Pahayan Talks - Malayalam Podcast

There are two things I want to talk today.. One is about Time and share an incident of an attitude people have about ignoring other people's time. The other is about the multiple levels of value creation and I want to specifically talk about the different value that can be created during Podcasting.  You can also start listening to the daily English podcast 'Penpositive Outclass' https://anch...

Sometimes you watch a series.. then drop it and later on you pick up... Little Things was one such series that I started and did not feel enjoyable... later on I decided to watch it again and then it all fell in place and I had a great time... It also took my mind in its own journey... You can also start listening to the daily English podcast 'Penpositive Outclass' https://anchor.fm/penpositive Co...

The question of what after college is raised in the minds of many youngsters.. I am sure that question will continue to bother many in the future... The answers might be different as time passes.. I want to share some thoughts from my own life as a college graduate and also from what conversations I have with my daughter who is graduating in a year... Hope this helps... Join our Active Learning Co...

Today it is a movie.. Chaalchitra... Directed by Mrinal Sen. With Anjan Dutt, Utpal Dutt, Arun Mukherjee, Jyoti Chatterjee. The movie is about Dipu, a brilliant but cynical young man, who is asked to write an article on middle-class society by the man who runs a newspaper agency. He must now prove his worth as a writer in a span of two days. I loved it want to share it with you... Join our Active...

An Indian among los Indígenas is a Native Travel Memoir written by Ursula Pikes... Published in 2021.. I read the book a few months back but never got time to make a Podcast on the same...Here it is....  Join our Active Learning Community Today.   Request to join www.penpositive.com and also start listening to the daily English podcast 'Penpositive Outclass' https://anchor.fm/penpositive...

What happens when Friendship turns into love... I think if it happens for both it could move on.... but if that change happens only for one... will you be able to retract back to the earlier friendship form... I want to share some experiences and also how I see life today. Join our Active Learning Community Today.   Request to join www.penpositive.com and also start listening to the daily Eng...

What inspires someone is not what matters to me.. What that inspiration does to them and the society at large is the only thing that matters. I want to talk about this and about mentorship through the documentary Two Gods. Join our Active Learning Community Today.   Request to join www.penpositive.com and also start listening to the daily English podcast 'Penpositive Outclass' https://anchor....

How should the relationship with our kids be... As our roles shift in life.... it also shifts the way we address relationship.. without having to step on one another's foot.. how do we coexist within all our relationships. Join our Active Learning Community Today.   Request to join www.penpositive.com and also start listening to the daily English podcast 'Penpositive Outclass' https://anchor....

In order to take resolutions we need to take some decision. These decisions are part of preparations. A kind of trial run for how you want the next year to be. Resolutions, decisions, preparation.. they are all intertwined.. the only tool at hand is agile thinking that forces you to iterate on a range of things. Today it starts.... Join our Active Learning Community Today.   Request to join w...

When do we create New Year Resolutions. At the end of the year. I think we should change that and make that earlier. So I am suggesting we do it two months before. And there is a reason for it. Join our Active Learning Community Today.   Request to join www.penpositive.com and also start listening to the daily English podcast 'Penpositive Outclass' https://anchor.fm/penpositive Connect on Soc...

Handling rejection in matters of love is not easy. And over and over we keep hearing of instances that show us how fragile we can be. Sharing some personal thoughts. Not as advice but as experience of having lost and gained love in my life.  Join our Active Learning Community Today.   Request to join www.penpositive.com and also start listening to the daily English podcast 'Penpositive O...

Today I got into my son's room to record and instead of recording any new episode, I thought I will just sit back and look around and see what I find. May be even think what was in my room when I used to grow up.  Join our Active Learning Community Today.   Request to join www.penpositive.com and also start listening to the daily English podcast 'Penpositive Outclass' https://anchor.fm/p...

Abaidha in Bengali means The Demolition Man... A story takes you through relationships again. The benefit I have when I watch such movies and then make a Podcast about it is I get to go deeper into the theme in my mind. Do share your opinions. Join our Active Learning Community Today.   Request to join www.penpositive.com and also start listening to the daily English podcast 'Penpositive Outc...

We all make mistakes in like.. Some we can rectify.. Some we cannot.. Some are grave and some are not... I want to take you through some of the mistakes (In my opinion) I made when I was Young and how I see them today. Join our Active Learning Community Today.   Request to join www.penpositive.com and also start listening to the daily English podcast 'Penpositive Outclass' https://anchor.fm/p...

Is Capital Punishment needed or not is a debate that happens every time a sensational case judgement happens. I have my personal thoughts. I think that Capital Punishment is a barbaric form of punishment. Like we have discarded many such punishments this will also discarded. Over the time the countries that have joined the bandwagon of abolishing Capital Punishments have only increased.  Join...

None of us have all the time in the world. Our time will also come to an end... one day... but till then how should we live... What is in stock for the next 30 years. I think this is an important thought for all of us.  Join our Active Learning Community Today.   Request to join www.penpositive.com and also start listening to the daily English podcast 'Penpositive Outclass' https://ancho...

The word influencer has been more popular recently. Especially with the advent of Social Media. But there were influencers always. In a way we are all influencer in our own way. So there are two aspects we should think about. One is what we will do with the influence we have and other is what responsibility we have being an influencer.  Join our Active Learning Community Today.   Request...

Relationships between people are so complex. When we start to look at the various one-to-one and one-to-many relationships we find ourselves in for surprises, learning and unlearning. Through Aparna Sen's Bengali movie 'Paromitar Ek Din' let us explore. Join our Active Learning Community Today.   Request to join www.penpositive.com and also start listening to the daily English podcast 'Penpos...

John Kotter's 'leading Change is one of those books that everyone should read today. It is not about managing change... it is about leading change. Join our Active Learning Community Today.   Request to join www.penpositive.com and also start listening to the daily English podcast 'Penpositive Outclass' https://anchor.fm/penpositive Connect on Social Media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.co...

How important is freedom.... how important is freedom of expression. Regimes which don't allow their citizens to speak their mind can sometimes break family ties. People find innovative ways to overcome that. But still these stories are sad. Through the independent film 'A Family Tour' let us explore these thoughts. Join our Active Learning Community Today.   Request to join www.penpositive.c...

We all need second chances.. because we all make mistakes. Some of us get it.. some of us don't. But shouldn't we look at encasing our second chances before we really need them. I think so. Join our Active Learning Community Today.   Request to join www.penpositive.com and also start listening to the daily English podcast 'Penpositive Outclass' https://anchor.fm/penpositive Connect on Social...

I have a sweet tooth.. and it became so prominent... irresistibly prominent when I became diabetic... I have heard many people have felt that way  Join our Active Learning Community Today.   Request to join www.penpositive.com and also start listening to the daily English podcast 'Penpositive Outclass' https://anchor.fm/penpositive Connect on Social Media: Instagram: https://www.instagra...

What do High Schoolers think of Politics, of protests, of trade unions and uprising. Through this amazing Documentary let us explore how change happens and what future holds. Join our Active Learning Community Today.   Request to join www.penpositive.com and also start listening to the daily English podcast 'Penpositive Outclass' https://anchor.fm/penpositive Connect on Social Media: Instagra...

Sometime we cannot fathom to what extend Mothers will go to take care of their kids and survive. Let us go that route through this amazing Netflix Series ' Maid'. Join our Active Learning Community Today.   Request to join www.penpositive.com and also start listening to the daily English podcast 'Penpositive Outclass' https://anchor.fm/penpositive Connect on Social Media: Instagram: https://w...

Today through the French Algerian film 'Dernier Maquis' we will talk of religion, power and resistance in one single shot. Join our Active Learning Community Today.   Request to join www.penpositive.com and also start listening to the daily English podcast 'Penpositive Outclass' https://anchor.fm/penpositive Connect on Social Media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pahayanmedia Telegram:...