Our guest this month on the Imagine India podcast is Shloka Nath. Shloka is currently the Acting CEO, India Climate Collaborative, a first-of-its-kind collaborative working to accelerate climate action in India.

Shloka talks about the 'loss & damage' effort at the COP27 Summit this year, and what it means for India. Shloka and Shannon also discuss what it means to be a women leader when one is expected to be kind but also assertive. Tune in to today's episode to listen to Shloka's dream of an equitable India, where communities are kept in the center.

Our guest for this episode is Uma Ramakrishnan. She is a Professor of Ecology and Evolution at NCBS TIFR and a dear friend of our network. Her research work revolves around the conservation, biogeography, and evolutionary origins of Indian species. Uma talks to Shannon about the importance of communicating science, her work with the big cats in India, emerging infectious diseases, the challenges faced by Indian women scientists, and much more.

Tune in to this warm conversation between two notable women scientists and empathetic human beings who want to help the community with science.

Our guest today is Dr. Prashanth NS, a scholar, a public health expert, an award-winning champion for indigenous communities, and a doting father. Prashanth leads the health equity cluster (research group) at IPH Bengaluru with broad interest in studying social determinants of health and health inequities, particularly the health of Adivasi (indigenous) populations. Prashanth talks to Shannon about how he wants to be remembered as a person, the India he dreams of, and much more. Tune in to the podcast now.

Today's guest at Imagine India podcast is Rajana Mani. Rajani is a documentary writer, director, and film editor. She is the co-founder of Elephant Corridor Films, an award-winning creative agency based in Bangalore. Rajani talks to Shannon about how she wants to be remembered; as someone who didn’t give up, who never stopped asking and learning, and never stopped sharing her knowledge and experiences. Her films often deal with narratives that find balance between human activities and the natural world. Want to know what dreams Rajani has for India? Tune in to this episode now.

Listen to our latest podcast episode! Today we have with us a law partner, a founder, a builder, a dreamer, a father, and the co-founder of Initiative for Climate Action and the Bangalore Creative Circus - Mr. Ajay Raghavan. Ajay talks about how he is most happy when he can do little things to brighten people's lives, his passion to make this planet a better place to live has driven him to leave his job at one of the most prestigious law firms in the country to work with ICA and BCC. Let's hear from him how he wants to see India, 10 years from now.

Presenting our latest episode of Imagine India podcast. This time we have with us a visionary leader, a teacher, an entrepreneur, a brand architect, and the CEO of 24 Mantra Organic - Balasubramanian N. Bala talks about what drove him to empathise with the farmers of India, what he and his organisation are doing for the well-being of the farmers and how he sees India shape up as a country 10 years from now.

And we’re back again! This time we have with us an intriguing storyteller, an experienced editor, and a writer, with a passion for sustainable tourism. Neha Dara is Business Head at RoundGlass Sustain. She talks to Shannon about how she is enabling others to be respectful of nature and the living creatures around us, and the different ways in which every individual can enjoy nature and wildlife.

We're back with our newest episode! This time we have with us a visionary, an author, a public-policy expert, a father, a son, a young global leader - Dr. Arunabha Ghosh. 

Arunabha is also the CEO of Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), one of Asia's leading policy research institutions. An accomplished orator, Arunabha advises government, industry, civil society, and international organisations around the world on sustainability. Listen to him talk to Shannon Olsson, Global Director of the echo network, about small changes we can bring in our lives to be sustainable and planet-conscious.

And we're back again! But this time, with an intriguing artist working with conservation and environmental issues. Listen to Professor Shannon Olsson talk with Rohan Chakravarty, known for being the artist behind @green_humour. Rohan is a passionate illustrator and wildlife buff who combines humor and empathy to shed light on ecological and environmental issues in India and around the world. Rohan's art has also been featured in Mid-Day, The Hindu, Roundglass, and Gocomics, among many others. Listen to him discuss his love for nature, his journey from dentist to cartoonist, and his desire for better communication among all of us for the future of the planet.

Karishma Kaushik is a bioengineering pioneer, infection biology explorer, youth champion, social media warrior, mother, and leader. In this episode, Karishma speaks with Shannon about her experiences returning to India to build a lab and career, and find her own space on the global stage. With a firm commitment to promoting Indian science as a part of nation-building, Karishma shares her vision for communicating science and building an interdisciplinary mentoring network for youth from different backgrounds. We present to you our newest conversation!