Learn and Unlearn

Learn and Unlearn

By Gautam SrikrishnaEducationSelf-Improvement
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Learn and Unlearn episodes

  • Personal Safety during Early Childhood - With Ishwarya and Sudhalini | Ep. 14

    Ishwarya Kumar Ahmed and Sudhalini Devadason are founders of Upturn Learning and authors of the book - Safe Over Sorry. Join us as we discuss the personal safety of children during early childhood.

    Connect with Upturn Learning:

    • Website: https://www.upturnlearning.com/
    • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/upturn-learning-solutions-llp
    • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/upturnlearning/
    • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/upturnlearningcommunity/

      • Connect with me:

      • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gautamsrikrishna
      • Twitter: https://twitter.com/gautamhs
      • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gautam.srikrishna 
      • Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv5HCGfJNfo1x4labkU8vvw
      • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gautam.srikrishna/ 

        • Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

        30 min
      • Progressive Education, H.A.P.P.Y Parenting and more - With Preethi Vickram | Ep. 13

        If Holistic education, Child-centric and Experiential learning interest you, you will find very useful insights in my conversation with Preethi Vickram, the founder of Tapas Progressive Learning and Leadership Initiatives for Educators (LIFE). 

        Preethi is a committed educator, play exponent, passionate parenting coach, leadership mentor, and a brand champion. She is also the master franchisee of Podar Jumbo Kids in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

        Join us as we discuss:

        1. The journey behind Tapas Progressive Learning.
        2. The process of learning at Tapas.
        3. Facilitators instead of Teachers at Tapas.
        4. H.A.P.P.Y parenting.
        5. Future plans of Tapas.

          6. Connect with Tapas/Preethi:

          • Website: https://tapaseducation.com/
          • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/progressive-learning-edu/, https://www.linkedin.com/in/preethivickram/, https://www.linkedin.com/company/leadership-initiatives-for-educators/
          • Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZmy1pUu3qn2cddfDm28Nlg

            • Connect with me:

            • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gautamsrikrishna
            • Twitter: https://twitter.com/gautamhs
            • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gautam.srikrishna 
            • Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv5HCGfJNfo1x4labkU8vvw
            • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gautam.srikrishna/ 

              • Music: https://www.purple-planet.com


              35 min
            • Encouraging early exposure to music in children - With Madhumita Bhaskar | Ep. 12

              Madhumita Bhaskar is the founder of ShrotaHouse - India's first-of-its-kind venture that works on early exposure to Indian classical music in children.ShrotaHouse also focuses on building an enthusiastic and knowledgeable audience base for Indian classical music.

              Connect with Madhumita/ShrotaHouse:

              • Website: https://shrotahouse.com/
              • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/madhumita-bhaskar/, https://www.linkedin.com/company/shrotahouse/
              • Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/msilentmusic
              • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shrotahouse/
              • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shrotahouse/

                • Connect with me:

                • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gautamsrikrishna
                • Twitter: https://twitter.com/gautamhs
                • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gautam.srikrishna 
                • Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv5HCGfJNfo1x4labkU8vvw
                • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gautam.srikrishna/ 

                  • Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

                  36 min
                • Reframe your story, Reframe yourself - With Kavya Patnaik | Ep. 11

                  Kavya Patnaik is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Konvos, a platform that is redefining emotional health through interactive mind experiences.

                  Join us as we discuss emotional intelligence, mental health, the human brain, and more.

                  Connect with Kavya:

                  • Website: https://www.konvos.me/
                  • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kavya-patnaik-891b1846/

                    • Connect with me:

                    • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gautamsrikrishna
                    • Twitter: https://twitter.com/gautamhs
                    • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gautam.srikrishna 
                    • Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv5HCGfJNfo1x4labkU8vvw
                    • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gautam.srikrishna/ 

                      • Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

                      1 hr 2 min
                    • TYLTing towards a better future - With Raghavendra Narayan | Ep. 10

                      Raghavendra Narayan is the Founder of Tylt Cars, India's first of its kind, Peer to Peer Car Sharing Service.

                      Join us as he talks about:

                      1. What Tylt Cars is about.
                      2. His entrepreneurship journey and the key learnings.
                      3. Plans for the future.
                      4. Advice to aspiring entrepreneurs.

                        5. Connect with Raghavendra:

                        • LinkedIn: https://in.linkedin.com/in/raghavendra-belagod-narayan-77ab3023
                        • Website: https://tylt.co.in/

                          • Connect with me:

                          • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gautamsrikrishna
                          • Twitter: https://twitter.com/gautamhs
                          • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gautam.srikrishna 
                          • Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv5HCGfJNfo1x4labkU8vvw

                            • Music: https://www.purple-planet.com


                            23 min
                          • Emerging Career Options, Discovering Passion, Imperative Life skills and more - With Prof. Shankar Bellur | Ep. 9

                            Prof. Shankar Bellur is a Career Mentor, Corporate Trainer, and Author of the book: "At The Crossroads - How to make the right choice for a successful career". This book became the Amazon #1 Best Seller book in the career choices category. This book has also made it to the list of all-time best books under the career choices category by BookAuthority, a California-based world's leading portal for recommendations on nonfiction books.

                            Prof. Shankar Bellur is also a certified Global Career Counsellor from the University of California, Los Angeles.

                            Join us as he talks about these topics:

                            1. The vision behind launching his YouTube channel.
                            2. Role of parents and teachers in providing a nourishing environment for children.
                            3. Encouraging children to explore and identify their passion.
                            4. The challenges with Rote learning.
                            5. Holistic education and the ancient Gurukula model.
                            6. Importance of personal attention.
                            7. Imperative life skills that need to be taught to children (Resilience, Grit, Determination, Perseverance, Patience, Goal Setting, Habit Formation).
                            8. Mental health in students.
                            9. Emerging career options.
                            10. Preparing for a VUCA world.
                            11. Career Lab and Future Plans.

                              12. Connect with Prof. Shankar Bellur:

                              • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prof-shankar-bellur-49487219/
                              • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4XbxoTiZCC7Seb2MuUcUhQ
                              • Twitter: https://twitter.com/ShankarBellur

                                • Connect with me:

                                • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gautamsrikrishna
                                • Twitter: https://twitter.com/gautamhs
                                • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gautam.srikrishna

                                  • Music: https://www.purple-planet.com


                                  1 hr
                                • Helping children with learning difficulties realize their true potential - With Teena Paul | Ep. 8

                                  Teena Paul is the Founder Director of Giftolexia, a startup that is helping children with learning difficulties realize their true potential.

                                  Join us as Teena talks about:

                                  1. Signs of learning difficulties in children.
                                  2. Early Identification: Through a state-of-the-art screening tool based on Gaze pattern analysis, using Machine Learning algorithms and Predictive Modeling.
                                  3. Role of parents and teachers in dealing with such children.
                                  4. Future Plans


                                    5. Connect with Teena:

                                    • Website: https://www.giftolexia.com/
                                    • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/teena-paul/


                                      • Connect with me:

                                      • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gautamsrikrishna
                                      • Twitter: https://twitter.com/gautamhs
                                      • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gautam.srikrishna


                                        • Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

                                        27 min
                                      • Encouraging creativity in children through art - With Anusha Stephen | Ep. 7

                                        Anusha Stephen is the Co-Founder and CEO of The Talking Canvas, an art platform for encouraging and enhancing creativity in children. 

                                        Anusha is a Human Resource Professional and an amateur artist by passion. She has worked with leading Indian corporates like TCS and Wipro, in addition to consulting with various clients.
                                        She has a management degree and was part of the Women Start-Up Program at the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore.

                                        She is a certified scuba diver, passionate traveler, and artist.


                                        Connect With Anusha:

                                        • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anusha-stephen
                                        • Website: https://thetalkingcanvas.com/

                                          • Connect with me:

                                          • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gautamsrikrishna
                                          • Twitter: https://twitter.com/gautamhs
                                          • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gautam.srikrishna

                                            • Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

                                            24 min
                                          • Trashonomics: Teaching waste management to children - With Archana Prasad Kashyap | Ep. 6

                                            Archana Prasad Kashyap is co-author of Trashonomics, a simple guide on waste management for children. Trashonomics is supported by The Anonymous Indian Charitable Trust (TAICT), with Solid Waste Management Round Table (SWMRT) and Biome as knowledge partners.


                                            Connect with Archana:

                                            • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/archana-prasad-kashyap-1a021216b/

                                              • Helpful Links:

                                              • Trashonomics: https://www.trashonomics.in/
                                              • TAICT: https://www.taict.org/
                                              • SWMRT: http://swmrt.com/
                                              • Biome: https://www.biome-solutions.com/

                                                • Connect with me:

                                                • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gautamsrikrishna
                                                • Twitter: https://twitter.com/gautamhs
                                                • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gautam.srikrishna

                                                  • Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

                                                  26 min
                                                • Education, Mindset and more - With Harpreet Singh Grover | Ep.5

                                                  I am in a conversation with Harpreet Singh Grover, the Co-Founder, and Ex-CEO of CoCubes, an online assessment platform. He is the co-author of the book: Let's build a company (https://letsbuildacompany.com/). He is also an entrepreneur and an angel investor.

                                                  Apart from work, he is a mountaineer and ultrarunner. He is passionate about careers and parenting!

                                                  Topics:

                                                  • Overview of CoCubes.
                                                  • Common areas of improvement observed as part of the online assessments.
                                                  • Average mindset.
                                                  • Gaps in the education system.
                                                  • The role of parents and teachers.
                                                  • Definition of 'Job Ready'.
                                                  • Advice to the youth.
                                                  • Insights from one of the chapters from his book - 'We do many things in life just because we can.'

                                                    • Connect with Harpreet:

                                                    • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hsgrover/
                                                    • Twitter: https://twitter.com/hsgrover

                                                      • Connect with me:

                                                      • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gautamsrikrishna
                                                      • Twitter: https://twitter.com/gautamhs
                                                      • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gautam.srikrishna

                                                        • Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

                                                        17 min

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                                                      This podcast is part of my vision to see our children and youth prepared for life during their education, and not just to make a living. A holistic upbringing involves efforts from parents, teachers,…