Nityānanda Miśra is an author based in Mumbai. He works in the investment banking industry. He has edited and authored eight books in Sanskrit, Hindi, and English. Born in Lucknow, Misra is an MBA from IIM Bangalore.

You can order his books here:

1. Katha-kusuma-saurabham (Sanskrit + Hindi + English): https://www.amazon.in/dp/939173006X/

2. Kumbha (English): https://www.amazon.in/dp/9388414101/

3. Kumbha (Hindi): https://www.amazon.in/dp/938863067X/

4. The OM Mala (English): https://www.amazon.in/dp/9387471845/

5. OM Mala (Hindi): https://www.amazon.in/dp/9387471861/

6. Mahaviri Hanuman Chalisa Demystified (English): https://www.amazon.in/dp/9387471594/

7. Sunama (English): https://www.amazon.in/dp/9390358108/

8. Vyasa Katha (English): https://www.amazon.in/dp/9354355617

9. Vyasa Katha (Hindi): https://www.amazon.in/dp/9354352855

0:00 Interest vs passion
4:20 Education starts at home
5:21 Why Sanskrit is logical
11:34 The genius of Sanskrit
13:37 Origin of Sanskrit
16:21 Decline in Sanskrit scholarship
19:18 How to usher in Sanskrit renaissance
23:51 Imagining chaste Sanskrit in Bollywood songs/dialogues
26:17 Bollywood without Urdu?
30:44 Urdu struggling between Arabic & Farsi
32:37 Decline of chaste Hindi
36:57 How to improve our Hindi
39:16 Book recommendations
44:53 Inventing new words in Hindi/Sanskrit
50:31 Pathetic situation of children names today
58:18 On Devdutt Pattanaik