In the latest episode of Navya Naveli Nanda’s podcast, which premiered on her YouTube channel last Thursday, the podcast featured Navya, her mother Shweta Nanda, and her grandmother Jaya Bachchan. The episode delved into a conversation about career choices and the evolving nature of work.
Jaya Bachchan asked Navya, “What do you want to do, actually? I want to know.” Navya responded thoughtfully, “That’s a deep question. What do you mean? We do multiple things. No one is doing just one thing anymore. Young people have something called a side hustle. It’s like a job, a 9-5 job, but while you do that job, you also have something on the side that you are doing.” Jaya shared her own side hustle, saying, “I provide meals for some of the people who do my memes.”
During the show, Navya introduced the term “Jaya-ing” and its meaning. She explained, “There is a term which has been coined after your meme, which is called ‘Jaya-ing.'” Shweta humorously added, “When you are extra salty, it’s Jaya-ing?” Jaya, taking it in stride, responded, “It’s not in a very complimentary way, but it’s ok.” Navya elaborated, defining “Jaya-ing” as expressing oneself without caring about others’ opinions.
Navya then asked Jaya, “How do you feel about being a pop culture phenomenon?” Jaya, embracing the attention, said, “I don’t mind people making fun of you or laughing at you. I don’t mind, but the people doing the memes are so bad; they should do it properly.” Navya suggested, “You should teach them,” to which Jaya retorted, “Why should I teach them?”
Navya Nanda, the daughter of Shweta Bachchan and Nikhil Nanda has become a prominent figure in her own right. In 2021, she launched Project Naveli, aiming to combat gender inequality in the country.
Nikhil Nanda is the maternal grandson of actor-director Raj Kapoor and the paternal grandson of industrialist Har Prasad Nanda. The Nanda family, consisting of Shweta, Nikhil, Navya, and Agastya Nanda, continues to capture the public’s interest with their diverse endeavours and candid conversations.
