SEASON 3 - REWIRE LIFE IN 1 1/2 MINUTES WITH HIRA MEHTA

Sharing and chasing a dream as a woman of colour in STEM withRamisa Fariha, Research Assistant, Tripathi Lab, Brown University

ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THEATRE WITH CHETNA MEHROTRA, FOUNDER OF RANGBHUMI – A HAPPY PLAYGROUND, DRAMA BASED LEARNING FACILITATOR, THEATRE OF THE OPPRESSED FACILITATOR, PLAYBACK THEATRE ARTIST, WARDROBE & ETIQUETTE CONSULTANT.

OJAS BHATT, FOUNDER OF OFFBEAT PERCUSSIONS AND PIONEER OF HAND PERCUSSION IN MUMBAI. HE TALKS ABOUT WHAT IS DJEMBE, TEACHING THE INSTRUMENT, DIFFERENT TYPES OF DRUM CIRCLES AND IMPORTANCE OF CHILDREN LEARNING ONE ART FORM.

UNDERSTANDING THE POWER OF MUSIC AND HOW IT WORKS FOR US.  THE STIGMAS WE ALLOW AFFECT OUR LIVES. AN INSIGHT INTO UNDERSTANDING DRUGS AND PHOBIAS.  A MUST LISTEN FOR EVERYONE AND CHILDREN TOO....

Safe N’ Happy Periods is a self-funded social impact initiative that encourages a shame-free, dignified and sustainable menstruation time for women in India USING  a combined approach of education and pad distribution, to spread awareness and increased access to sanitation.  In conversation with me is Sarika Gupta, Founder of Safe N' Happy Period.

"LET'S TALK ABOUT DEMENTIA".... World Alzheimer's Month that happens every September, and is an international campaign to raise awareness and challenge the stigma that surrounds Dementia. Meet Sailesh Mishra, Founder of Silver Innings (a community dedicated to senior citizens in India) as he shares with us tips on prevention and activities to prevent Alzheimer and Dementia and the stigmatization and misinformation around it.

A conversation with Salma Memon, Founder – President of NGO, UMEED FOUNDATION is also a teacher by profession.  Salma is just 26 and started working for social cause from the age of 10 and already 3 Decades into humanitarian service in health, education, and development. Her personal life experience says NGO’s support for educational fees only for students with a higher percentage and so she decided to work for orphans, one parent child and students with average percentage by supporting their educational fees and offering them extra coaching.

A talk with Ahana Sharma, Volunteer and Social Media Manager. Understanding suicide to remove the stigma attached to it.  Samaritans Mumbai is a helpline working in the field of mental health  providing emotional support for those who are stressed, distressed, depressed, or suicidal . Contact: 5 pm to 8 pm on +91 84229 84528 / +91 84229 84529 / +91 84229 84530 or email us at [email protected]

Charles Dickens has said, “There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humor.”

No one teaches us to laugh. One of the most useful tool in the mental health tool kit is the ability to laugh with others and at oneself.

As a child, we all have been tucked into bed with the words "goodnight, sleep tight. Don't let the bugs bite". How many times has the bug actually bitten us? As we grow older, we realise that it is never that bug that has kept us awake, but the many other reasons we overlook. We have just never been taught, how important good sleep habits are to cope with our rushed and stressful lives in future.