Ep #6 | WTF is Health? ft. Nikhil Kamath, Suniel Shetty, Nithin Kamath and Mukesh Bansal

It's never the good that's put out. It's that controversy that's-

That's what he's looking for.

Yeah. [laughing]

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You can be soft, tender, and still be extremely competitive.

Is that what you think of yourself? [laughing]

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Soft, tender, but competitive. [laughing]

The alcohol, you know, I think has been marketed all too well, especially wine is good for you kind of marketing last twenty years is absolutely bogus. There's no truth to it whatsoever.

My life is dictated less by my timings, but more by the timings of financial events happening for one.

And everybody says, "Overall health, overall health, and overall health," and-

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[upbeat music] Okay, guys, welcome to another episode of our podcast, which was an experiment. Uh, to begin with, I think we have three new people today. Uh, Nithin does not need to introduce himself to me, but it'll be nice if each of you can say, uh, two or three minutes about your life. None of you need an introduction. No one more than you. Like-

[chuckles]

- I think the entire world knows you.

[chuckles]

But still, maybe two minutes, starting with Mukesh.

Okay. Hello. Thank you. Uh, happy to be here. I am Mukesh. Uh, I grew up in a small town, uh, Haridwar-

Don't, don't give us like that. [laughing]

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Don't give us like the school interview kind of thing.

Uh, 」「 aap batao kya bolna chahiye? [chuckles]

aap poochnhe better hai na phir.

Achcha hai na?

Yeah.

To aap yeh bataiye ki aap Bangalore kab aaye? Bangalore mein, what is the most fun thing you've discovered about Bangalore? Who are your friends in Bangalore, and what do you do over weekends in Bangalore?

Wow, never thought about that [chuckles] that deeply. Bangalore, I, I came here in two thousand and seven with the aspiration of starting a startup. I was in Bay Area before and trying to do a startup for ten years, didn't work. So I figured ki chalo Silicon Valley mein bahut competitive hai, yahaan pe nahi ho raha hai, India jaake ek baar try karte hain. Came here, um, very... Uh, just the environment was amazing, you know, there was a lot of startup vibe. I think you guys are the early pioneers. You started way back, I think, you know, before two thousand and seven. But, uh, that, uh, you know, opportunity to create a startup in Bangalore in two thousand and seven was what brought me here. What I liked about Bangalore is weather. I think, you know, all of us love Bangalore weather. You know, ten months out of twelve months is, you know, in twenties, so I love that. Uh, all the lakes in Bangalore. I've always been, you know, very active, so I like going to all these lakes for walks.

Where are the lakes? Which lakes are you talking about?

Halur Lake, Kaikandre- Kaikondra Halli Lake [chuckles]

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- and many others I should remember name, but there are a lot-- Just nice, beautiful tracks, you know. There's two-kilometer runs, so I've had countless walks and runs and long-distance running around that. In the weekends, I... I'm a, I'm a startup person, so I end up working, unfortunately. But, uh, weekend morning, I'm generally in the gym, working out, evenings, spending time with my kids. I have always played, you know, sports, so I try to find time to play some sport, badminton, tennis. I was an avid golfer for five, six years, so there was an obsessive phase of golf, uh, mostly at Clover Greens in the south side of Bangalore. Yeah, some of the things, uh-