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Shankar Kumaran comes from a Traditional Gurukulam Education which is a Six-year residential Sanskrit Medium Intense Ancient Learning System. He got introduced to various Ancient Indian Wisdom, like, Vedas, Upanishads, Yoga Sutra, Tarka Shastra, etc.; besides his Gurukulam Education, he has also completed his Bachelors and Masters in Yogic Science along with Masters in Sanskrit.   Being in academia for more than 9 years, he has taught thousands of Engineering Students and Business Students Life Education and Yoga Psychology. He has organized and mentored hundreds of Camps and Workshops for a diverse audience like Students, Adults, Working Professionals, Married Couples, etc.  As an acclaimed Life Education Coach and Yoga Psychologist, Shankar has trained more than 8000 people in the past 12 years.    With his vast teaching experience and interactions with thousands of youngsters, Shankar has developed and perfected the “Neo Grihastha Model,” helping hundreds of people make their family life happier.   Being part of a Joint family, he wears multiple hats, Family Man, Yoga Psychologist, Minimalist, Spiritualist, Counselor, YouTuber, Organic Farmer, Teacher, and an All-time Student.  

More details can be found here https://shankarkumaran.com

The link to his YouTube channel is https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFMb...

Renu Kaul Verma is the founder director of Vitasta Publishing Private Limited and specialises in both fiction and non-fiction. Her areas of interest are subaltern issues with focus on minorities and women. She is a former journalist, who has worked with major Indian dailies such as Indian Express and the Hindustan Times. She also publishes a monthly newspaper focused on Indian publishing Industry, called Book Link.  Here's the link to Vitasta Publishing House and details around the work that they do - https://www.vitastapublishing.com

Sri Nithin Sridhar has a degree in Civil Engineering, and having worked in the construction field, he passionately writes about various issues from development, politics, and social issues, to religion, spirituality, and ecology.   He is currently the Chief Curation of Advaita Academy - a video portal dedicated to the dissemination of Advaita Vedanta. He is also a Consulting Editor to the Indic Today Magazine. He was formerly the Editor of IndiaFacts - a portal on Indian history and culture.   He is the author of six books. His first book ‘Musings on Hinduism’ provided an overview of various aspects of Hindu philosophy and society. His books ‘Sri Dakshinamurty’ and ‘Candrika’ enunciates upon the two prominent deities of Hinduism. His book ‘Samanya Dharma’ enunciates upon general tenets of ethics as available in Hindu texts. However, his most widely read book is ‘Menstruation Across Cultures: A Historical Perspective’ that examines menstruation notions and practices prevalent in different cultures & religions from across the world.   He is based in Mysuru, Karnataka. He tweets at @nkgrock. He also has a YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChyc...  

The links to his books are below :  

https://www.amazon.in/Sabarimala-Confusion-Menstruation-Historical-Perspective/dp/9386473461/?fbclid=IwAR1q1GUY3yN_o5BrbTfni6Lr_Pp3EVEARlegSldxGEgQBWdnALSjPeoARng 

https://www.amazon.in/SAMANYA-DHARMA-NITHIN-SRIDHAR/dp/8194282608?fbclid=IwAR3W7B2u0A9EG7iftv66yzhziy9Lhcx2xItBEeVdmY2uDEA1E4TwTMjIagQ 

https://www.amazon.in/gp/product/8194868831/?fbclid=IwAR2dMHtgxGnNdFyvuSN2Oi85s1WUL475l0rfzgzzL-1ShYk81KGk0GwbpA4 

The Kindle version of books are:  

https://www.amazon.in/Nithin-Sridhar/e/B06WD38DP1?fbclid=IwAR3GKzioqYQX5HzP5WMQyaK5yq4HJ08LztmHUSMYAuLI3_Z-wPtHh_Kv12c

Rakhi Sengupta by profession is a lecturer of psychology for the past 22yrs, attached to Muralidhar Girls College in kolkata. Other than teaching she is a pranic healer, a practitioner of clinical psychology and integral somatic therapy . She specialises in trauma and grief therapy, where the body is the container of different emotions and her aim is to increase the space of the physical body to hold the emotions so that an individual can decide what to do while facing anything challenging, whatever trauma it may be. She also specializes in non-verbal therapy where the client is healed through sand- play, Clay, Movements, Colours etc.   She believes that the journey to healing comes from within & as a therapist she just aids the necessary tools to her clients. Her hobbies include - Reading, Practising Yoga & meditative Yoga, Meeting friends. She believes in living life to its fullest & leaving the rest to the universe!

Bibi Russell is an incredible individual who is an epitome of strength, courage, resilience, grace, hard work and compassion. She is a Bangladeshi fashion designer, a former international model and an entrepreneur.   Bibi Russell is a source of inspiration for every woman who wants to end gender-based inequalities and violence. Under the Slogan Fashion for Development to save craftspeople and help revive their dreams, she set up Bibi Productions in 1995. The brand has provided work for thousands of weavers and artisans. Development of handloom fabrics with colours that are non-chemically produced, thus environment friendly.   She has received the title of Artist for Peace by the UNESCO in 2001 and is also the UNESCO Special Envoy. She has won the Peace Prize by the United Nations Associations of Spain in 2004 and is the UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassador.  Her collections have always been based upon the love of nature with people as the core of the brand. It is a global, innovative, ecological, creative and sustainable in which design, harmony and humanism come together.  Bibi says... 'through art and design, it is my intention to sensitize and demonstrate the immense skills and expertise of the local artisans, to provide for employment opportunities, to empower women and to contribute towards eradication of poverty. This is my commitment.'

June-Elleni Laine is a published author, spirit inspired speaker, international consultant and educator delving into the mysteries of life and death. She believes that through our frequency we attract who and what we need in order to grow and develop.   For more than 28 years, June-Elleni has sketched recognisable portraits of people after they die to bring evidence to their loved ones that their consciousness survives. She also interprets their memories and messages. The photographs shown on her website gallery (https://www.june-elleni.com/spirit-po...)  are shared by clients to validate the likeness after the session.  As for the session today, she says... "Life is about feeling a connection and honouring our intuition. After that miracles can happen. Let’s have a conversation about that inner voice we call intuition!"  More details around the incredible work that she does can be found on her website: https://www.june-elleni.com/

Our guest today was an award-winning actress and an incredible human being, Pamela Nomvete. Pamela was born in Ethiopia to South African parents. She spent her childhood in many different countries, and attended boarding school in the United Kingdom, later studying at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. After working as an actress in the United Kingdom, she moved to South Africa in 1994. In the 1990s, Pamela embarked on a television career, achieving fame in the South African soap opera Generations. In 2013 she published an autobiography, Dancing to the Beat of the Drum: In Search of My Spiritual Home. This book is available to buy on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/1733289674/....   Pamela practices  Nichiren Buddhism. She has come to the realisation that her identity is that of a global African, and she would like to represent not just this African diaspora, but also those people who think they have no worth.   Pamela says, “Every ordinary person is extraordinary in their own way, and every person has their own story to tell.” She wants people to see the value in themselves, and what they can achieve if they put their mind to it.  You can find out more about Pamela, her work and get in touch with her through her website https://www.pamelanomvete.com/

It was a great pleasure and an honour to have Pandit Katti Narahari as a guest on UinDhi. We went through a stream of interesting aspects surrounding Vedic Astrology.   Pandit Katti Narahari kickstarted our second series, The Dive In the Driver. A series where we aim to take a deeper look at these vast oceans of knowledge and whether we dive in it or not is always a personal choice or free will as it's preferably called.  Pandit Katti Narahari belongs to a traditional family of astrologers and started learning under the tutelage of his uncle, Katti Seshagiri. He began his jyotish journey at a tender age of eight following the strict traditional way of guru shishya parampara. The intensive training which was taught according to the ancient traditional way, helped him to achieve depths of jyotish with many traditional secrets. He later graduated in the field of commerce and then entered the field of information technology. Katti is now a senior SAP ERP technology consultant and a trainer to many multi-national companies worldwide. He used Brihat Parasara Hora Shastra, Jaimini Upadesa Sutras, Brihat Jataka, Laghu Parasari and Savali as the foundations of Jyotisha.  The Facebook page to Katti Academy of Jyotish Sciences is https://www.facebook.com/Katti108/ where you can reach out to him with your questions and also join in the regular sessions that he runs to enhance your knowledge and understanding surrounding Vedic Astrology.

Ruhin's purpose is to foster the futures in all its dimensions drives us endlessly to envision a bright light ahead. Enlightened from souls and illuminated for mind; we stand… ‘Spiritual, Sacred and Divine’. With a tagline - Live Life beyond the Perceptions, they have set out on a journey to achieve equality, oneness and universal brotherhood / sisterhood. Devashish Rawat, Founder & Management Head at Ruhin, is a mechanical engineer from Auburn University, USA, and Management Graduate (MBA-Marketing) by education. Presently he is a Doctoral Scholar in Management (Ph.D.) Rishab Pathak, Founder and Academic Head at Ruhin, and is a very dynamic and highly motivated Spanish Faculty with diverse academic background (M.A. Spanish, University of Delhi, 3 Years Advanced Diploma in Spanish, JMI University & SIELE B2 from Instituto Cervantes, B.A. Honours History, University of Delhi) with the professional experience in teaching the Language, Social Sciences and Life Skills for more than 10 years in Delhi NCR to academic, non-academic as well as professional learners. Chetanya Makkar, Co-Founder and Technical Lead, is a Computer Science enthusiast, with experience in programming, has implemented his knowledge in the field of Data Science. His aim to expand the horizon of online learning drives a sense of grit among all of us. With sheer passion and desire, he is keen on working towards a world with equity, unfathomable opportunities, and imperceptible boundaries. Samidha Makkar, the brain behind putting this initiative together, says that being a homemaker isn’t an easy task, it takes a lot of sacrifices to build the foundation of your family. And once you’ve embarked on this beautiful journey of transformation, there’s no holding back. Their website address is https://www.ruhineducation.com YouTube link : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm90... Email : [email protected] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ruhineducat... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Ruhin-Educat...

Our guest today was the extraordinary explorer, researcher, and innovator in visual and performing arts, Pritha Kundu.   Pritha has been practicing Bharatanatyam and Yoga for the past 19 years. She started learning more contemporary movement forms in 2003 beginning with her training in Uday Shankar Technique.   She  thrives on exploring any movement style that she comes across and adapting it in her practice.  She also practices developing improvisational movement pieces that explore self-expression through dance that is not restricted to a particular style but constantly evolves and takes new creative forms.   As part of her personal movement research, she is building a pedagogy focused to develop a structured and systematic technique that allows a person to create their own movement styles irrespective of their age, background, and prior training.  She is also the co-founder of Aramandi to Attitude, a movement community and has recently won the WE-Award.   You can find more details on her and her work here at her website:  https://www.aramanditoattitude.com You may follow and subscribe to their YouTube channel which is https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG66...