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Dr.Neeraja Raghavan, the Founder-Director of Thinking Teacher is currently engaged with teachers in schools across India, empowering them to take charge of their own growth through Action Research.

She has a doctorate degree in Chemistry from Princeton University, USA and her last position was Professor at Azim Premji University. She worked with Azim Premji Foundation for almost eight years, mainly in the field of Science teacher education, pedagogy, and curriculum development. She has taught in several mainstream as well as alternative schools in India and has been the Principal of a couple of schools.

Her publications amongst others  include:

1.THE REFLECTIVE LEARNER Seeing ‘Missed Takes’ in Mistakes (Notion Press, 2019)

2.THE REFLECTIVE TEACHER, with contributing editor Vineeta Sood (Orient Blackswan, 2015)

The Reflective teacher is an attempt to capture a process of drawing out the reflective practitioner from within the in-service teacher, through action research conducted by the teacher. Spread over a period of about five months (between August and December 2013), This work is testimony to the power of Action Research in drawing out the reflective practitioner from the in-service teacher, regardless of the length of experience of the teacher

 Listen in as Dr. Neeraja Raghavan takes us through her journey of how her chemistry teacher not only made her love her subject but designed the course of her life.

Our guest today is the inspirational Madhura DasGupta Sinha, the Founder & CEO of Aspire For Her, a unique start-up to motivate women to enter and stay in the workforce. Madhura has been a banker for the last 25 years – holding leadership positions in IDFC, Standard Chartered, and ANZ Grindlays Bank, She completed her  MBA from XLRI and Electrical Engineering from Jadavpur University. Madhura was one of the 12 women across India to be awarded the British Chevening Scholarship in 2003.

Since its birth on Women’s Day, 2020, the rapidly-growing community at Aspire For Her has become a movement for women, in India and across the world, getting together members, supporters, and mentors to unleash the trillion-dollar potential in the Indian economy. Madhura’s work has been covered widely in the media including CNBC, NDTV, BBC, The Times Of India, New Indian Express, etc.

Aspire For Her has been honored with awards from UN Women, Economic Times, T-Hub, NDTV, and International Advertising Association. Madhura was among the 23 of the Twenty-Three list published by the HR Association of India. She also is invited to speak at various prestigious forums including IITs, IIMs, Niti Aayog, G 20, UN Women, Global Fintech Forum, National Commission of Women, and many acclaimed podcasts. 

Aspire For Her is proud to be part of the first-ever cohort of Women Founders launched by Google, India.

Listen in as she shares her journey, her motivational moments, and what keeps her so positive all the time.

Our guest today is Swastika, the ​Co-Founder and ​C​EO of the  Not for Profit, WALLOBOOKS Project. She hails from a little town​ c​alled Kurseong & ​leads an amazing team who are deeply passionate about ​children and ​education. They are on a mission to help children become capable agents of change for their families.

Listen in as she shares her whole journey of creating the meaningful wallobooks as a magical getaway for children to get in touch with the storyteller  within.

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Our guest today is -Dr. Neeta Mhatre Mishra-  a passionate psychotherapist Tedx speaker, Corporate Trainer, and Heart to Heart listener. Dr. Neeta is the Founder of Reach Out, Co-founder of Bloom, and a Co-Author. She is a certified trainer, Master NLP Practitioner (International), psychotherapist, Gestalt Practitioner, and wellness, sexual & relationship coach. She is a mentor at Bringle Academy. She is a medical graduate who specializes in alternative systems of medicine, Metaphor Art Therapy, ABT, and chromatography (color psychology). She is the Brand Ambassador for IDF and Peace and Happiness at IWPG (S. Korea)

She has touched more than 7000 lives through counseling, therapies, and empowerment. She engages with the LGBTQ community for skill development through her Transpreneur program that focuses on upskilling them and on Emotional Wellness. Her policy in life is “You get life once. Let's make the best use of it!”

Listen in as she shares her inspirational journey of moving from the label of being “unwanted to someone everyone wants a piece of!”

Our guest today is Malathi T. Krishnaswamy, an Entrepreneur, Motivational Speaker, Podcaster & mother of two.

Malathi started her career as a Technical Sales Engineer and chose to become an Entrepreneur after the birth of her first child and continues to be one to date. She has been living in Germany since 2002 with her family. Having graduated as an Engineer, she runs a company that provides Engineering and IT

She hosts a Podcast titled "The Impressive Empress", where she talks to Impactful Indian Women Leaders across the Globe about their Inner

She enjoys cooking, reading about Hindu Religion & Philosophy, and collecting tidbits of information related to anything & everything. And through all her work, she aims to make the world more lovable and sustainable. Malathi supports the education of girl children, providing food & clothing for the underprivileged, protecting & feeding cows, and promoting Indian arts & culture.

Listen in as Malathi shares her journey & thoughts on life.

Our guest today is the absolutely amazing Jayashree Ratan the co-founder of Saaisha India Foundation- a Mumbai-based charitable organization founded along with her husband Mr. Kumar Ratan. After resigning from her banking service, Jayashree came across the Knitted Knockers site on her visit to the US. A visit to a relative who had undergone a mastectomy  & gifting her a pair of knockers, it was the feedback  that made Jayashree start Saisha on March

 Today Saaisha India is registered with Washington state-based knittedknockers.org of USA as one of the providers of 100% cotton breast prostheses for Mastectomy patients (lovingly called “Knockers”) in India. They follow the patterns and processes of knittedknockers.org of USA and the Knockers are provided Free of cost including postage.

Experienced knitters & crocheters who join Saaisha India knit & crochet these prostheses as per the approved pattern, which are then filled up with poly fiber and given to the mastectomy patients who are called beneficiaries.

Even experienced Knitters/ Crocheters have to undergo training initially so that perfect knockers are made. Saaisha has several quality control checks to ensure this. The volunteers have no targets and are free to make as many or as little as they want. Saaisha’s Volunteer base has grown from 21 in 2018 to currently over 350 spread across 5 countries.

The Knockers are made generally in 4 cup sizes A, B, C, and D. If the patient has undergone a single mastectomy they are provided with 2 Knockers, and those who have undergone bilateral mastectomy are provided with 4 knockers. Beneficiaries are given replacement Knockers Free on request after 24 months.

The feedback received by Saaisha from beneficiaries indicates a high level of satisfaction especially relating to the restoration of confidence, light weight, not feeling hot, unlike other prostheses, easy to maintain, etc.,

More information can be had on Saaisha India web page https://saaishaindia.org/

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Our guest today is Janet M. Harvey, a Best Selling Author of the award-winning leadership and coaching book, Invite Change - Lessons from 2020, The Year of No Return. She is the  CEO of inviteCHANGE, a coaching and human development organization that shapes a world where people love their life’s

Listen in as the articulate and compassionate Janet Harvey shares her journey & her love for innovation in coaching, as she reveals how "Being Human" from within is a choice.

The month of May is observed as the  Mental Health Awareness Month. A time to raise awareness of and reduce the stigma surrounding behavioral health issues, as well as to highlight the ways how mental illness and addiction can affect all of us – patients, providers, families, and society at large.

In keeping with this our guest today is Seema Rekha the Managing Director of Antarmanh Consulting Private Limited with wide experience in utilizing wellness solutions for business development and strategizing for several Fortune 500 companies across India, ASEAN, and UA.

Her Research and Developmental approach aimed at improving the Organizational Health Index has proven to render sustainable results for client organizations. Her extensive research and result-driven work strengthen the vision which becomes the guiding light of her diverse team at Antarmanh. Listen in as she shares her fascinating journey, the ups & the downs in this Mental Wellness space.

Our guest today is Ar. Apurva Bose Dutta-  a Bengaluru-based author, award-winning architectural journalist, curator, educator, and editor, with 18 years of

Widely published, Apurva has been recognized for her pioneering work in architectural Design writing in India. She has been invited by the Australian and Finland Governments to represent the Indian delegation at International Media Visits to Architectural Writers in Melbourne (2016) and Helsinki (2018). She debuted as an author in 2017 with ARCHITECTURAL VOICES OF INDIA (published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing, UK) and is looking forward to her forthcoming book, ARCHITECTURAL INHERITANCE AND EVOLUTION IN INDIA.

Listen in as Apurva shares her journey as an architectural journalist & finding her true calling, staying always true to the ethics

You can connect with Apurva on www.apurvabose.com 

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The second Sunday of May is Mother’s Day. Our guest this week is Beulah John who is a mother not only to her twin boys but to more than 23 girls who are now with her.  For her, every day is Mother’s Day. A retired high school Biology teacher, now a full-time mother & social worker, she is the founder/ Managing trustee of The Refuge Foundation, Children’s home. Having been saved from trafficking herself Beulah wanted to create a safe home for motherless girls in distress. She has dedicated her life to serving children who have been abandoned, unloved & orphaned.

Listen in as  Beulah shares how she believes that serving these children is the purpose of her life. She is very clear when she says that this one life she has, she would love to dedicate to girls who she thinks are a blessing. Her dream is to make them qualified & financially independent. With Mother Theresa as her inspiration, the service she renders is the need of the hour.

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