U n’ I with Rashmi Shetty

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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U n’ I with Rashmi Shetty- Season 2 - Madhura DasGupta Sinha

Our guest today is the inspirational Madhura DasGupta Sinha, the Founder & CEO of Aspire For Her, a unique start-up to motivate women to enter and stay in the workforce. Madhura has been a banker for the last 25 years – holding leadership positions in IDFC, Standard Chartered, and ANZ Grindlays Bank, She completed her  MBA from XLRI and Electrical Engineering from Jadavpur University. Madhura was one of the 12 women across India to be awarded the British Chevening Scholarship in 2003.
Since its birth on Women’s Day, 2020, the rapidly-growing community at Aspire For Her has become a movement for women, in India and across the world, getting together members, supporters, and mentors to unleash the trillion-dollar potential in the Indian economy. Madhura’s work has been covered widely in the media including CNBC, NDTV, BBC, The Times Of India, New Indian Express, etc.
Aspire For Her has been honored with awards from UN Women, Economic Times, T-Hub, NDTV, and International Advertising Association. Madhura was among the 23 of the Twenty-Three list published by the HR Association of India. She also is invited to speak at various prestigious forums including IITs, IIMs, Niti Aayog, G 20, UN Women, Global Fintech Forum, National Commission of Women, and many acclaimed podcasts. 
Aspire For Her is proud to be part of the first-ever cohort of Women Founders launched by Google, India.
Listen in as she shares her journey, her motivational moments, and what keeps her so positive all the time.
 
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U n’ I with Rashmi Shetty- Season 2 - Swastika Gurung

Our guest today is Swastika, the ​Co-Founder and ​C​EO of the  Not for Profit, WALLOBOOKS Project. She hails from a little town​ c​alled Kurseong & ​leads an amazing team who are deeply passionate about ​children and ​education. They are on a mission to help children become capable agents of change for their families.
Listen in as she shares her whole journey of creating the meaningful wallobooks as a magical getaway for children to get in touch with the storyteller  within.
Website:
www.wallobooks.org
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/wallobooks
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/wallobooks
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U n’ I with Rashmi Shetty- Season 2- Dr. Neeta Mhatre Mishra

Our guest today is -Dr. Neeta Mhatre Mishra-  a passionate psychotherapist Tedx speaker, Corporate Trainer, and Heart to Heart listener. Dr. Neeta is the Founder of Reach Out, Co-founder of Bloom, and a Co-Author. She is a certified trainer, Master NLP Practitioner (International), psychotherapist, Gestalt Practitioner, and wellness, sexual & relationship coach. She is a mentor at Bringle Academy. She is a medical graduate who specializes in alternative systems of medicine, Metaphor Art Therapy, ABT, and chromatography (color psychology). She is the Brand Ambassador for IDF and Peace and Happiness at IWPG (S. Korea)
She has touched more than 7000 lives through counseling, therapies, and empowerment. She engages with the LGBTQ community for skill development through her Transpreneur program that focuses on upskilling them and on Emotional Wellness. Her policy in life is “You get life once. Let's make the best use of it!”
Listen in as she shares her inspirational journey of moving from the label of being “unwanted to someone everyone wants a piece of!”
How she built a life of meaning & purpose by putting herself together every time life threw a challenge at her.
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U n’ I with Rashmi Shetty- Season 2- Malathi T. Krishnaswamy

Our guest today is Malathi T. Krishnaswamy, an Entrepreneur, Motivational Speaker, Podcaster & mother of two.
 
Malathi started her career as a Technical Sales Engineer and chose to become an Entrepreneur after the birth of her first child and continues to be one to date. She has been living in Germany since 2002 with her family. Having graduated as an Engineer, she runs a company that provides Engineering and IT
Services to Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises in Europe & India. In 2019, she founded another startup, Bhogya.Online, a sociocultural platform that aims to help Expat Indians stay connected to their roots. The platform brings together Artists and Art schools across Europe to bring Experiences that Matter from the rich Indian Culture to the people of Europe.
She hosts a Podcast titled "The Impressive Empress", where she talks to Impactful Indian Women Leaders across the Globe about their Inner
Journey to Empowerment. As a speaker, she likes to talk about all aspects of a woman’s life and her talks would focus on ways of elevating the soul to ensure positive personal growth.
 
She enjoys cooking, reading about Hindu Religion & Philosophy, and collecting tidbits of information related to anything & everything. And through all her work, she aims to make the world more lovable and sustainable. Malathi supports the education of girl children, providing food & clothing for the underprivileged, protecting & feeding cows, and promoting Indian arts & culture.
Listen in as Malathi shares her journey & thoughts on life.
 
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