What India Needs with Shutapa Paul

By: Shutapa Paul
  • Summary

  • Join Shutapa Paul as she delves into social, economic, and environment issues that should matter, speaks to inspiring individuals, while diving deep into every conversation.

    Shutapa Paul is an anchor, commenter, author, and media entrepreneur. She has spent almost two decades within the media space, first as a journalist, and now as a media entrepreneur. Currently, she is Founder of award-winning brand-building and communications company, Dharma Media Consultants, where she has been working closely within the investing, startup, and impact ecosystem.

    Shutapa has been recognised as:

    - BW 40 Under 40 (PR & Corp Comm)
    - BW Excel Communications Personality of the Year
    - Social Samosa 40 Under 40
    - Agency Reporter 40 Under 40
    - LinkedIn ‘Top Voice’
    - ‘100 Women Faces’ by the Confederation of Women Entrepreneurs
    - ‘Woman of the Year in Media and Journalism’ by Woman Times
    - Sattva Nation’s Iconic Wellness Award

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Episodes
  • What India Needs: Retuning Indian Film Music with Alokananda Dasgupta
    Mar 5 2025

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    Only 8% of key roles in the Indian film industry are held by women. Composing, sound engineering, and music production remain spaces where women struggle to be heard.


    In this Women’s Day special, Shutapa Paul speaks to Alokananda Dasgupta, the music composer behind Sacred Games, Jubilee, and Trapped, about challenges, biases, change that has happened, and that which is still to come.


    Catch the latest episode of the 'What India Needs' podcast on YouTube or Spotify!


    #WhatIndiaNeeds #genderequality #womeninleadership #workplaceinclusion #Indianmusicindustry #Womeninfilm #Gendergap


    Segmentation:

    00:00:00 - Introduction

    00:03:01 - Women in film music

    00:06:07 - Challenges & barriers for women in film music

    00:19:22 - Equality vs actual implementation

    00:22:56 - Experience working across industries

    00:28:32 - Background scores vs songs

    00:34:47 - Royalties & legal issues in music

    00:39:39 - Alokananda’s journey & inspirations

    00:52:43 - Upcoming projects & future work

    00:55:43 - Outro

    #genderequality #workplaceequality #equalopportunities #gendergap #genderequity #womenatwork #careerequality


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    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shutapapaulpodcast

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@shutapa_paul

    Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-shutapa-paul-podcast


    To know more:


    Follow Shutapa Paul on


    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shutapapaul/

    Twitter X: https://x.com/ShutapaPaul

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shutapa?igsh=MWZ5cHB3aDg3b21jcQ==

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shutapapaulpage/


    Follow Alokananda Dasgupta on:


    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alokanandadasgupta

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AlokanandaDasguptaOfficial


    Credits(Music) Dramatic Epic Orchestra BFCMusic (Andrei Marchanka)

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    56 mins
  • What India Needs: The Truth About Food Safety in India with Rinka Banerjee
    Feb 17 2025

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    15.8% of tested food samples in India were found to be substandard.

    How safe is the food we consume every day? Can we really trust food
    labels? What about street food?

    In this episode, Shutapa Paul engages with Rinka Banerjee, Founder of
    Thinking Forks, to explore India’s food safety challenges, the
    innovations driven by startups, and the future of food.

    Catch the full episode on YouTube or listen on Spotify.

    #WhatIndiaNeeds #Podcast #FoodSafety #ConsumerRights #HealthyLiving
    #FoodRegulations #WhatIndiaNeedsPodcast





    00:00:00 - Intro
    00:02:20 - How safe is our food?
    00:05:41 - Gaps in food safety enforcement
    00:12:08 - Challenges for MSME
    00:16:16 - Street food safety concerns
    00:22:20 - Quality mismatch in global and Indian products
    00:25:06 - Front of pack labelling in India
    00:27:42 - Misleading labels & food fraud
    00:37:23 - The need for consumer awareness
    00:38:20 - Genesis of Thinking Forks and learnings
    00:48:35 - The future of food safety in India
    00:56:00 - Myths
    00:57:56 - Advice for young people
    01:01:53 - Outro





    #foodlabeling #frontofpacklabeling #streeetfood #startup #foodsafety #foodregulations #india #foodstartup #indiansnacks #packagedfood #foodpackaging #foodtech #healthierchoices #sustainability



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    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shutapapaulpodcast
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@shutapa_paul
    Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-shutapa-paul-podcast


    To know more:

    Follow Shutapa Paul on

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shutapapaul/
    Twitter X: https://x.com/ShutapaPaul
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shutapa?igsh=MWZ5cHB3aDg3b21jcQ==
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shutapapaulpage/


    Follow Rinka Banerjee on

    LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/rinka-banerjee-68552117


    Follow Thinking Forks on

    Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/thinking-forks/
    Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thinkingforksigsh=MXI2c25mZ3JkdmRpYQ==
    Thinking Forks: https://www.thinkingforks.com/

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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • What India Needs: Breaking Taboos Around Menstrual Hygiene with Vikas Bagaria
    Feb 3 2025

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    Menstruation is a biological process, not a taboo. So why are women still shamed for it?

    In this episode of What India Needs, host Shutapa Paul talks with Vikas Bagaria, founder of Pee Safe. From his personal journey to sustainable solutions, Vikas shares facts about menstruation taboos, and sustainable solutions like menstrual cups and reusable pads.

    Catch the full conversation on YouTube or listen to it on Spotify.

    #whatindianeeds #peesafe #menstrualhealth #periodcare #sustainability

    00:00 - Intro

    01:58 - Social taboo and stigma

    06:26 - Awareness and education

    09:15 - Efforts and initiatives for improvement

    11:03 - Sustainability and affordability

    15:00 - Female personal hygiene market

    16:40 - Men’s personal hygiene

    19:28 - Personal journey and Pee Safe

    22:47 - UTI and public loos

    24:54 - Other business ventures

    28:48 - Pee Safe Investors

    30:04 - Future goals and challenges

    37:33 - Advice for young entrepreneurs

    40:30 - Failures and lessons learnt

    46:10 - Perspectives on parenthood

    48:50 - Balancing life as an entrepreneur

    52:08 - Outro

    #hygienematters #healthforall #sanitation #personalhygiene #endperiodstigma #breakthetaboo #femininecare #menstrualcups #sanitarypads

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    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shutapapaulpodcast

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@shutapa_paul

    Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-shutapa-paul-podcast


    To know more:


    Follow Shutapa Paul on

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shutapapaul/

    Twitter X: https://x.com/ShutapaPaul

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shutapa?igsh=MWZ5cHB3aDg3b21jcQ==

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shutapapaulpage/


    Follow Vikas Bagaria on

    LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/vikkivik

    Twitter/X: https://x.com/vikkivik?t=s9XeGEuZsK6yl97tCO4gXw&s=09

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vikas_bagaria?igsh=Mmh6eHAyaW1vcHN2

    Pee Safe: https://www.peesafe.com/


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    52 mins

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