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Citizenship Battles
Gautam Bhatia's CAA and NRC Explainer
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
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Ratik talks to Parth Saraswat, a recent engineering grad who actually likes engineering?!! Parth is someone who is currently pursuing his masters in engineering at Cornell University while also indulging in a myriad of hobbies on the side. These include things like music and working on his YouTube channel.
In the conversation that follows, Ratik and Parth talk about:
Parth's experience with changing multiple schools as a kid
IIT coaching classes
Balancing academics & hobbies
The importance of having T-shaped skills
Applying to foreign universities for higher education
And much, much more!
Links from the Conversation
Parth's hilarious YouTube videos: (1)(2)(3)
T-shaped Skills
Coursera's Learning How to Learn
It doesn't hurt to ask (podcast)
Parth Recommends
Podcasts
Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend
Apps
Monument Valley 1&2
Tide
Music
JM a.k.a John Mayer
Parth on the Internet
Instagram
Email
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Ratik talks to Sambit Biswas, a photographer currently studying at the School of Visual Arts in New York and also doing a bunch of freelancing on the side. Through his freelancing gig, Sambit has worked with some fantastic people: namely Tan France from Netflix's Queer Eye and Prateek Kuhad, a famous Indian singer-songwriter!
In the conversation that follows, Ratik and Sambit talk about:
How Sambit got into Photography
Improving one's craft by doing a lot work
The importance of experimenting, playing and having fun
Sambit's take on Film Photography
The Indian Photography/Art Scene
And much, much more
Links from the Conversation
SVA
Pearl Academy
New York Video
Milk Studios
AGENC Article
Sambit Recommends
Podcasts
The Daily
The Ezra Klein Show
The Vergecast
Movies
The Great Hack
YouTube
Bon Appétit
Video Games
Spiderman PS4
Sambit on the Internet
Instagram
Ratik talks to Megha, a recent architecture graduate from Sushant School of Art and Architecture.
In the conversation that follows, Ratik and Megha talk about:
The rising importance of career counselors
Architecture education in India
Making a career in Architecture
Megha’s visit to Japan
Architectural practices in the US and India
and much more!
Links from the Conversation
JEE Mains Paper 2, NATA
Sushant School of Art and Architecture
Stoa Architecture
Tech integration in Japan
Megha Recommends
Books
The Tipping Point
Blink
Podcasts
Design Matters with Debbie Millman
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Equipment
Samson Go Mic
Others
Weird Work
Late Nights with Trav and Los
The Orbiting Human Circus
Beginner
Geek Fruit
Science Vs
Unbox on the Socials
Instagram
Twitter
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Unbox on the Socials
Instagram
Twitter
Unbox on iTunes
Link to iTunes
Ratik talks to Gyan Lakhwani, a self-taught designer who is currently pursuing his master’s in interaction design at the IDC in IIT Bombay. In the conversation that follows, there is talk about:
What even is Interaction Design?!
"Clubs" and extra-curriculars at school
Internships! Learning things!
Tips & Tricks for creating your own freelance business
The importance of having an online presence in 2019
and so much more!
Links from the Conversation
Exun Clan
HH Design
Young India Fellowship
Dunning-Kruger Curve
Medium
IDC
Aaron Draplin [Skillshare] [YouTube]
Gyan Recommends
Books
The Design of Everyday Things
Change by Design
Podcasts
Styrofoam
Vergecast
YouTube
Binging with Babish
Buzzfeed's Worth It
Gyan on the Internet
https://gyanl.com
Twitter
Instagram
#gyanleverywhere
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Ratik talks to Gyan Lakhwani, a self-taught designer who is currently pursuing his master’s in interaction design at the IDC in IIT Bombay.
In the conversation that follows, there is talk about:
What even is Interaction Design?!
"Clubs" and extra-curriculars at school
Internships! Learning things!
Tips & Tricks for creating your own freelance business
The importance of having an online presence in 2019
and so much more!
Links from the Conversation
Exun Clan
HH Design
Young India Fellowship
Dunning-Kruger Curve
Medium
IDC
Aaron Draplin [Skillshare] [YouTube]
Gyan Recommends
Books
The Design of Everyday Things
Change by Design
Podcasts
Styrofoam
Vergecast
YouTube
Binging with Babish
Buzzfeed's Worth It
Gyan on the Internet
https://gyanl.com
Twitter
Instagram
#gyanleverywhere
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Ratik talks to Sakshi, a Masters student at JNU pursuing Linguistics. Sakshi's journey of finding a niche that she truly enjoys being in is a classic example of how there are no right decisions in life.
The conversation that follows takes you through a multitude of things in Sakshi's life. There is talk about her experience with boarding school to her quintessential DU-experience and to finally the choice that introduced her to Linguistics. And well, the rest is history.
Links from the Conversation
Cognitive Science, Linguistics, Cognitive Linguistics, Syntax
About Chomsky
Courses @ Ashoka University
Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy? (movie)
Turing Test & The Imitation Game
Fields of Linguistics
Continuity & Discontinuity Hypothesis - Link 1, Link 2
Linguistics Courses in India
JNU
DU
IIT-D
IIT-G
Ashoka
Sakshi Recommends
Books
Harry Potter (hehe)
Never Let Me Go
When We Were Orphans
Chronicles of a Death Foretold
Love in the Time of Cholera
YouTube
The Ling Space
Blogs
Faculty of Language
Podcasts
The Ground Up Show
Sakshi on the Internet
Email
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Ratik talks to Kabir Lal, an Indie Game Developer whose launching his first game very soon. Yes, Kabir Makes Games! How cool?!
In the conversation that follows, Ratik and Kabir talk about:
The state of game development in India
The process and craft of making games
Parents! and the getting them on-board
The art of staying motivated
and much, much more!
Links from the Conversation
Overcome [Steam][Website] - Buy Kabir's Game!
The Last Game I Make Before I Die (talk that inspired Kabir)
Brackeys (Learning Resource - programming)
Game Dev Underground (Learning Resource - game dev)
Game Makers Toolkit (Learning Resource - game dev)
MortMort (Learning Resource - art)
Makin' Stuff Look Good (Learning Resource - art)
Kabir Recommends
Podcasts
The Ground Up Show
The Joe Rogan Experience
Games
Hollow Knight
Assassin's Creed
Kabir on the Internet
Twitter
Email
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Ratik talks to Tejasri about what its like to pursue Physics in India. They talk about everything from education in school to staying motivated to follow your passion when things get tough.
Tejasri Recommends
Textbooks
Feynman Lectures
H. C. Verma
Books
Amerika
YouTube Channels
Dr. Physics A
Walter Lewin Lectures
Computerphile
Music
Beck
Anathama
Podcasts
The Infinite Monkey Cage
Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Tejasri on the Internet
Instagram
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