Jagriti Pahwa on Girls Hostel Stories, Desi Aunties, Small Town Drama & More!

Jagriti Pahwa is known for her comedy videos and Instagram reels, but today she gives us a glimpse of how she thinks about her content and life. From stories around a crazy college where girls weren’t allowed to leave the building because there was a boys hostel in front of it to a special trick she uses to increase interaction and comments. Promise, it gets more and more intense and serious so we recommend you watch it till the end. The conversation includes college life, library lessons, sexism, content strategy, entrepreneurship, cars, short form content vs long form content, existential crisis, becoming Pakistan’s crush, crazy Goa stories, marriage, finding the right partner and believing in God. Jagriti has shared with us a side of her most don’t know online… so make sure you watch it till the end! In this episode: Intro // 00:00 Youngsters are better at THIS // 01:30 Social media usage and guilt // 03:00 What is it like leaving home? // 05:00 Crazy hostel story // 07:00 What does library teach you? // 14:00 Colleges are so strict! // 16:40 Girls and boys cant talk? (sexism?) // 21:25 How does leaving college feel? // 24:15 Numbers MATTER! // 27:20 Advantages of daru friends // 29:25 Dealing w/ hate online/offline // 32:25 Becoming Pakistan’s Crush // 36:35 YouTube vs Instagram // 40:20 Celebrating 5 million subs // 46:45 What do your friends think about you? // 49:00 Relating w/ other content creators // 50:15 Short form vs long form // 54:45 Not having creator friends // 59:00 What’s Jagriti life like? // 59:30 What’s her work like? // 1:04:00 First brand deal // 1:07:25 Crazy Goa story // 1:11:15 Life as a performer // 1:15:30 Trick to ace exams (don’t do it) // 1:20:20 Experience in BioTech // 1:20:45 Relationship w/ Family // 1:25:00 How’s Fatehbad? // 1:28:30 Shadi and finding the right person // 1:29:45 Hobbies // 1:37:00 Cooking is Therapy // 1:38:20 Guilts in life // 1:41:15 Gifting yourself is imp // 1:42:30 Getting into business // 1:45:45 Future plans // 1:47:15 Automations and offloading work // 1:49:10 Do you believe in God? // 1:52:00 Competition is good? // 1:54:25 Problems w/ Brands // 1:56:30 Slowing down // 1:57:10 __ // Let's Connect If you're the Instagram type, https://instagram.com/storieswithrusty If you're the Twitter type, https://twitter.com/rustystories