Cyrus Says

On this episode, Cyrus is joined by entrepreneur and video game developer Vishal Gondal, Founder - nCore Games, Founder & CEO - GOQii, and host of The Vishal Gondal Show podcast on the IVM Network. Cyrus and Vishal talk about Vishal's podcast, Vishal being called the 'father of the Indian gaming industry', how he was obsessed with making games and playing them as a kid, being a national-level volleyball player, how he once made a game for Pepsi where Pepsi bottles were being shot at Coca Cola cans, how he launched a video game company called 'Indiagames' to create Indian-themed games, making his first business plan despite not know what things like equity or stocks meant, Indiagames being bought over by Walt Disney, how and why he founded GOQii after that, his go-to drink being Bulletproof Coffee, launching his nCore Games' new game 'Fau-G' which has over 5million downloads in one day of launch, Akshay Kumar being their brand ambassador, how he helped out with the name of the game, and lots more!(Also, check out the livestream of this episode if you want to see Vishal do an unassisted headstand)Follow Vishal on Twitter & Instagram: https://twitter.com/vishalgondal and https://instagram.com/vishygoYou can follow Antariksh on Instagram @antariksht.Do send in AMA questions for Cyrus by tweeting them to @cyrussaysin or e-mailing them at whatcyrussays@gmail.comDon't forget to follow Cyrus Broacha on Instagram @cyrus_broacha ( https://www.instagram.com/cyrus_broacha )In case you're late to the party and want to catch up on previous episodes of Cyrus Says you can do so at: www.ivmpodcasts.com/cyrussaysYou can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the new and improved IVM Podcasts App on Android: https://ivm.today/androidor iOS: https://ivm.today/iosSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode, Cyrus is joined by British-American author and journalist Aatish Taseer, to talk about how and why his OCI card was taken away by the Indian government, growing up in India and not meeting his father (who was Pakistani) till he was 21 years old, getting blacklisted so he can't even travel to India anymore, why it seems like fascists lack a sense of humour, his book 'Our Freedoms' published by Juggernaut Books, which is a compilation of thought provoking and intellectual protests by some of the country's most brilliant voices, Aatish's friendship with Sir V.S. Naipaul, Aatish not really being in support of any political parties of our country, where we stand with Joe Biden in the White House, who a possible successor for Narendra Modi could be and what that would mean for the country, what would need to change to make a shift back towards the left globally and in India, and tons more.Follow Aatish on Twitter at @AatishTaseer: https://twitter.com/AatishTaseerAnd on Instagram @aatishalitaseer: https://instagram.com/aatishalitaseerDo follow Juggernaut Books on:Facebook - @juggernautindiaInstagram - @juggernaut.inTwitter - @juggernautbooksYou can follow Amit on Instagram & Twitter @DoshiAmit.You can follow Antariksh on Instagram @antariksht.Do send in AMA questions for Cyrus by tweeting them to @cyrussaysin or e-mailing them at whatcyrussays@gmail.comDon't forget to follow Cyrus Broacha on Instagram @cyrus_broacha ( https://www.instagram.com/cyrus_broacha )In case you're late to the party and want to catch up on previous episodes of Cyrus Says you can do so at: www.ivmpodcasts.com/cyrussaysYou can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the new and improved IVM Podcasts App on Android: https://ivm.today/androidor iOS: https://ivm.today/iosSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode, Cyrus is joined by comedian, improviser and founder of Improv Comedy Mumbai - Adam Dow, along with Amit and Silverie (Antariksh). Cyrus and Adam talk about Adam having trained the likes of Kaneez Surka and Tanmay Bhat in the art of Improv, working with some of the biggest improvisers like Colin Mochrie and Ryan Stiles from 'Whose Line is it Anyway?', the state of curfews in the United States due to riots caused by Trump supporters, wearing masks in India vs the US, working in India and in the States, Live offline shows coming back in the two countries, vaccination drives in USA, when Adam plans to come back to India, and then talk about some news topics like a Law Vegas multi-millionaire offering 1 million USD to answer the question of the afterlife, the Dave Chappelle and Comedy Central row over loyalties for The Chappelle Show, and lots more.Follow Adam on Instagram @dow206: https://instagram.com/dow206You can follow Amit on Instagram & Twitter @DoshiAmit.You can follow Antariksh on Instagram @antariksht.Do send in AMA questions for Cyrus by tweeting them to @cyrussaysin or e-mailing them at whatcyrussays@gmail.comDon't forget to follow Cyrus Broacha on Instagram @cyrus_broacha ( https://www.instagram.com/cyrus_broacha )In case you're late to the party and want to catch up on previous episodes of Cyrus Says you can do so at: www.ivmpodcasts.com/cyrussaysYou can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the new and improved IVM Podcasts App on Android: https://ivm.today/androidor iOS: https://ivm.today/iosSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode, Cyrus is joined by two guests - author Shantanu Naidu, Deputy General Manager, Office of Ratan N. Tata, and Maharshi Dave, Sparsh Trustee & Partner at DSL Law Associates, along with Silverie (Antariksh), to talk about Shantanu's book 'I Came Upon a Lighthouse: A Short Memoir of Life with Ratan Tata', how he came to write the book, their animal welfare initiative called 'Motopaws', how Ratan Tata helped with the initiative, how Rishi got into animal welfare as well, what the connection between Rishi and Shantanu is, how Maharshi got involved with the NGO Sparsh, how he got introduced to the Tata family because of a rescued litter of puppies, his work in children's welfare, working as a lawyer and having his own firm with extremely understanding partners and team, and lots more. They also get into some fascinating news topics about a man who paid the equivalent of 75lakh rupees to increase his height, a daughter who saved her COVID-19 +ve family from their burning house as they couldn't smell it, and more.Check out Shantanu's book (the proceeds go towards animal welfare): https://www.amazon.in/dp/B08P53QNY4/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_dlC_hvTcGbM68XFV2Follow Shantanu on Instagram: https://instagram.com/suitcase_full_of_sparksDo send in AMA questions for Cyrus by tweeting them to @cyrussaysin or e-mailing them at whatcyrussays@gmail.comDon't forget to follow Cyrus Broacha on Instagram @BoredBroacha ( https://www.instagram.com/boredbroacha )In case you're late to the party and want to catch up on previous episodes of Cyrus Says you can do so at: www.ivmpodcasts.com/cyrussaysYou can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the new and improved IVM Podcasts App on Android: https://ivm.today/androidor iOS: https://ivm.today/iosSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The India vs Australia Test Series just ended with a historic victory for India on many levels. On this episode, Cyrus is joined by fellow 'cricket deewanis' and comedians Abijit Ganguly and Siddharth Dudeja, to discuss some of the major highlights from the series, Cyrus' hate of '15min cricket lovers', Abijit's similarities with the other famous Ganguly, Rahul Gandhi holding a press conference that coincided with India's win, why Shardul Thakur should have been the Man of The Match, India's 2nd innings at Adelaide where they got all our for 36, Australia's batting order, Siraj, Sundar and Shardul and their amazing play during the series, Shane Warne insinuating that T. Natarajan was spot/match-fixing, the amazingness that is Hanuman Vihari, discuss who their favourite player from the entire series was, whether Rahane is a better captain than Kohli, and lots more. Tune in for a full length cricket episode.Follow Abijit on Twitter @AbijitG and on Instagram @abijitgangulyYou can follow Antariksh on Instagram @antariksht.Do send in AMA questions for Cyrus by tweeting them to @cyrussaysin or e-mailing them at whatcyrussays@gmail.comDon't forget to follow Cyrus Broacha on Instagram @BoredBroacha ( https://www.instagram.com/boredbroacha )In case you're late to the party and want to catch up on previous episodes of Cyrus Says you can do so at: www.ivmpodcasts.com/cyrussaysYou can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the new and improved IVM Podcasts App on Android: https://ivm.today/androidor iOS: https://ivm.today/iosSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode, Cyrus is joined by comedian Kajol Srinivasan, along with Amit and Antariksh, to talk about Trump's last day in the White House, Biden's inauguration and Trump not attending it, comedian Munawar Faruqui still being in jail for jokes he didn't even crack - 20 days without bail, the movie Tandav and the 'controversy' regarding it supposedly 'hurting Hindu sentiments', what Kangana Ranaut had to say about it, Arnab Goswami's alleged WhatsApp chats with ex-CEO of BARC being leaked, and lots more.You can follow Kajol on Instagram & Twitter @LOLrakshak: https://twitter.com/LOLrakshak and https://instagram.com/lolrakshakYou can follow Amit on Instagram & Twitter @DoshiAmit.You can follow Antariksh on Instagram @antariksht.Do send in AMA questions for Cyrus by tweeting them to @cyrussaysin or e-mailing them at whatcyrussays@gmail.comDon't forget to follow Cyrus Broacha on Instagram @BoredBroacha (https://www.instagram.com/boredbroacha)In case you're late to the party and want to catch up on previous episodes of Cyrus Says you can do so at: www.ivmpodcasts.com/cyrussaysYou can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the new and improved IVM Podcasts App on Android: https://ivm.today/androidor iOS: https://ivm.today/iosSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode, Cyrus is joined by Dr. Mickey Mehta, Global Leading Holistic Health Guru & Corporate Lifecoach, to talk about health and wellness during lockdown times, practising yoga for over 51 years now, Dr. Mickey shows us a couple of yoga postures, the tenet in Jainism called 'santhara', the need to program ourselves to be better, and then discuss news stories like the COVID vaccination drive in India going rather well as of now, why smokers might have a lower risk of contracting the virus, journalist Nidhi Razdan and how she got caught in a scam that made her believe she got a job as a professor at Harvard University.Also joining Cyrus and Dr. Mickey are Amit and Antariksh. Do tune in for a super fun episode.Follow Dr. Mickey Mehta on Twitter & Instagram: https://twitter.com/Mickeymehta and https://instagram.com/mickey_mehtaYou can follow Amit on Instagram & Twitter @DoshiAmit: https://twitter.com/doshiamit and https://instagram.com/doshiamitYou can follow Antariksh on Instagram @antariksht.Do send in AMA questions for Cyrus by tweeting them to @cyrussaysin or e-mailing them at whatcyrussays@gmail.comDon't forget to follow Cyrus Broacha on Instagram @cyrus_broacha ( https://www.instagram.com/cyrus_broacha )In case you're late to the party and want to catch up on previous episodes of Cyrus Says you can do so at: www.ivmpodcasts.com/cyrussaysSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode, Cyrus is joined by the fascinating man that is Amish Tripathi. Amish is a bestselling author and diplomat who has just released his latest book 'Dharma: Decoding the Epics for a Meaningful Life' co-authored by Bhavna Roy. Cyrus and Amish talk about how London and England are doing with the pandemic as compared to India, the city of London having more cases per day than all of India, government efficiency, ancient cultures and how they approached life and faith, why our history textbooks need to talk more about Indian rulers from other parts of the country and not concentrate just on the Delhi rulers like the Delhi Sultanate or the Mughals; a restaurant in Bath, UK sending a samosa into space, why Nazi Germany's war crimes are more widely known as opposed to those of other armies like the Japanese Imperial Army, and lots more. Tune in for a highly interesting conversation.Follow Amish on Twitter & Instagram: https://twitter.com/authoramish and https://instagram.com/authoramishYou can follow Antariksh on Instagram @antariksht.Do send in AMA questions for Cyrus by tweeting them to @cyrussaysin or e-mailing them at whatcyrussays@gmail.comDon't forget to follow Cyrus Broacha on Instagram @cyrus_broacha (https://www.instagram.com/boredbroacha)In case you're late to the party and want to catch up on previous episodes of Cyrus Says you can do so at: www.ivmpodcasts.com/cyrussaysSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode, Cyrus is joined by comedian and beloved ex-producer of the show Abbas Momin, along with Amit and Antariksh, to talk about what Abbas has been upto lately, and get into some crazy news topics like a Republic politician shouting 'Heil Hitler' at a protest and then correcting herself saying that she had actually meant to say 'Mein Fuhrer', a South Korean city paying couples to have kids, a Nathuram Godse library shutting down just two days after opening, and lots lots more.Follow Abbas on Twitter & Instagram: https://twitter.com/AbbasMomin and https://instagram.com/abbasmomin88You can follow Amit on Instagram & Twitter @DoshiAmit: https://twitter.com/doshiamit and https://instagram.com/doshiamitYou can follow Antariksh on Instagram @antariksht.Do send in AMA questions for Cyrus by tweeting them to @cyrussaysin or e-mailing them at whatcyrussays@gmail.comDon't forget to follow Cyrus Broacha on Instagram @cyrus_broacha ( https://www.instagram.com/cyrus_broacha )In case you're late to the party and want to catch up on previous episodes of Cyrus Says you can do so at: www.ivmpodcasts.com/cyrussaysSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode, Cyrus is joined by his close friend, fellow comedian and food writer Kunal Vijayakar, along with Amit and Silverie (Antariksh) to talk about alcohol consumption among women in Gujarat, Trump and his 2nd impeachment, whether it'll actually make any difference, how some Republicans are in favour of the impeachment this time around as well, the conspiracy theory that states that Helen Keller was a fraud and didn't actually exist, the best South Indian foods, Kunal's favourite restaurants still left in town, and lots more.Follow Kunal @kunalvijayakar on Twitter & Instagram: https://twitter.com/kunalvijayakar and https://instagram.com/kunalvijayakarYou can follow Amit on Instagram & Twitter @DoshiAmit.You can follow Antariksh on Instagram @antariksht.Do send in AMA questions for Cyrus by tweeting them to @cyrussaysin or e-mailing them at whatcyrussays@gmail.comDon't forget to follow Cyrus Broacha on Instagram @cyrus_broacha (https://www.instagram.com/boredbroacha)In case you're late to the party and want to catch up on previous episodes of Cyrus Says you can do so at: www.ivmpodcasts.com/cyrussaysSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.