There are so many people and everyone has a story to tell,” Nikhil narrates. So, I began sharing stories from real life, of people I met. I realised that the stories of known figures from books will give me limited sources. “Generally, sportspersons and celebrities gain a lot of attention in media, while social workers and entrepreneurs who make an impact rarely do. Initially, he would choose stories from the lives of popular, inspirational figures - Abraham Lincoln, Savitribai Phule, Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, Arunachalam Murugantham and more - but transitioned into real-life accounts of the everyday person in a few months. Nikhil started his podcast last June to keep himself busy during the pandemic. So, I decided to present just the masala of the content.” That’s when I introduced simple stories in them with which people could relate and promptly came to the conclusion that people were more interested in the five-minute story than they were in the rest of the session. Why such short episodes, I ask, to which he responds, “For work, I used to give motivational talks that were an hour long and they didn’t go very well. His year-old podcast consists of episodes of 5-7 minutes in the regional language, featuring human interest stories with a mission to inspire. He shares these life learnings with the world through his podcast Tamil Storyteller.