Best of Weekender: Ratan Tata beyond business, looking back at 2020, and a conversation with Chef Sanjyot Keer

2020 forced people across the globe to don their chef hats. It  was the year of Dalgona coffee and banana bread. Making it easier for foodies was Chef Sanjyot Keer, founder of food ideation and expimental space Your Food Lab.

The Masterchef India producer followed his passion for food to start YFL in 2016. It features a collection of recipes that are healthy, cheesy, and spicy. In a conversation with YS Weekender, Chef Sanjyot Keer took us behind the scenes of YFL, and also shared a special recipe for our readers!

YS Weekender started its new series Drive into the New Year in December 2020 to feature business leaders and seasoned entrepreneurs, as they rev into 2021.

The series focused on how changemakers from the Indian startup ecosystem planned to navigate the road ahead, both in their professional and personal lives. 

This week, we had Ganjendra Jangid, Co-founder and CMO of the newest unicorn in town, CARS24, in the driver's seat.

As we bid adieu to 2020 and continue our rendezvous with entrepreneurs, we also took a look back at conversations so far.

Under entrepreneurship, we also had a chance to connect with filmmaker-turned-entrepreneur Anshai Lal.

After spending 15 years in Bollywood and directing Anushka Sharma starrer Phillauri, Anshai took the entrepreneurial plunge to start influencer marketing platform ClanConnect, with his friends Kunal Kishore Sinha and Sagar Pushp.

Earlier this week, veteran industrialist Ratan Tata celebrated his 83rd birthday. We took at look at Ratan Naval Tata, the man beyond business.

We wrote about his passions and interests beyond technology and business.

For your weekly dose of entertainment (and where to find them), we brought to you the Best of 2020: Bollywood's best films.

Despite the drop in number of films produced by Bollywood (110 in 2020, one-fourth of the usual), the film industry turned to OTT platforms to reach the masses. YS Weekender listed the top five films of 2020, along with a few special mentions.

'Listening is the new reading.'

Audiobooks gained immense popularity this year, with data suggesting that over 150 million users listened to audiobooks daily.

YS Weekender has a recommendation list of favourite audiobooks of 2020, along with links of where to find them!

Sustainable is the new cool.

We made it to 2021, and now, it is time for gifts and resolutions. YS Weekender lists some simple and sustainable gifting ideas for your loved ones.

And finally, as we step into the New Year with hearts full of hope, and determination to make 2021 better than the last, Asheesh Grewal, Founder and CEO of MyHealthBuddy, has a few suggestions on How to stick to your New Year health resolutions.