Meet the crew

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Abhinandan

Cards buff · Thailand regular

A travel lover and cards buff who treats Thailand like a second home — “what happens when Thailand stays in Thailand.”

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Abhishek

Behind-the-scenes hero

One of the pod’s back-end heroes doing the stunts for the front-end guys — a longtime friend and member of the community.

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Aditya

Chief Frameworks Officer

Accepted the show’s “Chief Frameworks Officer” title with a straight face — the framework guy who cracked 5-star VIP treatment without any elite status.

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Akshat

Cards “CEO persona”

Delhi-based, with a gorilla-sized lineup of cards and two personas — the CEO who jumps to strategy, and the friend who geeks out on perks.

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Ali

Instagram travel creator

The friend who keeps going viral with “off to Paris” stories. Living proof you can start from zero points and still make the feed jealous.

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Amit

Creator, Every Paisa Matters

Runs the Every Paisa Matters channel and is a firm friend of the pod — a surprise guest who makes every rupee count.

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Amrut

Card collector

Lived within a kilometre of a host for twenty-five years without knowing it. Owns every dope card going — Infinia, Biz Black, Plat Charge, Yes Private, you name it.

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Anil

CEO · Scapia

Building Scapia, a travel-first fintech card for India — came on to give the inside scoop on how it’s engineered from the ground up.

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Ankit

Founder · Dineout

The food-loving finance guy who turned a dining problem into Dineout — one of India’s most celebrated lifestyle exits. Talks restaurants the way others talk redemptions.

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Ayush

Pod friend, Delhi

Flew in from Delhi for the show. An Axis Atlas loyalist who tried to diversify his wallet and, hand on heart, kept coming back to it.

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Baadal

Community regular

Part of the Dosa Meetup and Discord crew — the guy who genuinely signs up for the card the moment a Thailand trip is teased.

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Bharat

Plays frisbee for India

Plays ultimate frisbee for India, has a serious penchant for credit cards, and loves a long drive — the perfect guest for a Bangalore-to-London road trip.

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Chetan

Traveler · Japan-bound

Started chasing points back in college; now eyes overwater villas and a first trip to Japan. Proof you can start young and still dream in business class.

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Deepak

Chief Bangkok Officer

Crowned “CBO — Chief Bangkok Officer” by the crew. A frequent flyer who treats Bangkok like a second office.

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Devansh

Big Four · Bengaluru

Devansh Patel — a Bengaluru-based Big Four professional with a well-earned favourite card and a stack of cherished redemptions.

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Dimuth

VP, Swiggy

Vice President at Swiggy and a seasoned points-and-miles traveller who’s perfected the art of maxing out a redemption. A friend of Aadil’s for years.

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Divyam

Purpose-built-cards guest

Came on to break down which card to actually swipe for movies, dining, flights and taxes in India.

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Ishan

Full-stack dev & editor

Aadil’s HackerRank colleague and a rare “purple squirrel” — codes full-stack, has a sharp eye for design, and edits video brilliantly.

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Ishwar

Derivatives trader · entrepreneur

A Bengaluru derivatives trader and entrepreneur who answered a tweet within hours and turned up with a few very cool cards — and a good life to match.

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Kusumesh

Amex ecosystem guest

A Dosa-Meetup and Discord regular who joined the crew to dig into the American Express ecosystem.

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Manas

Great Indian Lounge founder

A prominent founding member of the Great Indian Lounge community, first met at a Miles Ahead meetup in Hyderabad. Sharp on turning points into Europe.

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Mayank

Points & miles regular

First crossed paths with the crew at a seventy-person Church Street meetup years ago; a serious player Dhimant hand-picked for the show.

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Nevas

Points friend · met in London

The friend Aadil ran into in London — “bro, are you here too?” — back to weigh in on whether hotel or airline status is actually worth it.

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Niranjana

Air-miles guru, Bengaluru

Synonymous with air miles in the Bengaluru community — if there’s ever a redemption you’re struggling with, he’s the one on speed dial.

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NK

Card maximalist

“Baba NK ke paas sab hai” — whatever card you name, he’s got it. One of the most serious players in the credit-card game.

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Pallav

On the Qatar episode

Pulled up a chair for the Qatar Airways Privilege Club episode to unpack extraordinary redemptions.

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Prakhar

Fashion · points power user

Works in fashion (once on Dhimant’s team at Flipkart). Lives like a king, maxes out points like crazy, and is a near-honorary citizen of Phuket.

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Prashant

Entrepreneur, Bengaluru

Bengaluru entrepreneur and part of the show’s inner circle. A Flight Mode / Miles Ahead regular who’s chased aspirational stays from South Africa onward.

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Rakesh

GTM leader

Aadil’s “elder brother” from their LinkedIn days — a go-to-market leader who’s farmed billion-dollar accounts and first-class cabins alike.

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Sajita

AVP, Siemens

Rakesh’s college sweetheart and an AVP at Siemens, with a phenomenal eye for art and decor. Half of an absolute power couple.

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Sania

On the Wives episode

Part of the show’s fan-favourite wives panel — back to roast the husbands and swap real notes on the 2026 travel wishlist.

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Santosh

HDFC strategy regular

Back by popular demand after one of the show’s best-performing episodes — the go-to voice on HDFC’s ever-shifting card benefits.

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Sanya

On the Wives episode

Aadil’s wife and self-described “love of his life” — brings the sass and the reality checks to the Points & Miles Wives episode.

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Saurav

Doctor & adventurer

The doctor who drives to Tibet, hunts jaguars in the Amazon and catches F1 races — funding a life of wild expeditions on credit-card points.

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Shitij

Amex ecosystem regular

An American Express loyalist who retained the Platinum Charge for years — and learned a few hard lessons along the way.

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Shree

Newlywed · honeymooner

One half of the newlyweds — married Sneha at Udaipur just a month before the show — plotting a points-funded European honeymoon.

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Shrinath

Co-founder, Pick Your Trail

Built travel company Pick Your Trail over twelve-plus years, and circles the globe on just three well-chosen credit cards.

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Shrinidhi

Apple consultant · cyclist

Consulted with Apple in India for nine years and helped launch the iconic Apple BKC store in Mumbai. Cycled Kashmir → Kanyakumari, and makes an Excel sheet to check his loyalty-program break-even.

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Sid

Group B Badshah

A self-styled card “Group B Badshah” who squeezes every drop of value — often mid-trip, like an Amsterdam–Bangalore hop on the way home.

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Sneha

Newlywed · honeymooner

Newly married to Shree at Udaipur, and along to plan the couple’s dream Europe honeymoon paid for with credit-card points.

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Srijan

Points & miles regular

A longtime friend of the crew and points-and-miles regular who’s turned card rewards into real redemptions across Singapore, Vietnam and Dubai.

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Sudheep

Staff Engineer, Google

Staff software engineer at Google and a close friend from the Bangalore points-and-miles circuit. Brings a product manager’s brain to cutting card-strategy cognitive load.

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Sudip

Redemption pro

Pulled off a spectacular run last year: Bangalore–Singapore business and Singapore–Auckland first, flying his wife along for the ride.

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Sunaina

On the Wives episode

Ameya’s wife of six-plus years and an unapologetic foodie — the one who makes sure every hotel stay comes with a memorable meal.

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Tashi

On the Wives episode

Dhimant’s better half, holding court on the Points & Miles Wives episode about the trips, flights and hotels the points actually pay for.

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Udit

CMO, Exotel

Chief marketing officer at Exotel, one of India’s celebrated SaaS names, where he also heads partnerships. Gem of a guy with a serious travel bug.

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Vajresh

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Venkat

Pod regular

A familiar face on the pod who never forgets the mission: like and subscribe, so the tribe grows.

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Vish

On the Accor Playbook

Joined the Accor points playbook — turning every stay into a five-star experience without breaking the bank.

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Vivek

Creative · Sapco

Photographer, director and producer now living the good life at Sapco. A self-described coffee “liker” (not a snob) who knows the science behind a good brew.

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