Project Manchala was created on the basis to give me the ability to discuss whatever I wanted to, whenever I wanted to. Completely unfiltered. The name Manchala actually isn't supposed to be read as one word, it comes from 'Man' meaning heart, and 'Chala' meaning wander. In essence, the name would be the wandering heart project, a chance for me to let my heart process all of my emotions in their most raw form. So come with me on this journey, wherever it may take us.
Project Manchala S2E14 - Dark Souls 3, Souls Like Games, Elden Ring ft Arzaan Mairaj
Assalamulaikum everyone! Welcome to the fourteenth episode of season 2 of Project Manchala. For today's episode, I have my friend Arzaan on to discuss something that’s become a newfound interest of mine, Dark Souls 3. Now the Dark Souls series has been known as arguably some of the most difficult games ever made, join us today as we go over the culture these games have created and the games that stemmed from their creation.
These sorts of games aren’t everyone’s piece of cake, join us as we discuss why that may be a good or bad thing. How things have changed since the originator of the series first came out. And what the future may hold.
I hope you've all been enjoying this season of Manchala, we're slowly coming to a close as there are a few more episodes I have planned out that I'd like to produce. The past two years have been challenging to say the least and I tried my best to adapt Manchala and take it on this new journey. I hope you all continue to support me with the coming episodes and the next season whenever it comes. Thank you so much, everyone! I'm still trying to fine-tune things for the last few episodes, in case Season 3 also has to be online. In any case, enjoy the episode!
3 May 2021
Project Manchala - S2E13 Impact of Covid 19, Passion Over Degree, Exposure Culture ft MushahidHPhoto
Assalamulaikum everyone! Welcome to the twelfth episode of season 2 of Project Manchala. For today's episode, I have someone I look up to as an inspiration and to an extent, a role model as well, join me in welcoming Mushahid Hussain. In today's episode, we discussed various topics ranging from the impact Covid19 has had on doctors, medical students and the overall implications that have had for the country. We discussed how due to the widespread lack of information and awareness many people are still treating the pandemic as an afterthought, rather than the serious condition it really is, as well as how the conduct of the government regarding education has been lacklustre, to say the least, as well as further going in dept as to why online education failed in Pakistan. Rounding it off with how the promise of 'exposure' in the creative industry has gotten to an all-time high and is creating an exploitive culture which should, by all means, be criminal, in my personal opinion of course.
30 Apr 2021
Project Manchala S2E12 - Possibly Another Lockdown?!, Cloth V Surgical Masks and Vaccination Myths ft Maryam Irfan Mir
Assalamulaikum everyone! Welcome to the twelfth episode of season 2 of Project Manchala. For today's episode, I have my friend Maryam Irfan Mir on to discuss the possibility of another lockdown being imposed sometime soon, whether you really should be spending so much time accessorising with your cloth masks, some of the difficulties she's personally faced academically and in her personal life. Rounding it up with some common misconceptions surrounding the pandemic and vaccination. If you haven't already, please do get your grandparents and parents registered, as of recording this, vaccination has begun for people aged 40 and above. If you can, help out your support staff as well. I hope you've all been enjoying this season of Manchala, we're slowly coming to a close as there are a few more episodes I have planned out that I'd like to produce. The past two years have been challenging to say the least and I tried my best to adapt Manchala and take it on this new journey. I hope you all continue to support me with the coming episodes and the next season whenever it comes. Thank you so much, everyone! I'm still trying to fine-tune things for the last few episodes, in case Season 3 also has to be online. In any case, enjoy the episode!
25 Jan 2021
Life as a UoL Student, UoL VS Local LLB, Online Exams ft Arsal Jafri
Assalamulaikum everyone! Welcome to the eleventh episode of season 2 of Project Manchala. For today's episode, I have my good friend, and senior, Arsal Jafri on to discuss his and my own personal experience so far in the University of London's LLB program. How the University has adapted to an online platform in the past year and a half, the things they did well, the things they could've done better and the general frustration many of the LLB students are currently facing. These feelings have been boiling over for a good few months now and they finally just came out here and now. If you're an A Level or Inter Student planning out your future and considering joining the legal fraternity, especially via UoL then definitely give the episode a listen all the way through to get a good perspective on the good, bad and the ugly.
I hope everyone has been enjoying this season of Project Macnhala it's been amazing being able to bring the series back and revitalise it in this new manner. I've been wanting to take my podcast more and more serious for the longest time and season two was that opportunity. We're slowly wrapping up with this season, after which I'll be taking some time out to plan out the next season and improve upon the things I learnt this past year. I'm still trying to finetune things for these online podcasts, so please bear with me. In any case, I hope you guys enjoy it!
5 Jan 2021
Studying Online, Living Online, Dying Online ft Fatima Abbas Adenwalla
Assalamulaikum everyone! Welcome to the tenth episode of season 2 of Project Manchala. For today's episode, I have my good friend Fatima Abbas Adenwalla on to discuss how life has had to evolve and how an online medium for life has changed things. Have they been for the better? Have they been for the worse? Join us as we breakdown the atrocity that was 2020.
26 Dec 2020
MCU, Cinematic Universes ft Salman Barry
Assalamulaikum everyone! Welcome to the ninth episode of season 2 of Project Manchala. For today's episode, I have my good friend Salman Ahmed Barry back onboard to dissect some of the most critically acclaimed film trilogies in the world, what we personally think makes a good film, how to tastefully execute CGI and the love for movies that we both share and the journey it's taken the both of us.
This is a special two-part series, with the first episode dealing with critically acclaimed film trilogies like Lord of the Rings and Star Wars, the precedent they set for films to come later down the line, including their brilliant usage of CGI, while I and Salman also break down some of our favourite films and what they mean to us. With the second part delving deep into the MCU, and the universe Marvel has created. What does it take to create and run a universe like this? Salman has become a regular staple on the podcast, but I hope you guys enjoy listening to us ramble as much as I enjoy doing it with him.
26 Dec 2020
Critically Acclaimed Trilogies, The Love of Movies ft Salman Barry
Assalamulaikum everyone! Welcome to the eighth episode of season 2 of Project Manchala. For today's episode, I have my good friend Salman Ahmed Barry back onboard to dissect some of the most critically acclaimed film trilogies in the world, what we personally think makes a good film, how to tastefully execute CGI and the love for movies that we both share and the journey it's taken the both of us. This is a special two-part series, with the first episode dealing with critically acclaimed film trilogies like Lord of the Rings and Star Wars, the precedent they set for films to come later down the line, including their brilliant usage of CGI, while I and Salman also break down some of our favourite films and what they mean to us. With the second part delving deep into the MCU, and the universe Marvel has created. What does it take to create and run a universe like this? Salman has become a regular staple on the podcast, but I hope you guys enjoy listening to us ramble as much as I enjoy doing it with him.
24 Dec 2020
Mental Health, Art, Coping Mechanisms ft Farheen Shaikh
Assalamulaikum everyone! Welcome to the seventh episode of season 2 of Project Manchala. For today's episode, I have my good friend Farheen Shaikh to talk about how she’s personally tackled her own mental, how it’s affected her art and the coping mechanisms she often employs to work around her struggles with her health. I hope this episode serves as a good stress relief to the creatives out there who struggles from mental illnesses, your illness is not a limitation, it’s just another hoop you have to jump through. Sometimes that jump is easy, and sometimes it’s really scary. But if I can do it, so can you.
16 Dec 2020
B99, Police Brutality, Celebrity Influence ft Ashfia Hasan
Assalamulaikum everyone! Welcome to the sixth episode of season 2 of Project Manchala. For today's episode, I have my good friend Ashfia Hasan to talk about one of our favourite comedy sitcom's, Brooklyn Nine-Nine! Brooklyn Nine-Nine is a comedy sitcom centred around a squad of NYPD detectives, showcasing their lives and jobs.
Now given the current political climate of the world and the various instances of police brutality that have come out this year, it puts the showrunners in a difficult spot. Join us as we discuss how we hope to see them tackling these problems and whether or not these are their issues to be tackling in the first place.
Another point we discuss is the influence celebrities have, and the impact of having such a platform can have on the masses. This was the most politically charged episode I've ever done and was in my personal opinion a very intellectual one as well. So I hope you guys enjoyed the change of pace from the usual topics.
14 Dec 2020
Spider-Man 3, Live Action Spider-verse, & Life ft Alina Zehra
Assalamulaikum everyone! Welcome to the fifth episode of season 2 of Project Manchala. For today's episode, I have my good friend Alina Zehra to discuss everything going on with Marvel’s Spider-Man 3, the problems with beginning a possible live action Spider-verse, the risk of making the film feeling bloated due to the large cast, will they be able to make it work? Let’s discuss. Also with a sprinkle of real life regarding how both of our professions have us eventually becoming more and more insensitive to the sadness that plagues our professions. And a bit of jazz about our best friend, because why not?
12 Dec 2020
Burnout, Work-life Balance, Art, Social Media ft Stephanie Felix
Assalamulaikum everyone! Welcome to the fourth episode of season 2 of Project Manchala. For today's episode, I have my good friend Stephanie Felix on to disucuss the burnout we both sometimes face as artists, how she personally maintains a worklife balance, her journey with art and the struggles of being an artist on social media. I hope all the artist's who may be watching/listening, and even the budding artist's who may be tuned in I hope this conversation was helpful to you. If you'd like me to have Stephanie on again for anything, do let me know please.
10 Dec 2020
AirPods Pro MAX, M1 Mac's, Portless iPhones and Cyberpunk 2077 ft Salman Barry
Assalamulaikum everyone! Welcome to the third episode of season 2 of Project Manchala. For today's episode, I have my good friend Salman Barry on to discuss Apple's new Airpods Pro Max, their new line of M1 Mac's, the potential Portless iPhones that may be on the horizon and Cyberpunk 2077.
8 Dec 2020
Gaming Culture, Anime, Nintendo in Pakistan ft Salman Barry
Assalamulaikum everyone! Welcome to the second episode of season 2 of Project Manchala. For today's episode, I have my good friend Salman Barry on to discuss a range of topics starting off with how gaming culture has evolved in Pakistan, how anime was a big part of our childhood growing up, and why Nintendo as a company seems to be failing in Pakistan. This was the first time I've ever had a guest on the podcast, and due to Covid-19, I had to get a little creative with it. I know it isn't the quality we're used to, but as things progress we'll figure it out. In any case, I hope you guys enjoy it!
23 Nov 2020
Burnout
Assalamulaikum everyone! Welcome to the very first episode of season 2 of Project Manchala. It’s great to be back here again, and taking a more serious approach to the podcast, I’m not quite sure how long this motivational rush will last, but I’m committed to making season 2 much better than the previous season, learning from the mistakes I made, and incorporating all the new things I’ve been learning while I was away. I hope you guys enjoy! The first episode is going to be on Burnout. My personal battles with it, hope I’ve learnt to overcome it and be wary of its approach.
28 Apr 2020
Episode #5 Closure
Closure: A sense of resolution or conclusion at the end of an artistic work. "he brings modernistic closure to his narrative." A feeling that an emotional or traumatic experience has been resolved. "I am desperately trying to reach closure but I don't know how to do it without answers from him" Closure is one of those things that a lot of people desperately need, yet are never able to get for a number of reasons. I've personally struggled with closure at various stages in my life, maybe me talking here today will help you find some closure in your life. Some of the details in the story's are from a more personal spot than I thought I'd be able to discuss but I felt like I needed to. This by no way excuses the way I chose to act or feel about a given situation but closure is also about growing from what you learnt, and choosing to act in a better manner. And that's how I choose to be. I choose to be better.
20 Apr 2020
Episode #4 Sab Theek Hojayega
Hey everyone, with all the uncertainty in the air and just the general sense of dread. I felt like I needed to try and say my piece on the matter. I've been struggling with quarantine and life indoors myself and felt like the realisations I had could possibly help some of you with what you're going through as well. Hope this helps, sab theek hojayega!
19 Apr 2020
Episode #3 Gratitude
Hey everyone, so these past few weeks have been a time of great reflection for me. I've ended up looking back at various old projects, various photographs I've taken and for a lack of a better way to explain it, I felt like my work wasn't good enough. I wasn't good enough. During this time, I spoke to many different people, looked at various kinds of art to try and change my outlook on my work. When I came across the concept of gratitude in one of my teacher's video's. It made me stop for a moment from focusing on the negatives and look to the positives I had in my life. So that's what I want to talk about today. Shoutout to my mentor, Asad Hashamali, for inspiring me to make this video the concept I'm applying here is something I learnt from him.
18 Mar 2020
Episode #2 Struggles of an Artist - Part 2
As a photographer for the past four years now, I've faced various struggles and strifes in my career. Some of these are common across the board for all types of artists, some are exclusive to photographers, this episode, we talk about some of these difficulties, how to deal with them and how annoying they've been for me. We'll be continuing where we left off in Episode 1, so if you haven't checked that out yet, I would highly recommend it!
16 Mar 2020
Episode #1 Struggles of an Artist - Part 1
As a photographer for the past four years now, I've faced various struggles and strifes in my career. Some of these are common across the board for all types of artists, some are exclusive to photographers, In this episode, we talk about some of these difficulties, how to deal with them and how annoying they've been for me.
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