Deep Chhabria is a stand up comedian from Mumbai. In this episode he joins me to have a conversation on his 10 years of doing stand up. We talk about the importance of creating, about 'making it' in comedy, about being uncomfortable and about dealing with Insecurities.

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108: It's Very Easy to be Insecure Feat. Deep Chhabria

Abhimanyu Panwar is a professional sailor. He has competed in several national sailing events and went to become a founder of a niche sports Start Up called Sportifying India. In this episode he sits with me and talks about how he got started, about how parents setting you free to create your own drive in life can go such a long way and we also talk about not paying too much attention in calculating risks.   If you want to go Sailing or want to try a niche sport, check out https://www.instagram.com/sportifying.india/?hl=en

107: You can't Start Sailing if you are only Calculating Risks Feat. Abhimanyu Panwar

In this episode I talk about a few concerns of mine towards religion in terms of whether it is in alignment with reality or not.

106: Religion and Reality

It's a new year and what better way to kick start the right room than by having Comedian Praveen Kumar on the podcast. In this episode we talk about movies, about hero worship in India, about funny audience members and about how he engaged his audience even during the lock down.

105: Not Just Funny, Be Relevant Feat. Comedian Praveen Kumar

In this episode, I sit down and tell you what this year has taught us and what I've learned about watching out for people and about knocking on every door until the best door opens.

104: Thank You 2020

Ravi Rao and Arnav Rao are stand up comedians from Bangalore and host of the podcast 'Between 2 Raos'.  In this episode we sit down and have a chat about religion, confrontation, about punching down in comedy and about how this pandemic might actually save comedy.

103: Seriously Off Stage Feat. Ravi Rao and Arnav Rao

Ashwin Srinivas is a comedian from Bangalore. In this episode we talk about being single during this pandemic, about how texting has changed relationships, about old friends and about the comedic dilemma of knowing where to be funny and where not to be so.

102: Seriously Off Stage Feat. Ashwin Srinivas

Sabari Karthik is an International athlete who has represented India at various Karate Tournaments across the world. At the peak of his performance as an athlete after winning a bunch of accolades, he felt that his intuition wouldn't let him continue on that path as an athlete. His questioning led him to the space of physical education and sports training where he founded an organization called PHASE [https://www.phasesports.com/].  Do check out this episode as we talk about training camps, competing in international tournaments, what keeps athletes motivated through the rigor of training and about how the value of sports is not being imparted the right way in schools and what Sabari is doing to repair that.

101: Putting Mind into Martial Arts Feat. Sabari Karthik

What better way to celebrate a century of The Right Room than having a chat with my best friend of ten years Ujwal Raj. Ujwal is a filmmaker, educationalist and musician.  If you get to the 30 minute mark, there's some comedy for you but apart from that, In this episode we talk about being aware of the rat race, about decisions at crossroads, about being open to new experiences, about not having a job and about how education still has such a long way to go.  If you're still reading,Thank you for your support throughout this journey. I'll continue to hunt down great guests and have conversations that we all can benefit from.

100: Being open to New Experiences Feat. Ujwal Raj

Sonali Thakker is a stand up comedian from Mumbai who has performed comedy across the world. In this episode we talk about performing comedy in bars vs performing in cafes, about being a fan of comedy, about writing jokes for an international audience and about working with a manager while being your own boss.

99: Seriously Off Stage Feat. Sonali Thakker

In this episode, I sit down with KP Krishnamurthy who is a musician and founder of an Iconic Metal Band, Myndsnare. In this episode, we talk about exploring lyrical themes, about bass players in metal, about how Myndsnare was formed, about going to Music School after several years of playing music, about handling music differences and about making music that has a deeper meaning.

98: Metalheads are Real Nerds feat. KP Krishnamurthy

Rabhinder Kanan is a stand-up comedian from Chennai. In this episode, we have a comedy nerd conversations on writing stand up, about starting stand up as in insider in the scene, about how observational comedians are underrated, about Seinfeld and about being the only English Comic in a line up of Tamil Comedians.

97: Seriously Off Stage Feat. Rabhinder Kannan

Dominic Franks is a writer and author of Nautanki Diaries which chronicles his 22 day Bicycle Trip from Bangalore to Delhi on a common man's cycle. In this episode he tells me stories from his trip, about how and why we take fewer risks as adults, about his sports teacher who inspired him and what the human body is capable of.  If you want to buy his book here's the link - https://amzn.to/35iKRmB

96: Easy to Lose Good Lessons Feat. Dominic Franks

In this episode, I sit down with my Dad, K Vasudevan and talk about his Book which he wrote and published during this lock down and about getting busy in a new project.

95: Projects Keep You Sane Feat. K Vasudevan

Ramya Ramapriya is a stand up comedian who starred in the comedy series, Comicstaan on Amazon Prime Video. In this video we talk about her life before comedy, about writing an hour from scratch,  about writing longer bits vs writing short jokes, about learning how to register audience response and in the end we talk about what we've learned from doing stand up. Have a fun listen.

94: I Forced Myself to Bomb Feat. Ramya Ramapriya

The Right Room Podcast is a weekly podcast where Stand-up Comedian, Rupen Paul has conversations with people whom he considers as accomplished, entertaining and inspiring. Guests include comedians, authors, filmmakers, musicians, artists, actors, thinkers and sometimes if he can't find a guest he records an episode by himself. These conversations are funny, honest and inspiring.

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