DECODING DRAUPADIThe Decoding Draupadi Podcast
Conversations with women shaping the world around us.
We don't just ask how she got here. We ask what she sees from where she stands.
About the show
The Decoding Draupadi Podcast is a video podcast of conversations with women founders, investors and leaders in India, about money, careers, motherhood and the decisions behind their work. Decoding Draupadi launched it in 2026 and makes every episode in-house.
Each episode is one conversation with one guest: what her work looks like up close, the choices that got her there, and what she has learned along the way. Many of our guests are also featured in written pieces on the blog.
Where to watch and listen
Watch every episode on YouTube, or listen on Spotify using the links on each episode below. There are 8 episodes so far, and new ones come out as they're recorded rather than on a fixed schedule.
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All episodes
Lakhs at 18, broke by 25: Why every woman needs her own money
Aarushi Vig
Founder, IT company · Host, Podcast with Aashi
First woman to ride to Khardung La, then COVID took it all
Meghna Khanna
Founder, The Bindi Project · Co-founder, The Preloved Co
The motherhood myth nobody warns you about
Avantika Bahuguna
Founder, MomsLeague · Former journalist
Investor: Stop asking men to validate your ideas
Vinita Surana
Investor · Executive Director, Surana Group
Portrait photographer: Why you hate how you look in photos
Sudha Chandani Khatri
Portrait photographer · Founder, Portraits by Sudha
Ex-banker built 10 profitable salons with zero funding
Sneha Jain
Co-founder, Bay Leaf salons and Flaner
The pricing mistake keeping women founders broke
Nishita Mantry
Business coach · Co-founder, Peach Collar
Episodes, written up
The story behind each conversation, to read instead of watch.
29 Aug 2026
Vinita Surana on why the reality bends once you stop waiting for someone else’s yes.
Vinita Surana learned early that reality bends to conviction, not the other way round. This is the story of how she stopped needing anyone else’s yes.
6 Aug 2026
Sudha Chandani Khatri on turning the camera into a mirror women finally like looking into.
“The world sees you through your eyes only,” says portrait photographer Sudha Chandani Khatri, whose entire business is built on helping women see themselves differently, one frame at a time.
27 Jul 2026
Sneha Jain on quitting a job she loved, twice, and building something of her own instead.
“I don’t want to follow the herd. I’m going to make my own life.” Sneha said this describing the instinct that has shaped almost every decision of her adult life, starting with the one she made straight out of college. It sounds like a throwaway line until you count how many times, she actually acted…
24 Jul 2026
Nishita Mantry on why business should feel effortless
“Life is not easy. Life is not fair. Life is a struggle.” — Nishita Mantry This is the exact belief Nishita opened our conversation with, and it turned out to be the thread that ran through everything she said next. Not a complaint, more like a starting point. She spoke about the unfairness of life…
22 Jul 2026
Gulnar Virk on building an empire from a study table and never losing herself to it.
“If you can run a company, are you telling me you can’t raise children?” That was Gulnar Virk’s nani, on the other end of a phone call, cutting through a sleepless, hysterical night of postpartum depression with one Punjabi sentence. Gulnar never forgot it, and once you hear the rest of her story, you understand…
22 Oct 2024
Chanaya Gupta on building a brand rooted in inclusivity and community
Chanaya Gupta is the founder of Lazo Store, a women’s fashion brand rooted in empowerment and community. She’s a dancer by heart, an entrepreneur by soul and a fitness freak by her muscles. We recently had the opportunity to sit down and talk to Chanaya about her journey of building LAZO, what it’s like building a community of women who feel comfortable and free to dress however they like and lots more.
Questions people ask
How do I become a guest on the Decoding Draupadi Podcast?
Guests are invited by the Decoding Draupadi team. We look for women founders, investors and leaders with something specific to say about their work. If you'd like to suggest someone, or yourself, write to ak@c4e.in with a line on who she is and what she'd talk about. If you've been invited, the guest page has everything you need.
How often do new Decoding Draupadi Podcast episodes come out?
There's no fixed schedule. New episodes come out as conversations are recorded and edited, and we do all of that in-house. The easiest way to catch each one is to subscribe to the Decoding Draupadi YouTube channel, or check this page, which updates on its own.
Where can I listen to the Decoding Draupadi Podcast?
Every episode is on YouTube, on the @decodingdraupadi channel, and most are on Spotify too. This page lists all of them with each guest's name and role, so you can pick an episode by person or by topic, with links to watch or listen.
Invited to be a guest?
Everything you need to know, and a calendar to book your slot.