Happy Diwali to all the listeners out there! Parminder is one of the first friends I made online and entirely online. Being hardworking, trustworthy, and resourceful, he is always ready to help with a smile. Listen to him talk about his story - how he feels a community college was a good option for him, how he chose to develop himself, how social media is designed to addict and warp reality, and how he escaped it. Parminder's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unsnaked/ The Social Dilemma: Netflix My links: Blog: https://asliceofkpai.wordpress.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/datboikunalpai/ Highlights: https://www.instagram.com/chai.with.pai/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kunal05/support

Anusha is a young entrepreneur and a good friend who I have had the pleasure of knowing from my school days. She is mature, responsible, driven, and passionate. Having started her own event management company with a partner in quarantine, she has navigated organizing online events perfectly. Listen to her talk about her company, how it started, the challenges she faced, and also giving tips for people who want to organize a special event for a friend online.  Aira Event Management Website: https://www.airaevents.com/ Aira Event Management Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aira.eventmanagement/ Anusha's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anusha_mendonsa/ Photography Account: https://www.instagram.com/tilting_perspective17/ My links: Blog: https://asliceofkpai.wordpress.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/datboikunalpai/ Highlights: https://www.instagram.com/chai.with.pai/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kunal05/support

Krisha is an old schoolmate who I really got in touch with only after graduating. Besides having an amazing sense of humor, I find her blog and her style of approaching life innovative and inspiring, honestly. Listen to us talk about her blog and how she creates content, how our school was toxic to us in many ways, and how quarantine-caused introspection changed both of us (P.S.: We still have a lot of sarcasm and jokes and a sitcom laugh track moment). Krisp Delusions: https://krishadoshi.wordpress.com/ Krisha's Twitter: https://twitter.com/krishadoshii Krisha's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/krisha_doshii/ My links: Blog: https://asliceofkpai.wordpress.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/datboikunalpai/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kunal05/support

Laveena is my ex-colleague and friend. We have worked together on organizing two events in high school and sparked up a friendship from the rollercoaster rides of those events. Listen to her take me on a trip down memory lane and think about what went right and what went wrong from those events, how she grew as a person and developed perspective, how she made mistakes and learned from them and how she is now moving towards being herself. Laveena's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laveena_thakur/ My links: Blog: https://asliceofkpai.wordpress.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/datboikunalpai/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kunal05/support

Julian "Talent" Poetry, as I like to call him because of his prowess in poetry, painting, and musing, has always been an inspiration to me because of his strife for perfection and beauty in everything he does in life, be it in writing an intimate piece of poetry or painting a mural. Listen to him talk about how observation plays a role in his poetry, how he wishes to rejuvenate when he is exhausted, how pain generates empathy for everyone, how he disconnected from obsessions, and why YOU should write poetry. Julian Poetry: https://www.instagram.com/julianpoetry/ My links: Blog: https://asliceofkpai.wordpress.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/datboikunalpai/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kunal05/support

Muskaan is someone I have spoken to only recently, but she quickly rose up the ranks of my friends to become one of the best friends I have had in a long time. I genuinely appreciate her intellect and her ability to give her all to her friendships and understand her friends and care for them. Listen to her talk about her blog, her major, how both of them connect with her identity as a South Asian woman in STEM, how she has grown from fake friendships in quarantine, and how she sets boundaries. Muskaan's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/muskaankanoi/ M-Kan: https://www.instagram.com/mkan4u/ Muskaan's Blog (Materialism Unraveled): https://materialismunraveled.wordpress.com/  My links: Blog: https://asliceofkpai.wordpress.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/datboikunalpai/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kunal05/support

Sabahat Naqvi is one of the kindest and respectful people I know. From being someone who led me, to becoming one of my best friends who I could always rely on for support, I find joy in talking to him, as I always feel understood, heard, and always, always get something new to think about from our conversations. Listen to him talk about how he tries new things, how his leadership positions impacted his thinking and reinforced his own ideals, and about how he believes social media is a good tool for an activist but is not enough at the same time. Sabahat's Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/sabahatnaqvi/ My links: Blog : https://asliceofkpai.wordpress.com/ Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/datboikunalpai/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kunal05/support

The only accurate way to describe Vanya Bhardwaj would be "the twin sister I never had". Always have appreciated talking to her about anything. Listen to her talk about how she has stayed single for a year now and how she finds happiness and validation in that and how and why she chose to study to be a neurosurgeon. She also plays an Uno reverse card and asks me questions, putting me on the spot to answer some of them. But, all in all, I had fun answering these questions. Vanya's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vanya.bhardwaj/ My links: Blog: https://asliceofkpai.wordpress.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/datboikunalpai/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kunal05/support

Sahil Nayak is one of my best friends from school. We have seen each other through different phases of our life and have always supported each other through everything. It all started from one trip, and one meme. Listen to him talk about our expired meme page (and how we almost got caught), why he does not like the education system, why he feels immense gratitude for his disciplined father, and how he found help to deal with an existential crisis. Unfortunately, the Internet did not cooperate with us much on this one but hey, part of life. Sahil's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sahilnayak__/ Links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/datboikunalpai/ Blog: https://asliceofkpai.wordpress.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kunal05/support

Vats Shah is an up-and-coming blogger who struck me as incredibly mature for his age. He is an amazing writer, knowing how to use his experiences to convey his story perfectly. He is like a little brother to me, reminding me of myself at that age. Listen to him talk about his processes of blogging, his entire thought process, his take on the superficiality of social media, and his idea of validation and motivation. Links: Vats' Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vatssshah/?hl=en Vats' Blog: https://vatsshah781358368.wordpress.com/ Vats' LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/mwlite/in/vats-shah-9842861a7 Kunal's Podcast: https://creatorsjourney.buzzsprout.com/ My own links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/datboikunalpai/ Blog: https://asliceofkpai.wordpress.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kunal05/support