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Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan

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Indian Express' Nandagopal Rajan hosts this new weekly podcast which goes beyond the trends so you can stay ahead of the curve. Our Own Devices discusses quirky gadgets, dissects trends and reflects on the world of tech in India.

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Latest episode

May 18, 2026

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Episodes

How to design AI solutions for Indian problems 11.08.2025

In this episode of Our Own Devices, our host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Shekar Sivasubramanian, Head, Wadhwani AI. This conversation explores how AI can be put to use to solve problems faced by Indians and to make life less complicated for them. Mr. Sivasubramanian talks about Wadhwani AI and the work that they have been doing in the fields of health and educatio...

How to make Indian GCC’s relevant in times of AI 04.08.2025

In this episode of Our Own Devices, our host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Sanjay Menon, MD- India, Publicis Sapient. In this conversation they explore the concept of GCC and its relationship with AI. Sanjay explains how Gen AI is changing the game and the importance of context when it's comes to artificial intelligence. He talks about the evolving talent landscape...

Using tech to help humanity 28.07.2025

In this episode of Our Own Devices, our host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Mary Ellen Randall, President-Elect, IEEE. In this conversation they explore the ways in which technology can be put to you use for humanitarian causes. Mary shares how IEEE has been using tech to help out people who suffer during natural disasters and to educate young people and even school...

How to design products for India 14.07.2025

In this episode of Our Own Devices, our host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Gazal Kalra and Shalabh Gupta, Co-founders, Nuuk. In this conversation they explore the impact of design innovation on products and the response it receives from customers. They share how they conceptualize their designs and what makes them out of the box. Shalabh and Gazal also share about t...

The Future of Work: How Agentic Automation is Changing Job Roles 07.07.2025

In this episode of Our Own Devices, our host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Sebastian Schrötel, Senior Vice President of Product Management, UiPath. Here Sabastian talks about AI agents and what their potential is when it comes to them becoming a part of a company's regular operations. He talks about the fact that AI agents can become companions in a situation where...

From Digipin to GST collection, how location data is changing India 30.06.2025

In this episode of Our Own Devices, our host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Rakesh Verma, Co-founder of MapMyIndia. This conversation explores the importance that location and geotaging holds in today's world. Industry veteran Rakesh Verma touches upon the work that has been done by MapMyIndia in the field of digital location. The conversation also covers how locatio...

Understanding AI’s human side 23.06.2025

In this episode of Our Own Devices, our host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Ranga Jagannath, Senior Director-Growth, Agora. This conversation explores the soft, more human side of artificial intelligence. Ranga shares his insights on how AI and the human avatars it creates can be used for a larger good in the fields of education and health care. The conversation also...

Infrastructure as a critical part of the AI puzzle 16.06.2025

In this episode of Our Own Devices, our host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Subhathra Srinivasaraghavan, Vice President, India Systems Development Lab, IBM. This conversation explores the infrastructure that goes into making AI work the way its supposed to. Subhathra explains the importance of infrastructure, how it needs to updated according to Gen AI and how India...

How cyber attacks, and protection, is evolving in times of AI 09.06.2025

In this episode of Our Own Devices, our host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Steve Ledzian, CTO, Google Cloud Security (JAPAC) at Mandiant. Steve talks about cyber security in today's Gen AI scenario. He explains how Mandiant is helping corporations today stay a step ahead and make sure their data is safe as AI takes over everything. AI while can help organizations in...

Beyond the Feed: How Meta is Redefining Business with AI 02.06.2025

In this episode of Our Own Devices, our host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Sandhya Devanathan, Vice President and Head, Meta India. She talks about Meta, how India is one of the leading users if the application and how Meta AI is growing to make life easier for it's users. With its flight of applications and Gen AI features along with Meta's open source AI model Lla...

How technology makes your daily ride safe 19.05.2025

In this episode of Our Own Devices, our host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Sooraj Nair, Head of Safety Operations – India and South Asia. As a part of this conversation, Sooraj talks about the features that make Uber a safe option to chose while commuting. He lists the features that Uber has come up with over the years like ride check, a 24×7 helpline number and a l...

How AI can help personalise and predict health care 12.05.2025

In this episode of Our Own Devices, our host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Kalavathi GV, Executive Director & Head, Global Development Center, Siemens Healthineers. Our guest today, explores the connection between AI and Healthcare. She explains how artificial intelligence has the power to enable diagnosis during early onset of a disease and how it can empower t...

How Indian education has to change for the AI era 05.05.2025

In this episode of Our Own Devices, our host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Neeraj Agarwal, Chair, Asia Pacific, BCG Group & Founder and Trustee of Plaksha University. Our guest today, explores the connection between education and artificial intelligence. He shares how he and his team at Plaksha University have been working towards creating an environment and cou...

How streaming is changing the way content is created and delivered 28.04.2025

In this episode of Our Own Devices, our host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Baskar Subramanian, Founder and CEO, Amagi. Our guest today, explores the realm of content and streaming, he highlights the large scale at which content is available these days, from social media to streaming platforms to smart TVs. He shares how greater access to a large amount of content gi...

AI and India: Opportunities and challenges 21.04.2025

In this episode of Our Own Devices, our host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Dr. Ranjit Tinaikar, CEO, Ness Digital Engineering. In this conversation, Dr. Ranjit explores how India can utilise the AI opportunity. He speaks about the 4 pillars that will play a significant role in the establishment of Artificial intelligence in India. Our host and Dr. Ranjit also highli...

Understanding synthetic data, opportunities and challenges 14.04.2025

In this episode of Our Own Devices, our host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Navin Dhananjaya, Chief Solutions Officer at Merkle and Global CXM Lead at Dentsu Global Services and Daniel Knauf, Chief Technology Officer at Merkle (a dentsu company). Our guests today, explore the concept of synthetic data, the need for it and how it is generated. They highlight that synt...

How AI is changing gaming laptops 07.04.2025

In this episode of Our Own Devices, our host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Arnold Su, Vice President, Consumer and Gaming PC, System Business Group, ASUS India. In this conversation Arnold highlights how AI PCs are making their way into the market. He talks about the different levels of AI PCs that are being produced by ASUS, all the way from the basic to the advanc...

How AI will change smartphones  31.03.2025

In this episode of Our Own Devices, our host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Shivam Ranjan, Head of Motorola Mobility, Asia Pacific. We are living in a time when the world exists on our smartphones. And one of the easiest way for us to access and use Generative AI is through our smartphones. In this conversation, Shivam explains how Motorola has been working to create...

AI and challenges of dark data 24.03.2025

In this episode of Our Own Devices, our host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Sanjay Poonen, CEO and President of Cohesity. With AI taking over every field in one way or the other and data becoming the most essential commodity, more and more importance is being given to keeping data secured. And one such organization that has been working towards protecting, securing a...

How trust and safety works on dating apps 17.03.2025

In this episode of Our Own Devices, our host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Yoel Roth, Vice President of Trust & Safety at Match Group - Tinder’s parent company. We are living in a time where everything can happen online from ordering food, groceries to networking and even dating! However, whether you have used the apps or not, there is always a question of safet...

AI agent as your digital chief of staff 10.03.2025

Welcome to a brand new season of The Indian Express' tech podcast Our Own Devices. In this episode, our host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Mohak Shroff, Senior Vice President and Head of Engineering, LinkedIn. In this conversation, Mohak highlights how LinkedIn has been using AI to unite recruiters with their potential employees since quite sometime. He talks about...

The Future of Payments: Trends, Innovations, and Insights in India 03.03.2025

Welcome to a brand new season of The Indian Express' tech podcast Our Own Devices. In this episode, our host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Sandeep Ghosh, Group Country Manager, India & South Asia at Visa. In this engaging conversation, Sandeep talks about payments across the world becoming more and more cashless, even though the degree varies from country to cou...

Understanding Google DeepMind 14.10.2024

In this episode of The Indian Express tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Dr. Manish Gupta, Director, Google DeepMind. In this conversation, Dr. Gupta talks about the vision that Google holds as far as AI is concerned. He shares how their team is extensively working on capturing the nuances of the Indian culture, languages and dialects...

How an Indian TV company keeps innovating 07.10.2024

In this episode of The Indian Express tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by Devita Saraf, Founder, Chairperson and CEO of the Vu Group. In this very interesting episode, she shares with us the innovations that have made Vu TVs stand out ever since their inception. Devita talks about the growth of the company, the research and development...

How audio tech in your living room is changing 30.09.2024

In this episode of The Indian Express tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan, COO, The Indian Express Online is joined by two guests - Ashim Mathur, Vice President- Marketing, Asia Pacific, Dolby Laboratories and Aamir Hasan, Head Marketing, Home Entertainment Division, LG Electronics. In this very interesting episode, our guests talk about the combination of good sound and a good v...

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