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!
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Nisha Pahuja...on "To Kill a Tiger" and filmmaking
Abhay chats with award-winning documentary filmmaker Nisha Pahuja about everything from the impact of her Academy Award and Peabody Award nominated film To Kill a Tige...

SPOTLIGHT...on Neha Assar and mehndi art
SPOTLIGHT episodes of TRUST ME I KNOW WHAT I'm DOING feature brief chats about a unique topic or cause.Neha Assar has been adorning brides across the nation with bespo...

Yogendra Puranik...on life as a bureaucrat, educator, and politician in Japan
Abhay chats with bureaucrat, educator, and ex-Member of the Legislative Assembly(MLA) in Japan, Yogendra Puranik.Known also as "Yogi-San", the native of Maharashtra wa...

Nimesh Patel...on stand up comedy, pre-show prep, and being irreverant
Abhay is joined by comedian Nimesh Patel to chat about his latest tour, the journey of his comedy life and everything in between.(0:00 - 2:42) Introduction(2:42) Part ...

Sangita Phadke...on her pastel painting journey, realism, and an "eye" for art
Abhay is joined by "Master Pastelist", artist Sangita Phadke for a conversation about her journey in art, her work with still life and realism, and the storytelling fr...
