4 episodes
Beyond The Game Beyond The Game
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Beyond The Game is a podcast series presented by the Sports Cell of SIMC, Pune. It's where we talk to the people of SIMC (faculty, students & alumni) to discover the people behind the name-tiles. In every episode, Abhilash and Anant talk to the guest about their sporting journeys, their favorite teams/athletes, and more importantly use sports as a medium to create conversations and stories.
Hop in, let's have some fun :)
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Beyond The Game Episode 04 ft. Risha Buvariya
On the fourth episode of Beyond the Game, we have a student as the guest for the first time. Listen to Risha, a former Lawn Tennis player and coach as she takes you through her journey in sports, her experiences at SIMC and more.
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Dr. Sushobhan Patankar - The Journey From Sports Journalism to Academics
Prasham and Shreya talk to Dr. Sushobhan Patankar, Deputy Director, SIMC, about his stint as a sports journalist, the chances of the Indian team at the 2022 T20 World Cup, the sporting culture at SIMC and his most important interview with Sachin Tendulkar.
We also talked about his love for football, the sporting culture of the country in general, his experience of covering the IPL and a few more things... -
Mr. Sandeep Kumar Boddapati - Broadcasters as Storytellers
Anant and Rishav talk to Sandeep Boddapati, an SIMC alumnus of 2016, about his incredible journey from SIMC to being one of the torch bearers of vernacular commentary in the country. He discusses the importance of storytelling, the rapid rise of vernacular commentary, his role-model Harsha Bhogle and the sporting culture at SIMC. Sandeep also reminisces his time in the commentary box voicing PV Sindhu's spectacular Bronze at Tokyo 2020.
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Dr. Ruchi Jaggi - Djokovic, SIMC and Sports as a Metaphor of Life
Abhilash and Anant talk to Dr. Ruchi Jaggi, Director of SIMC, about her sporting journey, the sports culture at SIMC, her love for Tennis, mental health, and in an exclusive she tells a great story about the time Novak Djokovic helped her finish her PhD Thesis.
We also touched upon the Olympics, the romanticization of struggle, the narratives of Popular Culture in Sports, and who her dinner table guests would be!
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