Moment of Silence

Helloooo Mossies & Mosquitoes! Welcome to another episode of Moment of Silence where we sat down with the one, the only, the absolutely wonderful Ella D'Verma. We started with having to pick up our jaws from the floor as we took in an ungodly level of beauty and intelligence - Ella walked us through the chaos of living her entire life on the internet, transitioning during the lockdown, and - most importantly - how to absolutely rake in that sweet Valentine's Day brand deal money.She got real about the psychological warfare of accepting a good guy after a string of failed situationships (since her boyfriend is apparently single-handedly increasing the green cover in the dating world) and alllllmost made us accept that maaaaaybe it’s not all men. We can only pray the boys are taking notes. We also spoke of supportive families, mothers giving much-needed reality checks, and losing friends when life takes you places you didn’t know you could go. Ella pulled back the curtain on the pageant world, and Sakshi & Naina became students as she delivered a masterclass in giving those pitch perfect Miss World answers. If you haven't subscribed yet, what are you doing with your life? Go like, share, comment, hype, subscribe and spread the word of MOS far and wide. 00:00 – Introduction00:47 – Meet Ella D’Verma03:15 – Reel vs real life of Ella05:09 – Ella talks about the early days with Vansh (and revamping his wardrobe)08:54 – Living with the fear of being caught10:12 – The signs that show he’s a green flag16:25 – Ella on womanhood19:05 – Dealing with trolls & choosing quality friendships26:45 – Making friends in the industry33:25 – Navigating female friendships34:10 – Choosing the name Ella & life after transition39:00 – Ella talks about pageants44:59 – Boomers vs Millennials vs Gen Z46:55 – The worst ways people earn money50:22 – A peek into a manager’s life55:20 – Male privilege57:34 – The Big Fat Indian Wedding conversation59:42 – Wrong answers onlyElla D' Verma - https://www.instagram.com/elladverma/Brutally Honest Creators - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHkcqImp8gcbZHzn1secwSYYKG8dds437&si=wYCafRcBIKDy0BDCComedians Unfiltered- https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHkcqImp8gcabWOmtiYQUUXGU4ptrq9HB&si=sWm2ep8LZr8GU_7cFollow MoS on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/momentofsilencepod/reels/?hl=enCredits:Naina Bhan - Co-host and certified overthinkerhttps://www.instagram.com/nainabee?ig...Sakshi Shivdasani - Co-host, balancing out Naina’s overthinking with a healthy dose of not thinkinghttps://www.instagram.com/sakshishivdasani/?hl=enSenior Producer- Amruta P. https://www.linkedin.com/in/amruta-bandivdekar-01879925Produced by "Vertical by Handmade" - Our personal cheering squad https://www.instagram.com/verticalbyhandmade?igsh=NG1vdXd5bWdsdWI3Creative direction by Tinkre, Keeper of MoS' signature “Pookie” energy Natascha Mehrahttps://www.instagram.com/tinkre.in/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/natascha.zip/?hl=enResearched by our very own curiosity engineer - Aashna Sharma https://www.linkedin.com/in/aashna-sharma-913146179Reel Editor - Yug Verma https://www.instagram.com/bass_abhiyug?igsh=MnlibHdsbG56MjNl&utm_source=qrDisclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by guests are entirely their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the hosts, the production team, or the brand. While we encourage open dialogue, we do not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of any information shared by our guests. Listener discretion is advised — especially if you're allergic to strong opinions.

Hi Mossies & Mosquitoes, we're BACK and better than ever - it's been a while, hasn't it? Welcome to another episode of Moment of Silence. Sorry for the short interruption in services, we missed you! But but Fridays have meaning again because we've officially said bye to our burnouts and have humbly returned to bringing you episodes every week. This week begins with Sakshi and Naina catching you up on all that went down during their very short sabbatical. From watching trash float up the coastline off Carter Road to praying for the light to return to our eyes, the girls had quite the month. Our resident professional shaadi attender Sakshi has beef with destination weddings, while Naina's therapy acquired nazar and her therapist may have left her. We talked about stress and the state of the world and made bunker plans for if/when the next catastrophe hits. Finally, we tried to come up with a name for MOS nation's IPL team. Comment what you think it should be. Safe to say - the gang’s back at it! If you still haven't subscribed, really, come on, have some shame. Please go like, share, comment, hype, subscribe, and don't forget to drop your mother's maiden name in the comments if you read this.00:00 – We’re back (again)03:52 – Why are we always exhausted?06:05 – Breaking up with the therapist09:07 – Therapist–client relationship 10109:49 – Pushkar sir… who is he?11:04 – Destination wedding dreams12:40 – Reality show with Nia & Uorfi?15:50 – Cars vs rickshaw vs walking19:26 – Prison or sanctuary?21:26 – What does success even mean?22:21 – Growing up with stress25:26 – Free time… now what?31:59 – Stress since the womb (and Botox)34:16 – Boyfriends & their stress logic35:43 – The art of self-soothing39:47 – Sushi has main-character energy41:06 – Popcorn vs flopcorn42:33 – Rich friends = life hack44:36 – Baby Sakshi & Baby Naina react49:00 – School’s “spirit building” trips52:23 – The joke that finds its audience54:16 – Naming the MOS cricket team55:00 – Samay Raina comeback talk58:24 – Ozempic arrives in India01:02:10 – New Zealand bans social media for under-16s01:04:27 – Control freaks conserving energy01:07:01 – Google Maps sends family into a ditch01:10:31 – Last question… also subscribe (100K please)Brutally Honest Creators - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHkcqImp8gcbZHzn1secwSYYKG8dds437&si=wYCafRcBIKDy0BDCComedians Unfiltered- https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHkcqImp8gcabWOmtiYQUUXGU4ptrq9HB&si=sWm2ep8LZr8GU_7cFollow MoS on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/momentofsilencepod/reels/?hl=enCredits:Naina Bhan - Co-host and certified overthinkerhttps://www.instagram.com/nainabee?ig...Sakshi Shivdasani - Co-host, balancing out Naina’s overthinking with a healthy dose of not thinkinghttps://www.instagram.com/sakshishivdasani/?hl=enSenior Producer- Amruta P. https://www.linkedin.com/in/amruta-bandivdekar-01879925Produced by "Vertical by Handmade" - Our personal cheering squad https://www.instagram.com/verticalbyhandmade?igsh=NG1vdXd5bWdsdWI3Creative direction by Tinkre, Keeper of MoS' signature “Pookie” energy Natascha Mehrahttps://www.instagram.com/tinkre.in/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/natascha.zip/?hl=en Researched by our very own curiosity engineer - Aashna Sharma https://www.linkedin.com/in/aashna-sharma-913146179Reel Editor - Yug Vermahttps://www.instagram.com/bass_abhiyug?igsh=MnlibHdsbG56MjNl&utm_source=qrDisclaimer: The views and opinions expressed on this podcast are for entertaining purposes only and do not necessarily reflect those of the hosts, the production team, or affiliated brand. We don't claim to be experts- just two people with Wi-fi and feelings. While we encourage open dialogue, we do not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of any information shared. Listener discretion is advised — especially if you're allergic to strong opinions.

This week’s episode is a tiny bit of a financial intervention… because for many of us, money talk is deeply uncomfortable. As your Internet besties, sometimes we have to hold you accountable and push you to make decisions that honour that best version of you. Saving money, investing money, filing taxes — yup it makes us sweat behind the knees too. But instead of letting your dad, brother or boyfriend handle your finances or WORSE not deal with your money at all— 2026 the mossies get financially literate.Join us as we ask the dumbest finance questions so you don’t have to. And welcome finance girlie and fairy god sister Sonia Shenoy to guide us along this journey. Sonia started her career as a TV presenter but somehow took a very unplanned detour into the world of content and turned out pretty successful. Safe to say you’re in good hands!Chaptering:00:00- Let’s talk finances this week00:32- Introducing Sonia Shenoy, former CNBC TV18 executive editor & anchor turned Independent business journalist and financial content creator02:32- Rating our dumb purchases06:18- Rent vs Buy08:44- Elder vs younger sibling and value of money11:46- How to start investing with minimum salary 15:57- Father, brother & husband- Being our financial advisors?22:17- Genz spending habits25:00- Beauty tax29:24- Mimetic desire35:57- Wedding- Lavish vs budgeted 45:05- Merging accounts with your partner50:00- Demonetization and its side effect on women51:18- Audience questions 54:41- Sonia Shenoy’s early days in the newsroom59:15- Investing in start up barely after their investment in FD01:00:38- People invested in silver and it crashed01:03:26- Dividing salary for smart investments01:04:56- Choosing a financially stable partner01:08:40- Financial tips for women aged between 18-5001:12:39- Like, Share, Comment, Hype and Don’t Forget to Subscribe help us reach 100k Sonia Shenoy-https://www.instagram.com/_soniashenoy/https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonia-shenoy-3810395a/Brutally Honest Creators - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHkcqImp8gcbZHzn1secwSYYKG8dds437&si=wYCafRcBIKDy0BDCComedians Unfiltered- https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHkcqImp8gcabWOmtiYQUUXGU4ptrq9HB&si=sWm2ep8LZr8GU_7cFollow MoS on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/momentofsilencepod/reels/?hl=enCredits:Naina Bhan - Co-host and certified overthinkerhttps://www.instagram.com/nainabee?ig...Sakshi Shivdasani - Co-host, balancing out Naina’s overthinking with a healthy dose of not thinkinghttps://www.instagram.com/sakshishivdasani/?hl=enSenior Producer- Amruta P. https://www.linkedin.com/in/amruta-bandivdekar-01879925Produced by "Vertical by Handmade" - Our personal cheering squad https://www.instagram.com/verticalbyhandmade?igsh=NG1vdXd5bWdsdWI3Creative direction by Tinkre, Keeper of MoS' signature “Pookie” energy Natascha Mehrahttps://www.instagram.com/tinkre.in/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/natascha.zip/?hl=enResearched by our very own curiosity engineer - Aashna Sharma https://www.linkedin.com/in/aashna-sharma-913146179Reel Editor - Yug Vermahttps://www.instagram.com/bass_abhiyug?igsh=MnlibHdsbG56MjNl&utm_source=qrDisclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by guests are entirely their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the hosts, the production team, or the brand. While we encourage open dialogue, we do not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of any information shared by our guests. Listener discretion is advised — especially if you're allergic to strong opinions.

This week’s episode begins with a moment of celebration because Sakshi had a birthday! Wooo! The girls went to a cricket match with the noble intention of rage-baiting men but things took an unexpected turn and Naina ended up becoming the national crush (which to be fair enraged a lot of men, so mission accomplished). From there we spiralled into a very real conversation about men stealing women’s work, taking credit for their ideas, and the mysterious ability some guys have to dim a girl’s shine the moment she starts doing a little toooo well for their liking. We asked the important question: how do you go to bed at night after stealing someone else’s work?? Our heartfelt condolences to the girl who had her cancer research stolen and an even bigger sorry to the girl who had her instagram bio stolen.This led us to the ultimate dilemma: your man vs your career. We debated ambition, insecurity, supportive partners, unsupportive partners, and why women are so often expected to shrink themselves to make other people comfortable. Somewhere in the middle of all this, we reminded you (and us) that you just gotta do what you want, no matter what people say - because once you make it, they WILL come around. P.S: Sakshi has a new iPad but we still don’t have 100k subscribers. It’s very un-feminist of you to not hit subscribe so go do it now, along with liking commenting hyping following and adding our names to your final will and testament.Chaptering:00:00 – Intro, do you really need this01:33 – Naina went viral on X, became the national crush, and announced her pregnancy02:29 – What really went down in Chennai05:25 – All the planning & plotting behind Sakshi’s birthday12:00 – The many times we overextended ourselves12:34 – Women’s careers and men… with credit-stealing stories15:37 – The essay that had Sakshi fuming21:22 – Cancelling a meeting for a partner26:00 – Men vs women’s résumés31:36 – A hack for all the men33:12 – Why we said we still needed a man in our life37:00 – OTPs becoming the next power play49:40 – Sharing the household load53:00 – The letters wrote in teens01:02:44 – Supportive parents01:04:29 – Therapy sessions, but the results 01:06:09 – Sakshi's jokes and her BF 01:08:37 – Defining what “normal” meant01:09:43 – Like, Share, Comment & SubscribeBrutally Honest Creators - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHkcqImp8gcbZHzn1secwSYYKG8dds437&si=wYCafRcBIKDy0BDCComedians Unfiltered- https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHkcqImp8gcabWOmtiYQUUXGU4ptrq9HB&si=sWm2ep8LZr8GU_7cFollow MoS on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/momentofsilencepod/reels/?hl=enCredits:Naina Bhan - Co-host and certified overthinkerhttps://www.instagram.com/nainabee?ig...Sakshi Shivdasani - Co-host, balancing out Naina’s overthinking with a healthy dose of not thinkinghttps://www.instagram.com/sakshishivdasani/?hl=enSenior Producer- Amruta P. https://www.linkedin.com/in/amruta-bandivdekar-01879925Produced by "Vertical by Handmade" - Our personal cheering squad https://www.instagram.com/verticalbyhandmade?igsh=NG1vdXd5bWdsdWI3Creative direction by Tinkre, Keeper of MoS' signature “Pookie” energy Natascha Mehra https://www.instagram.com/tinkre.in/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/natascha.zip/?hl=en Researched by our very own curiosity engineer - Aashna Sharma https://www.linkedin.com/in/aashna-sharma-913146179Reel Editor - Yug Vermahttps://www.instagram.com/bass_abhiyug?igsh=MnlibHdsbG56MjNl&utm_source=qrDisclaimer: The views and opinions expressed on this podcast are for entertaining purposes only and do not necessarily reflect those of the hosts, the production team, or affiliated brand. We don't claim to be experts- just two people with Wi-fi and feelings. While we encourage open dialogue, we do not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of any information shared. Listener discretion is advised — especially if you're allergic to strong opinions.

Happy Friday Mosquitoes & Mossies!In honour of our real life besties NEVER listening to our advice, we started this ep off with a lil bit of healing by way of giving advice to our bollywood besties who we believe had gone down the wrong path. Criminal guys and gals seem to be the flavour of the season when it comes to falling in love, and MOS does not approve. By popular demand we are back with an episode on the futility of advising your girl besties, broken female friendships, bury-the-body friends, and the myth that is a mature friendship breakup. Naina and Sakshi debate the difference between supporting your friends and enabling them, with a humble request from Sakshi to do some enabling when it comes to Meerut pronunciations. We also discussed whether our parent's generation did friendship better, Naina tried to start a pen pal community, and Sakshi requested that you remember that this is a comedy podcast - so have some pity on a bin-byaahi beti. Finally, we unpacked a few stories from MOS listeners who experienced some insane girl besties, and took a moment of silence for the mom friend of the group (hug your nearest mom friend, give them a day off, pls). Bonus: Exam szn got Sakshi feeling nostalgic and she gave us a mini-recap of a gadhyasankalan short story that has traumatized many an ICSE student.If you are a tru MOS bestie, go enable us by hitting like, share, hype, subscribe, follow, and scream it from the rooftops so that we can hit 100k. Chaptering:00:00 – Introduction: Should men start in jail?00:51 – Female friendships, because you asked for it02:33 – What advice do you give Bollywood characters as their BFF?04:28 – A friendly shoutout to Snooze Club06:00 – Onscreen kissing scenes & accidentally witnessing a friend’s PDA08:41 – Dating your therapist? Let’s discuss10:30 – Why women should have male friends (in moderation)13:29 – Asking your male BFF for help… oh no, not again16:47 – Phrase of the week17:27 – Comment the name of your BFF who can do anything for you20:37 – Friendship breakups that hurt more than divorce22:10 – Workplace & school friendships26:58 – Does friendship end with a breakup or just fizzles out?33:12 – Reviewing O Romeo37:23 – Digital detox for an influencer? Not happening39:02 – Bonding only with like-minded people?43:18 – Brace ourselves for a Hindi monologue52:00 – This story deserves a reaction58:27 – A heart-touching story01:06:18 – Where do you actually meet people? Suggestions inside01:09:37 – Like, share, follow, subscribe, hype us up & help us reach 100KFollow MoS on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/momentofsilencepod/reels/?hl=enCredits: Naina Bhan - Co-host and certified overthinkerhttps://www.instagram.com/nainabee?ig...Sakshi Shivdasani - Co-host, balancing out Naina’s overthinking with a healthy dose of not thinkinghttps://www.instagram.com/sakshishivdasani/?hl=enSenior Producer- Amruta P. https://www.linkedin.com/in/amruta-bandivdekar-01879925Produced by "Vertical by Handmade" - Our personal cheering squad https://www.instagram.com/verticalbyhandmade?igsh=NG1vdXd5bWdsdWI3Creative direction by Tinkre, Keeper of MoS' signature “Pookie” energy Natascha Mehrahttps://www.instagram.com/tinkre.in/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/natascha.zip/?hl=en Researched by our very own curiosity engineer - Aashna Sharma https://www.linkedin.com/in/aashna-sharma-913146179Reel Editor - Yug Vermahttps://www.instagram.com/bass_abhiyug?igsh=MnlibHdsbG56MjNl&utm_source=qrDisclaimer: The views and opinions expressed on this podcast are for entertaining purposes only and do not necessarily reflect those of the hosts, the production team, or affiliated brand. We don't claim to be experts- just two people with Wi-fi and feelings. While we encourage open dialogue, we do not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of any information shared. Listener discretion is advised — especially if you're allergic to strong opinions.