I could evoke in people, they say, "Oh yeah, she made me feel good that day. I don't know what she said, but she made me feel good." That's enough. [00:29:01] Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah, that, yes, that is more than enough. What a beautiful legacy. Yeah, and then final question, what is one thing that makes you smile every time you see or think about it? [00:29:15] Charu Roy: I think my dogs smile. I would say he's got missing teeth and so when he looks at me when I first come, you know, come back home and he is smiling almost, and he is sniffling and, you know, trying to sneeze and smile at the same time. Oh my God, what kind of a character dog this is? So that makes me smile and laugh the whole time, especially the missing teeth. Poor thing. He doesn't understand that his teeth are missing because of me, and yet he's smiling at me, so. [00:29:50] Lindsey Dinneen: That is so sweet and cute. Oh my goodness. I love, I know somebody at one point said, "You know, dogs don't actually smile." I don't believe them. They smile. [00:30:00] Charu Roy: They smile and they choke while they smile because my dog has a small nose, I guess. So he chokes when he smiles, and so he is choking, and he is smiling, and this missing teeth there. I was like, "Oh my God." [00:30:16] Lindsey Dinneen: Oh my goodness. Yes. I mean, that would just I, yes, I can just sort of picture this. I love, love dogs and so I'm just picturing this and I, that would bring me joy every single day, definitely. Excellent. Well, this has been such a wonderful time spent with you today. Thank you for sharing your stories and your journey and your advice, and I really appreciate some of those in particular, your leadership advice, and the impact that you can have as a leader, inviting the collaboration, having conversations that encourage people to have varying opinions and maybe outright disagree with you. I love what you're wanting to, you know, wanting your legacy to be, and so that's how you're intentionally showing up in the world. And so I just wanna thank you so, so very much for being here. We're really grateful to have you. [00:31:10] Charu Roy: Thank you, and thank you so much for your intelligent questions and insightful questions that go above and beyond just you know, a company and it's gold. It's there, there's something so human about your questions-- and I love when I'm like, "Oh my goodness, this is so, so interesting to see in this day and age, somebody taking the time to ask such questions" and I really appreciate you for that. [00:31:36] Lindsey Dinneen: Oh, thank you. Well, I really appreciate that feedback too, because it's, you know, you come up with an idea-- speaking of sometimes echo chambers, you come up with an idea and you think, "Oh, this is how I'd like to go about this, but does it resonate with somebody else?" So that's delightful to hear. [00:31:51] Charu Roy: Fantastic, thank you, thank you for having me. [00:31:54] Lindsey Dinneen: And we're so honored to be making a donation on your behalf as a thank you for your time today to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, which is dedicated to preventing animal cruelty in the United States. So thank you for choosing that organization to support Thank you so much, and gosh, I just wish you the most continued success as you work to change lives for a better world. And to all of our listeners for tuning in, I wanna thank you for being here as well. And if you're feeling as inspired as I am right now, I'd love it if you'd share this episode with a colleague or two, and we'll catch you next time. [00:32:31] Charu Roy: Thank you. [00:32:32] Dan Purvis: The Leading Difference is brought to you by Velentium Medical. 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In this powerful episode, host Mohua Chinappa sits down with K. J. Alphons — former IAS officer, politician, best-selling author and one of India's most respected change-makers.From being labelled “an idiot” in school and scoring 42% in his board exam**, to becoming a topper in the IAS, India's global face in governance, and author of The Winning Formula — Alphonse's journey is a living testament to resilience, grit and unshakeable character. What you'll hear in this conversation:- How failure became the first miracle of his life, not the end of the road- From learning English with a dictionary to becoming India's best national debater for 3 years- The legendary demolitions in Delhi, taking on land mafias and top politicians with courage and preparation - Why “the greatest equipment in life is not your heart or brain, but your backbone” - Ordinary Indians doing extraordinary things — the 52 stories behind The Winning Formula - A tough message for parents, teachers and the education system — stop copying success, start discovering originality- Why reading books and building character matters more than filters, likes and overnight success About the book – The Winning FormulaAlphonse's latest book isn't about being superhuman — it's about realizing that being human is super.It features 20 stories from his own life and 32 from ordinary people who achieved the extraordinary. If you're going through a tough phaseHere's what Alphonse wants you to remember: You don't need superpowers to lead an extraordinary life — just a backbone.Support the Podcast If this conversation moved you, share it with someone who needs to hear it today. Subscribe for more voices that rewrite the rules with truth, heart and courage.✅ Subscribe To Our Channel: / themohuashow Stay updated!

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Natasha's insomnia journey began during the long grind of the pandemic. Life was full, intense, and stretched thin. She and her husband were working and their young son needed to take school classes online. When their nanny suddenly stopped coming, Natasha brushed it off at first. But that first sleepless night turned into another… and then another. Before she knew it, she was caught in a spiral she couldn't make sense of. Like many people who've always slept well, she didn't expect sleep to suddenly feel impossible. She tried going to bed earlier. She tried teas, essential oils, supplements, white noise, antidepressants, anti-anxiety medication — anything she could find and all the things the internet tells you “should” help. Each attempt only made her more aware of how badly she wanted sleep and how far away it felt. Her nights became long stretches of alertness mixed with exhaustion — awake while everyone else slept — and her days were filled with worry about the next night. Over time, insomnia started to shape her choices. She avoided travel. She canceled early meetings. She relied on her husband sharing a bed with her for sleep to have any chance of happening. Insomnia slowly became the center of her days. The turning point didn't come from a pill or a hack. It came when every one of her “solutions” stopped working — and she realized she couldn't keep building her life around avoiding insomnia. That moment of exhaustion and honesty pushed her to look for a different approach. When we started working together, Natasha began noticing something important: even after a bad night, the next day could go better than she expected. And sometimes, after a good night, the day didn't feel great at all. That simple observation helped loosen the grip insomnia had on her. She also began changing her actions in small, meaningful ways — not to fix sleep, but to take her life back. She scheduled breakfast meetings again. She made evening plans without checking the clock. She traveled. She stopped organizing her days around sleep anxiety. And she created a calmer routine at night by watching shows she enjoyed instead of lying in bed trying to force sleep. Today, Natasha has her life back. Sleep isn't a project. Nights aren't battles. Insomnia no longer runs her life. Natasha runs her own life and sleep takes care of itself. Click here for a full transcript of this episode. Transcript Martin: Welcome to the Insomnia Coach Podcast. My name is Martin Reed. I believe that by changing how we respond to insomnia and all the difficult thoughts and feelings that come with it, we can move away from struggling with insomnia and toward living the life we want to live. Martin: The content of this podcast is provided for informational and educational purposes only. It is not medical advice and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease, disorder, or medical condition. It should never replace any advice given to you by your physician or any other licensed healthcare provider. Insomnia Coach LLC offers coaching services only and does not provide therapy, counseling, medical advice, or medical treatment. The statements and opinions expressed by guests are their own and are not necessarily endorsed by Insomnia Coach LLC. All content is provided “as is” and without warranties, either express or implied. Martin: Okay. Natasha, thank you so much for taking the time out of your day to come onto the podcast. Natasha: You are welcome, Martin. Thanks for having me. Martin: It’s great to have you on. Let’s start right at the very beginning. When did your sleep problems first begin and what do you feel caused those initial issues with sleep? Natasha: I think it was 2022 and we were still very much within the pandemic. And so there was of course like bad news all around, but I wasn’t necessarily stressed by that. All our children were outta school in the sense that all the schools were shut down. Natasha: At that point, my like 5-year-old or 6-year-old son, he was having to do his online classes and the day was just relentless, right? Because me, my husband, we were both working, we didn’t have any help at home. And then he had these online classes. So I had found this sort of nanny person who could help out during the day so that we could get our work done. Natasha: And I think she basically just called in sick. And I think like now, and this is all in hindsight, but I think it was some sort of like anxiety from that. And she wasn’t being very specific about whether she was, she had COVID or whether she was just, she said, I’ve hurt my foot. And, I think it was basically the fact that there was a lot of uncertainty about when she would be back and whether she would be back. Natasha: And I couldn’t sleep that night when she said, I’m not coming tomorrow. And, I think that was fine because the next day rolled around, but then the day after that, again, I sort of couldn’t fall back to sleep. And you know what happens when you haven’t slept one night and you feel like you have this huge day to get through the next day you try to overcompensate. Natasha: So I think I probably try to get into bed really early and I couldn’t fall asleep. And then I think I probably still just got out and read a book and got on with it. Natasha: So the days had been quite difficult to get through with a small child and work. I think by the third day I started noticing, I suddenly noticed the fact that I hadn’t slept very well and that I wasn’t being able to fall asleep. Natasha: And so the third night, I just really couldn’t sleep at all because I’d become very attentive to the fact that I was having this difficulty and that I had to. And so I think that’s what set it off. I don’t think there was anything more than that. Once it got started it just became this kind of vicious spiral of crashing pretty much after two or three days of sleeping very badly. Natasha: And then feeling slightly recovered the next day only to not be able to go back to sleep that night. And yeah, I think I started paying so much attention to the fact that I was having difficulty sleeping, that it was just getting harder and I think it, it turned into a huge full-blown problem. Martin: I’m gonna guess that there’s been other times in your life where you might have got a little bit less sleep or a lot less sleep than normal. And then things figured themselves out and sleep got back on track. What do you think was different this time around? Natasha: So I think a few things might have been different. Natasha: One was of course, that I think the pressure in the pandemic was very high on productivity and just somehow getting through the day. So not just, you had a lot of things to do at work. You had very little help and I had a child and I think also because there was this idea that there was some degree of latitude with your partners. Natasha: If for some reason you are sick, then he can pick up the slack more than what he’s normally doing. But I think he was completely slammed as well. As a family I think we’d become very aware of just how we were stretched beyond like capability. Natasha: So I think maybe that was one like predisposing condition that it, it made the need for rest so much higher. And therefore I think there was some kind of a, psychological reaction to the fact that when you thought that you really needed to rest, you weren’t being able to. I also do think, I do think it maybe had something to do with COVID because I did get COVID early 2022. Natasha: And I think I got, ever since then I’ve had COVID twice. And every time I’ve had COVID I’ve had a little bit of difficulty with sleep and a little bit of hyper arousal. So I, I think maybe it was a combination of these two things. But normally now if that happens, it just resolves itself because I don’t sit and, I don’t get too upset about it. Natasha: But at that time, perhaps, maybe some sort of like the physiological part was there, and then there was this huge psychological reality. Martin: Would you say that because it was such a stressful period it felt like maybe the stakes were higher than they were in the past. So as a result, you put more pressure on yourself to get sleep back on track. Martin: There was more trying, more effort, more pressure. Natasha: Yeah. I think there’s also one of the things I have realized and listening to your podcast, it’s something that I’ve observed. There are a lot of people who say that they develop insomnia. Many of them say that they were excellent sleepers. Natasha: They were brilliant sleepers before and they could sleep anywhere, anytime. And that was me as well. I could sleep anywhere, anytime. But the other thing is also that I think there are people who say that, I can’t function without sleep. I need my sleep. I love my sleep. Natasha: And there are others who are like, yeah, I can get on with it. It’s fine. I think you and I feel like if you’re the type who has told themselves for years that, oh, I can’t function without sleep, which is what I used to tell myself, and that’s why I used to sleep very adequately because I’d be like, oh, I need my nine hours and I need like my naps in between. Natasha: I feel like if you’ve spent years telling yourself that you can’t function without sleep and then a stressful situation comes that requires you to compromise with sleep or where your sleep gets affected, perhaps you are more susceptible to then developing anxiety around it, right? Because you’ve told yourself that you don’t know how to kind of function without it. Natasha: So maybe it’s also personality or like prior mindsets. Martin: It’s like the more important we deem something in our lives, quite naturally, the more we’re gonna focus on it. And if it deviates from whatever we want it to be doing that’s gonna immediately generate a lot of concern. Martin: And where we get trapped with insomnia and sleep is really, it’s beyond our direct and permanent control. So it, it kind of backfires, that additional effort. We might not be able to control the thoughts, we might not be able to change the fact that we see it as something important. Martin: It’s okay to see it as something important, but it’s our actions around that. The more we try to make sleep happen the more we can end up struggling with it. Natasha: Yeah, and I think a lot of this has to do with the fact that now there is so much literature and all the things you can do to improve your sleep, right? Natasha: So there is this perpetuation of this illusion that somehow sleep is something you can entirely control and engineer. And I think I was doing so much of that as well. Natasha: You go through this strange, five stages of grief or something through that period of night where, you just, at some point you’re very angry. At some point you’re very depressed with your situation because it’s also this, it is a strange experience of being wide awake when the whole world is sleeping. Natasha: It’s different from being a night owl and it’s different from someone who’s, voluntarily working or relaxing or gaming or whatever. Natasha: You are alert and exhausted. So because you’re alert, you can’t go to sleep and because you’re exhausted, you can’t actually do anything productive. So you’re literally just sitting awake and not being able to do anything and not being able to relax. Natasha: And I think that in that whole process you do end up, of course you start googling feverishly and I’ve done everything right. I think over the last two years, before, before I met you, I think I’ve done everything I must have done. Like the primrose oil, the lavender, the magnesium, the chamomile tea, the Yeah, like I think the white noise and I’ve done, I think you try everything and the more things you’re throwing at it, the worse it’s getting. Natasha: And I think every failure after you’ve tried something and that failure is even harder to reconcile. But some of that comes from the fact that you’re reaching out for answers into Google and Google is giving you some solutions. It’s not telling you that, the way to, to get to sleep is just to let it go. Natasha: It’s not telling you that, it’s actually telling you, do this, and then you start doing it. Martin: The information out there tends to be about doing more, it’s, if there’s a problem, do this. And with sleep, it’s all about doing less. If anyone has a recollection in their own experience of a time when sleep wasn’t an issue or a concern, what did you do to experience sleep in that way? Martin: And it was nothing. It was going to bed. It was getting out of bed, living your life, and it just took care of itself. But then we just exposed to this proliferation of advice and information and hacks and gadgets and gizmos and this and this. And when we are feeling stuck it’s completely understandable that we are gonna be looking for a solution. Martin: And almost everything in life, the solution is do this or do more, put more effort in. Try harder. That sleep is one of those outliers. And we can so easily through no fault of our own, get tangled up in that quick sound, so the more we fight it. The more we struggle with it, the more we try and escape that quick sound, the deeper we find ourselves sinking. Natasha: Yeah. You said this and I think I, this is printed in my brain because I remember in one of our first sessions you said exactly this, you said that most things in life respond well to effort, but sleep doesn’t, sleep does not respond well to effort. And because we all have such a bias for action and effort, you think that if there’s something I can do. Natasha: What happened to me was like one night I didn’t, I think again, my husband, I woke him up at 4:00 AM because I was like, I think I’m having a heart attack. Natasha: Because, ’cause you are just palpitating now obviously your body’s completely dysfunctioning because you’re exhausted and you haven’t slept. And so I was sweating and I was feeling this like pinch in my heart and he got really worried. Natasha: So I said, okay, let me just go and buy sleeping pills. And I didn’t know what that was. So I went to this pharmacy and I was like do you have sleeping pills? And they were like you need a prescription for that. Because in India you don’t need a prescription for a lot of things. A lot of things you get over the counter, but hang on, this one is one that we do need a prescription for. Natasha: So then I started texting you can only get prescriptions from, obviously a licensed doctor or a psychiatrist. And I didn’t know any, so I texted one, a friend saying, do you know? And then she said yes. And so she connected me with somebody. But they said that you have to, you have to have a session with a therapist. Natasha: For her to for them to evaluate you. And I was desperate, right? Because I hadn’t slept all night. And I said, listen, I just, I need something to knock me out and I don’t need therapy. I don’t need a therapist. I’m fine. Literally the only problem in my life right now is that for some reason I’ve developed this mysterious inability to sleep. Natasha: And, but they of course, had the responsible practice was that I should talk to a therapist. So I did. And of course, at the end of the hour she was very sweet and she said it does seem you are fairly self-aware and your relationship with your partner is very good and everything is fine and maybe you just need medication. Natasha: And I was almost like, yes, I told you so then she put me through a psychiatrist. And that person, but that was the interesting thing, right? When I went to the psychiatrist and it was, she spoke to me literally for 10 minutes, and this was on Zoom because we were still in the pandemic. Natasha: And yeah, she was like okay, are you anxious about something? And you, you mentioned one or two things because if you are living life and if you’re adulting, of course you’re anxious about a few things. So I said a few things and she was like, okay, great. And here’s an antidepressant, which kind of surprised me because I’d never taken antidepressants before. Natasha: And I have studied psychology, so I do understand SSRIs. So I asked her, I said, oh, why are you giving me an antidepressant? She was like basically this is, it’s just going to relax you. So I said, fine. Natasha: So I took that, but I wasn’t happy about it because I wasn’t happy taking it. And I think what also what happened was I started taking the antidepressant for a couple of weeks. And predictably. So I slept okay on the first couple of times because it was a sort of a placebo, right? You had this like safety feeling that I’m taking a pill and I’m fine. Natasha: And then I think I was traveling to Delhi for work and it, I had my pill and it didn’t work. And I was up all night and I had to work the entire day. And then the same thing happened the next day. I came back to the hotel, I was exhausted and I was like, I’m going to just absolutely crash. Natasha: I think I fell asleep in the cab on the way to the hotel, but I popped my pill. I got into bed and I couldn’t sleep. And then I was like, okay, this medicine is not working. So I remember being, that, that makes you really worried because you see, I went to a doctor gave me something and now this is not working. Natasha: So then I came back and then I tried different things. When I got back home, I remember that night I went to bed and my husband Suraj was sitting next to me, and that was very comforting. So then began this whole era of me saying, okay, I need you to sleep in the bed with me, right? Natasha: You have to be in bed with me. So whether you are reading or whatever you’re doing, you need to be in bed. Because I wasn’t sure the medication was working. And so I stopped taking that, but then I didn’t have any other crutch, so I said, okay, you have to be in bed with me. And so he would have to get into bed and sometimes he likes to sleep a bit later and I get tired sooner. Natasha: It was adding these layers of something is wrong with me to my sense of self, right? Because you’re like, first you can’t sleep, then you, now you need your husband to come and lie with you. And you’re affecting his life as a result. Natasha: And then I became very averse to traveling as a result. So I said, I don’t want to, I don’t wanna go anywhere because I I don’t know, I, I don’t wanna sleep alone, so I don’t wanna go on business trips and I don’t want to go, but more than business trips, because those couldn’t be avoided. Natasha: I was almost like, I don’t wanna go on personal instead of holidays with my girlfriends, and I just don’t wanna go on a holiday with somebody where if I’m not sure where I would have to sleep alone by myself. So I was supposed to go for this hike and we would go, we were gonna sleep in a dorm. And I was so terrified of the idea of being like, absolutely wide awake at 3:00 AM in a dormitory full of girls, I don’t know, which was not me at all. Natasha: ’cause that, that I was not that type of person ever. So I opted out of that. I said, no, I’m not gonna do that. And it just started adding up right where I stopped making evening plans because I said, oh, if it’s too late, and then I get home late and then it I won’t have enough time to wind down and get to bed. Natasha: So I think all of this was happening and even when I was traveling. In 2022, I remember we went for this, I had this huge event in September or so. And it had been like eight months since my issues with sleep. But I had to go to Bombay for this event for a whole week. And my plan was that I’m basically going to night cap it through I’m going to have a drink every night and then I’m going to somehow knock myself out and just get through the entire week. Natasha: And that’s exactly what I did. Which, in hindsight, that’s, it’s just such a terrible strategy. But there was no other way to imagine being able to do things like this. So I feel like this was carrying on and I had sort of, because I’d already been to a psychiatrist, one I once, I didn’t consider going back to anyone because what I was very aware of was that I really wasn’t struggling with anything in my life in a big way other than sleep, so I. And that was the other thing. ’cause again, anytime you ever told anyone or even hinted to somebody that you find it hard to sleep, the first question they’re like, oh, are you stressed out about something? Or or and that can almost start grating you. ’cause you’re like, no, I’m not stressed about anything. Natasha: I’m not stressed, I’m not per se stressed and I, but this thing that, you’re losing sleep because there must be some something underlying and something subconscious and you’re like, no. The only thing that’s conscious, subconscious and all pervasive is sleep anxiety. And I think the fact that sleep anxiety, again, is its own category of anxiety, of, it’s a type of anxiety that perhaps happens. Natasha: And there are no other underlying hidden, Freudian reasons for why you’re not being able to sleep. You’re really, you’re just having some, you’ve developed a strange relationship with sleep and your bed. So you are passing out on your couch and then the minute you hit the bed you are like wide awake, so I think this thing was something that I have only processed a little bit in hindsight and through, conversations with you and understanding this whole situation. But like throughout 2022, it was just, it was some, it was a hack, just hacking my way through it. And because things were working out really well with having my partner in bed with me I was like, okay, fine, this is fine. Natasha: How bad is it? And even through 23, I think like 23 actually was very stable because like I said, whenever I was traveling, I had become that person where I said, okay, I’m not gonna sleep when I travel. But even then, I think there was. There was a, I remember again, I went for a team retreat and I was up the entire night, like the sun came up and I just got outta bed and we all had, and this was this big strategy retreat, which you had to talk a lot of strategy. Natasha: And that was the, and I was confused about whether I should tell my teammates that I didn’t sleep all night. And so I, but I decided to, ’cause I said I can’t, I’d come to that point where I was like, this is just who I am. This is going to be forever. So I have to start telling people that I find it hard and I’m, I have lovely colleagues and they’re all wonderful people. Natasha: So I said, maybe I can trust them and I could just tell them that I couldn’t sleep all night, because, if I’m spacing out in the middle of the dates, it’s only fair that they know. And I did tell them and and they were very kind about it, but I think I was so tired. Natasha: At the end of that day, I remember, and I was so terrified, Martin, that I was not gonna be able to sleep again. And so I actually asked my one of my teammates who I’m really close with, and I really like her. And I told her, I said, and this is gonna sound very strange ’cause we were all living in a house. Natasha: So it was nice. It was like a large, huge villa. And I said, is it okay if I sleep with you? And she was like, yeah, sure. And she was very sweet about it. And so I actually had went and I slept in her room with her. And I think that there were parts of me that was so embarrassed by this, but also so helpless about it and feeling like what is happening. Natasha: Whenever you tell people they, I mean they are sympathetic, but either they don’t understand or it’s the sort of you’re stressed. Natasha: And again, I think I was talking to someone and they recommended the psychiatrist and this therapist to me. So then I went to her and she prescribed me a whole other set of SSRIs and anti-anxiety medication. And again, I took it for a while and it does make you feel slightly different. So I think I started feeling a little bit. Not okay on some of that medication. Natasha: Especially, I think the worst experience which I’ve had is taking medication, going to bed, not being able to sleep, and then you are waking up with half, slept with this half digested medicine in your brain and you’re just getting through the next day because you know you, ’cause you have to. Natasha: All of us end up going through all these rabbit holes because there is no direction and the experts are actually giving you wrong advice and Google is definitely leading you in the wrong direction. And then you’re just stuck with all of the, this sense of helplessness and this huge sense of the fact that something is broken inside you. Natasha: And it’s funny, because I do actually work in the mental health field and there is a lot that’s said about the stigma associated with depression, with anxiety because even though there has been so much awareness building and conversation still, if your team members or someone in your organization is going through depression and they’re not able to perform, very few people can actually come and say, this is what’s happening to me when it’s happening. Natasha: They can talk about it once they have figured it out and gotten over it. And in a strange way, like insomnia is like that because if I hadn’t slept all night and if I slept at 4:00 AM and I woke up at seven and I had a call at nine 30 in the morning and I had to cancel it, or I had a call at seven in the morning, which I had to cancel. Natasha: I couldn’t be like, I’m sorry, I have to cancel this call because I couldn’t sleep all night. I would say I’m sick, or something else. But it sounded absurd to see, it almost sounds like you’re not a, you’re not a capable functioning adult if you say oh, I couldn’t sleep. And I think that sense that something that everybody else is just doing so effortlessly and everybody else is just doing without thinking and you’re just not able to do. Natasha: And it’s so basic. It’s, I would look at my son he’d just pass out. It feels so basic. I think that was the hardest part, like now in hindsight, right? It was of course the tiredness and all of the other things. But this, the psychological experience of going through insomnia, I think is very difficult. Martin: I completely agree with you. Just the way you were describing it there, you could tell how insomnia or sleep just started to become more of your identity. It was almost like taking over more of who you are. And in a way you were just losing this independence, this independence, this sense of agency that you have over your own life, because so many of your actions became geared towards protecting sleep, avoiding insomnia compensating for difficult nights, all of which is completely understandable. Martin: And when all of that stuff just doesn’t feel like it’s proving to be a long-term solution, it can then feel really mysterious, right? Martin: It can feel like there’s something uniquely wrong. There’s something going on here that is different to what other people might be experiencing, and then we can get all of that kind of self-judgment and maybe some shame and some embarrassment and the negative self-talk, and we can be really harden ourselves that just piles it on and makes things even more difficult. Natasha: Yeah. I don’t wanna start like blaming, Google and blaming the sort of sleep culture, but I think the thing is that scientists the people who are closest to the science are the most humble about the conclusions. But the health industry is the exact opposite, right? There are just lots of claims and there’s lots of stuff. Natasha: And now the algorithms just push it to you because for sure at some point my algorithm figured out that I had, and probably very quickly that I was anxious about this. Natasha: So everything that I was being prompted. Was just like this about sleep and that about sleep and women in sleep and something and constantly actually the reverse, which was the extreme benefits. And so everything from like longevity to dementia to osteoporosis, every single thing is linked to sleep. Natasha: And of course it is, in the sense that, but it’s also linked to diet and it’s also linked to happiness and it’s also linked to genetics. And it’s linked to a hundred thousand things. Natasha: Once the algorithm finds you and finds your weakness, it starts then. And then I actually actively stopped looking at any of that content. ’cause I very quickly realized what it would do to me, right? In the sense that it would just make you feel even worse about where you were. And I think that, that’s one big part of sleep anxiety as well, because you are convinced that you are like hurting yourself. Natasha: You’re convinced that you’re becoming very unhealthy and that you’re going to die, because because you’re not being able to sleep well and that, your brain is going to deteriorate very quickly and everything is just gonna deteriorate. Natasha: I do know people who sleep badly and they run marathons and they just it doesn’t matter, like they just live their lives despite the fact that they sleep badly and they continue to sleep badly and they continue to live their lives. But I do think that there are others. And then me especially I was not being able to reconcile these two things, that I would not sleep well, but I would just get on with my life. I think the, the sense of the control and the pop science was also hurting quite a bit. Martin: When we have a problem, we wanna look for a solution, right? And there’s just so much out there. And I think there is also a lot of misinformation and misleading information out there because that’s what gets the attention. If someone writes an article that just said Sleep, it’s important, you can’t control it. Martin: No one’s gonna read that, right? But if someone comes up with a headline that says 12 Sleep Hacks that guarantee eight hours of sleep, or 12 things you can do tonight to prevent cancer ever showing up in your life, loads of people are gonna read that. Natasha: Over those two years I did lots, I accomplished lots. A huge part of life was continuing. Natasha: But the point was that I was not entirely myself and that’s the bit that I was missing. It had become a new mutation on my identity, the sleep thing, right? So 99% of my identity was still the same, but there was this new 1% that had just emerged from somewhere. Natasha: You’re not accepting your situation. You’re quite distressed by it. That’s another thing that comes with insomnia. Martin: It becomes more powerful the more we try to resist it. You can find yourself acting in ways that don’t really reflect who you are or who you want to be. Natasha: Actions are a powerful way to signal to your brain what, where your attitude lies, so I think that sometimes you can’t just intellectualize your way out of a problem. Natasha: Like sometimes you have to change the way you’re behaving. In that sense, this kind of almost subterranean signal to your brain that your attitude towards something has changed because now your body’s doing different things than what it was doing. Martin: You’d already tried so many things. You had a strategy, a roadmap that you were following with kind of mixed success. Martin: What made you think it would be productive or there would be an opportunity here for you to get something from us working together? Natasha: What happened in 2024, which is when we met, was that everything just started failing. And I don’t know why necessarily. I think we went on this holiday for New Years in 20 23 we went to this holiday. Natasha: And at that holiday, our entire day routine was starting very late. And we were not sleeping before 12 or 1230 every single night as a family. And I think because we’d lived that kind of routine for about two weeks, when we got back home early 24 I think I was like, I have to go to work, so I should get to bed at night. Natasha: And obviously your body was in attuned to sleeping at nine. And and then that, and this time I went to bed. My husband and I went to bed. He promptly fell asleep. I don’t know his bo his body can sleep as much anytime. I dunno, it just doesn’t seem to bother him. But I couldn’t. And then there was that like, oh shit moment, right? Natasha: That, oh my God, my last standing hack has stopped working. And there was all this legacy of failure as well in the past. And so then I think basically I went through a couple of weeks where I, it was exactly as bad as your peak struggles where you’re just not sleeping before you had figured out your placebo or your hack or your safety behavior before any of that, ’cause once I figured some of those out in 22 and 23, then there was a whole period of stability. But again, I was back in this tumult and we had to go for, to celebrate a function for the same sweet teammate of mine who had shared her hotel bed with me. And she, her sister was getting married and we went and we flew to another town for this. Natasha: And again, basically all of us landed. We got to the hotel really late. Everyone’s exhausted, husband and child pass out. I don’t sleep at all. At 5:00 AM I think he woke up to get a glass of water. And he saw, and I was reading and he said, oh, why are you up? And I said, I haven’t slept all night. And so I think for him, he was like, oh my God. Natasha: What is, this is bad. Because, I think he could really empathize saying You must be exhausted. And I was tired and I was just, I was so upset because I’d come for this wedding and I’d been really looking forward to it. And I didn’t feel like participating in anything because like literally my body, my brain, everything was hurting. Natasha: So he then said we should go to, he found some sleep clinic and we went there when we got back. When we got back home again, it was the same, it was the same thing. So again, I went to the sleep clinic, the doctor prescribed me some other, like tricylic or some other cocktail of drugs. And even as the doctor was talking, and this was like a neurologist who literally told me, and I have no issues saying that, this is what he said to me. Natasha: He was like, oh, that’s really strange. Oh, you should be able to sleep, but if you’re not, here are some pills. And if these don’t work then you’re going to be on sleeping pills your whole life. There’s no other solution. He said that. He was like, oh, come back to me in a month because if this doesn’t work, then, and he literally shook his head and said, oh, then there’s no hope. Natasha: And then you’re just gonna have to be having sleeping pills for the rest of your life. And even as he was seeing it, I think something in me just got really pissed off. I was like, this is ridiculous. He didn’t even listen to my story. Natasha: It was just like, oh, you have sleep problems? Okay, here you go, here’s some drugs. So as soon as we got home, I told Suraj, I was like I don’t think he, he doesn’t know what he is talking about at all. I have actually had this situation for the last two years and I don’t think he knows what he’s saying. Natasha: And Suraj of course, trying to be the very like, supportive person. He said no, you should not. Don’t reject the doctor’s thing, just take the medication. You will be fine. And sure as hell, it didn’t work. Like after three, four days it stopped working. Natasha: And then basically I think I, in one of my, fever dreams at 2:00 AM 3:00 AM like as I was awake I was just typing into Spotify ’cause I was listening to different podcasts to to keep myself entertained at night. Natasha: And I was like, oh, there must be some podcast. Somebody must have talked about insomnia. And I typed that into Spotify, and then I found your podcast, and then I started listening to it. And Martin, for me, I was so desperate by then, I was so tired and so desperate that I said that I won’t even bother listening to all these episodes. Natasha: And, piecing together the wisdom. I said, I’m just going to write to this person and I’m just gonna directly reach out to him. Because at that point, I was very sure that I really needed like somebody to work with me, somebody to talk to. I couldn’t do some sort of self-paced, self-help. I really had to feel like I had shared my side of the story with somebody and then they understood and then they were going to kinda help me. Natasha: So that’s how I actually, I found you. And that’s what brought me. So in some sense, it was the ultimate failure of everything that got me here. Martin: When we started working together what kinda concepts did we explore or what kind of changes did you make that were different, that you feel helped you move forward and start emerging from this struggle? Natasha: One of the things that I really appreciated was that you actually asked me to list out my own strengths, right? And I think when you did that, one of the things that you noted was the fact that I do actually lead with intellect to some extent. And so for me, being able to understand like psychologically and cognitively understand things. Natasha: And once I see them in a new light, I think that’s very powerful. So that was the first thing where I think I still, this was like, I still remember our first conversation right where you said that sleep doesn’t respond to effort. And that line, it just almost like immediately, I think I just completely changed my behavior almost immediately in response to that. Natasha: I remember you mentioned in the early days itself was the fact that you can sleep really badly so you can have a bad night, but you could have a good day and you can have a good night and you can have a bad day. And so I started attending to that. Natasha: And I actually started noticing that was true. Like I could have had a very bad night, but the next day many things went well. Many things went my way, and the day was pretty effortless, even if I was slightly tired and whatever. Natasha: And then there were other times where I’d slept perfectly well and I was like, whatever, restless or fidgety or the day had gone badly. And so this dissociation of sleep is this thing that, produces this perfect day for you the next day, and you are just like this perfect person the next day. Natasha: I think for me the dissociation of those two things was also very important from, again, a kind of intellectual lens. Natasha: And then of course there was the whole bit around how do you change your actions, right? What will you do differently? And why I mentioned these two reframing sort of points is that I think they help you take those actions because sometimes you can’t take an action without conviction. Natasha: If you’re not convinced or if you don’t understand why you’re taking the action may not yield very much, but if you do understand why you’re taking that action, it helps. Natasha: I was always so conscious about like setting up breakfast meetings. I would never set up breakfast meetings. I had stopped doing that ’cause I was like no. I don’t know. Natasha: I started setting up breakfast meetings. I started like setting up dinners. I said, that’s fine. I’ll deal with it like however it goes. Calendaring your life the way you would if you did not have any issues with sleep. There was perhaps something powerful about that. Martin: It sounds like in terms of that perspective, really when we were working together, it was just a process of teasing out what you already knew, what was already inside you. This idea that sleep doesn’t need or want or require all of these kind of efforts or attention or rules or rituals or accommodations, it just wants to take care of itself. Martin: And as we explored that, you were able to reflect on your own experience and you realized, huh, yeah, that is the case. Like my experience has been telling me that, but because I’ve, my superpower of problem solving is the dominant force right now that has almost been clouded in a way. And you got this pressure to continue trying to problem solve, continue putting effort in, even though the experience says that might not be useful for you. Martin: And then the second approach was the actions you started to chip away at that power and the influence that sleep was having by focusing more on actions that served you rather than serving insomnia. And as you did that it kinda lost some of its power and influence over you. Martin: So maybe in turn you might have been less inclined to put that effort in, and so it becomes a cycle again, but maybe a more positive cycle compared to before. Natasha: Yeah, very true. I also of course, owe a debt of gratitude to K-Dramas because I one of the things that we discussed and we talked about was also like, I think nighttime awakening is a very unpleasant experience, right? Natasha: And that’s the other thing that people who struggle with insomnia will talk about that. Just the experience of being awake at night is for some reason really unpleasant. But if you flip that and if you start looking at it as some sort of invitation to binge watch K-Dramas, and for me it was fine because you the day is very busy and you’re, you’ve got children, you’ve got work, and so you can’t exactly just watch silly television all the time. Natasha: So for me, I tried to, I started thinking that so I actually intentionally found certain series and. I said, okay, I’m gonna watch these at night and I’m not gonna watch them through the day or at any on the weekends. I’m not going to and I’m gonna watch this at night. And I, and the other thing I told myself was also this idea of, a little bit of like sleep consolidation, I think. Natasha: Which did help with the hyper arousal part because I think that’s so physiological. It had to be trained out. Was this fact that no matter what, I’m not gonna sleep before 1130 or 12 even, so I’d start watching like my TV at, nine 30 and then I almost used to feel, I was almost looking forward to the TV time. Natasha: ’cause I said I have two and a half hours to watch tv. I have so much like time, actually, I don’t have to turn it off. I could just watch the next episode and the next episode. Because, I’d get up and I’d make myself a beverage and I’d come back, I’d make myself a snack, so it became this I have this whole day, which is relentless, and then I have these three hours that are just mine. Natasha: So looking at it from that point of view did help because once I told myself that I’m not gonna try to sleep before 12 I think it helped because then, yeah, by the time it was 12, I was quite tired and I hadn’t spent two or three hours in bed trying to sleep, working myself up, on the kind of arousal lad because when you’re tossing and turning, you get kinda worked up in a way that’s very different from when you’re just watching like Korean tv and then you’re genuinely tired. Natasha: And then by 12, 12 30, I was so there were many nights where I started successfully falling asleep at the time that, I decided to fall asleep at, which was 12 or 1230. And I think that also helped quite a bit because this idea that your relationship, like I was saying, that relationship with your bed literally and your body’s own cues that, when it lies down, it starts to feel like this. Natasha: I think it suddenly started changing because of accepting the night. I am accepting the fact that the night is going to be long, and so why don’t you make it nice? Martin: Your relationship to being awake at night had changed through your actions. So even if sleep was exactly the same, in other words, you never fell asleep before, let’s say three o’clock in the morning. Martin: The difference is one time you might have been in bed tossing and turning, really struggling, battling away until three o’clock in the morning. This alternative approach involved watching some TV shows that you like doing stuff that’s more pleasant, setting aside time for yourself making it a more useful way to spend that time awake and that in turn. Martin: Although there’s obviously no guarantee that’s gonna make sleep happen because it’s out of your control. It just makes that time awake more pleasant. It doesn’t get you so exhausted and tangled up in that struggle. And it can also help train your brain that maybe being awake at night isn’t such a threat that we need to be on action stations to try and protect you against. Natasha: Exactly that. Martin: What would you say if someone is listening to this, and we’re talking about making being awake more pleasant, we’re talking about accepting that sleep might be out of your control, that the difficult thoughts and feelings might be out of your control. But someone’s listening to this and they’re thinking, I’m not interested in any of that. Martin: I just want to sleep. I don’t want to. Read a book or watch tv, I need to get rid of these thoughts and these feelings. I don’t wanna learn how to deal with them. I just wanna sleep. How do you respond to that? Natasha: I would say that’s a perfectly understandable reaction. So the first thing is that, that’s a completely understandable thing to feel when you’re going through this. Natasha: And I felt exactly that. I think I also had this, you have to go through your arc because you do go through this like resistance and anger and you feel very, yeah, you feel resentful at the fact that you’re being asked to accept something that you don’t like at all. Natasha: But, I think there is, again I think humans are very resilient in the way that at some point I think you realize that there is no choice. There is no option but to accept because not accepting this is not serving you very well. And so that was the other thing that I think this feeling that you should not be having negative emotions about insomnia. Natasha: That’s not true at all. Like of course you’re going to feel bad. Recovering from insomnia requires you to not think that sleep is important? No, it’s none of that. Because of course you, you’re not gonna think sleep is not important or you’re not gonna value sleep. Natasha: You do value it and it is important. And it is. It’s perfectly fine to exist in that contradiction of, knowing that this is important, wanting it, desiring it, but not becoming completely agitated. I think because that’s the really important part. How do you find routines and rituals, and how do you find maybe just the first level of acceptance. Natasha: That’ll help you feel a little less agitated. And then I think that, these are positively reinforcing loops because when you experience that slight, like release from not feeling very agitated, from that first level of acceptance, you accept a little further, and then you practice acceptance and it gets better and better. Natasha: And the funny thing is, it is true. There are times of course, and I am sure that many of your other like people might have said the same thing, but when you start sleeping better again, there’s a part of you that’s I should not be noticing this. I should not be noticing that I’m sleeping better, that this is working because I don’t wanna notice it. Natasha: A part of you is noticing the fact that, okay, I’m relaxing and I’m, I’ve let go. I’ve just let go now. So I’m gonna watch TV and I’m just gonna stay awake and I’m gonna embrace whatever this is. And then you’re like, and it tends to work. And the more you do that, the more it works, so I think it’s a com. It’s this whole like positive loop. Martin: All thoughts and all feelings are okay. So much of our struggle can come from this belief that we shouldn’t have certain thoughts or we shouldn’t have certain feelings, and that can just set us up for a struggle. Martin: The alternative way forward is to acknowledge all of our thoughts and our feelings as normal valid human. That as human beings we experience the full range. Some make us feel good, some don’t. Some are useful, some aren’t. Some are true, some maybe not. We have the power to decide how we choose to respond to them, and I think that’s really what you’ve encapsulated so well because it’s when we respond with resistance, which is completely understandable, it feeds into it and it gives that stuff more power and more influence, and it just gets as tangled up. Martin: If we’re feeling stuck, if things feel mysterious, perhaps there’s an opportunity here to respond in a different way with a little bit more acknowledgement, acceptance, and letting go, as you said, not holding this all so tightly just opening up to it a little bit more. Martin: If nothing else, perhaps that would just free up a little bit of energy and attention that otherwise would’ve been consumed by battle for you to do more of the stuff that really matters to you. Natasha: Yeah, and if anyone’s listening to this, I think they’re already halfway there in the sense that they have at least found something that’s giving them, that’s helping them square their own experience with some amount of knowledge. And at least, like I said, for me it was really helpful. Like the hardest part was all the misinformation, like when you are being, when you are consuming something that’s not actually helpful for insomnia and then, and so it’s either lack of information or it’s misinformation. Natasha: But I think once you get the right information, even if there’s resistance initially, resistance gets spent, eventually you are spent, right? Because how much are you gonna struggle? Because you will resist, and you will resist. And then eventually, if it’s not working, you will be tired and you will let your guard down. Natasha: And at that point, at least you’ve got the right information and you are ready to receive it. The problem is when there’s just no information and then you just continue in these loops of confusion. So I think for me, awareness generation is really important. Martin: I remember when we were working together, you had this concern about acceptance. How do we achieve acceptance without it feel like you are in a position of helplessness and you’re giving up, versus how do I achieve acceptance with a sense of power of individual empowerment? Martin: And that can be a bit difficult to wrap your head around, right? Natasha: It is. I remember writing to you and saying that I’m not feeling like I’m choosing acceptance. I’m being forced to accept, in which case it’s not acceptance, it’s just something that’s forced on you. Natasha: But the thing is, like I said, I think that resistance and that friction was required for me to get over the hump as well. And there are people who may perhaps come to acceptance easily and there are others who may not. And I think both reactions or like a whole spectrum of reactions is perfectly natural. Natasha: What I do feel is from my own journey also, is that eventually, like acceptance is inevitable because, the friction doesn’t yield anything that’s helpful in this situation. And so the only thing is that, like I said, having somebody to talk through on when you’re going through this, having someone to talk through with is important because, some of the words and the reframing and the perspectives, they’re there at least. Natasha: And it’s like when your acceptance portal finally opens. It’s available for that information to go inside. If there was nothing there, then you may accept it, but from a place of helplessness or sorrow or just, I don’t know. And then you would have to work a lot harder perhaps to generate solutions and kind of perspectives for yourself. Natasha: But if there is some perspective, initially the door is closed and it’s not going in, but that’s okay because at some point the door will open and then all of that stuff that’s waiting to be heard and understood will go inside. Martin: Yeah. There’s value in every part of the experience, even when it feels like we’re really struggling, there’s always something to be learned from that, and it might not feel like it’s useful at that time, but at some point in the future, we will serve some kind of value as a learning experience or something we can pick and choose from to help us move forward in a different way or to keep us moving forward in the way we want to be moving. Natasha: Yeah. Yeah, that’s true. Martin: What did progress look like for you on this journey? Did you find that as you were starting to get this sense of independence back, sleep just suddenly magically transformed and you were having great nights of sleep and every single night was better than the last? Natasha: I wish I could say that. There is no such thing as perfect sleep. And no one is sleeping perfectly. I mean, you may have less sleep for multiple reasons, right? You’re traveling and then there’s other disruptions and someone is sick and so on, so forth. Natasha: So I think, I think the important, the huge tangible change, I think and it’s not a change that, let’s say that if you just looked at the surface of my life in terms of like, how productive is she and how active is she? And how creative is she? I think a lot of that is probably looks the same because you are still doing things. Natasha: But I think what did change, one of the things that did change Yes, is that I think this idea of traveling definitely came back for me. Traveling for leisure. Not just work, but traveling for leisure. And so I did actually travel last year a couple of times for leisure. And so that was one small change. Natasha: Yeah, like having late nights and it’s totally fine having early mornings and it’s totally fine. And just so that sense of like release with your own. Calendar and not having anxiety about it, so I think for me, there are, of course, even today, there are several times where, you will get, six hours or five hours, because maybe you’re traveling. Natasha: But I’ve noticed that not only I don’t talk about it, like that’s the other thing, right? I don’t, I’m not talking about it with like my husband or my sister or anybody that, gosh, like I wouldn’t see that talk about it at all because I’m yeah, it’s fine, I’ll go to bed tonight and tomorrow or whatever. Natasha: And even if I’m, even if I’m like, I’ve got three straight like events and for some reason the three straight nights I’m going to be pulling like late nights, I’m okay. I’m not very stressed about that. So I think basically there’s a certain sense of relaxation and I will say that, look, this journey is not linear, right? Natasha: And I suppose like the longer you’ve struggled with it or the harder you’ve struggled with it, and the more intensely you have felt about it, like it is gonna take you some time to feel like this isn’t a theme in your life at all. And like for me, for instance, even like this showing up here to talk about it and to have it recorded, there was for a long time I thought that I wanted to write about it actually for last year, early last year, I started wanting to, when I experienced a lot of these benefits, I said I should write a whole piece. Natasha: And then I just couldn’t because I said that, I don’t want to jinx it. And so there were these lingering feelings, right? Saying that if I talk about it, if I, and if I go out and announce that I’m fine and I had this problem and I no longer have it I don’t wanna say that. But then, over time it just faded away. Natasha: Even that, even holding onto that kind of goes away. Time actions, consistency and of course this underlying reframing is the journey. It happens in fits and starts, but I think eventually you do get to a point where. Your relationship, like you said, the relationship with sleep changes. Natasha: One of the things I do appreciate about this journey has been that I have actually learned a lot about sleep. There is no perfect, there is no eight hour, eight and a half, seven or whatever. There is no, you have to find your rhythm and the more you dissociate with the sleep dogma that has become a culture I think the better off everyone is. Martin: In terms of the timeline here, how long would you say that it took you to get to a point where you felt like you’d left the struggle behind? Natasha: I think there was this whole period of, there, there was also like micro progress and then there was like a little bit of a slide back and there was frustrations. Like I said, it was non-linear. So I would say that it was probably only by the summer, so about maybe four months or so, four or five months. Natasha: And I did actually start scheduling like work trips and travel and so on so forth. And the more I did that, I think by the time summer rolled around, I was starting to feel like I could plan my days and plan my weeks and plan my time the way I wanted to. And yeah, and it’s been like a steady stabilization from that point all the way, till now. Natasha: I do wanna again stress that when somebody says that they no longer struggle with insomnia, it doesn’t mean that they sleep like nine hours or eight hours every single night consistently all the time. That is not the, that’s not what resolution looks like. Natasha: Resolution is you’re not controlled by it. Martin: It’s very rare that someone tells me that they’re able to change everything and transform their lives in a few days or a few weeks. And it often requires ongoing practice too, right? There’s ups and downs. Martin: We’re always gonna get pulled back into a struggle, whether it’s with sleep or insomnia or anything else that goes on in our lives. It’s just that awareness when that’s happening and being able to change course to refocus on actions that matter to us and to live our lives and allow sleep, the opportunity to take care of itself rather than trying to fix sleep so that we can live our lives. Martin: If we can just flip that around, it can just be such a transformative way of approaching this. Natasha: Yeah, I agree. Martin: Your whole learning experience, your whole journey maybe comes down to this realization through action that you have the ultimate power over your life. And as you reinforce that, sleep just becomes a thing. It doesn’t just, it doesn’t become the most important thing in your life when you are not resisting it so much when you’re just accepting sleep is gonna turn up and do whatever it wants or insomnia’s gonna turn up, do whatever it wants. Natasha: And you do start sleeping much better. I think the listeners especially need to hear that if they’re going through it right now, they don’t want to, feel like the takeaway of this is that, oh, you’re just gonna reach some radical acceptance, but your sleep is not gonna change. Natasha: The truth is that the sleep does change and you do feel rested and you do sleep more and you get back to sleeping normally. The idea is to just not expect that. That every, you’re going to be in some sleep paradise all the time because that’s just, that’s not even normal life, and I think by the time, if you’re going through a lot of insomnia, what you want is that you want sleep paradise. Natasha: You just want something where every day you’re just knocked out cold beautifully because you develop that kind of a, sensitivity to sleep. But once you get over it, you realize that most of the times you’re sleeping well, sometimes you’re not. And irrespective, it’s just not on your mind anymore. Martin: Natasha, I want to thank you for all the time you’ve taken to share your experience with us. I do have one last question for you. If someone is listening and they just feel like they cannot end the struggle with insomnia, that there’s nothing they can do, what would you say to them? Natasha: The first thing I would really say is that it’s understandable to feel that. And it’s hard. It’s very hard feeling that, it’s a really hard place to be in when you are feeling like that. But I would say that there are many people now who have figured out how to come out of this. Natasha: It’s not a pharmacological technical solution, it’s something that’s inside you, everybody has it. Your sleep is not broken. Your brain is not broken. Like nothing about you is broken. It’s a phase and I think like everything this will pass and some of just a little bit of intentionality and just to some amount of, perhaps, hopefully perspective and reframing and then just changing your actions a little bit and a combination of all of that and patience will get you through it, so I think that’s probably what I’d like, anybody listening who’s struggling to take away. Martin: Thank you so much again for coming on. Natasha: Yeah. Martin, thank you so much. Thank you for what you do. Martin: Thanks for listening to the Insomnia Coach Podcast. If you're ready to get your life back from insomnia, I would love to help. You can learn more about the sleep coaching programs I offer at Insomnia Coach — and, if you have any questions, you can email me. Martin: I hope you enjoyed this episode of the Insomnia Coach Podcast. 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Sarah Meikle has been travelling around India for more than 25 years and now runs small group tours for those really interested in life and culture in the world's most populous country. As the Director of All India Permit Tours, and visiting cities from Delhi, Kolkata and Varanasi in the north to Kerala in the south, she is well versed with the world famous cuisine in all its forms and regional variations - from street food to top rated restaurants. She joins Kathryn having just returned from a two month trip.

Fluent Fiction - Hindi: A Proposal Amidst Diwali's Glow: Love Story in Lodhi Gardens Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/hi/episode/2025-11-23-23-34-02-hi Story Transcript:Hi: दिल्ली के मशहूर लोधी गार्डन्स की सुबह कुछ खास थी।En: The morning at Delhi's famous Lodhi Gardens was something special.Hi: चारों तरफ दीवाली के रंग-रूप अभी भी बिखरे हुए थे।En: The remnants of Diwali's colors and forms still lingered everywhere.Hi: बगीचे की छटा देखते ही बनती थी।En: The garden's beauty was captivating.Hi: पुराने मकबरों के बीच रंग-बिरंगी रोशनी जगमगा रही थी, और हरियाली के बीच से गुजरती हवाएं ठंडी और सुखद थीं।En: Amongst the old tombs, colorful lights were sparkling, and the breeze passing through the greenery was cool and pleasant.Hi: राजीव इन्हीं गलियों में अपने दिल की बात कहने का हौसला जुटा रहा था।En: Rajeev was gathering the courage to express his feelings in these paths.Hi: उसके हाथ में छोटा सा लाल मखमली डिब्बा कुछ खास लेकर आया था।En: He was holding a small red velvet box that contained something significant.Hi: वहीं दूसरी तरफ अनिका, जो दीवाली के बाद की चमक और मौसम का आनंद ले रही थी, इन सब से अनजान थी।En: On the other hand, Anika, who was enjoying the post-Diwali glow and the pleasant weather, was oblivious to all this.Hi: तभी, अचानक से नेहा का आना हुआ।En: Suddenly, Neha arrived.Hi: नेहा, जो राजीव की बचपन की दोस्त थी, ने जब देखा कि राजीव कुछ सोच रहा है, तो पास चली आई।En: Neha, who was Rajeev's childhood friend, noticed him deep in thought and walked over to him.Hi: हालांकि उसने अपने दिल की बात कभी कही नहीं थी, लेकिन अंदर कहीं एक हल्की जलन-सी महसूस हुई।En: Although she had never expressed her feelings, she felt a slight twinge inside.Hi: "क्या बात है, राजीव?" नेहा ने मुस्कुराते हुए पूछा।En: "What's the matter, Rajeev?" Neha asked with a smile.Hi: राजीव कुछ पल के लिए ठिठका।En: Rajeev hesitated for a moment.Hi: नेहा को देखकर उसकी चिंता बढ़ गई, लेकिन उसने ठान लिया था कि आज बात करनी ही होगी।En: Seeing Neha made him more anxious, but he had resolved that today he must speak.Hi: "बस... कुछ खास प्लान है," उसने हिचकिचाते हुए जवाब दिया।En: "Just... have some special plans," he replied hesitantly.Hi: आखिरकार, राजीव ने फैसला किया।En: Eventually, Rajeev made his decision.Hi: वह अनिका को बुलाता है और उसे बगीचे के एक खूबसूरत कोने में ले जाता है।En: He calls Anika and takes her to a beautiful corner of the garden.Hi: वहां खुले आसमान और हल्की-सी चली खुशबूदार हवा के बीच जब राजीव घुटनों पर बैठकर अनिका को प्रपोज करता है, तो नेहा थोड़ी दूरी से देख रही होती है।En: There, under the open sky and amidst the gently fragrant breeze, when Rajeev gets down on one knee to propose to Anika, Neha is watching from a short distance away.Hi: अनिका की आंखों में खुशी के आंसू थे।En: Tears of joy filled Anika's eyes.Hi: उसने बिना किसी हिचक के "हां" कह दिया।En: Without any hesitation, she said "yes."Hi: नेहा ने हल्के से मुस्कुराया, उसके चेहरे पर स्पष्ट हो गया था कि समय आ गया था कि वह अपने दिल के बोझ को उतारकर राजीव और अनिका को आगे बढ़ने का आशीर्वाद दे।En: Neha smiled slightly; her face made it clear that it was time to lay down the burden of her own heart and bless Rajeev and Anika to move forward.Hi: उस शाम, राजीव को अपने प्यार के बारे में निश्चिंतता मिलती है, और नेहा को एक नई शुरुआत की ताक़त।En: That evening, Rajeev gains certainty about his love, and Neha finds the strength for a new beginning.Hi: लोधी गार्डन्स में शांति छा जाती है, हरियाली के बीच से गुजरती हवा अब तक एक नई कहानी का संकेत दे रही होती है।En: Peace envelops Lodhi Gardens, and the breeze passing through the greenery now hints at a new story. Vocabulary Words:remnants: अवशेषlingered: बिखरेcaptivating: छटाbreeze: हवाgathering: जुटाcourage: हौसलाsignificant: खासoblivious: अनजानslight: हल्कीtwinge: जलनhesitated: ठिठकाresolved: ठानpropose: प्रपोजhesitation: हिचकcertainty: निश्चिंतताbless: आशीर्वादglow: चमकsparkling: जगमगाobtain: प्राप्तenveloped: छाexpress: कहनेamidst: बीचpeering: झाँकintent: इरादाdelight: आनंदradiant: दीप्तिमानcrucial: महत्वपूर्णcommitted: प्रतिबद्धstrive: प्रयासexquisite: सुंदर

Fluent Fiction - Hindi: Diwali at Lal Qila: A Sibling Bonding Tradition Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/hi/episode/2025-11-22-23-34-02-hi Story Transcript:Hi: दिल्ली के लाल किले के चारों ओर दीवाली की रंगीन रोशनी चमचमा रही थी।En: Colorful lights of Diwali were shimmering around the Lal Qila in Delhi.Hi: हवा में खुशियों की खनक थी, परंतु कुछ दिलों में उदासी का साया भी था।En: There was a resonance of happiness in the air, but shadows of sadness lingered in some hearts.Hi: ऐसे ही दिलों में थे दो भाई-बहन, अर्जुन और मीरा।En: Among those hearts were two siblings, Arjun and Meera.Hi: उनका दादा हाल ही में चल बसे थे, और वे दोनों अपने दादा के सपने को पूरा करने के लिए लाल किला देखने आए थे।En: Their grandfather had recently passed away, and they had come to see the Lal Qila to fulfill their grandfather's dream.Hi: अर्जुन थोड़ा शांत था, उसके हाथ में वह पुराना डायरी था जो दादा ने उसे छोड़ा था।En: Arjun was a bit quiet, holding the old diary that his grandfather had left him.Hi: मीरा जोश से भरी हुई थी, पर उसके मन में अपने भाई की उदासी को लेकर चिंता थी।En: Meera was full of enthusiasm but was worried about her brother's sadness.Hi: वह जानती थी कि उसे अपने दादा की याद दिलाकर अर्जुन के चेहरे पर मुस्कान लानी है।En: She knew she had to remind Arjun of their grandfather to bring a smile to his face.Hi: "भैया, देखो, कितना सुंदर लग रहा है ना?En: "Bhaiya, look, isn't it beautiful?"Hi: " मीरा ने उत्साहित होकर कहा, लेकिन अर्जुन की आंखों में आंसुओं की हलकी चमक थी।En: Meera said excitedly, but there was a slight shimmer of tears in Arjun's eyes.Hi: उसका दिल दादा की यादों में डूबा हुआ था।En: His heart was submerged in memories of his grandfather.Hi: "यह बहुत खूबसूरत है, लेकिन दिल में एक खालीपन सा है," अर्जुन ने धीरे से कहा।En: "It's very beautiful, but there's a kind of emptiness inside," Arjun said softly.Hi: मीरा अर्जुन के पास बैठी।En: Meera sat beside Arjun.Hi: उसने महसूस किया कि अर्जुन को अपनी भावनाएं व्यक्त करने की आवश्यकता है।En: She realized that Arjun needed to express his emotions.Hi: कुछ क्षण के मौन के बाद, अर्जुन ने डायरी को देखा।En: After a few moments of silence, Arjun looked at the diary.Hi: "मीरा, दादा ने इस डायरी में हमारे लिए कुछ लिखा है।En: "Meera, Dada has written something for us in this diary.Hi: सुनना चाहोगी?En: Would you like to hear it?"Hi: ""हां भैया, ज़रूर।En: "Yes, Bhaiya, of course."Hi: "अर्जुन ने डायरी खोली और पढ़ना शुरू किया, "प्रिय अर्जुन और मीरा, एक दिन तुम्हें यहाँ जरूर लाऊंगा।En: Arjun opened the diary and began to read, "Dear Arjun and Meera, one day I will definitely bring you here.Hi: मेरी ख्वाहिश है कि तुम दोनों हर साल दीवाली पर यहाँ आना, जिससे तुम्हें मेरी याद आए और हमारी यादों को ताज़ा कर सको।En: It's my wish that both of you come here every year on Diwali so that you remember me and refresh our memories."Hi: "पढ़ते वक्त अर्जुन ने पहली बार महसूस किया कि दादा की बातें उनमें गहरी छाप छोड़ चुकी थीं।En: As he read, Arjun realized for the first time that Dada's words had left a deep impression on them.Hi: मीरा ने अर्जुन को गले लगाया, "भैया, दादा का सपना पूरा हो गया है।En: Meera hugged Arjun, "Bhaiya, Dada's dream has been fulfilled.Hi: हम यहाँ हैं।En: We are here."Hi: "जब ऊपर आसमान में रंग-बिरंगी आतिशबाजी छायी, तो अर्जुन ने महसूस किया कि उसे सिर्फ दादा की यादें नहीं बल्कि मीरा के स्नेह की भी जरूरत थी।En: When the sky above filled with colorful fireworks, Arjun realized that he needed not just the memories of Dada but also Meera's love.Hi: "चलो मीरा, ये परंपरा बनेगी।En: "Let's make this a tradition, Meera.Hi: हर साल दीवाली पर हम यहाँ आएंगे," अर्जुन ने कहा, आंसू पोंछते हुए।En: Every year on Diwali, we will come here," Arjun said, wiping his tears.Hi: मीरा ने मुस्कुराते हुए सिर हिलाया।En: Meera nodded with a smile.Hi: दोनों भाई-बहन ने तय किया कि दादा की यादों को जीवंत रखने के लिए दीवाली पर लाल किला उनका मिलन स्थल बनेगा।En: The siblings decided that Diwali at the Lal Qila would be their meeting place, keeping Dada's memories alive.Hi: अर्जुन अब समझ चुका था कि भावनाओं को बांटने में ही संबंधों की असली गहराई है, और मीरा को एहसास हुआ कि कभी-कभी आत्मीयता में मौन ही सबसे बड़ी ताकत होती है।En: Arjun now understood that sharing emotions is the true depth of relationships, and Meera realized that sometimes the greatest strength in intimacy is silence. Vocabulary Words:shimmering: चमचमा रहीresonance: खनकsadness: उदासीsiblings: भाई-बहनfulfill: पूराenthusiasm: जोशworried: चिंताemptiness: खालीपनsubmerged: डूबाexpress: व्यक्तimpression: छापfireworks: आतिशबाजीtradition: परंपराemotions: भावनाएंmemories: यादोंhugged: गले लगायाintimacy: आत्मीयताgreatest: सबसे बड़ीstrength: ताकतrefresh: ताज़ाdear: प्रियdiary: डायरीmeeting place: मिलन स्थलalive: जीवंतrealized: समझdefinitely: ज़रूरlinger: सायाwiping: पोंछतेneeded: आवश्यकताbeside: पास

HELLOOOO & welcome back to another episode of MOMENT OF SILENCE This week we did a full-spectrum deep-dive — from Delhi AQI chaos to POND'S Review-the-Reviews awards and the weirdest food icks you didn't know you needed.We unbox content-creator life (shoutout Puja), family-vlogging privacy vs profit, and whether PDA at a family dinner is iconic or illegal. Also: hangovers, Holi, lacy lingerie and mothers who judge everything — plus the confession booth where we ask, “What have you hidden from your parents?” We finally tackle the eternal question — who pays on dates?— and decode Delhi marriage checklists, IKEA parenting stories, and the moment we introduced a whole new popcorn category (WHAT. Corn.). Finish it off with a spicy debate on emotional vs physical cheating, and you've got one unhinged, very relatable episode. Grab your snacks, your purifier, and your boundaries — and tune in. Drop a comment: What's the most embarrassing thing you've asked your parents for permission for? Chaptering:(00:00) – We're back, refreshed-ish and ready to overshare.(00:54) – Popcorn & Flopcorn: Naina vs the app (please like her attempt)(02:22) – Food icks get weirder.(06:00) – Delhi AQI reality check: purifiers, marathons & secret smokers(07:02) – POND'S Awards — Review the Reviews goes full chaos(12:47) – Life of Puja: Indian content creator tea spilled(14:02) – Most embarrassing permission request from your parents? Tell us.(15:59) – North West at PFW — fashion headlines & small humans, big drama(19:18) – Family vlogging = privacy breach, or just content?(24:40) – PDA in families: yay, nay, or awkward?(27:57) – Hangovers, Holi, lacy lingerie & the mothers who judge you (obvs)(32:27) – One thing you've hidden from your parents — confessions time(34:15) – Lying for sport — casual dishonesty or Olympic-level?(38:09) – Who should pay on dates? We MAY have an answer… finally.(39:36) – Delhi marriage checklist — the things you're “supposed” to do(44:57) – Career Ladder host bombs the guess — plot twist incoming(47:15) – How to wind down from too much fun? We have opinions(50:42) – Parents naming private parts for toddlers — cringe or cultural?(53:46) – IKEA stories & modern parenting hacks (or fails)(01:00:43) – WHAT. Corn!!! (new popcorn category, credits: Sushi)(01:03:11) – E-commerce and parents(01:08:19) – Emotional vs Physical cheating — the big debate (no chill)(01:10:06) – Hit subscribe, help us get to 100K (bribe us with hearts)Also don't forget to visit our website- https://mos-pod.com/Password : mospod4evaAlso… consider this your gentle-but-not-really-gentle reminder to watch our first ever MOS Vlog- https://youtu.be/IBKqUmMtwy0Follow MoS on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/momentofsil...Credits:Naina Bhan - Co-host and certified overthinkerhttps://www.instagram.com/nainabee?ig...Sakshi Shivdasani - Co-host, balancing out Naina's overthinking with a healthy dose of not thinkinghttps://www.instagram.com/sakshishivd...Produced by Handmade - Our personal cheering squad https://www.instagram.com/thehandmade...Creative direction by Tinkre, Keeper of MoS' signature “Pookie” energy Natascha Mehrahttps://www.instagram.com/tinkre.in/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/natascha.zip/?hl=en Researched by our very own curiosity engineer - Aashna Sharma https://www.linkedin.com/in/aashna-sharma-913146179Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed on this podcast are for entertaining purposes only and do not necessarily reflect those of the hosts, the production team, or affiliated brand. We don't claim to be experts- just two people with Wi-fi and feelings. While we encourage open dialogue, we do not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of any information shared. Listener discretion is advised — especially if you're allergic to strong opinions.

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Fluent Fiction - Hindi: Love's Shine: Discovering Diwali Magic in Delhi Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/hi/episode/2025-11-21-08-38-20-hi Story Transcript:Hi: दिल्ली की हल्की-हल्की ठंडी हवा ने आसपास के माहौल को खुशनुमा बना दिया था।En: The gentle, cool breeze of Delhi had made the surroundings delightful.Hi: लोग दीवाली की तैयारियों में व्यस्त थे।En: People were busy preparing for Diwali.Hi: लोधी गार्डन्स के पास का बाजार रंग-बिरंगे कपड़ों और लटकों के साथ सज चुका था।En: The market near Lodhi Gardens was adorned with colorful clothes and decorations.Hi: यहीं पर आरव और मीरा का आना हुआ।En: It was here that Arav and Meera arrived.Hi: आरव को शॉपिंग करना खास पसंद नहीं था, लेकिन मीरा की खुषी के लिए वह तैयार हुआ।En: Arav did not particularly enjoy shopping, but he agreed for Meera's happiness.Hi: मीरा, कला की अध्यापक, बाजार के हर कोने की गहराई तक जाने को उत्सुक थी।En: Meera, an art teacher, was eager to explore every corner of the market.Hi: "देखो आरव! कितने सुंदर रंगीन दुपट्टे हैं," मीरा ने उत्साह से कहा।En: "Look, Arav! How beautiful these colorful scarves are," Meera said excitedly.Hi: आरव ने सिर हिलाकर मुस्कराया, लेकिन उसकी नजरें आगे बढ़ रही थीं।En: Arav nodded and smiled, but his eyes were looking ahead.Hi: उसे बस एक मौका चाहिए था।En: He just needed a chance.Hi: "अच्छा, तुम यही देखो, मैं थोड़ा पानी लेकर आता हूं," आरव ने मीरा को बताया और चुपके से भीड़ में घुस गया।En: "Alright, you check these out, I'll get some water," Arav told Meera and quietly slipped into the crowd.Hi: उसने पहले से देखा था कि मीरा को पिछली बार सिल्वर झुमके बहुत पसंद आए थे।En: He had noticed before how much Meera liked the silver earrings last time.Hi: उसको वो दुकान ढूंढनी थी।En: He needed to find that shop.Hi: बाजार की भीड़ और शोर में से रास्ता बनाते हुए, आरव जल्दी से उस दुकान पर पहुंचा।En: Making his way through the hustle and bustle of the market, Arav quickly reached the shop.Hi: वहाँ उसने वही झुमके देखे, जिन्हें मीरा ने पिछले साल देख कर सराहना की थी।En: There, he saw the same earrings Meera had admired the year before.Hi: आरव की आँखों में खुशी चमक उठी।En: Arav's eyes lit up with joy.Hi: उसने जल्दी से झुमके खरीदे और फिर बाजार में मीरा के पास लौट आया।En: He quickly bought the earrings and returned to Meera in the market.Hi: "आओ, चलें?" उसने मीरा से पूछा।En: "Shall we go?" he asked Meera.Hi: मीरा अब तक कुछ खरीदारी कर चुकी थी।En: By now, Meera had done some shopping.Hi: उसने हँसी-खुशी बाजार छोड़ने की हामी भरी।En: She gladly agreed to leave the market.Hi: आरव की छोटी सी चालाकी सफल हो चुकी थी।En: Arav's little trick had been successful.Hi: अब उस छोटी सी जेब में मूड़ा हुआ उपहार था।En: Now in his small pocket was a wrapped gift.Hi: जिस तरह लोदी गार्डन्स का शांत वातावरण बाजार के कोलाहल से मुक्त होता है, उसी तरह आरव ने अपने अंदर छिपी भावनाओं को छोटे कदम से बाहर निकाल दिया था।En: Just as the tranquil atmosphere of Lodhi Gardens is free from the market's clamor, Arav had quietly released his emotions with a small gesture.Hi: मीरा ने आरव के इस परिवर्तन को महसूस किया और मुस्कुराते हुए उसका हाथ थाम लिया।En: Meera felt Arav's change and held his hand with a smile.Hi: आरव के लिए यह सब नया था—मूल्यवान, लेकिन आकर्षक।En: For Arav, all of this was new—precious but charming.Hi: दीवाली के इस उपहार में मीरा को उसकी भावना और सीधेपन दोनों का पता चला।En: In this Diwali gift, Meera discovered both his emotions and his simplicity.Hi: इन छोटी-छोटी चीज़ों ने उनका रिश्ता एक नए आयाम में ले जाया; जहाँ भावनाओं के लिए शब्दों की तुलना में क्रियाएं कहीं अधिक होती हैं।En: These small gestures had taken their relationship to a new dimension; where actions spoke much louder than words. Vocabulary Words:gentle: हल्की-हल्कीbreeze: हवाdelightful: खुशनुमाadorned: सज चुकाscarves: दुपट्टेquietly: चुपके सेslipped: घुस गयाhustle: भीड़bustle: शोरadmired: सराहनाwrapped: मूड़ा हुआgift: उपहारtranquil: शांतclamor: कोलाहलgestures: चीज़ोंemotions: भावनाओंart teacher: कला की अध्यापकexplore: गहराई तक जानेagreed: तैयार हुआcorner: कोनेchance: मौकाsuccessful: सफलdimension: आयामprecious: मूल्यवानcharming: आकर्षकsimplicity: सीधेपनsurroundings: माहौलrelease: बाहर निकालdiscover: पताrelationship: रिश्ता

10 days since the blast near Red Fort in Delhi, NIA has made two arrests in the case, and 8 people have been arrested by J&K police. Investigating agencies are also probing the inter-state terror module. ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta and Contributing Editor Praveen Swami break down the details of the investigation, terror network, the conspiracy & unanswered questions. Ep 1759 of #cuttheclutter ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  @MSArenaOfficial  #Victoris #VictorisSUV #GotItAll #MarutiSuzukiSUV #MarutiSuzukiArena

There is a video floating around showing the alleged Delhi car bomber, Umar Un Nabi, justifying suicide bombing. It is not clear whether he wanted the video to be released or whether he was rehearsing remarks for a future video or speech. In this week's #SharpEdge, Vir Sanghvi argues, 'the ravings of Umar un Nabi do not constitute a danger to public order. On the other hand, if we suppress the video, it might lead to public misapprehension'.----more----Read full article here: https://theprint.in/opinion/delhi-bomber-video-umar-un-nabi-isnt-a-martyr/2788226/

Summary: Book a Free Talent Strategy Call In this episode, Tyler is joined by Ben Czyzewski, who has been foundational in building the related instruction component of the New York State Greenskeeper Apprenticeship Program in partnership with SUNY Delhi and the New York State Department of Labor. Ben walks through his own journey from internships across the Northeast and time at Pine Valley, to a master's degree at Penn State and ultimately returning to SUNY Delhi as faculty. If you're trying to build a stronger pipeline of assistants and future leaders and you've got team members who are curious, engaged, and ready for more - this episode will help you see what's possible when education meets real-world work. What You'll Learn: How the two-year program combines full-time employment with 19 college credits What apprentices actually study: plant science, turf fundamentals, pests and pesticide applications, irrigation, first aid/CPR, and more How the January hands-on lab week in Delhi gives apprentices access to sharpening, grinding, and technical training they may never see on the job Why the program is tuition-free for employers and apprentices through state support How apprenticeships can act as a feeder into associate and bachelor's degrees, not a competitor Where Ben sees opportunities for equipment companies and industry partners to plug into the training Links: Learn More about the NYSTA Apprenticeship Program: https://nystaapprenticeship.com/   

Since the 1980s, Brett Christophers wrote recently in the LRB, ‘firms have made vast amounts of money by sending the rich world's waste to the global South' – hazardous waste at first, joined more recently by discarded electronics, clothes and plastics. Literal mountains of our rubbish are accumulating on the peripheries of cities such as Accra and Delhi. Waste, like wealth, is unevenly distributed. On this episode, Brett joins Tom to discuss what happens to our rubbish after we throw it away. They talk about where it goes and why it's so difficult actually to get rid of it, let alone reduce the amount we discard, when the creation of waste is so much more profitable. From the LRB Subscribe to the LRB and get a free tote! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lrb.me/subslrbpod⁠ Close Readings podcast: ⁠⁠https://lrb.me/crlrbpod⁠⁠ LRB Audiobooks: ⁠⁠https://lrb.me/audiobookslrbpod⁠⁠ Bags, binders and more at the LRB Store: ⁠⁠https://lrb.me/storelrbpod⁠⁠ Get in touch: podcasts@lrb.co.uk

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Ujawniony w ukraińskim koncernie Energoatom skandal korupcyjny podważa uczciwość współpracowników Wołodymyra Zełenskiego i zagraża prezydentowi. Według ustaleń Narodowego Biura Antykorupcyjnego Ukrainy zdefraudowano co najmniej 100 mln dolarów. Nielegalne zyski czerpał m.in. były wicepremier, a cały proceder zorganizował bliski znajomy prezydenta, który potem uciekł z kraju. Do dymisji podali się ministrowie sprawiedliwości i energii. Zełenski zapowiada ukaranie winnych, jednak afera wzmaga podejrzenia, że prezydent ma coś do ukrycia – a za granicą szkodzi Ukrainie. I to w niesprzyjającym dla niej czasie: gdy Rosja wchodzi do Pokrowska i nasila ataki na infrastrukturę energetyczną. Tymczasem w ukraińskiej armii wzrosła liczba przypadków dezercji i samowolnego opuszczania jednostek przez żołnierzy. Jak wysoko w kręgach władzy sięgnie skandal wokół Energoatomu? Czy Zełenski poniesie jego polityczne konsekwencje? I czy nasilające się przed zimą rosyjskie ataki odnoszą w Ukrainie psychologiczny skutek?Zamachy terrorystyczne w Delhi i Islamabadzie znów zwiększyły napięcie w stosunkach Indii z Pakistanem. Co łączy oba zdarzenia, albo ściślej: dlaczego chcą je ze sobą łączyć politycy w obu krajach? I czy nad regionem znów zawisła groźba wojny?Czy bogacze z Zachodu płacili bośniackim Serbom za możliwość zabijania mieszkańców Sarajewa podczas oblężenia tego miasta? Właśnie wszczęto śledztwo w sprawie tzw. turystyki snajperskiej. Czego – 30 lat po jej zakończeniu – wciąż dowiadujemy się o wojnie w Bośni?Rada Bezpieczeństwa ONZ poparła politykę Maroka w Saharze Zachodniej. To ostatnie w świecie terytorium o nieuregulowanym statusie miałoby otrzymać autonomię, ale pozostać zależne od Rabatu. Dlaczego świat odmawia niepodległości Saharyjczykom?Silwan, dzielnica Jerozolimy, jest rajem dla archeologów. Czy w wykopaliskach chodzi jednak o odkrywanie historii miasta, która zawiera ślady co najmniej trzech religii – czy też o udowodnienie, że wszystko, co się z nią wiąże, należy do Żydów?W tym wydaniu także o mechanice wielkiego świata – i niezastąpionych łożyskach kulkowych…Rozkład jazdy: (03:25) Wojciech Konończuk: Czy afera korupcyjna w Energoatomie zagraża Zełenskiemu(29:39) Patryk Kugiel: Indie–Pakistan: znowu eskalacja(48:40) Grzegorz Dobiecki: Świat z boku - Łożyska kulkowe(55:21) Podziękowania(1:02:10) Dariusz Rosiak: Jerozolima: wykopaliska polityczne(1:28:26) Marta Szpala: „Ludzkie safari” w Sarajewie(1:54:21) Bartek Sabela: Czy to koniec najdłuższego sporu terytorialnego w Afryce?(2:14:34) Do usłyszenia---------------------------------------------Raport o stanie świata to audycja, która istnieje dzięki naszym Patronom, dołącz się do zbiórki ➡️ ⁠https://patronite.pl/DariuszRosiak⁠Subskrybuj newsletter Raportu o stanie świata ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠➡️ ⁠https://dariuszrosiak.substack.com⁠Koszulki i kubki Raportu ➡️ ⁠https://patronite-sklep.pl/kolekcja/raport-o-stanie-swiata/⁠ [Autopromocja]

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The US says Syria is joining the international coalition to combat the Islamic State group, and Damascus is resuming diplomatic relations with Washington. The announcement came hours after Donald Trump met the Syrian president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, at the White House, describing him as a strong leader. President Trump said he wanted Syria to be a "big part" of his plan for a wider Middle East peace. Also: The Indian capital, Delhi, is on high alert after a deadly explosion. The woman known as the "Chinese Cryptoqueen" is due to be sentenced for stealing billions of dollars from investors. And the novel "Flesh", by David Szalay wins the Booker Prize, Britain's most prestigious award for literary fiction. The Global News Podcast brings you the breaking news you need to hear, as it happens. Listen for the latest headlines and current affairs from around the world. Politics, economics, climate, business, technology, health – we cover it all with expert analysis and insight. Get the news that matters, delivered twice a day on weekdays and daily at weekends, plus special bonus episodes reacting to urgent breaking stories. Follow or subscribe now and never miss a moment. Get in touch: globalpodcast@bbc.co.uk

Pakistan's interior minister says a suicide attack has killed 12 people and injured many more near a crowded courthouse in the capital, Islamabad. Mohsin Naqvi says the authorities were not treating this as "just another bombing". Also: India hunts those involved in Monday's car explosion in a crowded street in the capital Delhi which killed eight people. COP30 looks at how to help poorer countries adapt to the impact of climate change as extreme weather takes an ever bigger toll. Evidence that speaking more than one language can delay the ageing process. Britain aims to phase out animal testing in medical and scientific research. And the Portuguese football superstar, Ronaldo, says next year's World Cup will be his last.The Global News Podcast brings you the breaking news you need to hear, as it happens. Listen for the latest headlines and current affairs from around the world. Politics, economics, climate, business, technology, health – we cover it all with expert analysis and insight. Get the news that matters, delivered twice a day on weekdays and daily at weekends, plus special bonus episodes reacting to urgent breaking stories. Follow or subscribe now and never miss a moment. Get in touch: globalpodcast@bbc.co.uk

Indian officials say at least twelve people have now died in Monday's car explosion in Delhi. Reports in the Indian media say that investigators suspect a Delhi-based Kashmiri doctor was in the driver's seat. There's also been an explosion near a crowded courthouse in neighbouring Pakistan today.Also in the programme: voting is underway in Iraq to choose a new parliament as both Iran and the US vie for influence; the new research that suggests that speaking more than one language could delay the ageing process; and we speak to this year's Booker Prize winner. (Picture: Security personnel and members of the forensic team work at the site of an explosion near the historic Red Fort in India. Credit: REUTERS/Adnan Abid)

Ahmed al-Sharaa - once designated a high-value terrorist target by the US - has, as the new president of Syria, met Donald Trump at the White House. But concerns run deep inside Syria over the level of sectarian violence.Also in the programme: President Trump threatens to sue the BBC for $1bn, but does he have a case? And at least nine people are killed in an explosion in the Indian capital, Delhi, outside the seventeenth century Red Fort.(IMAGE: President Donald Trump shakes hands with Syria's President Ahmad al-Sharaa at the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 10, 2025 / CREDIT: Syrian Presidency press office via AP)