Globalocal Talks

In this episode we speak to Sameer Sharif, Founder and CEO of Impelsys. Sameer shares his journey from a founder of a start-up to becoming the CEO of one of India’s largest content delivery platforms and what it takes to sustain this transformation.

In the fourth episode of Globalocal Talk Series, Namita Gokhale, Festival Director of what The Guardian calls the “world’s greatest literary event”, the Jaipur Literature Festival, author of several best-selling books and publisher of Yatra Books, shares her insights on literature festivals in India and her journey as an author.

In the third episode of Globalocal Talk Series, Naveen Kishore, the Founder of Seagull Books shares his insights on the business of publishing translations and its impact on cultural exchange.

In the second episode we speak to Ranjeet Pratap Singh, Founder and Publisher of Pratilipi, the largest Indian Language self-publishing platform, currently publishing in 12 Indian languages. We talk about his journey, how he has managed to raise millions of dollars of funding and what inspired him to create a platform that is now a community of 8 million users.

This episode features Charuvi Agarwal, an award-winning sculptor, animator, visual artist, and filmmaker, a TEDx speaker. She is also the founder of Charuvi Design Labs. We ask her what it takes for creative entrepreneurs to succeed in tough business conditions. We also talk about her journey as an animator and the scope of the animation Industry.