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In conversation with tonight’s guest, Tabish Ahmed Hashmi. What is Tabish up to these days? What is his background? What was life like post-migration? What were the people of Aligarh like? What to joke and what to not joke about? Is it possible that Aligarh influenced him in some way? What has his education been like? The “Failing in Math” story. How did his four years at university go? How and when did he start public speaking? Was he always this funny? The university's assistance in his development. Starting his first job and how he got it? What exactly did his job entail? Switching his job and how did it go? How did he make the work environment conducive? What was it like working with 3M? How was it like joining a Tech Company? How and when did he start stand-up comedy? How does comedy work? Comedy in Pakistan and how it can be made better? How did To be honest (TBH) begin? Joining Geo News and is he excited for the new show? What to expect from the new show? Acceptance of difference of opinion. Why doesn’t he join politics? Thoughts on Geo reaching him at this time? The growth mindset! How does he envision the Pakistan of 2050? Catch this and much more in tonight’s episode.

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00:00 Tonight’s guest: Tabish Ahmed Hashmi
00:50 What is Tabish up to these days?
01:08 Tabish’s Background
04:57 What was life like post-migration?
06:14 What were the people of Aligarh like?
07:06 What to joke and what to not joke about?
08:04 Is it possible that Aligarh influenced him in some way?
08:55 Tabish’s Education
11:21 The “Failing in Math” story
13:03 How did his four years at university go?
14:03 Starting Public Speaking
16:47 Was he always this funny?
17:49 The university's assistance in his development
19:56 Starting his first job and how he got it?
23:44 What exactly did his job entail?
25:52 Switching his job and how did it go?
27:34 How did he make the work environment conducive?
30:40 What was it like working with 3M?
32:42 Joining a Tech Company!
36:49 Moving to TCS
39:14 Getting Married
40:50 How and when did he start stand-up comedy?
43:13 How does comedy work?
45:30 What does he look forward to?
47:33 Comedy in Pakistan and how it can be made better?
55:25 How did “To Be Honest (TBH)” begin?
58:50 The first episode of TBH and how did it go after it?
1:02:32 Joining Geo News
1:40:38 Is he excited about the new show?
1:07:05 What to expect from the new show?
1:09:34 Acceptance of difference of opinion
1:14:23 Why doesn’t he join politics?
1:15:38 Thoughts on Geo reaching him at this time?
1:24:22 The growth mindset!
1:30:33 How does he envision the Pakistan of 2050?

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