The Vision-Nari Podcast

Eleventh episode continues the story of Captain Shalini Singh. In this episode, she talks about her life post serving in the army and her career shift into the private sector. She shares about her recovery from a terrible road accident which left her bed ridden for a year and opens up about her personal life and how she fell victim to domestic violence when she remarried. Tune in as Captain Shalini shares her perspective towards life and how she’s helping others to overcome adversities.

In tenth episode, the Vision-Nari is Captain Shalini Singh. She has served in the Indian army for six years and at present she’s a motivational speaker, life coach, and a social activist. Captain Shalini’s story is that of grit and strength. She got married at 19 to an army officer, lost him in war when she was just 23, decided to enrol herself in the army, and served until she moved to the private sector. Tune in to the first part as Captain Shalini shares her story of transition from being a naive young woman to becoming a woman of substance.

In ninth episode, the Vision-Nari is Anushree Bishnoi. She’s the founder of Unfound News - A news platform that uses AI to remove biases by providing diverse perspective to news while also giving appropriate context. Anushree founded this organisation along with her husband where they’re driven to kill the misinformation epidemic. Tune in as Anushree talks about her motivation to start Unfound and how they use tech to battle fake news.

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In the eighth episode, the Vision-Nari is Aditi Banerjee. She is the co-founder of Magic Billion, a global talent management firm which bridges the demand/supply gap for skilled workers. Before embarking on her entrepreneurial journey, Aditi worked for over 10 years in multilateral financial institutions, venture philanthropy, and management consulting. Tune in as Aditi shares her experience working with The World Bank, being a part of founding team of Malcolm Gladwell’s Surgo Foundation, and the vision she’s charting out for Magic Billion.

In the seventh episode, the Vision-Nari is Puneeta Roy. She is the Managing Trustee of The Yuva Ekta Foundation and a Reiki practitioner. Puneeta is a media professional with over 30 years of experience and has been working on self empowerment and healing with young people from marginalized as well as privileged backgrounds for over a decade, using Theatre and the Arts. In this episode, I sit down with Puneeta as we talk about her journey, her beliefs, her experience with Reiki and meditation, and her vision for the future.

In the sixth episode, the Vision-Nari is Astha Mittal. She’s an engineer by degree, a writer by passion, and an artist by profession. Her artwork has been celebrated and displayed at the Indian Habitat Centre and she is also a proud published writer of two books (‘She and He’ and ‘Diary Of A Young Artist’). Astha has travelled extensively across India and moved to Delhi for her absolute love for Theatre. She has a dream to open up a Cafe for which she also worked in the kitchen of one of the finest restaurants in Delhi. Her take on life and individualism is stimulating and refreshing. 

In the fifth episode, the Vision-Nari is Prerna Mukharya. She’s the founder of Outline India- a data firm working in the development sector providing strategic advisory services and policy support to relevant stakeholders. Prerna, along with her team, has visited 8000+ villages across 26 states to collect social-impact data with nearly 4.5 million interactions. Prerna is a 2018 Chevening fellow at Oxford University and was part of the Fortune 40 under 40 list in 2017. For her vision and work, she was featured in India Today’s Top 10 Most Powerful Innovators in 2018. Prerna recently launched Track your metrics, a tech platform and app. 

In the fourth episode, the Vision-Nari is Divya Anand. She’s the author of the book Dare Eat That: A Guide to Bizarre Foods from Around the World, which explores her and her husband’s journey to eat every species on earth, at least once. From eating insects, crocodile, and even puffer fish this book has covered it all for curious gastronomical travellers. The food adventures in her book pretty much qualify as a challenge in the fear factor series. Divya is an avid reader, traveller, blogger, a full time product manager, and now a published writer.  

In the third episode, the Vision-Nari is Sulakshana Bhattacharya. She’s one of the first Indian female woodworker who not only teaches her craft but also runs a woodworking company called MistooMade. After spending over 15 years in the public sector across three countries, when she moved back to India she decided to pursue her passion full time into woodworking. Sulakshana literally carved her way through a male dominated space and the only thing more impressive than her journey is her fierce personality. 

In the second episode, the Vision-Nari is Nirupma Singh. She’s a Runner, Zumba Instructor, Fitness and Marathon Trainer. Her journey into fitness began in her 30s and at the age of 42, she started training for long distance running. She is a podium finisher in major national running events (Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon, Airtel Delhi Half Marathon, Bengaluru Tougher 10 k Challenge) while also being a mother of two boys and dealing with typical household challenges. Nirupama has also qualified for Boston Marathon and her story is equally if not more inspiring as her accomplishments.