My name is Abhay Dandekar and I share conversations with talented and interesting individuals linked to the global Indian and South Asian community. It’s informal and informative, adding insights and perspective to our evolving cultural expressions, where each person can proudly say “TRUST ME I KNOW WHAT I’m DOING.” New episodes weekly, on Tuesdays/Thursdays. Listen anywhere you get your podcasts, and please rate and review if your enjoying it!

Latest Episodes

Rohan Parashuram Kanawade... on "Sabar Bonda" (Cactus Pears) and organic filmmaking

Abhay is joined by filmmaker Rohan Parashuram Kanawade, whose debut feature  Sabar Bonda (Cactus Pears) premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival and won the Grand ...

Kinsu Kumar and Varsha... on compassion and combating child labor and trafficking

Abhay is joined by Kinsu Kumar and Varsha, two leaders from the Satyarthi Global Movement for Compassion, which is dedicated to globalise compassion to restore justice...

SPOTLIGHT on Aki Kumar... "Bollywood Blues" musician

Periodically on TRUST ME I KNOW WHAT I’m DOING , we share a SPOTLIGHT conversation and feature brief chats with an individual from the community about a special topic ...

Melissa Mahtani... on trustworthy journalism and combating misinformation

Abhay is joined by Melissa Mahtani, journalist and the executive producer of CBS Confirmed.  Over two decades, she’s been a reporter, a blogger, a moderator, and an an...

Dhee... on making music and "feeling at home"

Abhay is joined by singer Dhee, as they both shared a conversation about making music and loving the process.Dhee is a Sri Lankan born, Australian raised, Tamil-rooted...

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