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Real stories from science, art, entrepreneurship, social work and education — told by the people who lived them. Swayam Talks isn't just a channel, it's a movement of ideas.
Swayam Talks on stage
Latest edition
Speakers from this edition — Rahul Rasal on regenerative agriculture, Ajinkya Dhariya, who built the world's first sanitary pad recycling machine, Mandar Kamalapurkar on the science of sound, and the founders of Chiku Piku.
From the stage to your screen
1.8M views
Dnyaneshwar Bodke
1.4M views
Kiran Purandare
997K views
Saurabh Tapkir
511K views
Dr. Rajendra Bharud
321K views
Sonali Navangul
280K views
Ganesh Kulkarni
264K views
Rahul Rasal
149K views
Nutan Karnik
143K views
Dhanashree Lele
101K views
Dadasaheb Bhagat
19K views
Mandar Kamalapurkar
16K views
Ajinkya Dhariya
Our story
The Swayam Talks channel started in October 2012 with one idea — give the stage to people doing extraordinary work rather than to big names. Today: 1,100+ videos, 30+ series and 456K subscribers.
“Inspiration doesn't come from a speech. It comes from an honest story.”
Swayam Talks joined YouTube on 2 October 2012.
Dnyaneshwar Bodke on sustainable farming — 1.8M views and counting. Kiran Purandare's Nagzira story comes from the same years.
The live stage begins. Speakers like Dr. Rajendra Bharud reached hundreds of thousands.
Three city editions in one year, alongside web series like Yakshaprashna and 'Ghar Kara Re Prasanna'.
A Swayam Original docu-series — Nagzira, the instrument makers of Miraj, Yeola's Paithani weavers and Sahyadri Farms.
A new series on schools and parenting, and the Mumbai 2026 edition.
Anywhere, anytime
Longer conversations on 'Kahitari Navin' and the Swayam Podcast. New episodes land on YouTube, and on the Swayam Talks app and website.
New episode
Swayam Original
A new series on schools, parenting and the way children actually learn.
2 episodes
A Swayam Original docu-series — Nagzira, Miraj's instrument makers, Yeola's Paithani, Sahyadri Farms.
Dr. Sanjay Upadhye's six-part series on relationships, home and the people in it.
1 episode
Dhanashree Lele's web series, unpacking old questions afresh.
1 episode
Dhananjay Gokhale decodes the Atharvashirsha, line by line.
1 episode
Anagha Modak in conversation with poets, writers and artists.
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