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Supriya Paul (Josh Talks) Biography: Age, Career, Family and More

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated October 15, 2026 • 3 min read

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Quick Info

Date of birth16 September 1993

Age30 Years

BirthplaceNew Delhi

ProfessionEntrepreneur

NationalityIndian

Marital statusUnmarried

FamilyMother - Preeti S Paul; Brother - Raghav Paul (elder)

Supriya Paul (Josh Talks) Biography

Supriya Paul is an Indian entrepreneur best known as the co‑founder and CEO of Josh Talks, a multi‑language platform that shares inspirational stories and,

Early life and background

Supriya Paul was born on 16 September 1993 in New Delhi. She grew up in the Delhi area and attended The Shri Ram School, Aravali before going on to earn a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) from Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi. Supriya later completed an executive education program at Stanford during 2021–2022. Music was a part of her upbringing; she studied classical music for thirteen years.

Career

Supriya co‑founded Josh Talks with Shobhit Banga in 2015 when she was about 20 years old. What began as a single Hindi YouTube channel expanded into a network of channels across multiple Indian languages and English. Under her leadership as CEO, Josh Talks has hosted thousands of talks and offline events, built a large subscriber base on YouTube, and produced a substantial library of recorded stories.

Beyond the flagship talk platform, Supriya has been involved in other entrepreneurial and mentoring activities. She co‑founded TripMegaMart, an IT company aimed at supporting people who want to start travel businesses. She also serves as a mentor at the Founder Institute, as a Mentor of Change with Atal Innovation Mission, and on the advisory panel of the Women Economic Forum.

Supriya has authored a book titled All You Need Is Josh: Stories of Courage and Conviction in 21st‑century India, a collection of inspirational profiles drawn from stories featured on Josh Talks. She has also overseen product expansions linked to Josh’s mission: Josh Skill, an app offering short, affordable courses targeted particularly at learners from Tier II and Tier III cities, has achieved over 1.5 million downloads and a sizeable base of paid users.

Awards and recognition have followed her work. Her achievements include placement on Forbes India’s Women Power list and Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia, along with a range of industry and entrepreneurship awards recognizing content creation, youth marketing leadership, and women’s entrepreneurship. Josh Talks itself has been recognised among top startups in India and received national media attention.

Public profile

Supriya is actively engaged as a speaker and educator. She has participated as a motivational speaker and guest lecturer at forums and conferences including the Women Economic Forum, FICCI Ladies Organization events, Reputation Today and Tedx gatherings. Earlier in her career she completed internships with Outlook magazine and Ogilvy & Mather, and has volunteered on projects for TERI.

On a personal note, Supriya has said that her father’s encouragement influenced her drive to build meaningful, lasting work. She describes setbacks—such as not gaining admission to Shri Ram College of Commerce at age 17—as part of a larger journey that shaped her resilience.

Latest updates

Josh Talks has continued to grow its reach, expanding into several regional languages and accumulating a large collection of online talks and numerous offline events and workshops. Supriya has also supported COVID relief efforts by pledging royalties from her book to relief funds. Her product initiatives include the Josh Skill app, designed to make skill training accessible and affordable for learners across smaller cities.

Personal life

Supriya is unmarried and lists non‑vegetarian food preferences. She enjoys travel and cooking. Growing up with pets, she remains an animal lover: she currently has a golden retriever named Theo and has spoken about an earlier pet, a Pomeranian.

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Recent Work

All You Need Is Josh: Stories of Courage and Conviction in 21st‑century India

A collection of 30 inspirational stories, drawing on high‑viewed Josh Talks features; royalties were designated for COVID relief funds.

2020s
Josh Skill App

A mobile learning platform offering short, affordable courses aimed at learners in Tier II and III cities; reported over 1.5M downloads and a large paid user base.

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Career Highlights

  1. Co‑founder and CEO of Josh Talks (founded 2015)
  2. Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia
  3. Forbes India Women Power list
  4. Startup of the Year (EduTech) – MeitY‑NASSCOM Women Entrepreneur Awards 2021
  5. Woman Entrepreneur of the Year – Amazon Smbhav Awards 2021
  6. Josh Talks named among 2018 Top 100 startups by Economic Times and Sutra HR
Reviewed by F4U Editorial Desk

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