Uncommon Transitions
Uncommon Transitions features conversations with individuals who have made a transition from one line of work to something very different. From IT to the social sector, for instance; or from management consulting to journalism; from advertising to spirituality, perhaps. Together with my guests I explore this transition to figure out what drove them to this change, how the change has panned out, and what they’ve learned from it. We speak about the differences between the occupations they’ve had, and how the transition has impacted them personally. Read more at https://uncommontransitions.in/
Episodes
6 episodes
Shruti Reddy: From dealing with Code to dealing with Death
Shruti Reddy started working as a developer in the IT industry in 2006. But after about a decade in what she describes as “hard-core techie” roles, she quit and started a funeral services company. Tha...
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Episode 6
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58:27
Malini Gowrishankar: From IT to Voice-Overs to Travel Entrepreneurship and back to IT
I chose the name ‘Uncommon Transitions’ in the plural to showcase the plurality of transitions across a group of people, not a single person. And the trend so far has been exactly that: each person has had one major transition. But my guest in ...
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Episode 5
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52:35
Girija Hariharan: From IT practice to the practice of art
This episode is a long, meandering conversation, the sort you would have with an artist who thinks deeply about art and life. Girija Hariharan spent a decade and a half in the IT industry before taking up painting full-time in 2015. She began h...
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Episode 4
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53:44
Sindu Verma: From BPO Manager to Daycare Entrepreneur
Sindu Verma is someone who has worn – and still wears – different hats. She’s a mother, an entrepreneur, and a manager. She spent over a decade in the BPO industry in Mumbai and Bangalore before deciding to call it quits. The challenge she face...
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Episode 3
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44:14