Roots to Routes with Anand Dattani

ChamCham talks about his life growing up in Cameroon, having a huge family that embodied the different cultural values of the country, and how the need to learn French didn't stop his desire to go to…

Sejal Majithia-Jaswal knows she was born in Uganda, and lived for a short while in India before moving to the UK. But what she didn't know for 50 years is where exactly she was born.. but here she s…

Apart from this unorthodox but highly entertaining quote by my guest, in the final part of our conversation, Doq discusses one of the most important chapters of his life, introducing his partner (and…

If you don't already know who Doq is, check out the bonus episode before this, where I spend 30mins with him talking about all the weird and wonderful so that we could ease him of his initial nerves…

FUNNIEST EPISODE YET. An unorthodox introduction to a very special guest - an entertainer, a storyteller, a cancer-survivor and, above all else, a loyal friend, son and husband who has endless value…

South Africa-born, Rhea Naidoo, gives an incredible open and honest account of her memories of life in South Africa; as well as, her views of the racial discrimination (apartheid) that dominated the…

British-born Bangladeshi, Shuwel Ahmed, opens up about the biggest failure in his life, which came when he moved to London for University, and how the disappointment felt worse given the backstory o…

Don't forget to check out Part 1 if you haven't already.

In part 2, we discuss:

Dealing with the culture shock of moving to Iran, and not 'fitting in'

How can someone better connect w…

In Part 1, we cover:

• How facing the challenges of a third culture kid while growing up helped her embrace and fit in
• Learning to embrace her Iranian side and overcoming the 'terrorist' propagan…

We discuss:

• How I first came into contact with spiritually inclined youth.
• Where did the idea to use my summer holidays to stay in an ashram in India and serve with the monks come from?
• The fee…

About the Guest.

Music is Boluwatife (Bolu) Adefemi's passion. The singer-songwriter finds inspiration in everything around her and being a young Black woman, she has created a song for Blac…

Born in France to Algerian parents, Sadi recalls his childhood memory of moving from a neighbourhood filled with immigrant families and children of immigrants, to one where he was part of 'one of the…

Shavika shares how it was to be not American enough for the Americans, but not Indian enough for the Indians either. Coming from a family of strong-willed women who went against the 'norms' of expect…

As an UK-born Iranian, Sina speaks about what it was like to grow up as a third culture kid who was influenced both by the British culture around him, and the Iranian culture instilled by his parents…

A storyteller, Climate Reality Leader, school speaker on climate change and animal rights, as well as recipient of Al Gore's training program on climate change communication: Vivina Vincent. In this…

In part 2, we explore:

• How consistency and relatability are just as important (if not more) than talent in having a significant impact
• The importance of having a coach in all aspects of life and l…

Kojo Agyei talks very frankly about growing up as the only non-white kid in his area, being stared at for looking different to everyone else, and how this fuelled his drive to give everyone 'a real r…

In this conversation, we discussed:

Becoming aware of the fortunate family and environment she was brought up in

Living in a society that are not trained to ask why and think critically

Cha…

Alex gives her fresh perspective and learnings on topics such as:

How I managed to become grateful for the privileges I had in order to use to serve those less fortunate?

How I found the place I …

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
• Better co…