U n’ I with Rashmi Shetty

U n’ I with Rashmi Shetty- Sugandha Sukrutaraj

Our guest today is Sugandha Sukrutaraj, founder of AMBA and author of its pan-India copyrighted © curriculum. An Ashoka Fellow with 18 years of experience in developing a sustainable livelihood solution for adults with moderate to severe intellectual disability, the focus was on visual data entry and peer training. This, along with 11 years of experience in Aviation & IT, gives her the mainstream
know-how for enabling sustainability. AMBA’s concept has been shared with 475 Special Institutions across 25 states in India, helping them become small hubs for Learning and Earning. She was awarded the Ashoka Fellowship in 2007 for her initiative in conceiving the holistic AMBA concept for the moderate to severely intellectually challenged adults who do not have the social skills to work directly in the mainstream. AMBA can only be sustainable with work, with the presence of community participation from individuals and mainstream companies to draw -upon their network to sustain work …
Listen in as she shares her journey, the proud moments, & the current challenge. She along with the team at Amba invites Volunteering Partnerships to generate more opportunities and possibilities of work post Global Automation. Appreciating the Smart minds participating in exploring more opportunities of back-end work from the volunteers’ Network, Sugandha believes that “This support is critical to AMBA and the community they serve going forward as Existing Processes could get further automated. Their target is to enable work to 150000 beneficiaries by 2030.”
AMBA’s Accolades:
BHARATHI SRINIVASAN runner up CII Women exemplar 2017 for education.
CEGEO TEKKAL is the winner of the Hellen Kellar Award in 2016 for being the outstanding employee of the year.
JEET BOPANNA has won the Maciver Rotary Award online during the pandemic
PRIYA CHANDRASHEKARAN manages the virtual curriculum training and is the winner of CII women exemplar 2013 for education.
Women Transforming India Awards (WTI) 2021
Ms. Sugandha Sukrutaraj Senior Citizen Entrepreneur Award 2020 – Runner-up
Digital India Award in the category ‘Good for India-Digital Innovation in Skills and Employment solutions’
AMBA - The Collaboration between Oklahoma University, UNHQ & AMBA to take AMBA Global (beginning 2017-18)
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U n’ I with Rashmi Shetty- Nimal Raghavan

Our guest today is Nimal Raghavan, an Engineer by profession & now an organic farmer and social activist. Born in an agricultural family, in Nadiyam village close to Thanjavur district Nimal, was devasted by the havoc left behind by Cyclone Gaja in his hometown in 2018, that he quit his job in Dubai and moved back to Nadiyam to dedicate his life to the betterment of his homeland.
His passion is for the conservation and rejuvenation of water bodies while raising awareness in his community. He uses modern techniques to restore the 131 water bodies, & is now on the 132nd lake project. He recently won the Better India's Water Warrior award, & is currently focusing on raising awareness of climate change and finding solutions, rejuvenation of water bodies, afforestation, and reforestation, implementing rainwater harvesting systems, and developing Miyawaki forests. He is involved in schools conducting workshops on environmental awareness such as plastic use and wastage, the importance of trees, and planting saplings with students.
Nimal has successfully helped over 200 new graduates find fulfilling employment in their fields. He is an active supporter and is involved in various projects with Government school children, differently abled students, and abandoned senior citizens. His MEGA -Make Earth Green Again - Foundations focuses on and encourages organic farming related to the conservation of native seeds, and has planted 15.2 lakh saplings.
Listen in as Nimal shares the joy of seeing Cauvery water enter a restored lake bed for the first time & the subsequent priceless moments of the meaningful work that he has dedicated himself to.
You can connect with Nimal at:
nimal.raghavan@gmail.com
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U n’ I with Rashmi Shetty- Pallavi Kumar

Our guest today is Ms. Pallavi Kumar, Executive Director- MOHAN Foundation-Delhi NCR. Working for NGOs for the last thirty years, Pallavi has fought for HIV orphans, comforted the specially-abled, and enthused the underprivileged. She currently heads the Delhi-NCR office of MOHAN Foundation, an NGO committed to promoting deceased organ donation in the country.
Pallavi had the opportunity to work with TANKER (Tamil Nādu Kidney Research) Foundation in Chennai, an organization providing subsidized dialysis to patients living with end-stage kidney failure. Her work there helped her understand the plight of patients living with end-stage organ failure requiring a transplant for survival on one hand and the acute shortage of organs in our country on the other.
Armed with this understanding, and her deep passion for the cause, Pallavi set up the Delhi NCR office for the Foundation ten years ago to create awareness of organ donation and to work closely with hospitals to set systems in place to promote organ donation.
Beneath that soft heart, there is a glint of steel that emerged when she braved her way up to conquer the Everest Base camp in 2018 and Mount Kilimanjaro in 2019 with the singular aim of promoting organ donation.
Listen in as Pallavi shares her journey & talks about her meaningful work with “friend-raising”, organ donation, life & death.
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U n’ I with Rashmi Shetty- Roopa Pai

Our guest today is Roopa Pai, one of India’s best-known writers for children. This Bangalore-based author has written over 25 books, ranging from picture books to chapter books and fiction to non-fiction, on themes as varied as sci-fi fantasy, popular science, maths, history, economics, Indian philosophy, life skills, and most recently, medicine. Many of her books are bestsellers and are enjoyed as much by adults as by children.
Her best-known books include the 8-part Taranauts, India’s first fantasy-adventure series for children in English, Ready! 99 Must-Have Skills For The World-Conquering Teenager (And Almost-Teenager), the award-winning national bestseller The Gita For Children, listed by Amazon India as one of ‘100 Indian Books To Read In A Lifetime, and its ‘prequel’ The Vedas And Upanishads For
Children. Her TEDx talk ‘Decoding The Gita, India’s Book Of Answers’ has received over 2 million views to date. Her most recent book for children is ‘Leeches To Slug Glue: 25 Explosive Ideas That Made (And Are Making) Modern Medicine’.
She has also co-authored fitness evangelist and supermodel Milind Soman’s memoir, Made In India, and is currently working on a book of poetry translation, in which she is translating 100 poems of the much-acclaimed Kannada poet, Padma Shri K S Nisar Ahmed, into English. Her most recent book for adults - CubbonPark: The Green Heart of Bengaluru – was released a month ago.
When she is not writing, Roopa can be found leading groups of children and young people on history and heritage walks across her beloved Karnataka, as part of her job as director of a company she co-founded, BangaloreWalks.
Listen in as Roopa shares her philosophy of life & her journey to becoming the popular author she is today.
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U n’ I with Rashmi Shetty- Commander Vijaya G Bopanna

Our guest today is Commander Vijaya G Bopanna, a Pioneer Indian Naval Lady Officer, an accomplished sports personality, and a corporate HR Leader.
She attributes her successes in life to her single-minded focus and supporting family - especially her mother and husband.
She started playing badminton at the age of 12 years. She has been the undisputed state champion of Andhra Pradesh across all categories continuously for 5 years, she won titles at the National level and represented India at the Wimbledon Badminton tournament in 1986. She feels Badminton shaped her personality, dared her to dream beyond the horizon and opened up another wonderful world of Opportunity... The Indian Navy.
She is one of the very few young girls who made it through a tough selection process to become the first Lady officer in the Indian Navy. She served the country for 14 years as part of the Indian Navy & won several awards for her meritorious service. Unfortunately, since women were allowed only in short service commission at that time, she had to make a transition to the corporate after serving the country for 14 years.
Having played sports and served in the Indian Navy, she already had much more to offer than what the corporate jobs required. She has very quickly made her place in the HR Leaders league and served as HR head in some of the reputed companies.
Listen in as Vijaya shares how attributes like Adaptability, Dependability, Handling Success with Humility, Dealing with Setbacks, Game Strategy, Managing & Leading Teams & people, Playing Fair & Straight, Sincerity, Hard Work, Resilience, Service Before Self, Result orientation… were all that she learned on the field both as a sportsperson & a defense professional which she now has put to good use in her HR role & her personal life as well
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U n’ I with Rashmi Shetty- Arundhati Kumar

Arundhati is the founder and the creative force behind her sustainable accessories brand called Beej. Born in a family with mixed parentage, her childhood was deeply influenced by music, art, dance, and books.
Arundhati finished her schooling at Mayo Girls and has an undergraduate degree in Psychology from LSR, Mumbai. An HR professional by career and education, post her management degree,
During her corporate career, She’s worked with various Indian and Global organizations including Indian Hotels, ICICI, Deutsche Bank and Conde Nast.
Arundhati spent 18 years working across industries as a senior HR professional and a leadership and performance coach before starting Beej.
A self-taught designer, Arundhati’s first brush with accessories happened at her father’s leather goods factory where she would spend her time after school and most summers. Her journey with sustainability began a few years ago when she started to read more about climate warming and its impact. What started as small personal lifestyle changes soon became a way of life. Extremely passionate about sustainability and global causes such as climate warming, environment conservation, and reducing plastic pollution and wildlife, she decided to combine her love for the planet with her love for accessories. That became the foundation of Beej.
Her core design approach stems from her belief that style and sustainability can and must co-exist and that’s what led her to work with various plant-based and upcycled leather alternatives in her designs. As a self-taught designer who’s still discovering her own style, her designs are driven by what she looks for in a bag. She says it’s fairly simple, ‘if I wouldn’t be happy carrying the bag, I won’t sell it.’
Arundhati has won several awards during her corporate career and was recently a part of a UNDP and Government of India program where 35 women entrepreneurs were selected to be mentored to help scale and grow their businesses.
As a single mother and someone who did a mid-career pivot at 40, Arundhati believes that her greatest strength, and perhaps her biggest weakness too, is that she’s a dreamer. She sees the world as it can be and not how it is and that’s her energy source.
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U n’I with Rashmi Shetty- Sudhanshu and Susmita- Jaivik Jeevan

Our guests today are Susmita & Sudhanshu who are entrepreneurs and a first-generation farming couple who knew nothing about growing anything. Sustainability & inclusivity are what they consciously combined in their simple lifestyle today as their purpose They founded Jaivik Jeevan in the year 2020 with a focus on making available authentic organic pro-nature produce directly from the farms to the connoisseurs of nature and food.
While Sudhanshu studied finance at Leeds University Business School and joined the financial sector initially. Susmita completed her Masters' degree from Tata Institute of Social sciences and joined the workforce. Today she is a dedicated female farmer at Jaivik Jeevan, Bhopal, and an avid fitness coach.
• After living in metros for 15 years and becoming a part of the problem, they decided to become part of the solution providers.
With an innate ever-growing desire to work out scalable, nature-positive profitable models built around nature they founded Kalp Vriksha Integrated Organic Farm and forward integrated and founded Jaivik Jeevan. With over 4 years of on-the-ground experience in organic farming and 2 years of successful organic food retailing, they have developed in-depth expertise in building a pro-nature scalable and profitable business. Having established a network of organic farmers and processes to establish authentic organic food traceability and regular organic food clientele, they aspire to continue to work on profitable sustainable organic farming and rural economy model with an established front-end demand and also help move 5000+ marginal conventional farmers back to regenerative and profitable methods of agriculture and pure food.
For more details, you can visit their website www.jaivikjeevan.farm
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U n’ I with Rashmi Shetty- Srividya Nagaraju

Srividya, a TEDx speaker is an internationally acclaimed facilitator, pioneering effective learning using various techniques for skill, behavior improvement, and corporate Leadership. She has 25 years of experience in the corporate and social sectors to invigorate and humanize her sessions.
Srividya specializes in curating and delivering training modules that are adapted learnings from Indian Scriptures on Leadership, Working Together, Women Development, Diversity, POSH, etc., Her emphasis has been on bringing transformational change through insightful experience.
From keynote speeches to training, Srividhya is one of the most sought-after names in the corporate industry.
Sri has worked with Thomson Reuters, Karvy Computershare, and Havya Technologies (an Entrepreneurial venture) in Learning & Development and Operations.
Srividya’s passion to work with people and invest in our society has led her to dedicate herself to various activities in the field of public education and mental health. www.vishwascounselling.org www.gurupurskar.org
She was a management Committee member of the IIMB Alumni Association. Has organized a Leadership Event with DR. APJ ABDUL KALAM, FORMER PRESIDENT OF INDIA AS A KEYNOTE SPEAKER AT IIMB among others.
Listen in as she shares her inspirational journey, her influences & What according to her is Shakthi Leadership.
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U n’ I with Rashmi Shetty- Prof. Shashanka Mohan Bose

November 7th is National Cancer awareness day & keeping this in mind we have a very special guest today- Prof. Shashanka Mohan Bose, former Senior Professor and Head of Surgery, Joint Medical Superintendent, and Officer–In-charge of the Emergency Department of PGI, Chandigarh, is one of the most well-known and eminent surgeons in India. He has been serving the country for about 55 years; his vast experience and expertise have made him a popular figure. In PGI, he has been undertaking Patient Care, Teaching, Research, and also Administrative responsibilities – he was practically on every committee, in many as a Chairperson. He has been the first one in northern India to start pioneering work in Breast ConservationSurgery and Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer, the first one in PGI to start Laparoscopic surgery, Mini Cholecystectomy, Stapler Haemorrhoidectomy. He is the first one in the country to initiate Non-operative Management of Haemoperitoneum due to abdominal injury. Prof. Bose is a real blend of excellence in patient care, teaching, and research the three arms of medical science, and has received recognition in all.
He is a popular medical teacher and has delivered lectures all over the country and has been a Visiting Professor at a number of foreign universities. Dr. Bose is one of the highest decorated surgeons in the country, having received three National awards - Dr.B.C.Roy National Award as Eminent Medical Teacher, MCI’s National Award for outstanding work in Medical Research, and National Award from the Ministry of Science and Technology for Outstanding work in the sphere of Communication.
Dr. Bose is a person with multifarious interests, his health education book Cancer has been published by Govt of India agency and has been already translated into 7 regional languages. During the last four years he has published a number of books – Winners of Breast Cancer, stories of Courage, Grit and Courage, both in English and Hindi, His Autobiography - Memoirs Of a Surgeon– Beyond Incisions, Blood, and Sweat has become very popular. The top publisher of the world Springer Nature has recently published his reference book Breast Cancer – Comprehensive Management. · Dr. Bose continues his surgical practice; patients from far and wide continue to seek his advice; and he continues to provide multimodality health care treatment by undertaking major operations, giving Chemotherapy, and spreading the message of Cancer Awareness.
Listen in as Prof. Shanshanka Mohan Bose shares his life, interesting patient stories & some amazing life lessons from his life. At 82, Age is just a number & does not stop this passionate surgeon from a cause he so strongly believes in “Patient Welfare”
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U n’ I with Rashmi Shetty- Prof. M.K.Sridhar

It is Karnataka Rajyothsava week and we have a special guest today- Prof. M.K. Sridhar.
Prof. M. K. Sridhar is a Post Graduate in Commerce and has obtained Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Mysore. He worked as a senior lecturer in Commerce at Vijaya College, Bengaluru for two decades. Subsequently, he joined Bangalore University as Reader at Canara Bank School of Management Studies, where he became a Professor, Director, and Dean. He has successfully guided four M. Phil and eight Ph. D scholars. He has published thirty papers and completed eleven research projects funded by Government and Professional bodies.
He served as Member Secretary of Karnataka Jnana Aayoja (Karnataka Knowledge Commission) and Karnataka State Innovation Council of the Government of Karnataka. He is a trainer for various organizations. He is also a Social Activist for Social and National causes.
His life sketch was published and profiled by many publications and media houses. He was conferred with Karnataka Rajyothsava Award by the Government of Karnataka, the Kempegowda Award by Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagar Palike(BBMP), and the General President Gold Medal by Indian Science Congress Association.
He was nominated as:
a member of the Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE), MHRD;
All India Board of Management Studies, AICTE;
Executive Council of Central University of Gujarat,
Vice president of the Indian Red Cross Society, Karnataka.
He was nominated by MHRD as a member of a committee for the draft National Education Policy under the chairmanship of Dr. K Kasturirangan between 2017 and 2019.
He is also the Honorary President of the Centre for Educational and Social Studies (CESS),
President of Yuvaka Sangha,
EC member of Central University of Kerala & NAAC.
He is also a member of the University Grants Commission (UGC)
Listen in as Prof . Sridhar shares his journey where he was born normal, afflicted by polio but did not allow the wheelchair to stop him from having a fully satisfied life & made life salute him and till date continues to be an inspiration to all his students who stay in touch with him even today.
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