U n’ I with Rashmi Shetty

U n’ I with Rashmi Shetty- Season 2- Bhavana Issar

Our guest today is Bhavana Issar -  the Founder & CEO of a social venture Caregiver Saathi (http://caregiversaathi.co.in), which is a hi-tech and hi-touch platform that supports family caregivers through a care navigation system that aims to ease access to resources like advice, information, community, professional services, and learning tools. She consults with organizations to build Caregiver-friendly and Compassionate Workplaces that are resilient and innovative. 
After her corporate stint as an HR leader in large companies, she is an Organization consultant in the areas of Change, Leadership Development, and Organization Building. She is a Fellow and facilitator in Process Work with Sumedhas Academy for Human Context, Gestalt OD Practitioner. She's been a faculty at institutions like IIM Ahmedabad, Udaipur, XLRI, SP Jain Institute of Management, and NMIMSetc. She is a passionate person with diverse interests like poetry, crocheting, and hi-tech gadgets. As a multi-potential-ate, she most identifies as a feminist, a storyteller, and an activist who believes in the possibilities of human potential. 
 Her story was included in the book by bestselling author Rashmi Bansal - Touch the Sky: Stories of women across India who are changing their destiny.
She is a motorcyclist and believes motorcycling has helped her push the boundaries of the body and mind. She supports women motorcyclists to realize their dreams. She expresses through poetry and believes humor powers resilience. She's a bewildered parent to a strong-willed teenager and a moody pet, currently residing in Mumbai with her spouse who often complains that she's a bully.
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U n’ I with Rashmi Shetty- Season 2- Dr. Arti Datta

It’s 131 Episodes of the human library audio podcast “U n’ I with Rashmi Shetty”& I feel completely grateful. All the storytellers willingly shared their story & today are good friends. One thing we all have in common is we are all connected to the “#voiceinme” Today is the 25th episode in Season 2.
These are the video extracts of the 131 episodes:
https://coachrashmishetty.com/podcast/
https://coachrashmishetty.com/podcast-2022/
https://coachrashmishetty.com/podcast-2023/ 
Our guest today is Dr. Arti Datta the founding Artistic Director of Mudra Dance Studio, Muttontown, NY, and the President of The Mudra Foundation: Art for a Cause. Dr. Arti Datta is the founding Artistic Director of Mudra Dance Studio, Muttontown, NY, and the President of The Mudra Foundation: Art for a Cause. Dr. Arti Datta was initiated into Bharatanatyam early in her childhood in India. An alumnus of
Kalasadan, one of the premier cultural institutes in Mumbai, India, was the disciple of the late Guru Shri Mani who trained her in the rigorous Vazhuvoor
tradition. Dr. Datta continued her education in dance at the Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan, London, UK. She has performed extensively in India, the U.K., and the United States.
Dr. Arti Datta is a clinical scientist by profession and has conducted her post-doctoral cancer research at the Hammersmith Hospital in London, U.K., and at the NYU Langone Medical Center in New York.
Dr. Arti Datta has successfully choreographed and directed several multi-media productions including
Shiv-O-Hum, Leela – The Play of Krishna, Yatra – A Journey of Indian Dance, part of the Joseph G Astman International Concert series at the Hofstra
University, NY,
Devi: An Ode to Mother Goddess,
Arpan – An Offering, a benefit for the victims of the Japan tsunami disaster,
WATER: The Flow of the Divine, a fundraiser for the Sankara Eye Foundation,
and
AANGIKAM - a tribute to the victims of the Nepal earthquake.
NAVARASA: The Essence of the
Nine Emotions as a benefit for the Guide Dog Foundation,
JEEVAN TARANG: The Rhythms of Life benefitting CRY America,
MARGAM: The Path for Hewlett House, and most recently
PREKSHA: A Meditation in Dance supporting Long Island Crisis Center was staged in May this year.
On the 10th Anniversary of the dance school, as a way of integrating her passion for dance with a desire to give back, she founded the nonprofit The Mudra Foundation: Art for a Cause.
(www.TheMudraFoundation.org)
Dr. Datta was recognized by the India Association of Long Island (IALI) as one of the most influential people in the Indian American Community in NY and has been felicitated on numerous occasions for her contribution to the arts in the US.
Dr. Arti Datta serves on the board of the Long Island Arts Alliance and volunteers her time at New York Cares. She continues to teach dance at the Mudra Dance Studio, Muttontown.
 Listen in as Dr. Arti shares her journey from the logical world of Science to the creative world of Dance.
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U n’ I with Rashmi Shetty - Season 2- Dr. Vivek Mendonsa & CA Arun Vaz

When I look back at how these 130 Episodes of the human library podcast “U n’ I with Rashmi Shetty” unfolded, I feel completely grateful. Many of the storytellers willingly shared their story & today are good friends.
These are the video extracts of the 130 episodes:
https://coachrashmishetty.com/podcast/
https://coachrashmishetty.com/podcast-2022/
https://coachrashmishetty.com/podcast-2023/  
 
“The dream begins with a teacher who believes in you, who tugs and pushes and leads you to the next plateau, sometimes poking you with a sharp stick called truth.” In this quote by Dan Rather, I can confidently replace a teacher with a mentor & it will still make sense to you. Today on the eve of teachers’ day, we have a special episode. A conversation between mentor & mentee that has all elements of trust, respect, friendship & partnership. On the eve of Teachers Day, we bring to you the beautiful story of CA Arun and Dr. Vivek who from being a mentor to CA Arun has become a friend over the period of years and they have been actioning multiple projects together now. It is a wonderful example of how a good mentor builds up the mentee and helps them become the best version of themselves. Dr. Vivek started working at age 17 while studying, filled data forms door to door and exceeded his target, and learned true sales and marketing, as he had to convince security guards, receptionists -and gatekeepers of apartment and corporate offices to allow him in. He filled forms for soft drink concrete companies, financial, insurance companies, tyre companies. Those solid life lessons in the
marketplace in the 'real world' for 5 years during the summer holidays, Diwali, and Christmas honed his skills to apply to Lawrence & Mayo as a team
player. A shock interview at the age of 31 years with a journalist, taught him to pre-pone Retirement Plans to the NOW and start multi-tasking in giving back
to society and mentoring people. CA Arun Vaz is a Chartered Accountant by profession and deal maker by passion. With his solution-providing ability, he
has been able to do a lot of work with some of the major corporates and has a presence in Mumbai, Delhi, Goa, and Dubai. He has a team of 370 people and believes in empowering people to become Chartered Accountants. He along with Dr. Vivek G Mendonsa who is the General Secretary of the Federation of Indo-Israeli Chambers of Commerce is leading over 50 entrepreneurs, businesswomen & men to Israel from the end of October 2023 to the first week of November 2023.
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U n’ I with Rashmi Shetty- Season 2- Saraswathy Ramamoorthy

Learning Matters is a seven-year-old ed-tech organisation based in Bengaluru. They implement their Artificial intelligence-based solution-Tara - in schools and colleges to improve the communicative English proficiency of students and teachers. They were recognized by India AI and NASSCOM for their significant contribution to India's AI ecosystem by being included in their compendium "75 at 75" which showcases 75 Indian companies doing innovative work using AI last year. https://www.aninews.in/news/business/business/learning-matters-announces-star-educator-awards-2023-celebrating-exceptional-educators-and-transformative-educational-institutions-worldwide20230817162451
Our guest today is  Saraswathy Ramamoorthy, one of the co-founders of Learning Matters. An early childhood education (ECCE) expert, she has worked in various facets of the education domain as an educator and educationist. Her core expertise is in designing and developing educational curricula and programs, teaching children, training teachers, as well as creating digital education products and programs.
As co-founder of Learning Matters, she takes care of marketing.
Listen in as she shares what Learning Matters does and explains the buzz around the 3rd edition of the  Star Educator award, they are hosting. To nominate yourself or anyone you know click: https://learningmatters.ai/star-educator-awards/                                                            
                     
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U n’ I with Rashmi Shetty- Season 2- Ashok Kamath

Our guest today is Ashok Kamath- an alumnus of the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay (IIT Bombay). He was formerly the Managing Director of the Indian operations of Analog Devices, a major global semiconductor company. Ashok attributes a large part of his success to the fact that he was privileged enough to receive a quality education from a young age. The well-balanced foundational education he received gave him strong
mathematical ability and enabled him to get into great universities and excel further. However, he saw that this opportunity to access quality education for younger grades in school was not available for a majority of children in the country. During his time at IIT, Ashok’s education was made more affordable for him because the Government of India would subsidize the cost of training each student through the program. Ashok always saw this as a badge of honor and investment from his country.
So, in 2004, Ashok left his corporate career to pay back the ‘debt of honor’ he felt towards his country by empowering millions of children in the
country that are denied the opportunities that he received. He immersed himself in solving the complex problems of the education sector in India and developed the idea of GKA in 2012, envisioning this model to function at a population scale. Since 2004, Ashok has not drawn a salary from Akshara
Foundation. And with a small team of 35, he is transforming learning for over 3 million children in India. The Ganitha Kalika Andolana (GKA) model, Akshara Foundation’s flagship initiative is aimed at revolutionizing math learning for grades 1 to 5 in government schools and is built around this core idea. GKA is a unique 360-degree model consisting of a comprehensive combination of interventions targeting multiple stakeholders at both the demand and supply side of the foundational education system including the state system, teachers, and the community.
In April 2019, he was conferred the prestigious Namma Bengaluru Award for exemplary work in education. His alma mater, IIT-Bombay, presented him
with its Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2013 for his various initiatives and contributions to the field of child education.
 Listen in as Ashok Kamath shares this meaningful journey with The Akshara Foundation & the impact it is creating.
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U n’ I with Rashmi Shetty- Season 2- Tara Kini

Our guest today is Tara Kini who has trained intensively in Hindustani classical music, from the late Shri Narayan Rao Patwardhan, Smt. Mira Khirwadkar Deshpande, and the late Pandit Rama Rao V. Naik. She is currently learning from Vidushi Lalith J Rao, and from Padmashree Gundecha Brothers.
Tara is the founder director of a music collective called Sunaad that has presented over ninety shows that demystify classical music. Inspired by Padma Bhushan Sri M, Sunaad has presented several shows on four major Upanishads, weaving together Dhrupad, dance, yoga, and storytelling. Tara has conceptualized and directed all these shows.
Tara Kini is an independent consultant in Education and Music and works with several reputed institutions in Bangalore, Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, and Ahmedabad, developing curriculum, and training teachers and trainers. Tara is an advisor to the Shankar Mahadevan Music Academy.
Tara received The Senior Research Fellowship from the Sangeet Natak Academi, in 2017.
Listen in as Tara shares her fascinating journey of the beautiful blend of music & theatre.
 
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U n’ I with Rashmi Shetty- Season 2- Reena Chowdhury

Our guest today is the founder of "A Little Dream," a Bangalore-based non-profit, working with underprivileged children is
celebrating its 10th Anniversary this year. The organization started off as an initiative of former IT professional Reena Chowdhury the founder and Managing trustee Over the past decade ALD has reached out to orphanages and children's homes and touched the lives of 8500 children. What keeps ALD pulsating is its dynamic volunteers - young IT ‘techies’ of the city have been an integral part of ALD’s diverse activities. It was during her corporate years, she felt lacunae in her life, a need to do something for others -  to make a difference in the lives of less fortunate children. She used her artistic skills and reached out to children in orphanages, children's homes, and slums in Bangalore.
Thus was born A Little Dream.
A Little Dream has over the years been working with children on several projects be it for children in Cancer hospital wards, those suffering from Thalassemia, Diabetes, and HIV-positive kids.& also regularly holds Dental camps for children in orphanages
and slums.
Listen in as   Reena shares her journey, her fearlessness, the ability to walk alone on the Road not Taken, with commitment and empathy & her
genuine desire to help people in distress.
 
Reena’s  Personal Links 
My Linkedin page: linkedin.com/in/reenachowdhury2008 
My Instagram handle: instagram.com/reenachowdhury
My FB page:  facebook.com/reena.chowdhury
My
Twitter handle:  twitter.com/reenachowdhury
 
A Little Dream
(ALD)Links 
ALD Instagram handle: instagram.com/alittledreamindia 
ALD FB page: facebook.com/ALDcamps 
ALD FB group:  facebook.com/groups/ALittleDreamCamps
Youtube channel: youtube.com/@alittledream6500
Email id : littledream2010@gmail.com 
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U n’ I with Rashmim Shetty - Season 2- Dr. Nandini Mundkur

Dr. Nandini Mundkur is one of India's renowned developmental paediatricians,  who has done pioneering work in the field of early detection & intervention services for developmental disorders for the last four decades.
She practiced as a general paediatrician during her early career while pursuing with a keen interest in the field of developmental studies is also a Fellow of the American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine (FAACP and DM).
She spearheaded the awareness-building and creation of early intervention tools in the field of developmental paediatrics in India.⁠
She founded the Centre for CHild Development and Disabilities in the year 2006. The center has been treating children with a wide range of developmental problems in areas of physical, mental, language, and learning abilities, from birth to adolescence. The center also runs a school that practices early intervention services for children. She has designed & released multiple initiatives to support her work & house these teams.
As a director at the Sackhumvit Trust, she has undertaken a program "Learn Math with Fun" via satellite for children across rural Karnataka(India).
Dr. Nandini Mundkur co-founded Totsguide a comprehensive online self-educated portal aimed to cater to the vision of helping every child with disabilities to attain a better future. Dr. Nandini Mundkur has focussed her career on ensuring children with developmental disabilities have access to the best possible
support & care.
Listen in as she shares her Journey, her dreams & the impact!
 
 
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U n’ I with Rashmi Shetty-Season 2- Sunita Bajaj

Our guest today is Ms. Sunita Bajaj - a child development consultant, Ted X speaker, and behavioral - guidance counselor.
In a career spanning over 25 years in the education industry, Sunita has worked with industry leaders, ed-tech companies, school heads, school, and college students and teachers offering individual and group counseling, teacher capacity-building programs, and designing curricula for teacher training and pre-primary years.
She works passionately with all stakeholders to raise awareness about mental health issues and engages multiple levers to help children and their parents identify, tackle and resolve these issues. Ms. Sunita is committed to holistic child development and education, keeping in mind the social, emotional, physical, and intellectual uniqueness of each child.
Listen in as she shares her observation & inputs into better parenting, relationships & ways to create a happy space in relationships.
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U n’ I with Rashmi Shetty - Season 2 - Dr. Neeraja Raghavan

Dr.Neeraja Raghavan, the Founder-Director of Thinking Teacher is currently engaged with teachers in schools across India, empowering them to take charge of their own growth through Action Research.
She has a doctorate degree in Chemistry from Princeton University, USA and her last position was Professor at Azim Premji University. She worked with Azim Premji Foundation for almost eight years, mainly in the field of Science teacher education, pedagogy, and curriculum development. She has taught in several mainstream as well as alternative schools in India and has been the Principal of a couple of schools.
She developed an Alternative Middle School Science Curriculum for SHIKSHA MITRA, Kolkata, a school for slum children, in 2007. She also developed the Middle School Science Curriculum for THE SCHOOL, Krishnamurti Foundation India,
Chennai in March-May 2006, so as to suit their unique needs and ethos. 
Her research interests currently focus on teacher development through reflective practice.
Her publications amongst others  include:
1. THE REFLECTIVE LEARNER Seeing ‘Missed Takes’ in Mistakes (Notion Press, 2019)
2. THE REFLECTIVE TEACHER, with contributing editor Vineeta Sood (Orient Blackswan, 2015)
The Reflective teacher is an attempt to capture a process of drawing out the reflective practitioner from within the in-service teacher, through action research conducted by the teacher. Spread over a period of about five months (between August and December 2013), This work is testimony to the power of Action Research in drawing out the reflective practitioner from the in-service teacher, regardless of the length of experience of the teacher
 Listen in as Dr. Neeraja Raghavan takes us through her journey of how her chemistry teacher not only made her love her subject but designed the course of her life.
Her journey from teacher to Principal to teacher educator. The stories that continue to inspire her on the impact of Action research & the teachers who can be magical!
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