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With more than 15 years of experience working in the corporate sector with big IT firms like Adobe, Oracle, HCL, etc. Fela Chawngthu will help us understand some of the myths or misunderstandings we have about the Private Sector Industry and how diverse it is. In this conversation, we talk about the career prospect, the challenges and the future. 

On September 4th, 2020, we recorded our first episode with Rudy Wallang and Jimmy Thang. Over the year we have produce 23 episodes with two seasons and going. I would like to thank every one of you who have helped us grow this podcast.  In this anniversary episode, I and Chris talk about the pay differences across the globe for a graphic designer, how anyone can be taught the trade and what is important for many to keep business running. Chris Do is an Emmy award-winning designer, director, CEO and Chief Strategist of Blind and the founder of The Futur—an online education platform with the mission of teaching 1 billion people how to make a living doing what they love. If you enjoy the video or the podcast and would like to help produce more video, please consider subscribing to the channel membership or buy us a coffee at the below link: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tnss

Hailing from the tribal region of Arunachal Pradesh, India, Nabam has managed to forge an identity firmly in the vanguard of innovative artists while respecting and building on the deep roots of his culture. Nominated as one of India’s “Top 5 Guitar Players” by Guitar Player Magazine in 2020, he utilizes his firm command of both voice and instrument to convey deeply personal narratives of introspection. Nabam’s music has taken him throughout Asia to perform, including major festivals in India such as NH7 Weekender, Ziro Festival of Music and renowned venues like The Piano Man, High Spirits, and Evening Club. Having performed in the neighbouring countries of Bhutan, Singapore, and Myanmar, Takar has expanded his scope of touring, including appearances at New York City’s Rockwood Music Hall and SoFar Sounds. www.takarnabam.com If you enjoy the video or the podcast and would like to help produce more video, please consider subscribing to the channel membership or buy us a coffee at the below link: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tnss

Dropping KONE single, he changed the whole landscape of rap in northeast India and gave a new platform for all the artists. Hits like UNI have been able to cross boundaries across nations. G'nie talks about his views on the current music scene of northeast India, what artist needs to know. We explore in more in-depth his journey and experiences through life and what it is like to be G'nie  If you enjoy the video or the podcast and would like to help produce more episode, please consider subscribing to the channel membership or buy us a coffee.

S02EP05 In Conversation with Jeremy Ralte | Singer-Songwriter Listen beyond the comedy sketch and powerful vocals of Jeremy Ralte, the  Mizoram's 'cyclonic storm dancer’, frontman of Stacy’s Penitence. We talk about society, social media and also sang at some point. Check out Jeremy on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeremy.l.ralte/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5gISjq7h9K-mnH4paU4fyQ Check out Siruk Clothing: https://www.instagram.com/siruk.clothing/ If you enjoy the video or the podcast and would like to help produce more video, please consider subscribing to the channel membership or buy us a coffee at the below link: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tnss PS: Due to some issue with our recording platform the audio in this video might not be up to the mark.

Tiakumzuk Aier, film director and director of the famous Dreamz Unlimited YouTube channel speaks about his experiences, how he got into the film making industry and lesson learnt in working on a feature film called Nana: A tale of us. His debut film Nana: A tale of us won the Edinburgh Festival of Indian Films and Documentaries for Golden Calton Best Director and 2021 Prag Cine Awards for Best Film North East.

In this episode, Rajiv and I had a conversation around his new book, Adventures of an Itinerant Executive, the India corporate culture and his 4+ decades career journey.   Rajiv is an IIM Ahmedabad graduate and business leader with international experience in Strategic Business and Market Research, Brand Management, Advertising, Consumer Banking, Mutual Funds, Credit Cards and Knowledge Management with blue-chip multinationals. These include Glaxo Smith Kline, J Walter Thompson, Citibank, Standard Chartered Bank, Nielsen, the Kantar Group (IMRB, BMRB, LMRB) Egon Zehnder and Heidrick & Struggles. He has worked in the UK, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Sri Lanka and India.    You can buy the book from  https://notionpress.com/read/adventures-of-an-itinerant-executive 

In this episode, Anubha and I discuss her book, "Mother, Where's My Country?”, her experiences working with the media before being independent and how #NewsWorthy came into existence. Anubha is the Founder & Editor of NewsWorthy, former Executive Editor CNN-IBN, NDTV and ICFJ Knight Fellow, Fulbright Humphrey Fellow. Connect with NewsWorthy Facebook: https://bit.ly/3b0SkcM Twitter: https://bit.ly/3kwartS Instagram: https://bit.ly/2NBTUZJ Email: [email protected] 

To kick off season 2 of the podcast, we talk to Mangpu Tonsing & Cole Tonsing of Hornbill Cable Network about their journey on starting the first Cable Tv operation in Lamka town and how they sustain it through the years. 

In Conversation with Thanglianpau | President, Zomi Re-Unification Organisation (ZRO) This episode is in collaboration with StoriesAsia, a modern-day news publishing website that uses the power of the online visual medium to tell stories through a ‘new journalism’ that involves engaging videos, films, photos, podcasts, and text. This episode will be the end of Season 1 of our podcast, we hope that you enjoy the series as much as we do. Read the text version of this podcast here: https://longform.storiesasia.org/in-conversation-with-thanglianpaunbsppresident-zomi-reunification-organisation-zro?source=share-storiesasia Learn more about StoriesAsia: https://www.storiesasia.org/

In this episode, Pauzagin Tonsing, Director, Centre for Community Initiative and I talked about the issue and challenges faced by many parents and families in bringing up their loved ones who have disabilities. CCI envision to To create a healthy and just society with equal opportunities for all. They work towards building and strengthening society for health care, education, and socio-economic development through community initiatives and participation. They believe that each individual, communities, institutions, and government contribute in their own way of making the world a better place to live in. To learn more about CCI visit their website: https://communityinitiative.in/ To Donate to them follow the below link: http://communityinitiative.in/support-us/

In this episode, Joyce Jambiakkim and I explore how she gets into Hotel Management, her thoughts on the role of women in the Paite community, and how women are perceived when they are more successful than man. We also discussed how one can get into studying Hotel Management, different career prospect and the diversity of the sector.