Cyrus Says

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/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of #CyrusSays, Hansal Mehta (@mehtahansal on Twitter) talks to Cyrus about the making of Aligarh. They also talk about: How he decided to make Aligarh Homophobic reactions His experiences working on the film Simran The oscars See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this latest episode of #CyrusSays, Arnesh Ghose (@ArneshGhose on Twitter) founder of The Mirror Merchants, a theater company, talks to Cyrus about: His collection of plays, Chaarpaai Gender issues in India Audience reactions to his plays The Mirror Merchants Writing for The Rolling Stone and Man's World magazine See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of #CyrusSays, singer-songwriter and veteran musician, Gary Lawyer (@garylawyer on Twitter) talks to Cyrus about his new single, Heaven's Child, which he just released. They also talk about: Being a multi instrumentalist Moving to the US for music Meeting his guru, Ray Charles His love for bikes The market for independent western music in India See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of #CyrusSays, hosts Tejas Menon(@TejasMenon on Twitter) and Jishnu Guha(@JishnuGuha on Twitter) geek out about their new podcast Geekfruit(@@GeekFruitHQ on Twitter) with Cyrus. They also talk about: What it means to be a geek Celebrity geeks Cyrus' favorite superheroes Indian comics All about their new podcast, Geekfruit Fictitious Mumbai superheroes See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this latest episode of #CyrusSays, founders of BOHECO (@BohecoIndia on Twitter), Yash Kotak and Sanvar Oberoi talk to Cyrus about: How they started out as HR college students Agriculture in India The booming hemp industry The numerous uses of hemp BOHECO's business model See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of #CyrusSays, American-born Indian, Nilima Achwal (@niliach on Twitter) tells Cyrus about her social startup, Iesha. They talk about: Sexuality being taboo in India How children perceive sex Traditional Indian beliefs that became restrictions How their teaching program is modeled How her life experiences led her to start Iesha See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this latest episode of #CyrusSays, professional Hula Hoopist, Swati Shah talks to Cyrus about: The first time she tried to hula in Goa  Heartbreaks Hula Hooping for fitness - Hoopnotism Keeping your mind off things by keeping busy A day in her life See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, Cyrus talks to Varun Hooja, founder of luxury treehouse eco-resort, The Machan. We find out about: How the resort runs on an off-grid, self-sufficient system Varun's stint working with Accenture Being one with nature Being an Indian abroad The Indian startup culture See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of #CyrusSays, film critic and writer, Aniruddha Guha (@AniGuha) introduces his new podcast on the IVM Network, Watcha! They talk about: Cyrus' appearance in 'Jalwa' A glimpse into Ani's favorites to WATCHA! Star Wars - The Force Awakens Bollywood stars in Hollywood remakes Do film critics take bribes? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of #CyrusSays,we have Amit Doshi founder of IVM Podcasts (@doshiamit on twitter) and Mae Thomas host of Maed in India(@maebemaebe on twitter) discuss Republic day The Oscars Dating scenario for Indian men François Hollande in India Intolerance See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this latest episode of Cyrus Says, restauranteur Gresham Fernandes (@gwesham on twitter) talks to us about his culinary journey from being a Bandra boy to the being executive chef at Smokehouse Deli. They also talk about: The strenuous lives of chefs His 'favorites' His stint in Copenhagen Catering to a crowd His musical side TV shows on food See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our latest episode of #CyrusSays brings a very in-depth conversation with an old buddy, Sameer Malhotra- actor, producer, avid cook, music scenester and entrepreneur. Listen to the entire episode where we talk about • His "Daddy" Image • His Flatmate Ankur Tewari • His Singing Talent • The All Starr Jamm Project • Cyrus SahukarSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.