What made an IIT Delhi, IIM A graduate take the path of educating others and turn to Upanishads?

The muchawaited podcast with Acharya Prashant is here to answer some important questions about not just his life and the decisions this scholar made but will help you make a few difficult decisions in life as well.

Whether it’s your CAT heartburn, the dream bschool that you want to get into, the last attempt that you wasted to get into civil services, the promotion you deserved but didn’t get, or the dream life you have been chasing for so long, this podcast has something for everyone looking for answers.
Head of Video Content at InsideIIM, Purnangshu Paul sat down with Acharya Prashant to understand more.
Our longest Konversations Cafe Podcast covers the journey of Acharya Prashant, giving us a roadmap of how he didn’t follow the current that higher education institutes push you to.

He talks about the concepts of fear, love, discipline, and anger and what role they play in our growth and wellbeing. He speaks his heart out about the career choices he made and why it led him to Upanishads to find true learning.

This is a podcast filled with learning that will make you question your choices, introspect deeper, and find a few answers.

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0:00 Coming Up
1:00 Intro
2:04 Who is Acharya Prashant?
4:50 Should Information be regulated for kids?
7:20 Impact of Social Media on Kids
10:20 Why did Acharya Prashant think of becoming an engineer?
14:10 Can Social Change be brought about by teaching/educating?
17:30 Acharya Prashant’s IIT Days
21:38 Veg Vs. NonVeg Debate & Suicides At IITs
29:08 Providing Protection From Caste Discrimination at Education Institutes?
35:02 Why did Acharya Prashant go to IIM Ahmedabad?
42:51 How to deal with anxieties that come with career choices?
51:48 Why do students focus on jobs more than learning at IIMs?
54:28 Why do IIM Grads Take fewer risks than IIT Grads?
56:17 How to gauge whether you are on the right career path?
58:10 How to uncover your true self?
1:01:04 How to build the habit of asking questions?
1:06:01 Why Your Mind is a Prison?
1:06:57 Are corporate individuals more liberated than government officials?
1:10:25 Is Acharya Prashant an Entrepreneur?
1:13:12 Why do we keep protecting our image?
1:18:03 How to deal with fear and societal expectations?
1:23:41 Acharya Prashant on What Karma is?
1:26:48 Importance of Detachment & Healing
1:29:48 Limitations of pursuing your interest
1:33:49 What are Acharya’s Nonnegotiables?
1:34:44 Acharya Prashant’s favorite book
1:36:18 Acharya Prashant’s Challenge as a writer
1:37:09 Should people be scared of Artificial Intelligence
1:37:29 What would Acharya Prashant like to do differently?


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