Latest Self believe Podcast Episodes
Design is a Way Of Living
Tell Me How You Did It - March 17, 2022 06:30 - 40 minutes ★★★★ - 1 ratingRaw Mango is one of India's most important fashion labels, yet designer and founder Sanjay Garg say he finds the term 'fashion' limiting. In just over a decade since its launch, Garg has taken his textile-first fashion brand to great heights. Rural India is a perennial muse, and yet the label app...
The Jewel Of India
Tell Me How You Did It - March 10, 2022 07:10 - 37 minutes ★★★★ - 1 ratingThe Gem Palace is easily India's oldest and most famous jewellery boutique. When tourists come to Jaipur, they want to see the royal City Palace and the Rambagh Palace, and the gorgeous jewellery store called Gem Palace. It has stood in the same spot since 1852, hosting Jawaharlal Nehru and Indir...
Where The Ruins Reign
Tell Me How You Did It - March 03, 2022 05:30 - 47 minutes ★★★★ - 1 ratingWhen we speak of India's finest heritage hotels, we cannot escape the muted glamour of the Neemrana Group. Founder and director Aman Nath was among the first to discover old palaces, forts, havelis and bungalows, restore them lovingly, and turn them into immersive cultural spaces. His hotels have...
A Strong Point of VU
Tell Me How You Did It - February 24, 2022 10:26 - 44 minutes ★★★★ - 1 ratingDevita Saraf's is the most interesting tale of a woman in business in India. Raised in a traditional family, Saraf was determined on having the same goalposts her brother did and made the most of them. She joined her family's computer manufacturing business at 16 and was made head of marketing at...
Trust In Nature
Tell Me How You Did It - February 17, 2022 05:40 - 29 minutes ★★★★ - 1 ratingJuicy Chemistry is the story of a husband-wife team who started a small beauty business from their kitchen with just Rs 5,000 and their domestic staff as helping hands. In seven years, their e-commerce only ventures received funding of US $6.3 million, making it the largest in the e-commerce beau...
All Good, No Bad
Tell Me How You Did It - February 10, 2022 05:30 - 39 minutes ★★★★ - 1 rating'All Good, No Bad' has been the mantra for Raw Pressery from get-go. Of course it stood for its product, a clean-living inspired cold-pressed health juice using natural ingredients and no preservatives. But the mantra also came to be the founder Anuj Rakyan's life hack since he exited the compan...
How does Rhea Kapoor get cinema, fashion, and gender right all the time?
Tell Me How You Did It - February 03, 2022 06:25 - 35 minutes ★★★★ - 1 ratingHow can we talk about India's best businesses without talking of Bollywood: the world's largest film factory? One of India's most notable producers throws the spotlight on her craft, on why she thinks it's a privilege to be in cinema, and why making films top-lining women characters is important....
How The Hive Makes The Planet Thrive
Tell Me How You Did It - January 27, 2022 03:30 - 33 minutes ★★★★ - 1 ratingDid you know consuming natural honey not only has immense health benefits but can also save the planet? When VIjaya Pastala started Under The Mango Tree in 2008, she wanted to help India's small farmers increase productivity, as a pollinating bee colony on an agricultural plot can add to the yiel...
Malaika Arora: Decoding Glamour, Entertainment and Business
Tell Me How You Did It - January 20, 2022 08:41 - 30 minutes ★★★★ - 1 ratingMalaika Arora has traversed from being a model and an actor to a wellness entrepreneur to be taken very seriously. Her ventures include fashion, fitness and food, and she's built an entire ecosystem on being fit and glamorous. This, from a woman who dropped out of college to make a quick buck.
Abraham John Architects: Building Green Cities
Tell Me How You Did It - January 13, 2022 07:41 - 26 minutes ★★★★ - 1 ratingAlan Abraham is one of the most important names in the world of architecture and design, not only thanks to his exemplary work in multidisciplinary architecture and interior design but also urban planning and public work projects. His philosophy is simple: the urban and co-exist with the natural....
Phantom Hands: Indian Modern Secret
Tell Me How You Did It - December 09, 2021 10:15 - 36 minutes ★★★★ - 1 ratingWhat started out in 2015 as a curated site selling vintage, antiques, and collectables, now enjoys cult status. Indian companies celebrating authenticity, craft, and a very local-centric design language are really coming into their own. Leading this pack is phantom hands, a Bangalore-based gorgeo...
Gin is IN: Keeping spirits high with Greater than Gin
Tell Me How You Did It - December 02, 2021 09:40 - 40 minutes ★★★★ - 1 ratingWhat used to be the tiniest section on the menu card has now become endless with good popularity. All thanks to the increasing demand of the homegrown crafted beverage, gins. And keeping the gin spirit high in India is Anand Virmani. Namrata Zakaria interacts with Anand Virmani who is the CEO an...
The tale of Jaipur Rugs: From Rugs to riches
Tell Me How You Did It - November 25, 2021 10:02 - 40 minutes ★★★★ - 1 ratingNand Kishore Chaudhary always had a vision of running his own business someday. His friend suggested he start a carpet business which he instantly bought and since then, there is no looking back. It is none other than Jaipur Rugs, India’s finest handmade Rugs venture. Namrata Zakaria interacts w...
Kama Ayurveda: Modern Ayurveda touching Indian root
Tell Me How You Did It - November 18, 2021 10:58 - 35 minutes ★★★★ - 1 ratingAyurvedic solutions are effective, sans chemicals, and add fragrances. Started in 2002 in Delhi, now Kama Ayurveda is promoting the message of Ayurveda globally! Namrata Zakaria interacts with Vivek Sahni, founder, and CEO of Kama Ayurveda as he shares what brought him into the Ayurveda business,...
Isprava Luxury Stays : Home away from home
Tell Me How You Did It - November 11, 2021 06:30 - 31 minutes ★★★★ - 1 ratingLonging for a beautiful house near a beach and enjoying a luxurious vacay in a peaceful surrounding? Here comes Isprava Luxury Homes to your rescue. Namrata Zakaria speaks with the founder of Isprava, Nibhrant Shah as he talks about the future of real estate, usage of technology in modern ways a...
Theobroma Patisserie : Baking the dream legacy
Tell Me How You Did It - November 04, 2021 06:30 - 39 minutes ★★★★ - 1 ratingIf you are a foodie and love to keep up with the best foods, then you must have heard of the famous brownies from Theobroma, one of the finest desserts in the country. From a small cafe in Colaba to 80 outlets across the country, Theobroma has come a long way. In this episode, Namrata Zakaria i...
Varana Design: Where fashion meets craft
Tell Me How You Did It - October 28, 2021 09:23 - 41 minutes ★★★★ - 1 ratingIn the streets of London which are flooded with the brands like Jimmy Choo or Gucci, what do you think are the chances of finding a boutique selling authentic Indian woven handlooms dresses? Quite high actually and all the credit goes to Sujata Kehsavan, the founder and creative director of Varan...
The House of Angadi: Re-inventing the heritage weaves
Tell Me How You Did It - October 21, 2021 11:34 - 39 minutes ★★★★ - 1 ratingThe ancestral textile label which got attention during Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh’s wedding is a legacy as old as 600 years. KH Radharaman is not just the heir of this legacy but is reinventing and modernizing it from time to time. In this episode, host Namrata Zakaria interacts with KH ...
Language of Good Earth by Anita Lal
Tell Me How You Did It - October 14, 2021 09:59 - 37 minutes ★★★★ - 1 ratingBe it a coffee cup, a candle, or a Kurta, Good earth in its 25th year now is the best example of how an Indian company can beautifully turn artisanal activities into expensive coveted luxury items. Today’s episode is a special treat as host Namrata Zakaria speaks to Anita Lal, on how her passio...
Darima Farms: The cheese that screams India
Tell Me How You Did It - October 07, 2021 11:19 - 32 minutes ★★★★ - 1 ratingHow much cheese is too much cheese? And to bless all our cheesy souls, host Namrata Zakaria brings to you the Indian cheese story, the story of Darima Farms. She speaks with one of the founders, Arvind Chawla. Listen in to know how the idea of Darima farms came about, how he balanced a corporate ...
Bangalore Watch Company: The India Watch Story
Tell Me How You Did It - September 30, 2021 11:18 - 23 minutes ★★★★ - 1 ratingIn the era of smartwatches and smart technologies, the Bangalore Watch Company has been instrumental in changing the narrative around watchmaking in India. The India-based brand is known for telling stories through its watches with a very modern 21st-century point of view. Host Namrata Zakaria sp...
How 100Hands, a Made-In-India brand, redefined luxury
Tell Me How You Did It - September 23, 2021 09:23 - 32 minutes ★★★★ - 1 ratingIt’s a well-known fact that India has a very strong tradition of fine embroidery, and many families have heirloom pieces that are examples of this remarkable work. In this light, 100Hands is the epitome of ethical made-in-India craftsmanship in the truest sense. Host Namrata Zakaria, speaks to t...
A Taste of the Tropics: The KRSMA tale
Tell Me How You Did It - September 16, 2021 04:30 - 34 minutes ★★★★ - 1 ratingSomeone rightly said, “To take wine into our mouths is to savour a droplet of the river of human history." If you’re an avid wine lover, stick around for a walk through India’s first and the finest vineyard, to make the cut onto the World's 50 Best Vineyards list. Namrata Zakaria had the pleas...
How Gautam Sinha handcrafted a success story with Nappa Dori?
Tell Me How You Did It - September 09, 2021 07:40 - 34 minutes ★★★★ - 1 ratingIf you love leather you've probably heard of Nappa Dori. In today's episode, we have the man behind the business of leathers and threads, who changed the game to its entirety. Namrata Zakaria gets candid with Gautam Sinha, who not only managed to capture the imagination of the world through i...
How Manoj Kumar cracked the coffee code?
Tell Me How You Did It - September 02, 2021 07:55 - 43 minutes ★★★★ - 1 ratingCan you start your day without a refreshing cup of coffee? Us neither! It is the truest form of love, indeed! Host Namrata Zakaria had the pleasure of Manoj Kumar’s company, the co-founder of one of the top artisanal coffees, on her podcast this week. So, stick around for a journey to the Araku...
How Sabyasachi, the Bengal Tiger, roars?
Tell Me How You Did It - August 26, 2021 10:53 - 40 minutes ★★★★ - 1 ratingSabyasachi doesn't have a following. The brand, the man has fans! Tune in for an exclusive conversation between Mr. Mukherjee and Namrata Zakaria as they discuss the latest investment by Aditya Birla Fashion, the H&M controversy, the privileges & pitfalls of sustainable fashion, and most import...
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