Thought Behind Things

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with Usama Khilji, Director of Bolo Bhi, this episode explores internet and human rights activism. What Bolo Bhi is. What is the concept of censorship in Pakistan. How banning medium affects economy and content creation. Should online content be regulated. What are the privac...

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with Ali Ilyas, this episode explores profiling and segmentation. What was Cambridge Analytica. What is Satire Paradox. How profiling is used in forensic psychology. How marketeers are using data analytics. How social media has control over our minute details. Where Pakistan...

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with Muhammad Bilal, this episode explores his 17 years journey in Animation. How he started. What he did with Ice Animation. What is #quixel. Why Pakistani animation still cannot compete with Indian Animation. Will online streaming platforms change the way animation content...

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with Humza Amin, this episode explores his journey up till now. How and when he started. What was his biggest benchmark so far? What he feels about Pakistan and its future. His perspective on YouTube industry in Pakistan. What he feels about “Third Generation Creators”. What...

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with Humna Raza, this episode explore relationships, marriages and its expectation vs realities. What are the metrics of a “Good Rishta”. What girls or guys look for in their potential partners. Why society exist only in extremes. Tune in to know more about financial independ...

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with Ali Ilyas, this episode explores concept of scope. Does scope/degree guarantee you job? What job market demands. What demand generation is. What role skills and value provide in earning. How you can be jack of all and master of one. Tune in to know more about degree vs....

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with Saad Hamid, this episode explores Saad’s expertise on digital industry. How long he has been serving digital industry. What is community management. What is meant to be technologically enabled. What are digital quotient levels. How GenZ is different in terms of opportuni...

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with Ali Ilyas, this episode explores propaganda. How it started. It’s consumption. How we are being manipulated in these times. How propaganda can shift perspectives. Is it always bad. Tune in to know more about propaganda, capitalism, consumer psychology and their relation....

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with Umar Qamar, Founder of ELO, this episode explores e-commerce in Pakistan. How Umar came up with the concept of ELO (Exports Leftover). How and when he started. What inspired him. What is the through process of Polo Republica. What is the future of ELO. Tune in to know ab...

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with DC Islamabad, Hamza Shafqaat, this episode explores his career as a civil servant. His childhood and early education. Where was he early posted. What was Sindh has been like for him. How the coming lot of CSS is different from past. What does it mean for the future of ci...

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with Ali Ilyas, this episode explores the psychology of money. What goes behind buying behaviors. What Anchoring is. How it affects consumer buying behaviors. How capitalist market works. How decision-making plays part in it. Tune in to know more about dummy price, free produ...

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with the viral Syrian Guys, this episode explores their journey to Pakistan. When they decided to leave their country. How they came to Pakistan. How their experience of Pakistan has been. How they started “The Syrian guys” shawarma. Why they stopped. Find out more about Syri...

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with Taimoor Salahuddin, aka famously known as Mooroo, this episode explores Mooroo Ke Khyalaat on Internet Regulation, Digital Hygiene, Film and Media, TikTok and more. How the algorithm works and consumer demands. Why there is united hate through ‘us vs. them’. Tune in to k...

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with Ali Ilyas, this episode explores what cancel culture is. How it works. How people hold power in these times. How cancel culture is related to cognitive dissonance and symbolic self-completion theory. Why it is prevailing. Tune in to know about why people react the way th...

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with Hira Attique, popularly known as Hirableeh, this episode explores her journey of 6 years on Instagram. How she started with HerandHem. Why the platform got deleted twice. How she  now feels about the industry being one of the pioneers of it. Why Instagram creative s...

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with Raza Samo, this episode explores how his journey of seven years has been in digital industry. What he learnt from those years. What he wants to improve as a creator. What inspires him. Why he is so open about everything in life online. Tune in to know more about his poli...

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with Ali Ilyas, this episode explores why influencers are not allowed to show emotions. Why they are targeted for being vulnerable like normal humans. Why they must project certain type of persona every time they come online. Tune in to know more about the cancel culture, cog...

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with Azad Chaiwala, this episode explores how Azad started and how his journey has been. Why he thinks formal degrees do not worth much in today’s age. Why he is misunderstood so much. Tune in to know more about his controversial remarks about women’s education, his training...

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with Saman Hayat Soomro, this episode explores how Saman’s online journey has been from “Parhlo” to “Stroll with Saman”. Why was she recently targeted and how it affected her. Why being a privileged is consumed so negatively in Pakistan and what she learned from the experienc...

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with Ali Ilyas, this episode explores rape, sexual assault, trauma, and the typical mentality behind it. Tune in to know more about bystander effect, criminal reformation and the myths associated with sexual abuse. #ThoughtBehindThings #motorwayincident Follow us on other pla...

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with Humna Raza, Muzamil Hasan dives into the stories of his journey to 30. How he built himself and what made him the person he is today. Tune in to know more about him and his perspective behind the things! #ThoughtBehindThings Follow us on other platforms: Instagram: https...

In this episode of Thought Behind Things, we sit with Ehsan Saya, Managing Director of Daraz, the leader behind Pakistan’s largest e-commerce platform and one of the most complex logistics and technology operations in the region. From a childhood shaped by constant relocation to becoming Managing Director at a very young age, Ehsan shares what it takes to build trust at national scale, empower sma...