When I play the part of an interviewer, as I did with over hundreds of personalities including Oscar winner James Cameron, women’s leader Gloria Steinem, Magsaysay winner Prakash Amte, tech icon Andy Grove, directors Zoya Akhtar and Raju Hirani, designer of iPod and iPhone Tony Fadell, actors Priyanka Chopra and Ayushman Khurana; I try to unearth ‘Persons behind Personalities.’
I interviewed deep-tech godfather, inventor of iPod, co-inventor of iPhone, and founder of Nest, Tony Fadell in India for the first time. Fadell shared insights into the birth of disruptive products and ideas, and what goes into making an entrepreneurial journey successful.
In this candid conversation actor Ayushmann Khurrana shared his journey from being an underdog to a successful Bollywood star with me. He spoke about the powerful lesson of failure that teaches courage and perseverance.
In this candid conversation, I interviewed Indian politician Shashi Tharoor, about his decision to join politics, his 29-year career at the UN, and his thoughts pertaining to the British colonization of India.
In 2011, a phenomenal young woman gave a talk on the INK stage that became a viral sensation. She, Aisha Chaudhary, became a beloved member of the INK Community. I had the opportunity to sit down with Farhan Akhtar and Priyanka Chopra to talk about their journeys and the film 'The Sky is Pink'.
In this interview, I spoke with Magsaysay awardee Prakash Amte on what does it take to be a doctor practicing in the remote tribal regions without easy access to proper medicine and technology? What does it take to be Baba Amte's son? and more
In this conversation, the feminist and social activist talks about her journey laden with many moments of doubt and the clarity that emerged from them.
I interviewed author and travel writer, William Dalrymple, at TiE in Santa Clara, California, 8th April 2008.
I interviewed the physician Larry Brilliant who recounted on his journey of how he followed his spiritual guru's missive to join WHO in the fight to eradicate smallpox, his travels around India in pursuit of that goal and his work with the Seva Foundation and Google.
My interviews
My Interview at Fintech TV in 2020, where I spoke about unifying the world with technology.