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Humans of Bombay unveils YouTube show The Humans of Bombay Show
Mumbai: Humans of Bombay (HOB), India’s largest storytelling platform is proud to announce the launch of its brand-new YouTube talk show ‘The Humans of Bombay Show’. The show will feature unique, inspirational, relatable and real-life experiences of individuals from all walks of life across the country. The first episode of the show went live at 7 pm on 5 July (Wednesday). The HOB talk show features Karishma Mehta (founder of HOB) as the host and will embark on a heartfelt mission to capture the essence of every individual’s journey by bringing real people to the forefront.
There is no narrative more powerful than the human story! And, storytelling has been the raison d’etre of Humans of Bombay since its inception. Realising that these magnificent stories deserve a larger canvas, HOB, through this YouTube show, intends to expand further its vision of telling raw and real-life stories of people from all sections of Indian society. The show will also focus on much-talked-about concepts, professions and various categories like metaphysical phenomena, life in defence forces, sex education and much more. The talk show promises to hold interviews with everyday people as it unravels the profound stories of these everyday heroes that stir the soul through genuine, intimate and freewheeling conversations.
Humans of Bombay founder Karishma Mehta said, “From inspiring stories of women empowerment to powerful stories of love and loss, The Humans of Bombay Show is thought-provoking, inspiring, and full of the human spirit. We are bringing real stories of Heros from across India, stories that will inspire the audience and help us connect on a deeper level”.
For instance, the show will feature the life story of an unwanted girl child who went on to study and represent India at Harvard; it will also bring to focus a powerful story of a single mom who had a child out of wedlock in India and many such intriguing anecdotes of struggles, failures, and complexities in every episode while retaining the realness. Apart from that, the show will also talk about how these people still decided to trudge down the road less taken by fighting every challenge and breaking societal taboos, to emerge stronger.
‘The Humans of Bombay Show’ not only seeks to break down societal barriers and make conversations about these issues more accessible and relatable to a broader audience but also enlightens the viewers by giving them a chance to imbibe valuable lessons from the experiences of these ordinary people. Moreover, it also motivates the audience to take action and make a positive impact in their communities while also creating empathy and understanding. However, for the HOB Show, the journey has just begun. Many more stories are still waiting to be unearthed—those of ordinary people who have lived extraordinary lives. So, tune in to the HOB YouTube channel, where stories ignite emotions and touch your very core.
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WhatsApp may soon let users to pick who sees their status updates
The messaging giant is borrowing a page from Instagram’s playbook as it pushes to give users finer control over their social circles.
CALIFORNIA: WhatsApp is quietly working on a feature that could make its Status function considerably smarter and considerably more private.
According to reports from beta tracking platforms, the app is testing a tool called Status lists, which would allow users to create named groups such as close friends, family and colleagues, and control precisely which group sees each update. It is a meaningful step up from the platform’s current blunt instruments, which offer only three options: share with all contacts, exclude specific people, or manually select individuals each time.
The new feature draws an obvious comparison with Instagram’s Close Friends function, and the resemblance is unlikely to be accidental. Both platforms sit within Meta’s family, and the company has been nudging them toward a common logic of audience segmentation for some time.
The move also fits neatly into WhatsApp’s broader privacy push. The platform has been rolling out enhanced chat protections and is exploring the introduction of usernames, which would allow users to connect without exchanging phone numbers. Status lists extend that philosophy from messaging into broadcasting.
Meanwhile, Status itself has been evolving well beyond its origins as a simple photo-and-text slideshow. The feature now supports music stickers, collages, longer videos and interactive elements, pushing it closer to the social-media-style story format pioneered by Snapchat and refined by Instagram. In that context, finer audience controls are not merely a privacy feature. They are a precondition for people sharing more.
The feature remains in development and has not been confirmed for release. WhatsApp routinely tests tools that are later modified or quietly shelved. But the direction of travel is clear: the app wants Status to be a destination, not an afterthought. Letting users decide exactly who is in the audience is how it gets there.
