Sana Durrani, originally from Bhopal, is an educationist. She has overcome challenges to broaden her horizons, motivated in part by her 15-year-old son. Over the past few years, she has gained diverse life experiences, enhancing her perspective. She successfully organized the annual Military History Seminar at Welham Boys’ School, Dehradun, for four consecutive years, deepening her understanding of the subcontinent's history, geography, demography, and cultures. Currently serving as Knowledge Of...
Jan 23, 2025•43 min
Major Bharat Singh Adhwariya is a decorated officer of the Indian Army. He was awarded the Gallantry Award in 2022 and has received numerous accolades, including a commendation from the Director General of Assam Rifles and recognition by the International Human Rights Organisation. A skilled civil engineer, Major Bharat helped plan and execute infrastructure projects worth ₹250 crores in the challenging terrain of Ladakh, enhancing the operational capabilities of the armed forces. He has led suc...
Jan 18, 2025•1 hr 4 min
Pavneet Singh is an author and teacher at Tmentors UPSC platform. He teaches aspirants for Indian Civil Services Examination. His YouTube channel is called SpyGamesPavneet.
Jan 16, 2025•48 min
Major Kavish Aggarwala is a retired Judge Advocate General officer from the Indian Army, with a distinguished 11-year career in the legal department. After his service, he transitioned into a legal practice, operating from his law chambers in Delhi. He has represented clients in various high-profile legal matters, including those in the Supreme Court, High Courts, and Armed Forces Tribunals His areas of expertise include military law, intellectual property rights, and family law. Major Aggarwala...
Jan 14, 2025•1 hr 19 min
Nityānanda Miśra is a Mumbai-based finance professional in the investment banking industry. He specialises in quantitative finance, equity market microstructure, algorithmic trading, and execution consulting. He is an alumnus of IIM Bangalore (2007) and a gold medalist from Gujarat University (2004). Nityānanda is a multifaceted personality—a Sanskrit scholar, a polyglot, a grammarian, a littérateur, an instrumentalist, a musicologist, a researcher, an editor, an author, and a book designer. He ...
Jan 04, 2025•1 hr 18 min
Manu S. Pillai is a historian and the author of the critically acclaimed The Ivory Throne (2015), Rebel Sultans (2018), The Courtesan, the Mahatma and the Italian Brahmin (2019) and False Allies (2021). His latest book 'Gods Guns & Missionaries: The Making of the Modern Hindu Identity' is now out. Order your copy here: https://amzn.in/d/clf4b4c
Dec 29, 2024•1 hr 14 min
Amit Sangwan is a Gurugram based marital consultant who is an expert at resolving family conflicts. He has 5 YouTube channels, the most popular ones being @SangoLifeSutras and @ClarityForYouth If you are interested in the 'Iconic Relationship Course' led by Amit Sangwan, please visit this link ( https://yqthl.on-app.in/app/oc/591451... . This course consists of 10 classes, each lasting 2 hours. Special Offer for VAAD Subscribers: Use the discount code VAAD25 to receive a 25% discount on your...
Dec 22, 2024•1 hr 26 min
Nikhil Mehra is an advocate practicing in New Delhi before various forums, particularly the Supreme Court of India and the High Court of Delhi. Nikhil graduated from the NLSIU, Bangalore and started his career with Mr. Harish Salve. He went on to complete his Masters in Law at the prestigious Northwestern University School of Law in Chicago, USA. He worked as a Corporate Attorney in New York for many years with two of the top financial law firms before returning to India to set up his own Litiga...
Dec 19, 2024•1 hr 5 min
Jay Vardhan Singh is currently doing his PhD in Ancient Indian History at Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi. His area of interest includes the Ancient and early medieval history of the Indian subcontinent
Dec 15, 2024•54 min
Baldev Puri is the Chairman of AMXDetectives (P) Ltd., a renowned private detective agency based in Delhi, India. His journey into the detective profession began in 1986, and he officially established AMX Detectives in 1998. With over three decades of experience, Puri has built a reputation for providing discreet and comprehensive investigative services across India and abroad. He has been instrumental in handling various types of investigations including personal, matrimonial, and corporate cas...
Dec 07, 2024•1 hr 6 min
Dr Abhinav Pandya, a Cornell University graduate in public affairs and a bachelor's from St. Stephen's College, Delhi, is a founder and CEO of Usanas Foundation, an India-based foreign policy and security think tank. He has authored two books, Radicalization in India: An Exploration (2019) and Terror Financing in Kashmir (2023).He had previously advised the former governor of Jammu and Kashmir on security issues during the critical times when Kashmir's special status, Article 370, was revoked.He...
Dec 06, 2024•1 hr 2 min
Adarsh Pandit is a graduate from IIT Delhi. He is a political strategist.
Nov 25, 2024•1 hr 1 min
IPS officer Rajesh Pandey retired as IG of Bareilly Range in Uttar Pradesh in May 2022. Currently, he is the nodal officer of the Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA), a government agency responsible for development of expressways in the state. He was among the founding members of the elite UP STF (Special Task Force) when it was set up to deal with organised crime in 1998 and the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) in 2009 for anti-terror operations. He headed the electron...
Nov 22, 2024•1 hr 7 min
Anuj Dhar is an Indian author, researcher, and activist known for his work in uncovering the mysteries surrounding the disappearance of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, one of India’s most iconic freedom fighters. Dhar, a former journalist, has devoted much of his career to investigating the enduring questions surrounding Bose's life and legacy, challenging official accounts with thorough research and evidence-based arguments. His best-selling book, India's Biggest Cover-Up, brought significant publi...
Nov 13, 2024•2 hr 12 min
Iqbal Chand Malhotra has produced over five hundred hours of programming telecasts worldwide. He has directed four internationally acclaimed, award-winning feature documentaries. He is a member of the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and has served for several years on the panel of jurors for the International Emmy Awards. Malhotra is the co-author of Kashmir's Untold Story: Declassified and the author of Red Fear: The China Threat and Dark Secrets: Politics, Intrigue and Pr...
Nov 08, 2024•1 hr 19 min
Pavneet Singh is an author and teacher at Tmentors UPSC platform. He teaches aspirants for Indian Civil Services Examination. His YouTube channel is called SpyGamesPavneet.
Oct 26, 2024•55 min
Dr Abhinav Pandya, a Cornell University graduate in public affairs and a bachelor's from St. Stephen's College, Delhi, is a founder and CEO of Usanas Foundation, an India-based foreign policy and security think tank. He has authored two books, Radicalization in India: An Exploration (2019) and Terror Financing in Kashmir (2023).He had previously advised the former governor of Jammu and Kashmir on security issues during the critical times when Kashmir's special status, Article 370, was revoked.He...
Oct 21, 2024•1 hr 12 min
Iqbal Chand Malhotra has produced over five hundred hours of programming telecasts worldwide. He has directed four internationally acclaimed, award-winning feature documentaries. He is a member of the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and has served for several years on the panel of jurors for the International Emmy Awards. Malhotra is the co-author of Kashmir's Untold Story: Declassified and the author of Red Fear: The China Threat and Dark Secrets: Politics, Intrigue and Pr...
Oct 11, 2024•54 min
Dr Abhinav Pandya, a Cornell University graduate in public affairs and a bachelor's from St. Stephen's College, Delhi, is a founder and CEO of Usanas Foundation, an India-based foreign policy and security think tank. He has authored two books, Radicalization in India: An Exploration (2019) and Terror Financing in Kashmir (2023). He had previously advised the former governor of Jammu and Kashmir on security issues during the critical times when Kashmir's special status, Article 370, was revoked. ...
Oct 05, 2024•1 hr 42 min
Pavneet Singh is an author and teacher at Tmentors UPSC platform. He teaches aspirants for Indian Civil Services Examination. His YouTube channel is called SpyGamesPavneet.
Sep 28, 2024•57 min
Kumari Selja is an Indian politician and a Member of the Lok Sabha, the lower house of Indian parliament. She is a member of the Indian National Congress and has served as the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Social Justice and Empowerment and Tourism during Manmohan Singh's premiership. Selja was first elected to the Lok Sabha in 1991 from Sirsa, a constituency that she retained in the 1996 elections. Following her election in 2009 to the Lok Sabha from Ambala, she was appointed...
Sep 23, 2024•41 min
Ruchi Ghanashyam joined the Indian Foreign Service (IFS) in 1982. During her career of thirty-eight years, she worked in various capacities at the Ministry of External Affairs, the Government of India, including as director (Pakistan) and secretary (West). Outside India, she served in the Indian embassies in Damascus, Kathmandu, Brussels and Islamabad, as well as the Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations, New York. She was India’s high commissioner to Ghana, South Africa and the UK, w...
Sep 17, 2024•47 min
Rajiv Sikri was a career diplomat for more than 36 years with the Indian Foreign Service. He retired in 2006 as Secretary in India’s Ministry of External Affairs. He has served as India’s Ambassador to Kazakhstan, and headed the Departments dealing with West Europe as well as the Soviet Union and East Europe in India’s Ministry of External Affairs. His other diplomatic assignments abroad include Deputy Chief of Mission in Paris, Political Counsellor in Moscow, Deputy Consul General and Commercia...
Sep 14, 2024•41 min
Shiv Kunal Verma is a journalist, a filmmaker, and a writer. He worked briefly with India Today, the Associated Press, and Sanctuary Films before he teamed up with his associate Dipti Bhalla and formed KaleidoIndia, under whose banner some classic films like Salt of the Earth and Standard Bearers were shot and produced. In 1999, he filmed the Kargil War and, in the last decade and a half, has authored some exceptional books that include the Northeast Trilogy, 1962: The War That Wasn’t, and 1965:...
Aug 29, 2024•1 hr 5 min
Pavneet Singh is an author and teacher at Tmentors UPSC platform. He teaches aspirants for Indian Civil Services Examination. His YouTube channel is called SpyGamesPavneet.
Aug 24, 2024•58 min
Iqbal Chand Malhotra has produced over five hundred hours of programming telecasts worldwide. He has directed four internationally acclaimed, award-winning feature documentaries. He is a member of the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and has served for several years on the panel of jurors for the International Emmy Awards. Malhotra is the co-author of Kashmir's Untold Story: Declassified and the author of Red Fear: The China Threat and Dark Secrets: Politics, Intrigue and Pr...
Aug 19, 2024•1 hr 8 min
Dr. L. H. Manjunath was the Executive Director of Shri Kshethra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project (R.) (SKDRDP). He joined SKDRDP as the Executive Director in 2001, to take forward the SHG promotion and community organization works of SKDRDP. He developed SKDRDP into a unique institution for microfinance and micro insurance for the poor. He retired in 2024. At the time of his joining SKDRDP was restricted to one taluk. Realising SKDRDP’s potential, Dr. Manjunath prepared a growth plan which...
Aug 19, 2024•54 min
Bharat Karnad is Emeritus Professor for National Security Studies, Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi and Distinguished Fellow at the United Service Institution of India. His most recent book, Staggering Forward: Narendra Modi and India’s Global Ambition was published by Penguin in September 2018. Previous books include Why India is Not a Great Power (Yet) (Oxford University Press, October 2015), Strategic Sellout: India-US Nuclear Deal (2009), India’s Nuclear Policy (Praeger, 2008), Nuclear ...
Aug 15, 2024•1 hr 9 min
Dr Aruna Kalra is an eminent and renowned obstetrician, gynaecologist and robotic as well as laparoscopic surgeon with a vast experience of more than 23 years. She strongly believes in patient-centric care and therefore a strong advocate for minimally invasive and scarless surgeries. She is an expert in Scarless laparoscopic surgeries and is becoming a formidable name in the latest robot-assisted surgical techniques. Her areas of interest include minimally invasive Gynaecological surgeries, Robo...
Aug 10, 2024•1 hr 5 min
Swami Shailendra Saraswati was born in 1955, in Gadarwara (M.P.) as Osho's fifth brother. In 1971, he joined the Neo-Sannyas Movement. He was the university topper at Sagar University in 1973. In 1979, he completed his M.B.B.S. from Jabalpur Medical College and married Ma Amrit Priya Ji in the same year. Until 1981, he served at the hospital in Shri Rajneesh Ashram, Pune. He stayed in Rajneeshpuram until 1985. After that, he worked as a medical officer at Birla's O.P.M. Hospital. During Osho's l...
Aug 07, 2024•1 hr 51 min
