Ep. 67 feat. US Filmmakers Sean Graham and Ronnie Allman

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In this episode of #CyrusSays, Ronnie Allman (@RonnieAllman on Twitter) and Sean Graham (@seandgraham on Twitter), two filmmakers from the United States who have come to India on a mission to make a crowdfunded feature film on the Ramayan (@ramayanfilm on Twitter), talk to Cyrus about:

  • Indian mythology on a global scale
  • The story and focus of the Ramayan
  • The epic casting
  • Interesting work they've done
  • The US elections

Support the making of the Ramayan film by contributing here:https://www.wishberry.in/campaign/ramayana-enter-forest/

Ep. 63 feat. Social Entrepreneur Samyak Chakrabarty

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In this episode of #CyrusSays, Cyrus meets Samyak Chakrabarty (@Samyakc on Twitter), social entrepreneur and founder of Social Quotient and the Green Batti Project (@greenbatti on Twitter). They talk about:

  • His startup, Electronic Youth Media
  • Being one of the youngest entrepreneurs in the country
  • Being instrumental in driving the youth to vote
  • Indian weddings
  • The importance of the mentor-mentee system
  • How CSR can actually create impact

Ep. 55 feat. Stuff Mag Editor Nishant Padhiar

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On this episode of Cyrus Says our guest is editor of Stuff Magazine India Nishant Padhiar (@nishantpadhiar on twitter). Nishant and Cyrus discuss:

  • Stuff Magazine India vs Stuff Magazine in the US
  • The importance of Technology
  • Nishants history as a sound engineer
  • Nishant the gadget guy
  • Controlling your phone as opposed to letting your phone control you
  • Manufacturing smartphones in India

Ep. 52 feat. Daily Pao’s Amit Gurbaxani, Pronoti Datta and Purva Mehra

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On this episode of Cyrus Says our guests are Amit Gurbaxani (@TheGroovebox), Pronoti Datta(@prettynous) and Purva Mehra (@purvamehra), founders of the website  "The Daily Pao" ( @thedailypao), which lets mumbaikars know " what's happening" in the city. They discuss:

  • Daily Pao's local content and what makes them different
  • Why Pronoti is called "Prawn"
  • Bandra being more hip than #SoBo
  • Burgers and the worst place to eat eve

Ep. 51 feat. Lightbox Founders Jeremy Wenokur, Sid Talwar, Saneep Murthy and Prashant Mehta

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In the 51st episode of Cyrus says, the first one in 2016, we bring you three enterprising gentlemen - Jeremy Wenokur, Sid Talwar, Sandeep Murthy and Prashant Mehta, Co-Founders of Light box Ventures, a company that helps fund budding entrepreneurs. Catch them in this latest episode with Cyrus as we talk about-

  • Start-up Funding
  • Taxation in business
  • How to work your business efficiently
  • The current scene in the startup circuit
  • Traffic rules in India and how failures in the silicon valley are actually not a bad thing

Ep. 50 feat Amit Doshi and Mae Thomas

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On this extra special super awesome 50th episode of Cyrus Says,  Cyrus is joined by Amit Doshi (@doshiamit on twitter) and Mae Thomas(@maeemaebe on twitter) of Indus Vox Media. As they look back on 2015 they discuss:

  • The cynicism in Indian Politics
  • The Miss Universe announcement fiasco
  • Was the debate on intolerance this year overdone or justified
  • Movie remakes
  • 50 shades of Grey
  • Aziz Ansari is a true Indian

Thanks for all your support for our first 50 episodes, the listener response has been fantastic 

Ep. 49 feat. The Hindu Editor Sachin Kalbag

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On this episode of Cyrus Says our guest is the Mumbai editor of The Hindu Sachin Kalbag (@sachinkalbag on twitter)

  • Sachin's start as a journalist interviewing Reshma Bombaywala
  • How Tariq Ansari stopped him from going on his honeymoon & he became editor of Mid Day online
  • The function of newspapers in an online world
  • Why he removed the mid day mate
  • Working in Washington DC

Ep. 48 feat. Taronish Bulsara,Rohini & Malika Bhavnani

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On this episode of Cyrus Says are guests are Taronish Bulsara, Rohini Bhavnani and Malika Bhavnani pf the NGO World for All (@worldforall on twitter). Cyrus talks to them about:

  • How the organization begun
  • ABC - Animal Birth Control
  • Cat discrimination
  • Overcoming the fear of animals
  • How Rohini & Malika got involved
  • Cyrus' Mandela moment
  • Challenges of fundraising 

You can learn more about the work they are doing at worldforall.co or their facebook page https://www.facebook.com/worldforall/