Uncle, Please Sit!

On the season finale of "Uncle, Please Sit!", Joel and Tushar talk to a couple who left the city for greener pastures. Literally. Vahishta Mistry was a senior media and startup executive and Neha Sumitran was the web editor of National Geographic Traveller India Magazine. Almost two years ago they moved out of Mumbai in their search for a more sustainable, rural life. Having picked up a few skills while working at farms across the country, they finally settled in a village near Kodaikanal to set up their own home. The couple shares their experience of what it was like to go from being urban city slickers to rural residents, what was their motivation behind the move, how they planned it, and how it has changed their lives. Click through to check out the episode. You can follow Neha Sumitran on Instagram: (https://www.instagram.com/nehasumitran [https://www.instagram.com/nehasumitran]) You can follow Vahishta Mistry on: Instagram: (https://www.instagram.com/vahishta [https://www.instagram.com/vahishta]) Twitter: (https://twitter.com/vahishta [https://twitter.com/vahishta]) Get in touch with our host Tushar Abhichandani on Twitter: @YawnOkPlease (https://twitter.com/YawnOkPlease [https://twitter.com/YawnOkPlease]) Joel Pereira on Twitter: @pereirajoel (https://twitter.com/pereirajoel [https://twitter.com/pereirajoel]) You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android [https://ivm.today/android] or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios [https://ivm.today/ios], or any other podcast app. You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/ [http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/]

On an all new episode of "Uncle, Please Sit!", Joel and Tushar are joined again by senior tech journalist, Jaison Lewis, to discuss gaming. The panel talks about the influence of gaming, it's massive market-size, and why so many people tend to dismiss it as frivolous or as child's play. Something that is far from the truth. Click through to check out the episode. You can follow Jaison on social media: Instagram: @jaisonlewis (https://www.instagram.com/jaisonlewis/ [https://www.instagram.com/jaisonlewis/]) Twitter: @jaisonlewis (https://twitter.com/jaisonlewis [https://twitter.com/jaisonlewis]) Get in touch with our hosts on their social media: Tushar Abhichandani on Twitter and Instagram: @YawnOkPlease (https://twitter.com/YawnOkPlease [https://twitter.com/YawnOkPlease]) @tushar_abhi (https://www.instagram.com/tushar_abhi/ [https://www.instagram.com/tushar_abhi/]) Joel Pereira on Twitter and Instagram: @pereirajoel (https://twitter.com/pereirajoel [https://twitter.com/pereirajoel]) @joelpereira.esq (https://www.instagram.com/joelpereira.esq/ [https://www.instagram.com/joelpereira.esq/]) You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android [https://ivm.today/android] or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios [https://ivm.today/ios], or any other podcast app. You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com [http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/]

On this episode of "Uncle, Please Sit!", Joel and Tushar are joined by Dr Aparna Pande, the author of "Making India Great - The Promise Of A Reluctant Global Power" and Director of the Initiative on the Future of India and South Asia at the Hudson Institute. The topic of discussion this week revolves around the first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru. A global statesman, an astute politician, and one of the founding fathers of India - Nehru has always been a larger-than-life figure in the country and often the topic of a heated debate. There has always been an interest in analyzing his time in office, but over the last few years, there seems to be a concerted effort to blame him for many of the ills that India faces, even today. Is there any truth to these allegations? Is he just an easy scapegoat? Or is Nehru being attacked to undermine secular values that many hold dear? The panel explores these questions along with much more. Click through to check out the episode! You can follow Dr. Aparna Pande on social media: Twitter: @Aparna_Pande (https://twitter.com/Aparna_Pande [https://twitter.com/Aparna_Pande]) Hudson: (https://www.hudson.org/experts/599-aparna-pande [https://www.hudson.org/experts/599-aparna-pande]) Get in touch with our hosts on their social media: Tushar Abhichandani on Twitter and Instagram: @YawnOkPlease (https://twitter.com/YawnOkPlease [https://twitter.com/YawnOkPlease]) @tushar_abhi (https://www.instagram.com/tushar_abhi/ [https://www.instagram.com/tushar_abhi/]) Joel Pereira on Twitter and Instagram: @pereirajoel (https://twitter.com/pereirajoel [https://twitter.com/pereirajoel]) @joelpereira.esq (https://www.instagram.com/joelpereira.esq/ [https://www.instagram.com/joelpereira.esq/]) You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android [https://ivm.today/android] or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios [https://ivm.today/ios], or any other podcast app. You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com [http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/]

On this episode of "Uncle, Please Sit!", Joel and Tushar are joined again by Anupam Manur, Assistant Professor at the Takshila Institute, to continue their conversation on the Indian economy. In the first part of this discussion, the panel explored the guiding philosophies of the Nehruvian years, Indira Gandhi's hard turn towards socialism, and years leading up to the balance of payments crisis. This second part sheds light on Manmohan Singh's big bang budget, the Vajpayee years, the UPA-1 boom, the post-2008 years, and the big events of the Modi era. Click through to check out the episode!You can follow Anupam on Twitter: @anupammanur (https://twitter.com/anupammanur)Get in touch with our hosts on their social media:Tushar Abhichandani on Twitter and Instagram:@YawnOkPlease (https://twitter.com/YawnOkPlease)@tushar_abhi (https://www.instagram.com/tushar_abhi/)Joel Pereira on Twitter and Instagram:@pereirajoel (https://twitter.com/pereirajoel)@joelpereira.esq (https://www.instagram.com/joelpereira.esq/)You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android [https://ivm.today/android] or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com [http://www.ivmpodcasts.com]

On an all new episode of "Uncle, Please Sit!", Joel and Tushar chat with Anupam Manur, an expert studying the intersection of economics, technology, and public policy. The topic of conversation this week is the Indian Economy. In the first of a two-part episode, the panel discusses the status of the Indian economy before and after independence. They explore the guiding philosophies of the Nehruvian years, Indira Gandhi's hard turn towards socialism, and years leading up to the balance of payments crisis. Along the way, they also try to figure out the reasoning behind the decisions of India's policymakers. Click through to check out the episode! You can follow Anupam on twitter: @anupammanur (https://twitter.com/anupammanur [https://twitter.com/anupammanur]) Get in touch with our hosts on their social media: Tushar Abhichandani on Twitter and Instagram: @YawnOkPlease (https://twitter.com/YawnOkPlease [https://twitter.com/YawnOkPlease]) @tushar_abhi (https://www.instagram.com/tushar_abhi/ [https://www.instagram.com/tushar_abhi/]) Joel Pereira on Twitter and Instagram: @pereirajoel (https://twitter.com/pereirajoel [https://twitter.com/pereirajoel]) @joelpereira.esq (https://www.instagram.com/joelpereira.esq/ [https://www.instagram.com/joelpereira.esq/]) You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android [https://ivm.today/android] or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios [https://ivm.today/ios], or any other podcast app. You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/ [http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/]