Second Thoughts x Maddhav Kohli

In this episode of Second Thoughts, Maddhav Kohli joins us for a wide-ranging conversation about adulthood, unfulfilled ambitions, personal growth, friendship, nostalgia and the role of writing in making sense of our lives. We discuss the compromises that accompany growing up, the challenge of making peace with paths not taken, and the importance of finding new possibilities rather than remaining caught in regret. The conversation also turns to adult friendships: allowing people to evolve, navigating changing priorities, forgiving everyday disappointments, and learning to accommodate the different lives we grow into. Along the way, we reflect on Delhi and its cultural memory, the relationship between writing and recollection, the impulse to document our experiences on our phones, and the small observations that make ordinary life worth noticing.