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Gup Shup Gyaan

Gup Shup Gyaan

By GU Indian Society

This is gup shup gyaan in association with University of Glasgow Indian society. The University of Glasgow has a diverse range of students across the globe coming together and making a mark as world changers. Your hosts are two such chatty students, one a medical student, another a politics one. It’s our stories and thoughts on various stories, travels and ideas we have living here at Glasgow. We share our journeys together ranging from growing up in Indian families to politics to our thoughts as students of Indian origin as well as British Indian students at University.
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S2E3: Dating naach

Gup Shup Gyaan Nov 12, 2021

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S2E3: Dating naach

S2E3: Dating naach

This episode explores the dating culture in India and how it has evolved over time. Sit back and enjoy the episode with some secret laughs if you relate.
Nov 12, 202111:33
S2Ep2: What the food xD

S2Ep2: What the food xD

In this episode we dive into the enigma that is India food, what it is, what it means to us, and how the world has changed it to their tastes. Tune in for our segment where we decided which food are it and which foods aren’t :))
Aug 27, 202127:01
S2Ep1: Friends are fun?

S2Ep1: Friends are fun?

Welcome back to season 2! We’re very excited to share a fresh new perspective on making and meeting new friends and people. Being at Uni can be a bitter sweet experience, but what’s one expectation that we all carry? Making a lifetime of memories. We explore in this episode, our thoughts on meeting and connecting as well as look at scenarios that we’re all familiar with. Hope you enjoy! Welcome back!
Jul 24, 202119:15
Ep 7: Step on some fashionable change

Ep 7: Step on some fashionable change

Today your hosts discuss what they think fashion in India looks like and what it amounts up in a society. Join this fun conversation on colour and moods of fashion.
Nov 17, 202026:38
Ep 6: Freshen up

Ep 6: Freshen up

This late podcast we talk about our experiences and thoughts on freshers week and how we found settling in the University as international students. We hope you had a good freshers week and enjoyed every bit of it, obviously times are unprecedented, but we share with you a little bit of our first year, and our precious memories.
Sep 23, 202022:04
Ep 5: The spirituality of it all

Ep 5: The spirituality of it all

This episode delves into understanding and exploring our experiences with spirituality within the context of how it is perceived in India and how it is viewed in the 21st century.
Aug 30, 202019:34
Ep 4: Independence Day

Ep 4: Independence Day

In this weeks episode we are joined with guest Fatima Saeed - treasurer of the Indian Society. We talk about what freedom means to us and how we as a generation identify with the Indian independence.
Aug 18, 202019:15
Bonus episode: What the virus?!

Bonus episode: What the virus?!

This episode of Gup Shup Gyaan we welcome our guests : Ritika Pandey and Sanskar Ranglani, both second year students at UofG. They discuss the issues they faced as an international student, almost abruptly moving back home. The challenges and difficulties they predict that might spread across the tenure of the academic year. With your host Ananya Srivatsan, they share their thoughts and daily experiences with the pandemic.
Aug 07, 202015:54
Ep 2: Of siblings and squabbles

Ep 2: Of siblings and squabbles

An episode where we discuss indian family dynamics and relationships with siblings in an Indian household. The hosts chat about their experiences with siblings that they’ve shared and take us on a journey of a beautiful bond, the pros and cons of being brought up together.
Aug 02, 202021:34
Ep 1: Gup Shup Gyaan

Ep 1: Gup Shup Gyaan

This podcast is in association with the Indian society of the University of Glasgow. It typically means gup (banter) and gyaan (ideas, thoughts). It’s a brainchild to present ideas, thoughts and experiences ranging from growing up in an Indian household to us trying to live at Glasgow, Scotland independently. All these are our anecdotes and thoughts and our take on issues such as politics, Indian culture and the system of diaspora trying to feel like home. The University of Glasgow has a diverse range of students across the globe coming together and making a mark as world changers. Your hosts are two such chatty students, one a medical student, another a politics one. With Ishani Mukherjee and Ananya Srivatsan come and explore the culture that has spreads it's wings globally and yet roots itself to the ancient times. Come listen to them introduce to you a world of Indian students exploring abroad and it's challenging.
Jul 12, 202025:17