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22/09/2025

The , and of

QuoteUnquote with KK and on The Dharma, Karma and Artha of Indian Democracy. India’s democratic ethos is deeply intertwined with dharma and karma. The wheel in the center of the Indian flag symbolizes this moral cycle—reminding both citizens and leaders of their duties and consequences. Artha is the outcome of the democratic system.

India has its own version of literature, books and writings on democracy and how to rule Bharat right through the , , , , etc. But if we were to link these to the neo classical view of Prof Babones, we are going to pull all the issues using the podcast on happiness with Devdutt Pattanaik on Dharma, Karma and Artha and map it the concept of Democracy. We will leave the Moksha of the political, the governance, the bureaucratic and the legal constitutional honchos class as a topic for another time for a podcast.

This Podcast fully discuss Prof Babones book,

Dharma Democracy: How India Built the Third World's First Democracy

but focus on what’s next and link it to his book and his penchant for Challenging Western academic orthodoxy; Defending empirical rigor over ideological bias; Advocating for culturally grounded models of democracy—especially in non-Western contexts like India.

Listen on https://open.spotify.com/episode/1RogA6RXWHYQ3XKtbkNNln?si=eF48JH_YQGqF7wIZcEH6CQ

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20/05/2025

Sleep deprivation significantly impacts India's Human Capital Index (HCI). India is at risk of losing of 2% GDP, an opportunity cost, as a nation over losing sleep of its citizens and this will be a huge issue in the future. How do we regulate Sleep?

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There are various sleep guidelines for adults from various experts and institutions that vary from 7 to 9 hours per night, every night. However, as we will

03/02/2025

Our coverage in Livemint News Today, VCCircle, Hindustan Times on our 2025: India Healthcare & LifeSciences Investment Heatmap and Outlook

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India’s healthcare sector is likely to record buoyant activity related to mergers and acquisitions, private equity ...

28/10/2024

with Brains : Can Beauty Be Smarter?

It was quite a conversation with Naiyya Saggi, Co Founder, the , an Indian beauty unicorn and Founder, BabyChakra on how India will shape up in the convergence of Beauty and Wellness and get its place in the global markets. To listen:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/36TCAlD1gglGXoWJtDa27o?si=09dd617d77434985

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11/10/2024

Adieu

I was fortunate enough to work with in 1998 as part of the Prime Minister Task Force on Food and Agri Reform. Bombay House 6th floor was the venue for the brainstorming meetings and discussions for 3 months. I realised the person and the leadership abilities that is required to lead India's largest Industry Group. He was quite a visionary and practical in his approach to take the reform process in the Indian Agri sector. Moreover, his jovial nature and playful bantering with of the Group lightened up the conference room.

In 2003, when I was returning back to India after completing my stint with , I wrote to him to explore with his group. He quickly lined up the leaders of and to interview me and work out a career path. I was equally impressed meeting, , , and then also. Things did not work out and I joined in Bangalore.

Fast forward to 2010, I was talking to as was the principal donor for the Institute of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine and where I was on their advisory board. His humility in standing in the sun for over half an hour to wait for the political dignitaries who are always late. We had an occasion to discuss many topics while waiting.

In 2013 when I was visiting New York to attend the annual board meeting of , I came across RNT at the . Surprised to find him there, we greeted and again casually chatted. He had forgotten my name, but remembered me by face.

By 2017, when I was planning to set up my dream project of world's first Holistic Healing Resort and wanted his guidance, he gave me time and also quickly connected me to the board and leadership team at the . By this time, he was not at the helm as Chairman of .

On and off, I was in touch with his family office and his personal team and received positive response, guidance and inputs from his and his team.

The world has lost a great person and an industry doyen.

🙏 will forever live longer in my heart till I live.

02/10/2024

What is the differences in the terms used for age longevity?

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Excerpts from the QuoteUnquote with KK podcast on : - with Dr. Deepak Kumar Saini, Convener, Longevity India and Professor, Dept. of Developmental Biology & Genetics Indian Institute of Science (IISc)

More on: https://kapilkhandelwal.com/podcasts/

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Excerpts from the QuoteUnQuote with KK podcast on Rebooting Age: Long-Living India with Dr. Deepak Kumar Saini, Convener, Longevity India and Professor, Dep...

16/09/2024

Rebooting Age: Long-Living India

We all age-slower or faster. What if you don’t age at all? Is this possible in India? What if the answer is yes? And in Indian way?

QuoteUnquote with KK and Dr Deepak Kumar Saini, Convener, and Professor, Dept. of Developmental Biology & Genetics Indian Institute of Science (IISc), discuss our 2024 India and - Bet #3 on anti-ageing tech and products that is going to be a major trend in the next 5 years.

To listen: https://open.spotify.com/episode/19pvPEE7f5UGgzJyXSlLsS?si=5f06687dfcf64232

Very proud of Prashanth Prakash who has supported this initiative

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Episode · QuoteUnquote with KK · QuoteUnQuote with KK and Dr. Deepak Kumar Saini, Convener, Longevity India and Professor, Dept. of Developmental Biology & Genetics Indian Institute of Science (IISC) https://longevity.iisc.ac.in/ https://kapilkhandelwal.com/podcasts/

12/07/2024

How did Chip Makers Attitude Impact India?

QuoteUnquote with KK and Nitin Dahad, Tech Evangelist, Editor embedded.com, Writer during the Podcast on Mooring Around the Future of Chips in AI-dominated India

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QuoteUnquote with KK and Nitin Dahad, Tech Evangelist, Editor embedded.com, Writer during the Podcast on Mooring Around the Future of Chips in AI-dominated I...

12/07/2024

How is Chip Geo Politics between US and China Going to Pan Out?

QuoteUnquote with KK and Nitin Dahad, Tech Evangelist, Editor embedded.com, Writer during the Podcast on Mooring Around the Future of Chips in AI-dominated India

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QuoteUnquote with KK and Nitin Dahad, Tech Evangelist, Editor embedded.com, Writer during the Podcast on Mooring Around the Future of Chips in AI-dominated I...

03/07/2024

Bharatvarsh - Pilgrim Nation: The Land of Spiritual Wellness Travel

QuoteUnquote with KK and Devdutt Pattanaik, India’s top mythologist and author discusses on our bet Bet #22 discusses mythological/pilgrimage wellness/health that is going to be a major trend in the next 5 years from our 2024 India healthcare and lifesciences investment manifesto. Devdutt Pattanaik, clears the issues on Bharatvarsh, sprituality, spiritualism, the Great Indian Pilgrimage, destinations across Hindu, Jain, Buddhist followers, ancient practices and modern beliefs. He also discusses various emerging counter trends around non-traditional spirituality, conspirituality amongst the extreme rightists and wokes, fake narrative emerging out of AI and ChatGPT and how belief systems are being altered around practice of spirituality and religion.
To listen: https://open.spotify.com/episode/43YzxqlIRfFkOPoq919kgN?si=Hoed5UlNRGyLVcffnrtPzw
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Listen to this episode from QuoteUnquote with KK on Spotify. QuoteUnQuote with KK and Dr. Devdutt Patnaik, India’s leading mythologist, speaker, illustrator and author, known for his writing on Hindu sacred lore, legends, folklore, fables and parables www.Devdutt.com 2024 : Season 5 | Kapil Khande...

22/05/2024

If is dead then what? In the world that is facing a , any wrong move could take the world into darkness. Nitin Dahad discusses the Chip Diplomacy and what direction India should be taking in the race for chip dominance and India's self reliance on QuoteUnQuote With KK. Moore on:

https://kapilkhandelwal.com/future-of-chips-in-ai-dominated-india/

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QuoteUnquote with KK and Nitin Dahad, Tech Evangelist, Editor embedded.com, Writer

02/05/2024

My interview with ET NOW on 2024 India Investment

https://youtu.be/_G3i4AeN6do?si=92kWtrq0UI23YSfl

For more details: https://kapilkhandelwal.com/2024-india-healthcare-investment-manifesto/

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On this edition of StartUp Central, Avanne Dubash talks to Kapil Khandelwal KK, El Toro Finserve LLP. It is an investment manager of several funds investing ...