Narratives

A collection of 28 posts

Narratives

🗨️How do Zomato reviews help this health fanatic eat better?

A Mumbai foodie talks about how eating out occasionally forms an integral part of his fitness regime.

Narratives

💬How does Slack help this professional “belong” to a vibrant digital community?

Aarav Bhat, a 3rd-year engineering student, discusses his experiences on Slack, which he uses to learn about new softwares and connect with potential mentors.

Narratives

💬How does this young engineer use VR to stay fit?

Rachel Johnson, a young software engineer discusses her love for virtual fitness games which help her stay active and relieve stress.

Food

💬How did Chaayos milk India's romance with tea?

Apurva Deshpande is a college teacher in Mumbai and her relationship with Chaayos reveals how India’s youth fell in love with chai (again).

Work

💬How does this 26-year-old afford trips around the world?

Naina, a full-time travel blogger, talks about her daily routine and how she made the shift from content writing to becoming a social media influencer.

Work

💬Why is this food entrepreneur disenchanted by Zomato?

With decades of family experience in the food industry, Manya Sehgal reveals Zomato’s red flags from a restauranter POV and new competitors in the food delivery space.

Health

💬Outside of family, who does a young mother seek out for support?

Ahana Kumar, a new mother, talks about the role played by her social media family in helping take care of her newborn.

Work

💬Is Tupperware losing its shine?

Anita, a full time direct-seller of Tupperware products, reflects on her seventeen-year long experience with the company.

Food

💬What's the deal with organic anyway?

Agastya Fernandes, a health-conscious Millennial dad, echoes what avocado fiends in India are thinking.

Money

💬How did Mahindra's Scorpio become India's favourite SUV?

Part-time angel investor, full-time car enthusiast, Prabhjot Singh Sodhi, tells us the story of India’s most iconic SUV and what brands can learn from it.

Work

💬What influences this vegan Instagram influencer?

Sanya talks about how her ethics extend to the brands she chooses to collaborate with, and the various sources of support she's found over the course of her journey with veganism.

Work

💬Why does this freelancer love working from Blue Tokai?

Varun, a freelance marketer based out of Bandra (Mumbai), shares his work-from-café experiences in the city.

Education

💬How did YouTube help Vibhuti transition to a BTech in IT?

A third year BTech student from Mumbai talks to Poocho about her experience as a Diploma student, her changing disciplinary interests, and her academic failures.

Health

💬Want to know how HealthifyMe failed me?

I thought that a health app (HealthifyMe) could replace a real-life trainer and help me shed my weight from the comfort of my home. But, I was wrong.

Education

💬What does this 10th grader like about apps like Khan Academy?

School education needs to factor in exams, scores and the prescribed curriculum. This student's narrative suggests that edtech solutions must marry structured and unstructured learning to make it fun and knowledgeable.

Education

💬What made Karan drop his NYU dream?

A homeschooled IB-student talks to us about mental health, digital learning tools, and how taking a break from school actually helped him.

Money

💬How is Zerodha helping this 26-year-old become a better money manager?

A 26-year-old working professional talks about his relationship with money, early influencers, his life goals of wealth creation and entrepreneurship and his experiences with stock investments, trading and tracking on the Zerodha platform.

Food

💬Zomato’s dine-in discounts: What will it take to build trust?

A narrative highlighting what a young adult wants from a restaurant experience post-Covid. All this in the context of Zomato and Swiggy offering deep dine-in discounts.

Health

💬What’s missing from Amal’s love story with his PlayStation 4?

A 21-year-old talks about his love for exercising and staying fit and how he wishes his other love, playing VR on the PlayStation 4, allowed him to get a workout and stay fit whilst travelling different worlds and universes, of course, all in the virtual world.

Education

💬How are Udemy and Coursera propping up dreams of a foreign education for these two guys?

Young mechanical engineering students from Mumbai share their experiences of using e-learning portals as they prepare for higher education.

Health

💬Who knew home-cooked meals could trump Zomato’s appeal?

A young professional talks about how her childhood has influenced her eating habits and the hacks she follows to attain some semblance of a healthy lifestyle.

Work

💬What does poker have in common with switching jobs?

A young IT professional talks about her second job hunt experience during the pandemic. This time though, she was keen on moving to a mid-sized product-based company.

Education

💬Can you guess which edtech platform landed Harsh a kickass overseas job?

Enrolled at Coding Ninjas during the pandemic, this student shares his journey from student to software engineer at a Singapore start-up.

Education

💬Exactly how does overseas online tutoring work?

Indian medical student talks about his journey towards obtaining an international medical practitioner's licence.

Work

💬Why would Suyash voluntarily opt for a "lower" paying job?

A banker shares his inspiring journey from early-retirement and passion project to a pandemic-led return to banking, albeit with a happy twist.