Cyrus Says

On this episode, Cyrus is joined by longtime friend Shariq Patel, Film Producer & CEO at Zee Studios, to talk about chairs with handles, schools and kids, Shariq being a Calcutta boy, working in the webspace early on with chaitime.com and indya.com, the latter of which was bought over by Rupert Murdoch's STAR Network, working for Airtel in 2001 and then going into Radio One as the station head, the time when Subhash Chandra (Head of Zee) was starting India's first cricket league in the Indian Cricket League and how Shariq started working for that as the VP and Head of Marketing and Operations, how he got into film production, and lots more. Cyrus also asks Shariq about his amazing and lifelong love story with his wife Toral, how they started dating very early in life, inter-religion relationships and marriages, and tons more.Follow Shariq on Twitter & Instagram: shariqpatel and https://instagram.com/shariq_patelYou can follow Antariksh on Instagram @antariksht: https://instagram.com/antarikshtDo 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.

It was Parsi New Year yesterday! On this occasion, Cyrus has fellow Bawa and hilarious comedian Neville Shah, along with Amit and Silverie (Antariksh) on the show. They talk about Navroz, what they ate on the occasion, and get into some news topics like the World Happiness Report 2021 and India being 139th on it, much behind most of our neighbouring countries, China and its new travel regulations regarding the Chinese COVID-19 vaccine, accomplished academicians - political analyst Pratap Bhanu Mehta and economist Arvind Subramanian - resigning as faculty members of Ashoka University in Haryana, and lots more. The panel also talks about some of their favourite stand-up comedians, so don't miss that.Follow Neville on Twitter & Instagram: craziebawa and https://instagram.com/nevilleshahYou can follow Amit on Instagram & Twitter @DoshiAmit: doshiamit and https://instagram.com/doshiamitYou can follow Antariksh on Instagram @antariksht: https://instagram.com/antarikshtDo 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 his longtime friend Brian Tellis, radio host, voiceover artist, Co-founder & CEO - Fountainhead Promotions and Events. Cyrus talks to Brian about being a pioneer in the radio space, being a bit of a rock-and-roller in his younger days, studying commerce in college, starting out in a pharma company with a salary of just 300 rupees which got doubled the next year to 600 rupees, working as GSA for Pan American Airlines, then working at Air Canada and Air France, then finally getting into radio around '93 by which time Radiohead had come about. They also discuss growing up on Casey Kasem, working on radio in the early days of it in India, what kind of music he's into right now, liking Southern rock and soft rock a lot, how he started in events, what voiceover acting is all about, Cyrus and Brian doing events together, politics in radio, and lots lots more.Follow Brian on Twitter & Instagram: Brian_Tellis and https://instagram.com/briantellis1You can follow Antariksh on Instagram @antariksht: https://instagram.com/antarikshtDo 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.

This week on Cock & Bull, Cyrus is joined by comedian Kajol Srinivasan, along with Amit and Silverie (Antariksh) to talk about burping in public, and some big news stories like Megan Markle and Prince Harry's 'explosive' interview with Oprah, the Bangalore influencer vs Zomato delivery guy fiasco, an unsatisfied Domino's customer suing Domino's for 1 crore because she received a non-veg pizza instead of veg, the Uttarakhand CM sharing objectionable views on women and ripped jeans, and lots more.You can follow Kajol on Instagram & Twitter @LOLrakshak: LOLrakshak and https://instagram.com/lolrakshakYou can follow Amit on Instagram & Twitter @DoshiAmit: doshiamit and https://instagram.com/doshiamitYou can follow Antariksh on Instagram @antariksht: https://instagram.com/antarikshtDo 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 Sagarika Ghose, journalist, columnist and author, to talk about sharing her pet name with the name of the former CM of Bihar, studying at DPS R.K. Puram and being a junior of economist Raghuram Rajan, becoming a Rhodes Scholar at a time when very few women got into thr program and how it's changed today, studying at Oxford University, the identity crisis she had in England, how and why she got into journalism, how she joined Times of India as an assistant editor, reporting on all that was going on around 1991, reporting from Ayodhya during the Babri Masjid demolition in 1992, then joining Outlook magazine under its founder and editor-in-chief Vinod Mehta, and lots more. Cyrus also asks Sagarika about her books - 'The Gin Drinkers: A Novel', 'Indira: India’s Most Powerful Prime Minister', and 'Why I Am a Liberal: A Manifesto for Indians Who Believe in Individual Freedom'. They also answer some interesting AMA questions about the state of journalism today, how to trust politicians and the ongoing election campaigns in Bengal.Follow Sagarika on Twitter & Instagram: sagarikaghose and https://instagram.com/ghose_sagarikaYou can follow Antariksh on Instagram @antariksht: https://instagram.com/antarikshtDo 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 the brilliant Devdutt Pattanaik, mythologist, speaker, illustrator, columnist & author. Cyrus and Devdutt talk about Devdutt working in the healthcare and pharma industries before becoming an author and mythologist, how he knew he could do all these other things as well, gods with six pack abs, how he started writing columns for Economic Times, drawing comparisons between mythology and business, life, corporate culture and more, why Devdutt likes to make so many plant and animal references, and lots more. They also discuss Devdutt's TV shows 'Business Sutra' on CNBC TV-18 and Devlok on Epic TV, the lessons one can constantly be learning from mythology, and how Devdutt doesn't believe in absolute truths. All this and tons more on this episode.Follow Devdutt on Twitter & Instagram: devduttmyth and https://instagram.com/devduttmythYou can follow Antariksh on Instagram @antariksht: https://instagram.com/antarikshtDo 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 Jehaan, a 13 year old singer, songwriter, composer and award winning pianist. Jehaan just launched his debut single 'Lettin' You Go'. Cyrus and Jehaan talk about how Jehaan staryes composing music at such a young age, how Devraj Sanyal (CEO & MD of Universal Music, South Asia & India) has been mentoring him and encouraging him to be an all-round artist who can sing, write, compose and play, how watching a video about refugees made him write the song, starting learning the piano at the age of 10, going to the Mehli Mehta Music Foundation and then to SOBO House of Music to learn, attending the Juilliard Summer Programme, being featured on legendary rock band Queen's Facebook and YouTube pages for covering their song 'My Melancholy Blues' at the age of 11, and lots lots more.Follow Jehaan on Instagram: https://instagram.com/instajehaanYou can follow Antariksh on Instagram @antariksht: https://instagram.com/antarikshtDo 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 singer and musician Wajiha Naqvi, who recently had a new song out on Coke Studio Pakistan called 'Yaqeen', and has also been a backing vocalist for Coke Studio season 11 in Pakistan. Cyrus and Wajiha talk about COVID lockdowns in Karachi, Imran Khan as PM of Pakistan, bringing India and Pakistan together, Wajiha's work with Szabist and Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture where she was a visiting faculty, enrolling in a business school in Lahore and discovering her love for anthropology, how she got into singing and music, going to New York University, being a Pakistani Hindustani classical musician, how she got to work on Coke Studio 11, and lots more. They also discuss the history of Hindustani classical music and the Khyal form of Hindustani music, how the qawwali is closely connected to the khyal, Cyrus having hungnout with Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Wajiha's new performance setlist titles 'Hijrat' with songs in five different South Asian languages, and lots more.Check out Wajiha's article about 'The long-ignored connection between Hindustani classical khyal and qawwali': https://scroll.in/magazine/932507/the-long-ignored-connection-between-hindustani-classical-khyal-and-qawwaliFollow Wajiha on Twitter & Instagram @tribalgulabo: tribalgulabo and https://instagram.com/tribalgulaboYou can follow Antariksh on Instagram @antariksht: https://instagram.com/antarikshtDo 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 Urmin Vijayakar, Radio Jockey, Vlogger & Improviser, aka Mumbaichi Mulgi, to talk about what it's like working in radio and being an RJ, when she knew she wanted to pursue a career as an RJ, sharing her surname Vijayakar with someone Cyrus knows, seeing a pamphlet outside her college that said 'learn how to be an RJ in 10 days', applying for an MBA entrance course where she was told by the lady at the reception that she had a good voice, being a trained Kathak dancer and having been dancing since the age of 3, and lots more. She also talks about her mom wanting her to do her MBA after doing B.Com., her show on the Hungama App named 'Music Room', and tons more.Also, look for special appearances from Kunal Vijayakar and Gopal Dutt on this episode.You can follow Antariksh on Instagram @antariksht: https://instagram.com/antarikshtDo 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 joins us from a shoot location in Madh Island to sit down with the amazing Anita Agnihotri, Writer & Poet. Cyrus and Anita talk about how she got into writing poetry at a young age, writing for Sandesh - the oldest children's magazine in Bengali, the legendary Satyajit Ray being involved with the magazine and how he would publish whatever writings Anita sent in, how Anita got into writing prose in college as well, being inspired by Satyajit Ray, how he was also a great illustrator, how Anita's mother wanted at least one of her children to be a writer, and lots more. Cyrus and Anita also discuss Anita's returning of the Bangla Academy Literary Award in protest of the killing of innocent protesters in Nandigram in West Bengal, making the jump from hobby to profession, and who are some of the writers who inspired Anita early in her life. All this and more on this episode of Cyrus Says.Check out Anita's latest book - The Sickle: https://www.amazon.in/dp/9353451566/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fabc_JQJC7V5W819BYZ6YC6MRFollow Juggernaut books: juggernautbooksFollow Anita Agnihotri on Instagram: https://instagram.com/sickle_2021You can follow Antariksh on Instagram @antariksht: https://instagram.com/antarikshtDo 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.