Spotlight with Sandhya

By Raintree Media

Raintree Media presents ''Spotlight with Sandhya''. This podcast features one-to-one conversations with brilliant people that get to the heart of who they are, why they do what they do and how it impa ...Read more

72 Episodes

"We yearn for simpler times" -Sindhu Sreenivasa Murthy in Spotlight with Sandhya | Episode 71

November 20, 2023 29 min 57 secs

Sindhu Sreenivasa Murthy is the lead actor and debutant director of the delightful coming-of-age film ‘Aachar and Company’. Set in the 60s back when Bangalore was still a small town, it''s about sibli ...Read more

"Choose Ethics, Not Expediency" - Vinita Bali in Spotlight with Sandhya | Episode 70

October 17, 2023 26 min 12 secs

“Profits are important, but it''s also important to be driven by morals and ethics”, Vinita Bali says. Known for her skills in building brands and leading companies in five continents including Coca-C ...Read more

"ISRO is truly nationalist" –Gita Aravamudan in Spotlight with Sandhya | Episode 69

September 1, 2023 37 min 07 secs

Indians are over the moon with the success of its lunar exploration mission Chandrayaan-3 in August 2023. The joy and pride are greater as ISRO sprang up unfazed from the failure of the previous missi ...Read more

An Asian refugee’s road to success – Ram Gidoomal in Spotlight with Sandhya | Episode 68

July 31, 2023 32 min 33 secs

His family was torn from its home in Sindh by the partition of India, and a few years later, they were thrown out of their adoptive homeland in Kenya. Ram Gidoomal CBE, a British Asian refugee who wen ...Read more

"Save India''s Airlines" - Capt GR Gopinath in Spotlight with Sandhya | Part 2

July 17, 2023 22 min 47 secs

Visionary airline entrepreneur Capt GR Gopinath''s order of 30 planes turned the fortunes around for the French aeroplane manufacturer ATR in 2004. Capt Gopi recalls the heady days when he also ordere ...Read more

Spotlight with Sandhya ft Capt. GR Gopinath | Episode 66

July 12, 2023 25 min 25 secs

He made aviation history by starting India’s first low-cost airline and yet lost it all. Call it a bad decision, call it circumstances. In the first of a 2 part interview, Capt. GR Gopinath reflects o ...Read more

Spotlight with Sandhya ft Solomon Diniz | Episode 65

June 26, 2023 22 min 16 secs

Solomon Diniz presents the spirit of Goa in a bottle. The fourth generation of a liquor distillery wants to celebrate his heritage that’s intrinsically linked to feni. Diniz talks to Sandhya Mendonca ...Read more

Spotlight ft Dr Sujatha Ramdorai | Episode 64

May 22, 2023 48 min 06 secs

World-renowned mathematician Dr Sujatha Ramdorai talks about her work in algebraic number theory and the vital need for learning maths. She recalls her early years when the love for maths sparked wit ...Read more

Spotlight with Sandhya ft Shobhaa De | Episode 63

May 5, 2023 17 min 08 secs

Best-selling author and columnist, the inimitable Shobhaa De talks about her relationship with food, life, journalism and writing about people. She discussed interesting anecdotes that feature in her ...Read more

Spotlight with Sandhya ft Dr Hajee Abdul Sattar Sait | Episode 62

April 24, 2023 37 min 49 secs

This episode is partly an oral history of Bangalore. A 90-year-old 7th generation Bangalorean talks about life in Bangalore, the interesting people he’s met and his diverse interests in politics, busi ...Read more