Unbox
By Ratik Sharma
Note: Episodes can be heard in any order!
UnboxMar 11, 2019
Christmas is cancelled
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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
He wants to study engineering?!
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Ratik talks to Parth Saraswat, a recent engineering grad who actually likes engineering?!! Parth is someone who is currently pursuing his masters in engineering at Cornell University while also indulging in a myriad of hobbies on the side. These include things like music and working on his YouTube channel.
In the conversation that follows, Ratik and Parth talk about:
- Parth's experience with changing multiple schools as a kid
- IIT coaching classes
- Balancing academics & hobbies
- The importance of having T-shaped skills
- Applying to foreign universities for higher education
- And much, much more!
Links from the Conversation
- Parth's hilarious YouTube videos: (1)(2)(3)
- T-shaped Skills
- Coursera's Learning How to Learn
- It doesn't hurt to ask (podcast)
Parth Recommends
Podcasts
Apps
Music
Parth on the Internet
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Learning by Doing
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Ratik talks to Sambit Biswas, a photographer currently studying at the School of Visual Arts in New York and also doing a bunch of freelancing on the side. Through his freelancing gig, Sambit has worked with some fantastic people: namely Tan France from Netflix's Queer Eye and Prateek Kuhad, a famous Indian singer-songwriter!
In the conversation that follows, Ratik and Sambit talk about:
- How Sambit got into Photography
- Improving one's craft by doing a lot work
- The importance of experimenting, playing and having fun
- Sambit's take on Film Photography
- The Indian Photography/Art Scene
- And much, much more
Links from the Conversation
Sambit Recommends
Podcasts
Movies
YouTube
Video Games
Sambit on the Internet
No Knowledge is Wasted
Ratik talks to Megha, a recent architecture graduate from Sushant School of Art and Architecture.
In the conversation that follows, Ratik and Megha talk about:
- The rising importance of career counselors
- Architecture education in India
- Making a career in Architecture
- Megha’s visit to Japan
- Architectural practices in the US and India
- and much more!
Links from the Conversation
- JEE Mains Paper 2, NATA
- Sushant School of Art and Architecture
- Stoa Architecture
- Tech integration in Japan
Megha Recommends
Books
Podcasts
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The Future of Unbox? Equipment for Podcasting? #AskUnbox
Thank you to everyone who took time out to send in a question! Hope the answers are satisfactory!
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Equipment
Others
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Bonus: Housekeeping + QnA Announcement!
Send in a Question!
Note: Make sure you do this by 21st June, 2019!
- Record a 30-45 sec audio snippet of your question using any audio recording app on your phone. Sample audio: link.
- Email the audio file to this email. You can also DM on Twitter or Instagram with the link to the audio file if you prefer that.
- That's it! Be on the lookout for the QnA later this month!
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Do your extra-curriculars, Kids! (Part 2)
Ratik talks to Gyan Lakhwani, a self-taught designer who is currently pursuing his master’s in interaction design at the IDC in IIT Bombay. In the conversation that follows, there is talk about:
- What even is Interaction Design?!
- "Clubs" and extra-curriculars at school
- Internships! Learning things!
- Tips & Tricks for creating your own freelance business
- The importance of having an online presence in 2019
- and so much more!
Links from the Conversation
- Exun Clan
- HH Design
- Young India Fellowship
- Dunning-Kruger Curve
- Medium
- IDC
- Aaron Draplin [Skillshare] [YouTube]
Gyan Recommends
Books
Podcasts
YouTube
Gyan on the Internet
#gyanleverywhere
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Do your extra-curriculars, Kids! (Part 1)
Ratik talks to Gyan Lakhwani, a self-taught designer who is currently pursuing his master’s in interaction design at the IDC in IIT Bombay.
In the conversation that follows, there is talk about:
- What even is Interaction Design?!
- "Clubs" and extra-curriculars at school
- Internships! Learning things!
- Tips & Tricks for creating your own freelance business
- The importance of having an online presence in 2019
- and so much more!
Links from the Conversation
- Exun Clan
- HH Design
- Young India Fellowship
- Dunning-Kruger Curve
- Medium
- IDC
- Aaron Draplin [Skillshare] [YouTube]
Gyan Recommends
Books
Podcasts
YouTube
Gyan on the Internet
#gyanleverywhere
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Language with a capital L
Ratik talks to Sakshi, a Masters student at JNU pursuing Linguistics. Sakshi's journey of finding a niche that she truly enjoys being in is a classic example of how there are no right decisions in life.
The conversation that follows takes you through a multitude of things in Sakshi's life. There is talk about her experience with boarding school to her quintessential DU-experience and to finally the choice that introduced her to Linguistics. And well, the rest is history.
Links from the Conversation
- Cognitive Science, Linguistics, Cognitive Linguistics, Syntax
- About Chomsky
- Courses @ Ashoka University
- Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy? (movie)
- Turing Test & The Imitation Game
- Fields of Linguistics
- Continuity & Discontinuity Hypothesis - Link 1, Link 2
Linguistics Courses in India
Sakshi Recommends
Books
- Harry Potter (hehe)
- Never Let Me Go
- When We Were Orphans
- Chronicles of a Death Foretold
- Love in the Time of Cholera
YouTube
Blogs
Podcasts
Sakshi on the Internet
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Kabir Likes Games, Kabir Makes Games
Ratik talks to Kabir Lal, an Indie Game Developer whose launching his first game very soon. Yes, Kabir Makes Games! How cool?!
In the conversation that follows, Ratik and Kabir talk about:
- The state of game development in India
- The process and craft of making games
- Parents! and the getting them on-board
- The art of staying motivated
- and much, much more!
Links from the Conversation
- Overcome [Steam][Website] - Buy Kabir's Game!
- The Last Game I Make Before I Die (talk that inspired Kabir)
- Brackeys (Learning Resource - programming)
- Game Dev Underground (Learning Resource - game dev)
- Game Makers Toolkit (Learning Resource - game dev)
- MortMort (Learning Resource - art)
- Makin' Stuff Look Good (Learning Resource - art)
Kabir Recommends
Podcasts
Games
Kabir on the Internet
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I want to study Physics, not Engineering
Ratik talks to Tejasri about what its like to pursue Physics in India. They talk about everything from education in school to staying motivated to follow your passion when things get tough.
Tejasri Recommends
Textbooks
Books
YouTube Channels
Music
Podcasts
Tejasri on the Internet
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Introducing Unbox!
Every podcast needs to start from somewhere.
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