Buy His Book: https://www.amazon.in/Masala-Body-Engineers-Guide-Eating/dp/9377300096Full episode summary powered by Neosapien: https://dostcast.notion.site/Krish-Ashok-Episode-Notes-3e336616963e80ffa5f0f31ddc39dbe2?source=copy_link Get your Neo1 here: https://neosapien.ai/shop?utm_source=dostcast&utm_medium=youtube&utm_campaign=dostcast_podcast&utm_content=video_description========================================================== Subscribe to Dostcast Clips:https://www.youtube.com/@dostcastclips?sub_confirmation=1Listen to Dostcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/70vrbHeSvrcXyOeISTyBSy?si=be05dbdd564245d9Join the Dostcast Janta Party on WhatsApp for regular updates: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbAZwo5D8SDs5kf94N3TWant to suggest a guest?Fill this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ft_-1QDs7XpsSWnaPOeF21yUlhk9bzKvwHSyh4hHfBU/edit?usp=drivesdk====================================================================Krish Ashok is the science educator who has spent years talking Indians out of fearing their own food. A Chennai-born engineer by training, he built a 1.4 million-strong following by applying real science to the kitchen and calmly dismantling the panic around microwaves, frozen food, and drinking water with meals. His book Masala Lab decoded the science of Indian cooking. In this conversation he turns the same lens on the body: fat loss, protein, gut bacteria, supplements, and the wellness industry that profits from keeping you anxious. Evidence-first, unbothered by trends, and uninterested in the fear economy most health content runs on.Follow Krish Ashok on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_masalalab X: https://x.com/krishashokTimestamps:00:00:00 – Coming Up00:01:47 – The Food Fear Crisis00:03:09 – Negativity Bias And Clickbait00:07:53 – Cutting Protein On A Diet00:09:34 – Food, Politics, And Religion00:12:15 – Public Water And Hygiene00:14:17 – Why Examine Your Poop00:16:06 – Seven Types Of Poop00:19:39 – Fat Loss Is Mostly Breathing00:24:42 – GLP-1: India Vs America00:28:11 – The Protein Obsession Problem00:28:46 – Why Excess Protein Hurts You00:36:08 – Eating Safe While Travelling00:42:04 – Is Saturated Fat Really Bad00:43:13 – Sugar Industry Paid Harvard00:43:57 – Seed Oils Vs Ghee00:47:49 – Nutrients Vs Whole Foods00:48:49 – Supplements Are Expensive Urine00:51:23 – Fat-Soluble Vitamins Can Overdose00:51:45 – Chai And Iron Absorption00:53:17 – Do Probiotics Actually Work00:54:58 – Soluble Fiber Feeds Gut Bacteria00:56:34 – Lactobacillus And Detox Cleanses00:56:48 – H Pylori And Ulcers01:01:06 – Gut Health Means Small Intestine01:07:28 – Eno Does Not Fix Acidity01:13:34 – Health Has Become Performative01:14:54 – Vitamin D Deficiency Explained01:16:53 – Melanin, Sunlight, And Skin Cancer01:21:22 – Vegetarian Deficiencies And B1201:22:31 – Vegan Diet Deficiency Risks01:30:01 – Veg Vs Non-Veg Labels01:31:53 – Hidden Sugar In Health Foods01:33:07 – Ancestral Diets And Marketing01:37:11 – Read Labels, Resist Marketing====================================================================Vinamre Kasanaa is a writer at heart, podcaster and entrepreneur by craft.He spends a significant part of his time reading and researching.With over 500 podcasts under his belt, he’s interviewed everyone—from HNIs and industry leaders to everyday superheroes.Follow Vinamre:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinamre-kasanaa-b8524496/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinamrekasanaa/Twitter: https://twitter.com/VinamreKasanaaDostcast: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dostcast/Twitter: https://twitter.com/dostcast====================================================================Contact Us:For business inquiries: [email protected]

Get your Neo1 here: https://neosapien.ai/shop?utm_source=dostcast&utm_medium=youtube&utm_campaign=dostcast_podcast&utm_content=video_descriptionFull episode summary powered by Neosapien: https://dostcast.notion.site/Pankaj-Saran-Former-Deputy-NSA-Episode-Notes-3db36616963e8097a65ecde64e903d63?source=copy_link=============================================================Subscribe to Dostcast Clips:https://www.youtube.com/@dostcastclips?sub_confirmation=1Listen to Dostcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/70vrbHeSvrcXyOeISTyBSy?si=be05dbdd564245d9Join the Dostcast Janta Party on WhatsApp for regular updates: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbAZwo5D8SDs5kf94N3TWant to suggest a guest?Fill this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ft_-1QDs7XpsSWnaPOeF21yUlhk9bzKvwHSyh4hHfBU/edit?usp=drivesdk====================================================================Pankaj Saran spent four decades inside India's foreign and national security establishment. He served in the Prime Minister's Office under successive governments, was India's Ambassador to Russia and High Commissioner to Bangladesh, and from 2018 to 2021 was Deputy National Security Adviser under Narendra Modi. He has sat in closed-door summits with Vladimir Putin, was inside the PMO through the 26/11 attacks under Manmohan Singh, and saw up close how differently Modi and Manmohan ran the same office. Today he runs NatStrat, one of India's few serious strategic affairs think tanks. Blunt, precise, and completely uninterested in the myth-making around how power actually works.Follow Pankaj Saran on:X: https://x.com/PankajSaran11NatStrat: https://natstrat.orgTimestamps:00:00:00 – Coming Up00:01:37 – Meeting Putin Face To Face00:03:29 – Putin's Note-Card Method00:04:03 – What Putin Is Really Like00:05:34 – Manmohan Singh Up Close00:11:01 – 26/11 Hits The PMO00:13:20 – Modi Versus Manmohan Singh00:18:35 – Modi The Delhi Outsider00:19:49 – Modi The Bold Risk-Taker00:20:57 – Do Global Summits Actually Work00:24:24 – Trump's On-Camera Deal Style00:25:40 – Will India Bow To China00:27:26 – Who Controls The World's Data00:29:56 – Big Tech Bigger Than Nations00:31:27 – Decouple Or De-Risk China00:35:34 – Why India Has No Google00:36:06 – India's New Civil Defence Force00:38:53 – War Without Firing A Shot00:40:58 – The World In Five Years00:42:30 – The End Of Pax Americana00:43:41 – Why India Won't Drop Russia00:46:21 – Diplomacy Is A Chessboard00:48:57 – Who Wants India To Rise00:52:02 – What The PMO Actually Does00:57:54 – Why India Created The NSA01:01:53 – Telecom's 90% China Risk01:05:08 – Will UPSC Be Scrapped01:08:01 – Books That Shaped Him#bricssummit #bricssummit2026 #brics #modi #pmoindia #nsa ====================================================================Vinamre Kasanaa is a writer at heart, podcaster and entrepreneur by craft.He spends a significant part of his time reading and researching.With over 500 podcasts under his belt, he’s interviewed everyone—from HNIs and industry leaders to everyday superheroes.Follow Vinamre:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinamre-kasanaa-b8524496/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinamrekasanaa/Twitter: https://twitter.com/VinamreKasanaaDostcast: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dostcast/Twitter: https://twitter.com/dostcast====================================================================Contact Us:For business inquiries: [email protected]

Get your Neo1 here: https://neosapien.ai/shop?utm_source=dostcast&utm_medium=youtube&utm_campaign=dostcast_podcast&utm_content=video_descriptionFull episode summary powered by Neosapien: https://dostcast.notion.site/Marine-Engineer-Harshal-Singh-Episode-Notes-3d536616963e80d29db4f7552240056f?source=copy_link==========================================================Subscribe to Dostcast Clips:https://www.youtube.com/@dostcastclips?sub_confirmation=1Listen to Dostcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/70vrbHeSvrcXyOeISTyBSy?si=be05dbdd564245d9Join the Dostcast Janta Party on WhatsApp for regular updates: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbAZwo5D8SDs5kf94N3TWant to suggest a guest?Fill this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ft_-1QDs7XpsSWnaPOeF21yUlhk9bzKvwHSyh4hHfBU/edit?usp=drivesdk==========================================================Harshal Singh is a marine engineer who has spent most of his career on oil tankers. He emailed us from inside a war zone: stuck on a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz while Iran blockaded it and traded fire with American forces, watching ships around him get hit by drones and missiles. One technical fault delayed his vessel by a day, and the ship that took his slot in the queue was struck by a missile the next morning. He lived the geopolitics most people only scroll past. He tells it with no drama and no myth-making about life at sea.In this episode, Vinamre and Harshal discuss:The Strait of Hormuz blockade from inside — Iran vs American forces, drone/missile-hit ships, and the delay that saved his shipShip-to-ship oil transfers, Sinokor tankers, and how Venezuela, Qatar and the VLCC trade move the world's crudeSeafarers abandoned at sea — unpaid wages, weak unions, and what happens when a shipping company walks awaySailor life nobody sees — Starlink at sea, onboard habits, food, and how it keeps the world's shelves stockedEvery kind of ship — cruise liners, bulk/car/livestock carriers, ULCCs, freak waves, and naval architects who design for themWhy he left an advertising degree for the sea — the best ports he's seen, and crew friendshipsWhat's next after years at sea, plus Vinamre's Japan trip and how travel changes worldviewFollow Harshal Singh on:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/from.sea.to.shore/Timestamps:00:00:00 – Coming Up00:01:24 – Strait of Hormuz blockade00:02:31 – Iran America war explained00:05:42 – Missile hits next ship00:06:55 – Somali pirates hijacking ships00:08:59 – Pirate ransom and escorts00:13:25 – One month Hormuz posting00:22:59 – Ship to ship transfer00:24:58 – Daily drone attacks at sea00:31:12 – Sailor salary and pay00:33:10 – Sinokor tanker company explained00:34:23 – Venezuela oil and sanctions00:38:37 – Qatar and Gulf power00:42:24 – Drone jammers and defences00:50:04 – Sailors left to die00:55:31 – Sailor life and food00:57:23 – Starlink drinking and smoking00:59:44 – Why he became a sailor01:01:01 – Most beautiful ports visited01:03:13 – Cruise ships explained01:05:31 – Bulk car and cattle carriers01:08:04 – Freak waves and naval architects01:11:53 – Friendships and stability at sea01:14:00 – Learning cultures at sea01:19:24 – Whats next and Japan ====================================================================Vinamre Kasanaa is a writer at heart, podcaster and entrepreneur by craft.He spends a significant part of his time reading and researching.With over 500 podcasts under his belt, he’s interviewed everyone—from HNIs and industry leaders to everyday superheroes.Follow Vinamre:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinamre-kasanaa-b8524496/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinamrekasanaa/Twitter: https://twitter.com/VinamreKasanaaDostcast: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dostcast/Twitter: https://twitter.com/dostcast====================================================================Contact Us:For business inquiries: [email protected]

Neuro Energy & Focus is available on Blinkit, Zepto, Swiggy Instamart and Amazon. Or order at a discount on - https://neurogumindia.com/collections/all-productsGet your Neo1 here: https://neosapien.ai/shop?utm_source=dostcast&utm_medium=youtube&utm_campaign=dostcast_podcast&utm_content=video_descriptionFull episode summary powered by Neosapien: https://dostcast.notion.site/Vishal-Bhargava-Episode-Notes-3ce36616963e80e3ab4cdaa776572c52?source=copy_link================================Subscribe to Dostcast Clips:https://www.youtube.com/@dostcastclips?sub_confirmation=1Listen to Dostcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/70vrbHeSvrcXyOeISTyBSy?si=be05dbdd564245d9Join the Dostcast Janta Party on WhatsApp for regular updates: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbAZwo5D8SDs5kf94N3TWant to suggest a guest?Fill this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ft_-1QDs7XpsSWnaPOeF21yUlhk9bzKvwHSyh4hHfBU/edit?usp=drivesdk=============================================Vishal Bhargava is a real estate educator and former journalist who left banking to say what property brokers won't. He breaks down what homes in Mumbai, Gurgaon and Bangalore are actually worth on YouTube and X, and called Gurgaon a "house of cards" a year before its brokers turned bearish. He treats real estate as due diligence, not broker slogans.In this episode, Vinamre and Vishal discuss:Bandra's scarcity premium and crumbling infrastructureHow DLF, Hiranandani and Prestige became your municipalityBuilding a city from scratch and India's missing town squaresKilling a city (Kolkata's unions) and why Thane could overtake MumbaiMarine Drive's rent-controlled flats and Parsi colonies as planning masterclassMagarpatta's farmer-owned city and "creator zones"Rigged real estate content and brokers turning bearish on Gurgaon after himFollow Vishal Bhargava on:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@vishalbhargava5400IG: https://www.instagram.com/vishal.bhargava.710/Timestamps:00:00:00 – Land Owners Control Everything00:03:20 – Scarcity Premium, Bandra Truth00:07:05 – Why Youth Avoid Property00:09:15 – Real Estate Rewards Sophistication00:10:27 – Replace Your Coffee With This00:11:34 – Cities Crumbling: Water, Sewage00:13:35 – Migration Alone Drives Prices00:14:27 – DLF, Hiranandani, Prestige Playbook00:18:01 – Making Indian Cities Livable00:20:28 – Adani, Ambani Reshaping Mumbai00:22:50 – Why Town Planners Fail00:26:02 – Mumbai's Vanishing Open Spaces00:28:09 – Roleplay: Design A City00:29:37 – The New City Formula00:31:53 – Sectors, Symbols, Town Squares00:35:43 – Pay To Sit In Parks00:40:32 – Define Your City's Identity00:43:59 – Killing A City: Kolkata00:45:55 – Thane Could Overtake Mumbai00:46:45 – Navi Mumbai Beats Gurgaon00:48:39 – Bangalore's Unbeatable Value00:51:11 – Real Estate Nationalism Trap00:53:04 – Marine Drive's ₹500 Rents00:55:37 – Parsi Colonies Planning Masterclass00:58:25 – India's Affordable Housing Failure01:02:48 – When Two Cities Merge01:05:21 – Magarpatta: City Built By Farmers01:08:47 – Communal, Senior, Farm Living01:15:23 – Special Creator Zones Idea01:23:50 – Can't Criticise Real Estate01:25:55 – Conclusion===========================Vinamre Kasanaa is a writer at heart, podcaster and entrepreneur by craft.He spends a significant part of his time reading and researching.With over 500 podcasts under his belt, he’s interviewed everyone—from HNIs and industry leaders to everyday superheroes.Follow Vinamre:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinamre-kasanaa-b8524496/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinamrekasanaa/Twitter: https://twitter.com/VinamreKasanaaDostcast: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dostcast/Twitter: https://twitter.com/dostcast=========================Contact Us:For business inquiries: [email protected]

Neuro Energy & Focus is available on Blinkit, Zepto, Swiggy Instamart and Amazon. Or order at a discount on - https://neurogumindia.com/collections/all-products==============================================================Get your Neo1 here: https://neosapien.ai/shop?utm_source=dostcast&utm_medium=youtube&utm_campaign=dostcast_podcast&utm_content=video_descriptionFull episode summary powered by Neosapien: https://dostcast.notion.site/Anirudhya-Mitra-Notes-3cb36616963e801f9810d0dc0a2423b1?pvs=73• Subscribe to Dostcast Clips:https://www.youtube.com/@dostcastclips?sub_confirmation=1Listen to Dostcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/70vrbHeSvrcXyOeISTyBSy?si=be05dbdd564245d9Join the Dostcast Janta Party on WhatsApp for regular updates: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbAZwo5D8SDs5kf94N3TWant to suggest a guest?Fill this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ft_-1QDs7XpsSWnaPOeF21yUlhk9bzKvwHSyh4hHfBU/edit?usp=drivesdk====================================================================Anirudhya Mitra spent his years at India Today and The Times of India breaking the stories most reporters never got near: the Bofors scam, the Rajiv Gandhi assassination, the drug wars running through India, Pakistan and Afghanistan. His book Ninety Days, on the hunt for Rajiv Gandhi's killers, became a national bestseller and the basis for the SonyLIV series The Hunt. His latest, The Delhi Directive, goes inside R&AW's covert war and the operations Delhi will never admit to. He has spent decades cultivating intelligence sources, recording meetings no one knew were being recorded, and keeping notes on some of the most powerful men in the country. Blunt, precise, and completely unromantic about how the spy game actually works.In this episode, Vinamre and Anirudhya discuss:India's intelligence machine — RAW, IB, and how the NSA became its most powerful figure under Ajit DovalDawood Ibrahim and Tiger Memon — empire-building over pure terror, and the ISI deal behind his Karachi refugeThe Nikhil Gupta case — Vikas Yadav, the Pannun plot, and a spy's life abroadJadhav, Bishnoi, Goldy Brar — why captured spies stay alive, and prisoner swaps via Meng WanzhouA.S. Dulat and whether agencies serve themselves or the governmentThe craft — secret recordings, notes on powerful men, phone tapping, and "off the record" costsCultivating sources — earning trust, resisting narratives, using AI to avoid being playedFollow Anirudhya Mitra on:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anirudhya.mitra/X: https://x.com/AnirudhyaMitra3Timestamps:00:00:00 - Coming Up00:02:02 - Intelligence hierarchy, Doval, Dhurandhar00:07:18 - Replace your coffee with this00:08:24 - Dawood Ibrahim, Tiger Memon00:12:17 - Nikhil Gupta, Vikas Yadav, Pannun00:29:25 - Kulbhushan Jadhav, Lawrence Bishnoi, Goldy Brar00:36:13 - Spy world goes mainstream, Dulat00:40:40 - Head of R&AW00:43:28 - Media controlled by the government00:47:19 - Agencies: deep state or controlled?00:54:19 - Secretly recording sources, sting stories01:02:36 - Keeping notes on powerful people01:09:32 - Off the record, sources, phone tapping01:15:32 - Access to power, earning trust01:23:11 - Fighting fake narratives, AI fact-check01:30:11 - Conclusion====================================================================Vinamre Kasanaa is a writer at heart, podcaster and entrepreneur by craft.He spends a significant part of his time reading and researching.With over 500 podcasts under his belt, he’s interviewed everyone—from HNIs and industry leaders to everyday superheroes.Follow Vinamre:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinamre-kasanaa-b8524496/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinamrekasanaa/Twitter: https://twitter.com/VinamreKasanaaDostcast: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dostcast/Twitter: https://twitter.com/dostcast====================================================================Contact Us:For business inquiries: [email protected]

Get your Neo1 here: https://neosapien.ai/shop?utm_source=dostcast&utm_medium=youtube&utm_campaign=dostcast_podcast&utm_content=video_descriptionFull episode summary powered by Neosapien: https://dostcast.notion.site/Air-Marshal-Anil-Chopra-Episode-Notes-3c736616963e8056a6a6eccb83b75ad6?source=copy_link===========================================================Subscribe to Dostcast Clips:https://www.youtube.com/@dostcastclips?sub_confirmation=1Listen to Dostcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/70vrbHeSvrcXyOeISTyBSy?si=be05dbdd564245d9Join the Dostcast Janta Party on WhatsApp for regular updates: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbAZwo5D8SDs5kf94N3TWant to suggest a guest?Fill this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ft_-1QDs7XpsSWnaPOeF21yUlhk9bzKvwHSyh4hHfBU/edit?usp=drivesdk====================================================================Air Marshal Anil Chopra flew fighters and test aircraft across a full career in the Indian Air Force, from the Mirage 2000 to the Sukhoi. He was one of the first eight pilots trained in France on the Mirage 2000 and flew in the formation that brought it home to India. He is also the only air marshal in the world to have ejected from a fighter jet, at 59, over the Chambal ravines. These days he writes and argues about air power, and he does it without the usual doom or the usual chest-thumping. Sharp, optimistic, and completely at ease telling the war stories most men would bury.In this episode, Vinamre and Anil discuss:• China and Pakistan building fighters together — the JF-17 and J-10C, the PL-15 missiles that fell short in Operation Sindoor, and why the nexus worries Delhi• Why the F-35 is not really on offer to India — the S-400 catch, and 22 billion dollars of American hardware bought with zero technology transfer• The Kaveri engine — forty years, a "whole of nation failure", and why China spent 25 billion dollars and still can't sell an engine to anyone• Tejas and HAL — only 36 jets flying after a 2001 first flight, guaranteed profit for slow work, and why the next fighter is going to the private sector• China vs India across the Himalayas — 400 stealth jets against zero, and the airfield maths that still leaves the IAF sitting pretty• Ejecting from a Mirage 2000 at over 20 times gravity — the shoulder torn from its socket, the Chambal ravines, and the villager's Nokia that reached the Air Chief in three minutesFollow Air Marshal Anil Chopra on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chopsyturvey/ X: https://x.com/ChopsyturveyTimestamps:00:00:00 – Coming Up00:01:04 – Intro00:02:39 – China Pakistan Fighter Jet Nexus00:09:19 – Why India Won't Buy F-3500:18:41 – Tejas Jet & HAL Delays00:24:59 – Kaveri Engine: Why India Failed00:33:47 – Fighter Jet Generations Explained00:39:46 – China vs India Air Force00:43:06 – Mirage 2000 Ejection Survival Story01:04:05 – Civic Sense Problem In India01:17:33 – Importance Of Sports In Life01:23:19 – Tough vs Helicopter Parenting01:26:14 – Why Army Officers Ride Horses01:28:45 – Passion, Leisure & Army Paperwork01:35:12 – Microlight Flying & Parasailing In India01:39:53 – Final Thoughts On India's Future====================================================================Vinamre Kasanaa is a writer at heart, podcaster and entrepreneur by craft.He spends a significant part of his time reading and researching.With over 500 podcasts under his belt, he’s interviewed everyone—from HNIs and industry leaders to everyday superheroes.Follow Vinamre:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinamre-kasanaa-b8524496/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinamrekasanaa/Twitter: https://twitter.com/VinamreKasanaaDostcast: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dostcast/Twitter: https://twitter.com/dostcast====================================================================Contact Us:For business inquiries: [email protected]

His memoir, Ghosts on Peepal Trees: My Journey From Folktales to Forests, is out now on Amazon: https://amzn.in/d/0efGvEypSubscribe to Dostcast Clips:https://www.youtube.com/@dostcastclips?sub_confirmation=1Listen to Dostcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/70vrbHeSvrcXyOeISTyBSy?si=be05dbdd564245d9Join the Dostcast Janta Party on WhatsApp for regular updates: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbAZwo5D8SDs5kf94N3TWant to suggest a guest?Fill this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ft_-1QDs7XpsSWnaPOeF21yUlhk9bzKvwHSyh4hHfBU/edit?usp=drivesdk====================================================================Peepal Baba, born Azad Jain and known formally as Swami Prem Parivartan, is the founder of Give Me Trees Trust and one of the most prolific tree planters India has ever produced. He planted his first tree on his eleventh birthday in 1977 and has not stopped since. Across fifty years, he and his volunteers have planted and preserved over 25 million trees and restored close to 2.7 lakh hectares of land across 21 states, with more than a crore of them peepal trees planted by his own hand. He is an Osho sannyasi who treats planting as a spiritual practice, and he is completely uninterested in slogans, panels, or the doom-industry around the environment. What he offers instead is five decades of grassroots work and some blunt, uncomfortable opinions about land, cities, and what Indians get wrong about both.In this episode, Vinamre and Peepal Baba discuss:Why wealthy Indians are quietly buying farmland — farmhouse culture, post-COVID reverse migration, and why he says your 16th-floor flat was never real estateHow a beginner actually starts — 40 balcony pots before buying land, gardener before farmer, and his three-step method for studentsThe truth about organic farming — why he calls certification a racket, what "natural farming" really means, and his national challenge to grow a bigger bottle gourd chemical-freeDelhi's pollution, reframed — not an AQI problem but an "88% encroachment" problem, and how Swachh Bharat could fix itWhat he'd do as Delhi's town planner — no politicians on the board, lessons from Singapore and Chandigarh, and why ugly cities breed depressionHis 49-year love for the peepal tree — the "ghost tree" superstition, why it's a keystone species, and why he changed his name from Azad JainHis memoir, Ghosts on Peepal Trees: My Journey From Folktales to Forests (Ebury Press / Penguin), is out now on Amazon and Flipkart.Follow Peepal Baba on:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peepalbabaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/peepalbabaGive Me Trees Trust: https://givemetrees.orgTimestamps:00:00:00 – Coming Up00:00:50 – Why Everyone Wants Farmland00:07:25 – Who's Buying Farmland Now00:14:46 – City vs Farm Living00:22:01 – A Day On The Farm00:29:01 – Why Land Means Jobs00:36:18 – How To Start Farming00:52:36 – Natural vs Chemical Farming01:04:16 – Delhi's Real Pollution Problem01:17:29 – Fixing Cities Like Singapore01:23:19 – Farm Life & Time01:24:37 – Barefoot Walking & Rituals01:26:00 – The Sacred Peepal Tree====================================================================Vinamre Kasanaa is a writer at heart, podcaster and entrepreneur by craft.He spends a significant part of his time reading and researching.With over 500 podcasts under his belt, he’s interviewed everyone—from HNIs and industry leaders to everyday superheroes.Follow Vinamre:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinamre-kasanaa-b8524496/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinamrekasanaa/Twitter: https://twitter.com/VinamreKasanaaDostcast: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dostcast/Twitter: https://twitter.com/dostcast====================================================================Contact Us:For business inquiries: [email protected]

Get your Neo1 here: https://neosapien.ai/shop?utm_source=dostcast&utm_medium=youtube&utm_campaign=dostcast_podcast&utm_content=video_descriptionFull episode summary powered by Neosapien: https://dostcast.notion.site/Abhijit-Iyer-Mitra-Episode-Notes-3be36616963e80858d36eb973dc1a53c?source=copy_link====================================================================Subscribe to Dostcast Clips:https://www.youtube.com/@dostcastclips?sub_confirmation=1Listen to Dostcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/70vrbHeSvrcXyOeISTyBSy?si=be05dbdd564245d9Join the Dostcast Janta Party on WhatsApp for regular updates: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbAZwo5D8SDs5kf94N3TWant to suggest a guest?Fill this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ft_-1QDs7XpsSWnaPOeF21yUlhk9bzKvwHSyh4hHfBU/edit?usp=drivesdk====================================================================Abhijit Iyer-Mitra is a defence and geopolitics analyst who made his name saying the things most commentators hedge. He reads the primary documents, follows the money, and interrogates ideology instead of wearing it. Here he turns that lens on the Cockroach Janta Party and its founder, Abhijit Dipke — the Boston University degree, the funding that doesn't add up, and the AAP machinery sitting under the satire. He is blunt, forensic, and completely uninterested in the hero story being built around India's newest protest movement.In this episode, Vinamre and Abhijit discuss:- Why he calls the Cockroach Janta Party an AAP rebuild — Dipke's 2020–2023 meme work for the party, and how an online joke became a Jantar Mantar movement- The Boston University degree, line by line — the missing graduation, a $12,500 scholarship against a $48,000 semester, and why he says no communications student writes this badly- "Deep state" versus real intelligence operations — the total absence of Dipke's digital trail in the US, and what Abhijit thinks it actually points to- Narrative as a weapon — P. Chidambaram, the myth of "ground reality," and why he argues truth is now whatever gets amplified loudest- Why Che Guevara is still a campus hero — the torture, the Stalin and Mao double standard, and how the left rewrote fascism and captured the humanities- Marco Rubio in Kolkata and the "anti-national" funding question — Dinesh Thakur, the Gautam Adani acquittal, and Umar Khalid's bail- The Tarun Tejpal and Newslaundry saga — the reversed acquittal, his case against the newsroom, who he says was writing the cheques, and his advice to anyone entering journalismFollow Abhijit Iyer-Mitra on:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abhijitiyermitra/X: https://x.com/IyervvalTimestamps: 00:00:00 – Reality of CJP00:06:11 – Bharadwaj–Saurav Das link00:10:52 – CJP vs AAP00:14:46 – Boston University degree thread00:18:04 – Did Dipke graduate?00:29:22 – BU spy activity claims00:36:27 – Narrative vs truth00:41:01 – Chidambaram, ground reality00:46:36 – Che Guevara hero worship00:54:59 – Scandinavia communism myth00:59:45 – Marco Rubio, foreign funding01:05:18 – Adani, Umar Khalid01:12:09 – Tarun Tejpal, Newslaundry01:24:16 – Who funds Newslaundry?01:29:11 – Journalism career advice01:31:40 – Conclusion==================================================================Vinamre Kasanaa is a writer at heart, podcaster and entrepreneur by craft.He spends a significant part of his time reading and researching.With over 500 podcasts under his belt, he’s interviewed everyone—from HNIs and industry leaders to everyday superheroes.Follow Vinamre:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinamre-kasanaa-b8524496/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinamrekasanaa/Twitter: https://twitter.com/VinamreKasanaaDostcast: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dostcast/Twitter: https://twitter.com/dostcast==================================================================Contact Us:For business inquiries: [email protected]

Subscribe to Dostcast Clips:https://www.youtube.com/@dostcastclips?sub_confirmation=1Listen to Dostcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/70vrbHeSvrcXyOeISTyBSy?si=be05dbdd564245d9Join the Dostcast Janta Party on WhatsApp for regular updates: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbAZwo5D8SDs5kf94N3TWant to suggest a guest?Fill this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ft_-1QDs7XpsSWnaPOeF21yUlhk9bzKvwHSyh4hHfBU/edit?usp=drivesdk====================================================================This is Dostcast Live 01, our first-ever live show. After eight years of podcasting, we put the podcast on a stage in Bangalore and spent two hours on the one industry nobody talks about in public. Niks Indian is India's most recognisable adult content creator. No script, no safety net, in front of a live crowd. The wildest thing Dostcast has done yet.In this episode, Vinamre and Niks discuss:• What adult stars actually earn, why only 0.5% ever make millions, and how much piracy eats into the business• The real strategy behind going viral: knowing your audience, and why a sari outperforms everything else for Indian viewers• Niks' subscription model, how he scouts and pays performers, and why he refuses fan video calls at any price• Writing, directing and acting his own scenes, plus the sponsorships that funded a large chunk of his career• How the "Niks Indian" name was a pure SEO play that still pays off years laterFollow Niks Indian on:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theniksindian/Timestamps:0:00 Intro3:30 How Much Adult Stars Actually Earn6:40 Dealing With Piracy10:40 How To Go Viral14:40 Niks' Business Model17:00 Writing, Directing & Acting21:10 Competition & Sponsorships23:00 Scouting & Paying Performers25:00 Jealousy In The Industry26:30 Video vs Real Life28:00 A Day In Niks' Life32:00 Legally Shooting36:20 Ethics & Morality 44:10 How Niks Stays Healthy48:40 India: Before vs Now52:40 The Indian Psyche Exposed55:20 Building A Career In This Industry57:00 How The Niks Indian Name Was Born1:00:00 Q&A1:16:00 Conclusion====================================================================Vinamre Kasanaa is a writer at heart, podcaster and entrepreneur by craft.He spends a significant part of his time reading and researching.With over 500 podcasts under his belt, he’s interviewed everyone—from HNIs and industry leaders to everyday superheroes.Follow Vinamre:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinamre-kasanaa-b8524496/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinamrekasanaa/Twitter: https://twitter.com/VinamreKasanaaDostcast: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dostcast/Twitter: https://twitter.com/dostcast====================================================================Contact Us:For business inquiries: [email protected]

Subscribe to Dostcast Clips:https://www.youtube.com/@dostcastclips?sub_confirmation=1Listen to Dostcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/70vrbHeSvrcXyOeISTyBSy?si=be05dbdd564245d9Join the Dostcast Janta Party on WhatsApp for regular updates: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbAZwo5D8SDs5kf94N3TWant to suggest a guest?Fill this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ft_-1QDs7XpsSWnaPOeF21yUlhk9bzKvwHSyh4hHfBU/edit?usp=drivesdk====================================================================Apar Gupta is a Supreme Court lawyer and co-founder of the Internet Freedom Foundation. He was part of the legal team behind Shreya Singhal v. Union of India — the case that struck down Section 66A of the IT Act. For over a decade, Apar has litigated India's biggest digital rights cases — fighting censorship, mass surveillance, and blocking orders against every government in power, not just this one. Where most tech commentary in India stays in English op-eds, he operates inside the courtrooms actually shaping what you can post, watch, and read online. Blunt, uninterested in TV-panel theatrics, and clear that free speech in India isn't dying — it's being managed.In this episode, Vinamre and Apar discuss:Data mining, dark patterns, and how apps profile you before you even sign upHyderabad's surveillance, the 26/11 tapes, and "national security" as an excuse for overreachAI and privacy — books pulped for LLM training, and lawyers already using ClaudeFighting every government — 6000 blocking orders, the Section 66A win, and Meta/X's deals with the stateSelf-censorship among creators, and what politicians want from podcasters.Follow Apar Gupta on: X: https://x.com/apar1984 Internet Freedom Foundation: https://internetfreedom.inTimestamps:0:00 – Coming Up1:30 – Data Mining At Cafes6:15 – Individualised Pricing Explained10:34 – Dark Patterns In Apps12:07 – How Cookies Track You15:08 – Who Sells Your Data18:11 – Right To Privacy India22:43 – Indian Police Structure Problem24:51 – Hyderabad Most Surveilled City25:43 – National Security vs Privacy28:45 – 26/11 & David Headley31:50 – Running AI On Your Data37:50 – How Apar Stays Private38:52 – Health Tracking & Screen Time40:19 – Books Pulped For AI43:09 – AI-Written Manifestos44:35 – Lawyers Using Claude AI46:14 – Why Telegram Got Banned51:16 – WhatsApp vs Telegram vs Signal53:30 – How Apar Started IFF59:07 – Fighting Every Government1:00:38 – Free Speech In India1:04:10 – RK Laxman & Satire1:08:10 – Govt Deal With Meta & X1:12:10 – Congress Era Censorship1:17:12 – 6000 Blocking Orders1:21:30 – Creators Self-Censoring1:26:16 – Why X Still Runs In India1:30:48 – Clickbait Headlines Game1:33:48 – Rise Of New Media1:36:48 – Politicians & Podcasters1:42:51 – Substack & Media Prestige1:45:38 – Future Of Internet Freedom1:48:56 – Digital Literacy & Jobs1:53:27 – Can We Log Off?1:57:59 – Writing On Paper Again2:01:34 – Dark Web Reality2:04:01 – Nehru Place Computer Market2:04:38 – Blue Whale Challenge2:07:07 – Apar's Book Influences2:13:12 – Conclusion====================================================================Vinamre Kasanaa is a writer at heart, podcaster and entrepreneur by craft.He spends a significant part of his time reading and researching.With over 500 podcasts under his belt, he’s interviewed everyone—from HNIs and industry leaders to everyday superheroes.Follow Vinamre:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinamre-kasanaa-b8524496/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinamrekasanaa/Twitter: https://twitter.com/VinamreKasanaaDostcast: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dostcast/Twitter: https://twitter.com/dostcast====================================================================Contact Us:For business inquiries: [email protected]