Roots to Routes with Anand Dattani
This podcast unpacks the importance of understanding where each of us come from, and the role it's played in where we’re going.
Each episode is an honest and personal conversation about legacy, identity, and the lessons passed down through generations.
Each guest is someone who has broken barriers through what they're now doing, from founders and CEOs, to creatives and athletes, we explore how our roots shaped us, what we can learn from the stories of our elders, and how much culture has evolved even since our own childhoods.
From societal expectations on success to relationships, I get the guest to share their own experience a on overcoming generational struggles, and their advice for the next generation.
If you're someone who’s ever felt stuck between living life the way you want or fitting in, or you’re still figuring out where you belong, you're not alone here.
And if you’re a guest on the show, this isn’t just about sharing your bio. It’s about sharing the stories that made you you, and leaving behind something meaningful for the next generation to hear.
- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Average duration
- 45 minutes
- Episodes
- 102
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
|E19| Vik Judge talks: Appreciating Selfless Generosity & Living Up To My Own Expectation
In part 2, we covered:
Self-reflecting on his brother not liking the person he was becoming
Noticing cultural differences when traveling around India and Japan, and comparing it to the UK
B…
Season 3 - Third Culture Conversations
Facts about Third Culture Kids (TCKs):
- Average number of cities they've lived in = 4
- Average age they first move = 4.5 yrs old
- 85% are bilingual
- 44% earned a graduate degree by age 22
They typica…
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|E17| 4 Lessons Learnt from the Francis Ngannou Immigrant Story
Francis Ngannou is a gifted athlete. But his path to superstardom is far from ordinary (and I mean FAR), both as a sports-star and as an immigrant.
The UFC champion's story, which took him from a s…
|E16| Lucas Skrobot talks: Becoming Secure With My Identity & Leaving A Multigenerational Impact
We cover A LOT, so here's what to expect:
RELATIONSHIPS & EXPECTATION
> How can you leverage conflict and 'argue better' to help strengthen relationships?> How do people who frequently t…
|E15| Michellee Fox relives: Overcoming Isolation, Keeping My Identity & Leading A Revolution
Brazilian native, Michellee Fox is a slow food chef and small minority farmer advocate. And on top of this, she's joined an amazing initiative for a food and lifestyle television network, known as F…
|E14| Roman Prokopchuk relives: Dealing With Negative Experiences & Harnessing It For Something Good
Roman is a 1st generation immigrant from Ukraine and arrived to the US with 6 family members to a 2 bedroom apartment. He was forced to become a self-taught digital marketer due to the 2008 recessio…
|E13| Joydeep Das relives: Embracing Opportunities and Adapting to New Cultures
Having a father who served in the Air Force, Joydeep spent a large segment of his childhood moving around India while attending the Air Force School. He has since worked his way up from being a softw…
|E12| 4 Lessons Learnt From Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Immigrant Story
Of the well known immigrants who elevated to stardom in the US, very few can boast the accomplishments of Arnold Schwarzenegger. The real life terminator made a name for himself as a bodybuilder, and…
|E11| Eszter Matheson relives: Finding My Own Story, My Sense of Purpose, and the Confidence to Pursue It
Eszter, originally from Australia, solo traveled through India amongst other places since she was a teenager, before moving to New York to pursue a TV career.
With her husband, David, they both tra…
|E10| Taylor Roark relives: Breaking Down Biases and Navigating The Internal Journey of Opportunity, Discovery & Fun
In this episode I sit down with Taylor to understand how being on the go almost every few years since the age of 3, until finally settling in his current apartment in London (for now), helped him to …
|E9| 4 Lessons Learnt from Mila Kunis’ Immigrant Story
Mila Kunis is well recognised for her successes in TV and film. Not only has she won a number of accolades through her career, but she has always expressed her gratitude to her parents and now passin…
|E8| AmyK Hutchens relives: Developing Respect for Different Belief Systems and Building Deep Connections
AmyK is a featured contributor for Entrepreneur magazine, and her latest book, The Secrets Leaders Keep, is an Amazon bestseller. AmyK received her M.S. from Johns Hopkins University, and has been a …
Season 2 - Redefining the Immigrant
”We were both crying because of the state it was in” w/ Prakash Dattani
Season 1 - From Uganda to the UK. The story of the Dattani siblings, who grew up in Kakamega, Kenya, before moving to Jinja, Uganda in December 1950.
"It was a paradise living there", as one of the…
”Everybody looked out for everybody” w/ Prakash Dattani
Season 1 - From Uganda to the UK. The story of the Dattani siblings, who grew up in Kakamega, Kenya, before moving to Jinja, Uganda in December 1950.
"It was a paradise living there", as one of the…
”The Music Keeps Us All Together” w/ Shobna Ruparelia
Note: episode is spoken mostly in Gujarati
Season 1 - From Uganda to the UK. The story of the Dattani siblings, who grew up in Kakamega, Kenya, before moving to Jinja, Uganda in December 1950.
"It…
”I never found problem mixing with people” w/ Dinesh Dattani
Season 1 - From Uganda to the UK. The story of the Dattani siblings, who grew up in Kakamega, Kenya, before moving to Jinja, Uganda in December 1950.
"It was a paradise living there", as one of the…
”It took us 4 days to get to London” w/ Dinesh Dattani
The story of the Dattani siblings, who grew up in Kakamega, Kenya, before moving to Jinja, Uganda in December 1950.
"It was a paradise living there", as one of the siblings described. Until the rise…
”We Evolved with Change” w/ Avni Nicholls
The story of the Dattani siblings, who grew up in Kakamega, Kenya, before moving to Jinja, Uganda in December 1950.
"It was a paradise living there", as one of the siblings described. Until the rise…