Wings
Year 1991 marked the beginning of a New India, a year that kick started a democratisation process of a new kind, one that rode the waves of Internet, Television Broadcast Networks & Mobile Telecommunications. This has shaped a new generation of youth deeply anchored in Indian values yet having global aspirations, a cohort for whom the world is a playground. The Wings podcast is an attempt to bring forth stories of these youth where they share how they see themselves and the world they inhabit, their hopes and fears, their dreams and aspirations. It's an attempt to 'discover the extraordinary in the ordinary' and is driven by a belief that ‘the future is born in the web of human conversations'.
The storytellers in the Wings Podcast are Young Indians from across socio-economic strata, from urban and semi-urban India, ones who have found their own Wings or are in the process of discovering them with an aim to take them far and wide.
Podcast Creators: Asha & Milind Agnihotri.
Podcast Host: Milind Agnihotri.
DISCLAIMER: This Wings Podcast is conceptualised and created by Asha & Milind Agnihotri. Entire contents and design of this Podcast are the property of Asha & Milind Agnihotri. Listeners are welcome to download and play the Podcast and share with others for personal use. Please acknowledge Wings Podcast as the source of the material. You may not, except with express written permission of Asha & Milind Agnihotri, distribute or commercially exploit the content. This Podcast is for general information purposes only and should not be considered as a piece of any professional advice. Views and opinions expressed in the episodes of this Podcast are those of its guests. Creators of this Podcast expressly disclaim any and all liability or responsibility for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential or other damages arising out of any individual’s use of this Podcast.
(C) Asha & Milind Agnihotri, 2022-2024
Episodes
107 episodes
S5E5: (Com)Passionate Vet
“She set out to do something that she never imagined she had the capacity to. Ended up achieving way more than what she had set out for.” Personal stories seldom have these words as its opening line. One’s that do, have “Passion” as a ...
S5E4: Her Reflections
Fundamental human rights of justice, liberty and equality are enshrined in the Indian Constitution for all its citizens. Yet women of the country, across socio-economic divide, continue to experience discrimination and denial in their personal ...
S5E3: VishnuNaad
Indian music is said to have originated in ancient times as a confluence of three broad streams - music performed in temples for devotion, music performed in palaces and royal courts for entertainment and music that flowed freely in farms, fiel...
S5E2: Band, Baaja, Baaraat
Weddings are a significant indicator of Indian culture. Though centered around the bride and groom, this special event tacitly focuses on sustaining and strengthening the community, ‘jaat-biradari,’ as it is popularly termed in India. And, that...
S5E1: Rooted in Senses
Welcome to a conversation with Neeta Mittal, an innovative entrepreneur and co-founder of LXV Wine. This conversation takes us on a sensory journey from the...
S4E25: I believe I can fly
All things are possible for those who believe. This is however easier said than done. Beliefs get tested, some quite severely and some over a long period of time leaving a deep mark on our psyche. How do we hold firm in our beliefs and yet be f...
S4E24: Fear - what art thou?
Fear has been a constant companion of human race since hunter-gatherer days. It is a powerful force that creates as well as destroys. Unlike the animal kingdom, however, humans have an innate gift to understand fear in all its entirety. How doe...
S4E23: Celebrating Me!
Much of who we are is shaped by our personal, work and social roles which evolve in a given context and over a period of time. These roles feed on each other and are further influenced by our choices and compulsions. How does this process manif...
S4E22: Being Regge
Today, music & dance are an integral part of weddings, corporate events, nightlife or private celebrations with professional DJs at the centre stage. They know exactly how to get everyone swaying to their beats, keeping energy high on the d...
S4E21: Raghu's World
Finding one’s way through the forest, metaphorically and physically, happens to a chosen few. Every step calls for curiosity, courage, experimentation, openness to learn and constant adaptation. What if this is one’s calling in life? What world...
S4E20: I'm Arundhati
An unwavering commitment to the ideals of ‘rasa nishpatti' has ensured survival and growth of ancient Indian art forms much beyond an artist’s life and times. This however has necessitated democratisation, modernisation & instituti...
S4E19: Tapasya
Raga framework in Indian Classical Music is said to be an ocean replete with mysteries & treasures. A Sangeet Saadhak (student of music) committed to a triad of Taalim (disciplined lessons), Riyaaz (diligent practice) & Adaakaari (authe...
S4E18: Fabric called...DEI
Human context is imbued with certain timeless themes that need periodic revisit, reexamination and renewal. Diversity, Equality & Inclusion (DEI) is one such theme. This would include gender and identity, neurodiversity, social and professi...
S4E17: Jungle Routes
It is said that lot happens in a forest. While the focus could be more on all that is seen at the eye level, there’s lot that goes on above and below this plane. It takes a lot of patience, sensitivity and understanding to comprehend a forest, ...
S4E16: Dancer-Healer
It is said that dance is an artform that frees human spirit. Through movements in space & time the dancer aims to break the shackles of earthly existence. What is the mystical space one discovers as one moves with the accompanying melody &a...
S4E15: The Booklet Guy!
The world of self-help, personal growth books is ever expanding. At one end are books with simple insights, offering easy steps as ‘chota recharge’ to daily life. While at other end are books with profound answers to deeper questions, offerin...
S4E14: ta...kita...ta
Musicians, vocalists or instrumentalists, dwell simultaneously in two worlds - an external world of practice and performance and an internal world of self doubts, dilemmas, contentment and possible bliss. The canvas becomes intense if the conte...
S4E13: Mind your.....'Mind'
It is said that human mind is fuelled by an intricate triad of thoughts, emotions and actions. Further, research has pointed to primacy of emotions in this triad as the cause as well as consequence of our realities. What are emotions, what do t...
S4E12: Incy Wincy Spider
For years you work hard to face the ‘big moment.’ The moment arrives, you come out as a winner, years of commitment and perseverance has paid off. But the next moment brings in a surprise - a crash, a collapse! It’s back to square one. How do...
S4E11: Keeping it simple
Conversations can be formal and structured with a specific agenda and outcome in mind. On the other hand, they can be informal and exploratory based on the underlying energy felt by those conversing. The latter could involve varied subjects suc...
S4E10: Role Transitions
Role transitions is a feature of life be it in personal, professional or social spaces and is important for one’s growth. It often involves a complex web of relationships, responsibilities, boundaries, power, authority, choices and constraints....
S4E9: Karondi to Hyderabad
Gender based roles practiced over several generations and centuries has created a society with certain structure, order and continuity. On the flip side, the “should’s & must’s” of such a society, held as non-negotiable, have unleashed dysf...
S4E8: tête-à-tête
Today, India stands at a confluence of a rich past, an industrious present and a bright future, with all its underlying paradoxes. Those engaged in the freedom struggle envisioned a nation with goals that were focused inwards. The next generati...
S4E7: In my 30's .....
For many people, a lot happens in their 30’s. It’s a decade marked by expansion in almost all realms of one’s life. Marriage, children, caregiving, workplace responsibilities, social obligations .… there is action on all fronts. It’s an intense...
S4E6: Pursuit of happiness
A childhood filled with love & care at home and camaraderie at school shapes a mind that seeks harmony and justice at all times. It fosters aspirations based on acceptance of the ‘as-is’ in order to create value for everyone. Its nemesis ho...
