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By Ratik Sharma

A podcast about Indians pursuing unconventional careers paths, not letting society box them up in the status-quo.

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UnboxDec 25, 2019

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He wants to study engineering?!

He wants to study engineering?!

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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

  1. Parth's hilarious YouTube videos: (1)(2)(3)
  2. T-shaped Skills
  3. Coursera's Learning How to Learn
  4. It doesn't hurt to ask (podcast)

Parth Recommends

Podcasts

Apps

  1. Monument Valley 1&2
  2. Tide

Music

Parth on the Internet

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Sep 29, 201901:07:08
Learning by Doing

Learning by Doing

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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

Sambit Recommends

Podcasts

  1. The Daily
  2. The Ezra Klein Show
  3. The Vergecast

Movies

YouTube

Video Games

Sambit on the Internet

Aug 31, 201938:10
No Knowledge is Wasted
Jul 28, 201946:01
The Future of Unbox? Equipment for Podcasting? #AskUnbox
Jun 23, 201928:00
Bonus: Housekeeping + QnA Announcement!

Bonus: Housekeeping + QnA Announcement!

Send in a Question!

Note: Make sure you do this by 21st June, 2019!

  1. Record a 30-45 sec audio snippet of your question using any audio recording app on your phone. Sample audio: link.
  2. Email the audio file to this email. You can also DM on Twitter or Instagram with the link to the audio file if you prefer that.
  3. That's it! Be on the lookout for the QnA later this month!

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Jun 09, 201903:42
Do your extra-curriculars, Kids! (Part 2)
May 27, 201923:58
Do your extra-curriculars, Kids! (Part 1)
May 27, 201933:18
Language with a capital L

Language with a capital L

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

  1. Cognitive Science, Linguistics, Cognitive Linguistics, Syntax
  2. About Chomsky
  3. Courses @ Ashoka University
  4. Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy? (movie)
  5. Turing Test & The Imitation Game
  6. Fields of Linguistics
  7. Continuity & Discontinuity Hypothesis - Link 1, Link 2

Linguistics Courses in India

Sakshi Recommends 

Books

  1. Harry Potter (hehe)
  2. Never Let Me Go
  3. When We Were Orphans
  4. Chronicles of a Death Foretold
  5. Love in the Time of Cholera

YouTube

Blogs

Podcasts

Sakshi on the Internet

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I want to study Physics, not Engineering
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Introducing Unbox!
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