The Punekar Podcast

Meet this young and dynamic science enthusiast, a genius in the true sense, who is trying to get all the answers on his own. He is the Author of the famous series – ‘Our Existence: From Origin To The Future!’, Father of ‘Perception B Science’, UFOlogist, Cosmologist & Philosopher! He is probably the rarest of rare young Indian explorers, who wishes to contribute efforts t

Ashish Kasodekar the only Indian to run the 555-km, He talks about what it takes to run 555 km, at 17,582 feet above sea level, and doing so at your own pace. His name will be enlisted in the forthcoming Guinness book of records in the ultra-dynamo category, He will replace Italy’s Enzo Capororaso in the listings. He also talks about his penchant to do something unique on peculia

Shri Moreshwar Ghaisas has been the driving force that helped realize his father’s dream of “Gurukul”, right from acquiring land, constructing the Vedpathshala and imparting Vedic knowledge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Prof. Pawan Kumar Khanna, controller of Examinations, Defence Institute of Advanced Technology is listed as top 2% of the world scientists and top 1% of the material scientists. He is former Head, Department of Applied Chemistry and Ex Dean, DIAT. He completed Ph.D from I.I.T. Bombay in 1989. He is the recipient of prestigious fellowship of DST, Govt of India, for performing resear

Listen to the pearls of wisdom of how MCCIA helped in taking policy decisions and changed the industries and business in and around Pune, how the future looks and the road ahead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Satish Khade, a civil engineer, has been a water activist and has been working in the field of water conservation for more than a decade. He is the editor of the monthly 'Jalsanvad' publication running from last 17 years & dedicated to Water issues only. A true Punekar at heart, he's been guiding several govt and non govt organizations to create awareness and actionable steps in th

Dr. Kaustubh Radkar a 27 time Ironman finisher across all continents, the Only Indian to do so; with the vision of creating a healthy platform for Indians but rest of the world to train for different sports. A Johns Hopkins trained rehabilitation specialist Dr Radkar moved to India in December 2013, and has worked selflessly in motivating people across all age groups, walks of life

Ar. Avinash Nawathe approaches design like a poet, for him it all starts with the words, the underlying concept that is to be put to meter in form of a 'sketch'. His ability to connect architecture with the essence of life, i.e. human emotion, is what made him the stalwart he is today. There were many who influenced him, not just with his career but in every sphere of life that gav

Having the urge and inquisitiveness to learn and explore, Shivkumar Javdekar earned his Civil Engineering degree from Maharashtra Institute of Technology (MIT), University of Pune. Getting the perfect head start, Shivkumar started his career as a Junior Engineer with the esteemed Shapoorji Pallonji at their Mercedes Benz (c/o Tata Motors) plant in Pimpri, Pune. Discovering his inte

Meet the man behind films like Harishchandra chi factory and Chintoo. In 1979, he Shrirang started his career as a stage actor when he joined Theatre Academy, Pune. He acted in Jabbar Patel's Ghashiram Kotwal, Padgham and Satish Alekar's Mahanirvan, Pralay, Bhint, Atireki. In 1986, he started writing his own plays. He started writing for Grips Theatre Movement in India. Godbole has