The xMonks Drive
Don’t let your assumptions define you. Be driven by choices that provide experience and teach you. When you set out to discover what you really care for by identifying your purpose and living from that space, you have access to Gaurav’s podcast, “The xMonks Drive”. It’s about beginning the journey to be your best self and live what you really care for! Hear Gaurav’s personal selection of his interviews with thought-leaders, social change makers, masterful coaches, spiritual gurus, entrepreneurs as well as business giants, who are doing something meaningful in their life. With this extensive selection of episodes featuring insightful lessons, you can learn a great deal while listening to the podcast when you are in between activities or a daily workout. Get started today by choosing an episode that helps illuminate your path to identify your purpose and live from that space!
Episodes
Why do modern relationships feel so fragile?
Why do we fall for people who hurt us and keep going back?
And what really causes emotional disconnect between partners?
In this eye-opening conversation, psychologist, therapist, and TEDx speaker Mansi Kothari joins Gaurav Arora on the xMonks Drive Podcast to break down the real reasons why so many relationships fail and how we can change the patterns we repeat.
🔍 What you’ll hea...
Half of India could need glasses by 2050.
Vision loss is rising fast, and no one’s paying attention. In this powerful episode of xMonks Drive, Dr. Neeraj Sanduja reveals how screen addiction, childhood myopia, and commercialised healthcare are quietly harming India’s eyes and our trust in medicine itself.
🎯 What You’ll Learn:
- Why screen time is damaging your eyesight
- How schools and smartphones are driving...
Wars don’t just happen. They’re planned.
Crises aren’t random. They’re designed.
In this explosive conversation, Air Marshal Sanjeev Kapoor reveals how global power is played like a rigged game, and who’s winning.
Who’s really in charge of the chaos we see across the world?
From America’s foreign policy games to the IMF’s Pakistan bailouts, from Trump’s psychology to Israel’s influence, this conversation connects the dot...
26 Years Since Kargil. One soldier’s story still echoes on Tiger Hill.
In this gripping xMonks Drive episode, Param Vir Chakra awardee Yogendra Singh Yadav, the youngest ever to receive India’s highest gallantry award, shares the unbelievable true story of surviving the assault on Tiger Hill during the 1999 Kargil War.
🪖 7 Indian soldiers. 150 enemies.
Shot multiple times, left for dead, and yet, he returned.
In this never-before-hear...
Is MMA enough to survive a real street fight?
In this gripping episode, Shaolin Master Shifu Kanishka Sharma — India’s first warrior monk and elite combat trainer — dismantles the myths around sport fighting and shows what it really takes to survive on the street.
Having trained India’s Special Forces, Bollywood icons like Shah Rukh Khan, and commandos across the globe, Shifu shares deep insights into:
🔥 What you'll learn:
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What if your bloating, burnout, migraines, and even your mood swings all had one root cause?
In this powerful episode of The xMonks Drive, Gaurav Arora sits down with Dr. Preeti Seth, India’s leading wellness expert and founder of Pachouli, to expose the truth about gut health, sleep disorders, and the silent signals your body is trying to send you.
💡 Topics Covered:
• The gut-brain connection explained simply
• Why sleep,...
Can a story make you rich?
Sandeep Gupta says yes, and he’s got 2 lakh+ GMAT scorers, entrepreneurs, and high-performers to prove it. In this mind-shifting episode of xMonks Drive, India’s top GMAT trainer reveals how storytelling goes way beyond interviews and presentations. This is how you hack memory, sell without selling, and build wealth using nothing but your words.
🔹 Why the brain listens to stories not fa...
What happens when a Supreme Court lawyer walks into a boardroom and tells the truth about workplace harassment?
In this powerful conversation, Gaurav Arora sits down with Suroor Mander — lawyer, activist, and one of India’s leading POSH trainers — to break down how corporates are getting POSH wrong, why women still stay silent, and how power often protects the predator.
From real-life cases to shocking systemic fa...
“The War for Delhi” wasn’t just political, it was personal.
In this unfiltered conversation, Aam Aadmi Party spokesperson Jasmine Shah reveals how Delhi’s governance was dismantled, its leaders jailed, and institutions weaponized.
🗣️ "If an elected Chief Minister can be jailed with zero evidence, what hope does a common man have?"
From bureaucracy takeovers to media trials, Shah shares the inside story of power, resistance,...
What makes someone pick up a gun in the name of God?
Why are books — not bullets — the real weapon in today’s wars?
In this gripping conversation, Lt Col Manoj Kumar Sinha (Retd.), Sena Medal awardee and counter-terror veteran, shares unfiltered truths about religious radicalization, terrorism in Kashmir, and the inner war every soldier must fight.
From being shot in the neck during an anti-terror operation to confronting belief ...
What if your suffering wasn’t a disorder — but a disconnection?
In this powerful episode of The xMonks Drive, Kavyal Sedani sits down with Gaurav Arora to explore the invisible threads between mental illness, faith, ego, and healing.
She once wrote letters to strangers just to serve Oprah a glass of water. That moment changed everything — but it wasn’t magic. It was alignment.
From anxiety to ambition, sh...
This episode was shot on the morning of May 9th, just hours before India and Pakistan agreed to a so-called “ceasefire” — which has already been violated by Pakistan.
Major General Vikram Dev Dogra (AVSM), known as the Ironman of the Indian Army and former GOC of a Strike Division, joins Gaurav Arora for an unfiltered, urgent conversation about Operation Sindoor — India’s largest, most direct military strike inside Pakista...
In this powerful episode of xMonks Drive, Kargil War Hero and Param Vir Chakra awardee Captain Yogendra Singh Yadav speaks with Gaurav Arora about the Pahalgam terror attack, the truth about Pakistan-sponsored terrorism, and what it truly means to be an Indian soldier.
From surviving 15 bullets at Tiger Hill to calling out cowardice masked as ideology, Yogendra Singh Yadav brings raw courage, unfiltered truth, and deep pat...
What if everything you thought was success… was just setup for the breakdown that finally woke you up?
In this episode of xMonks Drive, Ryan Seaman dives into the unraveling of identity — through ego death, plant medicine, spiritual initiation, and a journey far beyond the Hollywood spotlight.
From Mayan pyramids to jungle rituals, Saturn returns to silent meditation, this isn’t just a story of healing — it’s a mirror for anyone on t...
In this profoundly moving episode of The xMonks Drive, Gaurav sits down with Lisa Prajna Hallstrom — Harvard scholar, spiritual mentor, and lifelong devotee of Anandamayi Ma.
Lisa shares the extraordinary journey that led her from a difficult childhood and academic pursuit at Harvard to a life of surrender, spiritual devotion, and divine grace. She speaks about discovering the teachings of Anandamayi Ma, her powerful Shakti experien...
What if the best leadership strategies were written centuries ago?
In this episode, author and corporate leader Manish Chaturvedi joins Gaurav Arora to share the inside story of his book Yogi @ Corporate Street — where epics like the Ramayana, Mahabharata, and Bhagavad Gita meet the demands of today’s boardrooms.
They explore:
- The leadership styles of Ram vs Krishna
- Why self-leadership is the first step to leading others
- Karma, Gyan...
Can ambition be sustainable? Can AI scale without consequence?
In this powerful episode of the xMonks Drive Podcast, host Gaurav Arora sits down with Gaurav Singh, founder of Verloop, for an unfiltered conversation on building in the age of AI.
From growing up in Rewa, Madhya Pradesh, to coding at 10, launching his first projects by 13, and now leading one of India’s most ambitious AI startups, Gaurav shares what most founders won’t:
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What does it mean to give forward?
In this deeply reflective episode of xMonks Drive, Govind Iyer—Independent Director at Infosys, Chairperson of Social Venture Partners India, and board member at Give India and Karmayogi Bharat—joins Gaurav Arora for a conversation that bridges corporate clarity with soulful leadership.
Govind shares the philosophy that guides his life today: don’t give back… give forward. Together, they explore the...
Why did a Greek psychology professor surrender to a Hindu guru?
Watch as Dino Petridis, a London-based academic, shares his incredible spiritual journey—from academia to devotion! He reveals how he found Bhagwan Nithyananda, why he never wavered despite controversy, and what made him leave Western logic behind for deep faith. This is not just a story—it’s a transformation!
🔥 Topics Covered:
✔️ Greek professor becomes ...
Breaking Barriers: Shalini Singh on Thriving in a Male-Dominated Industry
Shalini Singh, Chief of Corporate Communications & Sustainability at Tata Power, is a force of impact and innovation. From leading award-winning initiatives like Club Enerji and Greenolution to earning a board seat at just 40, she has paved the way for change.
In this conversation, she shares her journey of working in a male-dominated in...
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