U n’ I with Rashmi Shetty

U n’ I with Rashmi Shetty - Kedar & Chandrika Nayak

Our guests today are Kedar & Chandrika Nayak: Founders of Octavium Music Academy.
Kedar Nayak, also known as ‘Viku’ to many, started his career journey 30 years ago as an entrepreneur in Bar Code Technology and Computer Education. He then forayed into Learning & Development, designing and delivering training programs for several organisations across business spaces. Being an avid musician from his college days, Kedar moved away from everything he was doing to set up Octavium Music Academy in 2013. His focus now is on making, quality music learning available to those who seek it. He is the bassist of Dr. Prakash Sontakke Group which has two albums to its name. Apart from music, Kedar was active in Bangalore’s motorsport scene from the late 1980s to the early 90s and has dabbled in journalism as well.
Chandrika has over 27 years of experience in the Learning & Development function, of which 13 years are in corporate organizations. Her last corporate assignment was as Head of People Development at Philips Innovation Campus, Bengaluru. She started her own consulting practice ‘ThoughtWeave’ in the space of people development in 2011 she has since been a Leadership coach, workshop facilitator, and HR consultant for start-ups, mid and large organizations. She is the Co-founder of Octavium and drives its Academy Operations, Curriculum Development, and student engagement initiatives.
Listen in as they share their journey, the academy, parenting tips & life lessons.
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U n’ I with Rashmi Shetty - RamG Vallath

Our guest today is a Growth Mindset, Wellness & Parenting Coach all rolled in one.
RamG Vallath is the happiest person he has ever met in his life. He wears many interesting hats. He is a tech company co-founder, a much-sought-after keynote speaker, and the author of bestselling books, From 'Ouch to Oops' and 'Active Parenting'.
RamG completed his BTech from IIT Madras and MBA from XLRI and went on to build a very successful corporate career. However, he was crippled by an autoimmune disorder and had to reboot his life. Today, his aim in life is to touch a million lives positively.
Listen in as he shares how he overcame all challenges life threw at him & the power of taking charge of your life!
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U n’ I with Rashmi Shetty - Vimala

“A mother is your first friend, your best friend, your forever friend.”
Our guest today is the inspirational Vimala- a Leadership Coach and facilitator. A mother to 15 children, grandmother to 5 she lives her life with the intention of being transformational and bringing AWE (awareness, wellness, and excellence) to everyone she interacts with.
Listen in as Vimala shares her journey on how she met each of her children who are today an integral part of her life & dreams.
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U n’ I with Rashmi Shetty- Dr.Sreenath S Manikanti

Our guest today is Dr. Sreenath S Manikanti, a Senior Consultant, Neonatology & Paediatrics at Kauvery Hospital, Electronics City Bangalore
He is instrumental in setting up the 1st Public Human Milk Bank “Amaara” in Karnataka in 2017. Recipient of the 1st Edition of Times Healthcare Achievement Award in Neonatology in 2018, he has given presentations at various State, National & International Conferences.
Featured in Medgate “Top Pediatricians in India” Coffee Table Book 2020., he is someone who writes & has been featured in various print & television channels regarding topics related to Human Milk Banking, the health of the newborn & Covid-19.
Besides medicine, he is a motivational speaker and has received training in NLP & Hypnotherapy by the best mind trainers in the World.
Listen in as Dr. Sreenath shares his journey, his dream of Breast milk Banks & the Challenges faced during Covid, especially with babies, and some beautiful human stories of resilience and tenacity that babies teach us.
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U n’ I with Rashmi Shetty- Shreyas Karnad

“Running is the greatest metaphor for life because you get out of it what you put into it.” — Oprah Winfrey’s ring true with our guest today Shreyas Karnad
Shreyas is popularly called Coach Shreyas & is a Running Coach, who helps people Run Better. Shreyas started to run in 2009 when was 120 kgs and today weighs 60 kgs.
After a 10 year stint in the Corporate World, he took on coaching full time in 2016 & since then he has coached over a 1000 people across various spheres of life to run better, longer, and faster, rekindling the Joy of Running.
Listen in as Coach Shreyas shares the Divine connect that he sees in running & the amazing work he has been part of!
You can connect with Shreyas on :
Instagram -
https://www.instagram.com/shreyaskarnad/
Facebook
https://m.facebook.com/100000986808431/
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U n’ I with Rashmi Shetty- Janaki Sabesh

Stories are Janaki Sabesh’s passion – performing, writing, living them. Janaki began her career telling stories on screen, through documentaries, tele-serials, corporate films and advertisements assisting directors like Rajiv Mehrotra, Simi Garewal, Sridhar Kshirsagar, P. Jayendra & P.C. Sreeram (JS Films). A graduate in Political Science from Lady Sriram College, Delhi, with a Masters in Mass Communication from Jamia Millia Islamia University, Delhi, she has more than 20 years of experience in the media and communications space as part of Goldwire communication, JS films and Qube Cinema. An accomplished actor, her body of work spans films across all South Indian languages and several modelling assignments. She has worked with stalwarts like Aishwarya Rai, Kamal Hassan, Madhavan, Mani Ratnam, Rajiv Menon & Shankar, among others. Janaki’s engagement with children began in 1995, when she produced an audio cassette, ‘The Learning Train’, that simplified the world of numbers through stories and songs. She founded her story telling initiative ‘Golpo - Tales Unlimited’ in 2014, ( Golpo, meaning story in Bengali) aimed at taking stories and storytelling to children and adults. She collaborates with Tulika Books, Karadi Tales and other publishers, to take their stories to various audiences and events at schools, colleges, corporates, and Lit Fests. Some of the Lit fests she has performed in, are; Bangalore Lit Fest, Bookaroo Lit Fest in Kohima, Delhi, Varanasi, The Hindu Lit Fest, Ooty Lit Fest, Vizag Junior Lit Fest, Kitaabo Lit fest in Jodhpur, Disha Lit fest in Kanpur to name a few. She has brought many a character to life on screen, as a successful voice-over artiste for cartoons. She has also lent her voice for commercials and documentaries. She has also worked on a Spotify original podcast series ‘Talking Tales from Tulika’, produced by Tulika Books. She works with Educators, Corporates and other Professional networks on using effective story telling techniques in communication and marketing. Janaki is a visiting faculty at Chennai Business School and conducts a course titled “ Lead yourself through Storytelling”. She is also The Chief Ideator at Lil Trails, an initiative to build a community among parents and children. Her sessions are highly interactive and a unique blend of narration, music, drama and movement. Janaki plays an active role in Chennai’s live performance community, experimenting with monologues, stand-up comedy and theatre. A simple question from a child during one of her sessions prompted her to write her first picture book ‘The Jungle Storytelling Festival’ published by Tulika Books, available in 9 languages . Her second picture book, released recently is titled ‘Paati’s Rasam’ which she has co-authored with her daughter and published by Karadi Tales. Janaki Sabesh believes : “A story told from the heart will always win more hearts”
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U n’ I with Rashmi Shetty - Prachi Shevgaonkar

Prachi Shevgaonkar is a Climate Entrepreneur and the founder of Cool The Globe - An app for climate action with users from 100+ countries. Prachi is the first Indian citizen to be appointed on the advisory board of Climate Leadership Coalition, alongside the prime minister of Finland and European Union Leaders. She has been named Green Crusader of the year by the International Advertising Association and is the youngest recipient of the prestigious Taru Lalvani Award for Environment Protection by Rotary. Prachi spent months covering stories of youth, farmers, and waste-picker communities, to understand the impact of climate change in day to day lives of people. She has been invited as an expert speaker at various platforms, including TedX forums and the prestigious WWF Modal Conference. Prachi has been mobilizing citizens to tackle climate change through technology, advocacy and grassroots action. She has trained over 10,000 + citizens and 50+ organizations in sustainability and climate action. She firmly believes that when ordinary citizens come together, miracles can happen.
You can connect with Prachi on:
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/prachi.shevgaonkar/
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/prachi.shevgaonkar/?hl=en
Twitter Prachi Shevgaonkar (@PrachiShe): https://twitter.com/PrachiShe?t=oNR-FNC6XuHPnYU9PkKb9A&s=08 LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/prachi-shevgaonkar-b8145714a
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U n’ I with Rashmi Shetty- Dr. G.N Sangeetha

In our Amazing Women Series, all through this month, our second guest is Dr. G.N Sangeetha. The only candidate selected from India by an Organization named SIGHTSAVERS (Royal Commonwealth Society for the Blind) to participate in the 40th Anniversary Celebrations in Britain in 1990. There she had the unique opportunity of meeting Queen Elizabeth a memorable event in her life.
Author of 5 books:
“Women’s Organisations in Modern Era”
“The Empowerment of Visually impaired women through a solution of their socio-psychological problems”
“Economic Empowerment of Visually Impaired Women”
Hands Beyond Horizon
Kannada Book “Hosa Mailigallannu Daatuthiruva Naariyaru”
Her TEDx Talk was on the subject “Providing ID card (smartcard) to differently-abled people”
Dr. Sangeetha is the First Blind Woman to have received a Doctorate in the State of Karnataka.
Winner of multiple awards, some of Sangeetha’s awards are:
Winner of the Governor’s Republic Day Award
Kempegowda Award for writing a book titled “Empowerment of Visually impaired Women”.
Felicitation by Government of Karnataka as the Best Physically Challenged Women on 04.01.2009.
National Award from Ministry for Social Justice and Empowerment Delhi,
Watch in the video extract as she shares her experience meeting Dr.A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, her role model.
You can get in touch with Dr.Sangeetha at: drsnmkrv@gmail.com, kavcicon@gmail.com
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U n’ I with Rashmi Shetty- Haimanti Sen

U n’ I with Rashmi Shetty will be Celebrating Women and the amazing work that they do all of March.
The first in the series is the inspirational Haimanti Sen- a 25 yr old social entrepreneur who is a psychology and sociology graduate from Mumbai University. She founded an NGO named Junoon in 2018, with the aim of helping underprivileged children to avail of basic education. Junoon is a team of 9 members today and 30 volunteers, and they provide basic education to children living in streets and slums through music, art, dance, plays, and other educational trips. Obviously, the execution of this idea was a challenge for Haimanti. Where would she teach the children? Would their parents allow them to come? Would any school offer help? But despite all of that, she figured her way out. But it did not end there. Whenever she would sit on the skywalk to teach the kids, local commuters would criticize her, one of them even called the cops. She wanted to give up too sometimes, but the enthusiasm in the children’s eyes is what kept her going. She and her team recognized the main areas that were affecting the overall development of a child, which were nutrition, healthcare, education, and family dynamics. So they look for innovative ways to deal with the challenges like daily meals, health check-ups, and family counseling to name a few. Today Haimanti is a speaker at World Tolerance Summit, has won the Rex Karamveer Award 2019, Teacher Warrior Award 2019, and has also been a TEDx speaker. She definitely is a role model to today’s youth.
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U n’ I with Rashmi Shetty- Uma Sudhindra

Uma Sudhindra is an experienced Director with a demonstrated history of working in multiple organizations. Skilled in planning & development, coaching, strategic management, and entrepreneurship, more than half a dozen organizations & several individuals have benefited from her skills & competencies. As a change enabler, Uma has championed diversity & gender inclusiveness along with strategic thinking. Uma mentors between two to three entrepreneurs, at any given point in time, in the MSME segment.
Her love for the outdoors gets her to organize adventure holidays in border areas which brings a completely different dimension to travel. She collaborates closely with the Indian Army to facilitate trips to Siachen Glacier, Kargil in Ladakh, Thagla & Mana in Uttarakhand, and Walong /Kibithu in Arunachal Pradesh. Given her background and experience, Uma also devotes time to an Armed Forces Veterans organization in India where she oversees two projects. One project focuses on creating self-help groups for women empowerment and in the second project, Veterans adopt villages of brave hearts and help in making them ‘model villages’. Uma has co-founded an NGO, "I'm Every Woman" which focuses on women & child safety issues. They also work with government bodies to help spread the awareness of women & child safety.
The social media handles to connect with Uma are:
Instagram - Go Magic Trails
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/gomagictrails/
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