We create podcasts to tell unique stories and build

powerful connections...

Pickle Jar is a full-service podcast production agency that creates amazing shows for brands that want great not good. We serve companies of all sizes across industries developing podcasts unique to each company’s target audience.

How It Started

2016 → 2018

Film Festivals (2016-2018)

Smita Patil Film Festival
Hrishikesh Mukherjee Film Festival
Travel Talkies Film Festival
Rim-Jhim Film Festival

2016 → 2018

2018 → 2020

Poll Express: Election Reporting

Karnataka Assembly Elections
Lok Sabha Elections
West Bengal Assembly Elections
Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections

2018 → 2020

2022 → Present

Podcasts

Dosa King
Up, Close and Medical
White Coat World
Podcast for Visually Impaired Children
in collaboration with IIITB

2022 → Present

Founded by award-winning radio-jockey, TV journalist and podcast host Vasanthi Hariprakash, Pickle Jar has been telling stories of a changing India via podcasts, web-series and curated events.

In 2016, Pickle Jar opened its doors with a mission to raise and present the many unheard and underrepresented stories, giving those voices a platform to be heard and appreciated in the form of news, literature, cinema and art. By gathering individuals from different backgrounds and nationalities, Pickle Jar has become a refuge where not just the stories and lives of individuals can be shared, but also a place where a community of people can listen and understand each other.

For bringing the voices of the marginalised through her on-ground reporting in Pickle Jar Poll Express, Vasanthi was given the UNFPA backed Laadli award for Gender Sensitivity in journalism in 2020.

It’s been a great pleasure for us to have been associated with Vasanthi Hariprakash of Pickle Jar, who has been the official host for the Manipal podcasts: The White Coat World and Up, Close and Medical.
She has been a great anchor and thanks to her style of interviews and rapport with the guests, the podcast is very lively, thoroughly enjoyable, interesting and informative. Vasanthi has done a remarkable job in bringing out a one-of-a-kind medical podcast.

Dr. H. Sudarshan Ballal

Medical Director of Manipal Hospitals, Chairman of the Medical Advisory Board

Our association with Pickle Jar on various initiatives over the past three years, involving accessibility for persons with disabilities, has been very productive and satisfying. Their dedicated and committed team of professionals have helped us in producing audio content which can improve the learning process for young children with visual impairment. In all our interactions till now, we have found the Pickle Jar team highly receptive and appreciative of our myriad needs and always willing to go the extra mile in ensuring a high-quality output.

Prof. Amit Prakash

Associate Professor and Convenor, Centre for Accessibility in the Global South, IIIT Bangalore

As the name suggests so piquantly, Pickle Jar curates a variety of media ideas — sharply produced journalistic pieces, curated events such as successful film festivals, virtual conferences, blogs/vlogs/podcasts, and community building events. This is one venture to look out for given Vasanthi’s relentless drive and ability to accomplish her objectives. I wish team Pickle Jar the very best!

Mayank Chaya

Journalist, author, commentator - Biographer of the Dalai Lama

I cannot thank you enough for the wonderful capturing of the essence of my sister [Smita Patil] in your powerfully convincing language … and for translating that love into an opportunity for everyone, including me, to palpate that love in a public domain.

Dr. Anita Patil

Founder of Pukar, sister of actor Smita Patil

Over 100 years of collective industry experience

meet the team

These are the people that make the magic happen.

Vasanthi Hariprakash

Award-winning radio anchor, TV journalist, TEDx speaker and podcast host. She is presently the Founder-Editor of Pickle Jar that helps organisations tell their stories, via video text and podcasts.

Anuradha Sharma

Independent journalist and correspondent for Reporters Sans Frontiers. She writes on politics, culture, media and social justice, among other issues concerning India and its neighbours.

Namrata Patnaik

Filmmaker, writer and advertising professional. Spent almost a decade in the best agencies worldwide providing creative solutions and writing commercials for leading clients.

Khushi M

Creative producer & Designer. With a background in architecture, Khushi works on visual branding, content strategy, social media and production logistics including set design of our studio podcasts.

Richard Khuptong

Graphic designer. He has worked for some Fortune 500 companies and has more than 8 years of industry experience. His interest areas are calligraphy/hand lettering, typeface, branding and composing music.

Barsha Nandy

Producer and communication associate. She has created content, stage-managed sessions and designed reports for Pickle Jar projects. Currently, she is producing a Pickle Jar podcast series.

Rasheed Kappan

Rasheed has nearly three decades of experience in Deccan Herald, The Hindu, and Times of India, covering issues related to urban mobility, sustainability, and the interface between policy & planning. Rasheed is also a graphic cartoonist and the host of the Deccan Herald (DH) Radio Podcast.

Anirudh Kaushik

Operations & Tech manager. Anirudh has a background in product development and data engineering. Besides supporting the team in platform configurations and production logistics, he is an avid podcast enthusiast himself.

Aman S Raju

Aman is an editor, producer and video journalist who loves the lights as well as working in the dark on long edits. An alumnus of St Joseph’s Bangalore, he was a part of Pickle Jar Poll Express that took him into interior Karnataka to show the ground picture in the Lok Sabha elections of 2019.