Such Conversations Matter (SCM)

“…Fellowships at their core are just about that - people development. How do you develop people while also solving some other short term problem statement… ”

YT - https://youtu.be/X0nNAWpRpTA 

Meet Aditya Mallya, the City Director for Mumbai at Teach for India (TFI). He has been serving at TFI since 2016. But before that he was a chemical engineer from NIT Jalandhar, worked in ITC FMCG manufacturing, then went on to finish his MBA from ISB Hyderabad and ended up becoming a consultant at Deloitte for almost 3 years. But curiosity and an urgent need to create impact, especially in education, drew him towards TFI. Aditya and I are close friends from our college days where we co-founded the institute’s first student newsletter. We share a love for learning, reading, writing and, curiously speaking. It is serendipitous that we both ended up in the education sector and a lot of common areas of interest in the development sector.

Know more about him - https://www.linkedin.com/in/aditya-mallya-10996394/

Social Movements (3.5% rule) - https://hiddenbrain.org/podcast/how-to-change-the-world/ 

Teach for India - https://www.teachforindia.org 

SN’s article on Fellowships - https://www.jagranjosh.com/articles/what-are-academic-fellowships-all-you-need-to-know-1617102216-1

Recommended Listening - SCM S1E22, S1E23, S2E13 

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“The reality is that the water crisis is so complex but at the same time the solution is simple, as in you can enable people to take care of it, water problem is solved, almost… a large amount of water is waiting for the community to take charge of it.”

YT - https://youtu.be/y0mPrQ8I59s

Meet Dr Bhakti Devi, Professor, Rashtram School of Public Leadership & Co Director Centre for Water at Rishihood University. She leads the Jal Fellowship, a program is aimed at creating District based water leaders all across 750 districts of pan India. Dr Bhakti is also Founder of two water impact platforms Jal Smruti and Urban Water Doctor. She has over 30 years of experience in facilitating & implementing water user-led onsite self sufficient water schemes and water sensitive neighbourhoods. With work experience across Australia, New Zealand and India, Dr Bhakti has worked in diverse functions across the value chain of the water system, namely -strategy, policy, planning, capacity building, design and operations. She is also the Founder President of Water Resources Council of WICCI a pan India network of women in businesses and industries - Women’s Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry (WICCI). I have worked with her since 2021 on creating water awareness among youth in Punjab through Jal Smruti’s Youth Champions for Local Water Action.

Noteworthy organizations where Dr Bhakti Devi has previously worked and made her contributions to include - Sydney Water Corporation, City of Sydney, Centre for Water Sensitive Cities, Institute for Sustainable Futures, CRC for Irrigation Futures, Cooks River Alliance, Sydney Harbour Catchment Management Authority, CDD Society, Alttech Foundation and Good Earth. She has a PhD in Water Management from University of Western Sydney, Australia and a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering & Master’s Degree in Environmental Engineering from VJTI, University of Bombay.

Know more about her - https://www.linkedin.com/in/bhaktidevi/ 

Jal Smruti - https://jalsmruti.org

Jal Fellowship at Rishihood University - https://rishihood.edu.in/jal-fellowship/ 

Urban Water Doctor - urbanwaterdoctor.com 

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“…Professionally a coach can help you elevate your own thought process and journey, help in connect those dots and help in validation…personally a coach can act as a sounding board…pretty much like having a personal Board of Directors…”

YT - https://youtu.be/EezTM6pKJ74 

Meet Srikanth, an executive coach, a podcast and a corporate leader who intends to “help people unleash their potential”. Srikanth is currently the COO-Tax of KPMG Global Services and based out of Bangalore and has a solid 2 decades of corporate career spanning Strategy and Business growth, Operation Management, Vendor Management, Project/Program Management, Change Management, Coaching/Mentoring. As an executive coach , he uses the coaching structures prescribed by the International Coaching Federation and Positive Intelligence (PQ) frameworks. Srikanth hosts the very successful podcast called “Inspire Someone Today” where he hosts leaders from different walks of life - cricket, journalism, development sector, corporate world and so on. Srikanth and I met virtually during the lockdown and have participated in the PQ eight-week Pod experience as well. 

This episode was recorded in March 2021.

Know more about him - https://www.linkedin.com/in/srikanthnd77/

Inspire Someone Today - https://inspiresomeonetoday.in 

Positive Intelligence (PQ) - https://www.positiveintelligence.com 

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“…People have started focussing on generation of money but are still ignoring part of managing money…”"... लोगों ने पैसा बनाने पर ध्यान देना शुरू कर दिया है लेकिन अभी भी पैसे के प्रबंधन के हिस्से की अनदेखी कर रहे हैं ..."

Meet Harpreet, a wealth manager and financial literacy advocate currently based out of Chandigarh. Harpreet has worked in multiple functions in his decade long career. He most recently left Amazon India where he worked as a Product Manager. He completed his MBA from IIM Ahemdabad, prior to which he worked in an education startup. After completing his Computer Science Engineering from NIT Jalandhar and worked for Fiserv India. His passion for numbers, patterns and understanding the nature of money generation has now catapulted him into being a full time investor, primarily in the equity markets. He is passionate about increasing people’s financial literacy and has been designing curricula around that. Harpreet is a close friend and the initial phases of our career journeys has been very similar. We have been working together since Aug 2021 towards financial literacy.

This episode was recorded in April 2021.

Know more about him - https://www.linkedin.com/in/harpreetsinghchawla/

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“Stereotypes are very rare…culture stereotypes are found once in about 450 people…people are actually very individual…” - Richard Farkas

Meet Richard, the CEO of Argonaut, a cross-cultural training and consulting company based out of London and Helsinki. He is an educator working with higher education and corporate training for almost 3 decades now. He currently leads the development of Ed-Tech training solutions for cross-cultural trainings. He is also the host of the Inter Cultural Tool Box podcast, where I had the privilege to be a guest earlier in 2021. This podcast unravels the various nuances of the cultural training and inter-cultural conversations. Richard is a thought leader in bringing cultural knowledge together from around the world.

Know more about him - https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardfarkas/ 

Argonaut - https://www.argonautonline.com 

Interculture Connector - https://www.cultureconnector.com/ 

My conversation on the Inter Cultural ToolBox Podcast - https://interculturaltoolbox.org/episodes/what-are-the-training-needs-of-the-newest-generation-of-intercultural-training-participants 

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“The Future of Leadership is a completely decentralised and open form of leadership and probably we are already there and we are just not realising it yet.” - Sangeeth Varghese

Meet Sangeeth, the founder and MD of LeadCap Ventures, a strategic consulting firm. Sangeeth Varghese is a globally acknowledged leadership thinker, ranked among the top 10 in 2011, from the Harvard and London School of Economics. He is a personal advisor to 3 prime ministers of the world on matters of leadership and youth development. Varghese is an ambassador of Harvard and listed in the Who's Who in the World, 2012-13. He has consulted for nations from Africa and Asia, institutions like UNO, World Bank, ADB and Fortune 500 corporations like Microsoft, Intel, Unilever and Coca Cola. He was nominated as the Young Global Leader 2010 by the World Economic Forum.

He has written hundreds of columns in Fortune, Forbes, the Economic Times and such publications. He is the author of 2 best sellers on leadership, the last one being Open Source Leader published by Penguin. He has worked with the United Nations, the World Economic Forum and many national governments across the world. He was one of my initial mentors in my professional journey. I took an internship at LeadCap Ventures in Bangalore in 2009 which opened my eyes to the opportunities beyond IT engineering.

Know more about him - http://sangeethvarghese.com ; https://www.linkedin.com/in/sangeethvarghese/  

LeadCap Ventures - http://www.leadcap.net 

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“IT helps enhance 21st century skils…SDGs are a part of that!”

Meet Paramjeet, the principal of Kamla Nehru Public School, a rural school in Phagwara, Punjab catering to 65 villages. She has been a pioneer in shaping what a modern school can look like. She has been an educator for 4+ decades. A gold medalist in university, she quickly became the Principal at Army Public School, Jalandhar and received commendation card from the Army management, even though she was a civilian, before moving to KNPS Phagwara. Under her brilliant leadership, KNPS is today a Microsoft Showcase School featuring all the latest in technology that can be utilised in such a school setting. KNPS is an ardent supporter of the UN SDGs since 2016 and started a #RiseUp4SDGs campaign connecting with 600+ classrooms in 46 different countries across the world. She has been recognised and awarded by multiple SDG organisations including the United Nations. She is leading the way for rural and smaller private schools in India to enter into this century. She has been training bigger schools in big metro areas now.

Know more about her - https://www.linkedin.com/in/paramjeet-kaur-dhillon-18425260/ 

KNPS Phagwara - http://kamlanehrupublicschool.com 

Microsoft Showcase School - https://news.microsoft.com/en-in/features/going-virtual-in-the-village/ ; https://youtu.be/JXn4YSzWoAU 

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“…if most people are trying to do things to maximise profit, then I am being an economic agent for others…or I can break free of the cycle…awareness of the large structural patterns that we are stuck in…the young people need to self-reflect… and understand things critically…”

Meet Ankit, a development sector professional, educator, innovator, lifelong learner and a core team member of the Sanjhi Sikhiya movement in Punjab. After finishing his Bachelors in Civil Engineering from NIT Nagpur, he went on to do his Masters at IISc (Indian Institute of Science) researching on sustainable cement but that didn’t interest him and after a short stint in developing highway bridges in the Himalayas, he went on to teach in rural Rajasthan which proved to be a turning point in his professional journey. Since then he has been involved in the development sector and has worked with the Future Group, Indus Action, TAP India until he worked on curating Sanjhi Sikhiya or Collective Learning in Punjab.

Sanjhi Sikhiya’s flagship program, Punjab Young Leaders Program or PYLP is helping build community based, decentralised, locally empowered structures to change India’s rural development story. They have started with education and currently working in 2 districts in Punjab - Fatehgarh Sahib and Patiala impacting hundreds of government schools and villages. They have recently hired their 3rd cohort of fellows.

Know more about him - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ankitchhabrask/ 

PYLP/Sanjhi Sikhiya - https://www.sanjhisikhiya.org 

Know more about Fellowships - https://www.jagranjosh.com/articles/what-are-academic-fellowships-all-you-need-to-know-1617102216-1

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“…you’re going to have those small bumps at home as well, whichever country you come from… it’s much easier to move to a new country today and there are these different ways to connect which help…” - David W Fingerote

Meet David, an educator and English language teacher who has spent the last 15+ years living in different parts of Asia - South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines and Japan, teaching English to young students, corporate professionals and researchers. And, then switching over to managing such organisations which impart English language training for various purposes. He is originally from California, the USA but has made Asia his home. He is truly a global nomad who doesn’t shy away from embarking on the next big adventure which calls out to him.

Know more about him - https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidwfingerote/ 

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Meet Pallabi Ghosh, a human rights activist specialising in work related to anti-human trafficking  activism. She completed her studies from Lady Shree Ram College, Delhi University and then decided to embark on the journey towards Human Rights Activism. She is a UN Woman, is on the board of and is a consultant to many Civic Society Organisations, and has set-up a trust with some renowned philanthropists, journalists and leaders in society. Her work gets featured in media across the world. Her work takes her all across India and the under bellies of our cities and villages. She is an ardent supporter of education and she is a core part of ANNEducation, where I met her and we have been working together ever since.

Know more about her - https://www.linkedin.com/in/pallabi-ghosh-b2b9a349/https://www.facebook.com/pallabighosh90.lsr

ANNEDuction - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgpV1n51zr0zywFQK17Zi7A 

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“Now the onus of choosing subjects and careers is also on a 13 year old on top of all other things…” - Dr Itishree Misra

Please meet Dr Itishree Mishra, one of India’s pre-eminent psychometricians. She has completed her studies and research under some of India’s pioneering psychologists and educationists such as Prof Vimala Veeraraghavan. She is a gold medalist and PhD from Delhi University and has mentored over 100,000 students in over 2 decades of her work across schools, universities and geographies in India. She has helped set up schools, set up career development centres and processes at various organisations and is regularly featured as an advisor at various research forums in both public and private sectors in India.

Know more about her - http://mapmycareer.in/about-us 

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“SDGs will not be successful if they are not transformed into ’Student Driven Goals’ or ‘School Driven Goals’ !” - Samarth Pathak

Please welcome Samarth Pathak, the Communications Officer (South Asia) and Regional Focal Point (Education for Justice Initiative) at UNODC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime). Since 2020, he has spearheaded the Lockdown Learners program in India and South Asia under the Education for Justice Initiative.His work experience encompasses public advocacy, content-driven outreach, multilateral diplomatic engagement, youth mobilization on SDGs, community engagement, network-building, management of external and internal communications, institutional brand-building, news production and analysis on issues related to security, human rights and development. Prior to UNODC, he was associated with the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, the Aspen Centre India, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and Reuters Television.

Know more about him - https://www.linkedin.com/in/samarth-pathak-0332b54b/

Education for Justice Initiative - https://www.unodc.org/e4j/Lockdown

Learners India - https://www.unodc.org/e4j/en/about-e4j/e4j-around-the-world/lockdown-learners-india.html

UNODC - https://www.unodc.org/southasia/

UN SDGs - http://sdgs.un.org 

Cyber Bullying - https://www.ipsos.com/en/global-views-cyberbullying

Cyber Bullying in India - https://www.jagranjosh.com/articles/cyber-bullying-all-you-need-to-know-1600087117-1

Cyber Bullying or COVID Anxiety - https://www.jagranjosh.com/articles/is-it-covid-anxiety-or-cyber-bullying-expert-speak-saurabh-nanda-1622716764-1

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"If you are not working towards lessening your carbon footprint, you are not literate." - Dr Navneet Bhullar

Meet Dr Navneet Bhullar, founder of Action Group Against Plastic Pollution (AGAPP) in Jalandhar, Punjab, India. She divides her time between the US and India. She is activist at heart. She has previously volunteered at Doctors Without Borders. Last year after the lockdown, she could observe more and more plastic being used and could not stand our environment being destroyed by bad plastic waste management and that’s when she together with other doctors, counsellors to create AGAPP and start getting to the bottom of the problem and create more awareness. I am following her lead and have joined AGAPP as a member and we are trying to create more awareness around plastic waste management.

Watch this Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/2TDHqpqiEpQ

Know more about her - https://www.todayshospitalist.com/finding-a-much-broader-perspective/

Plastic Waste Management in India (AGAPP Report) - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-r3W7LkgiQwElxvkJrbVcGUNe0fCjzeo/view 

Japan Pollution - https://www.ft.com/content/5cf68c84-afeb-11ea-94fc-9a676a727e5a

John Oliver Episode on Plastics - https://youtu.be/Fiu9GSOmt8E 

Malaysia Refuses Plastic Waste - https://www.businessinsider.in/science/news/malaysia-sent-4120-tons-of-plastic-trash-back-to-13-rich-countries-saying-it-refuses-to-be-the-rubbish-dump-of-the-world/articleshow/73486811.cms

Tauktae Cyclone Throws back trash - https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/india/cyclone-tauktae-garbage-mumbai-beach-b1851451.html

Sunderlal Bahuguna - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahuguna

Sant Seechewal - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balbir_Singh_Seechewal

KS Pannu - https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ludhiana/punjab-government-may-soon-set-new-pollution-parameters/articleshow/77762463.cms

AGAPP - https://www.facebook.com/AGAPPMissionplasticfreeJalandhar

The second season we also launch our new music background score created by the very talented Sharad Joshi - https://linktr.ee/SharadJo 

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Season 2 of SCM will begin in the first week of May. With better production quality and renewed enthusiasm, the conversations would revolve around the small movements which will become part of our immediate future - a future we all deserve.

This teaser is an attempt at summarising the discussions which were held at SCM in Season 1.

Season 1 Guests -

Arti Anand Ashish Rana Anurag Bhandari Amandeep Rajgotra Harshita Suneja Jim Bouman Suneel Jangir Bettina Buchholtz Ankit Kapoor Emily Bailey Yasuka Inoue Siddhant Chaudhary Terrie Lloyd Micky Chen Robinder N. Sachdev Michele Bezzi Yuumi Okuda Daisuke Kaneko Vidyadhar Prabhudesai, FRSA Narendra Joshi Priyank Sharma Elizabeth Masamune PSM GAICD (Dr) Raman K. Attri Saurabh Nanda

#suchconversationsmatter #SCMseason2 #saurabhnanda #globalcitizenship #sustainability

“Indian systems we continuously need external intervention…and that external intervention will not come from outside India…there needs to be a systemic change at scale” - Saurabh Nanda Please welcome Mr Saurabh Nanda, founder of Such Conversations Matter and co-founder of Universal Native. He is a computer science engineer from NIT Jalandhar, Masters in Clinical Psychology and is currently pursuing a diploma in Sustainability Sciences. He is an educator, career consultant and UN SDGs proponent. He has impacted the lives of more than 14,000 students and parents across India, Denmark and Japan. Last year, he was selected for the Awaji Youth Federation international fellowship in Awaji, Japan. He believes that education should empower. This has driven him to the cause of using technology to ensure easy access of information for all citizens. He has co-founded a non-profit called Universal Native, with 3 other innovators who have similar passion for this: Amandeep Rajgotra, Anurag Bhandari and Ashish Rana. Aman and Anurag have been kind of to take my interview in this episode where we discuss in detail about Universal Native, Such Conversations Matter and much more. This episode is also the finale of SCM Season 1! Know more about Saurabh - https://snanda.in #SuchConversationsMatter #UniversalNative #SaurabhNanda #Information #Democratisation #AccessToInformation #sustainability #changemakers #careerconsultant #careeradvice #careercounselling #careercounseling

"Organisations need to spend more amount of money on developing learning ecosystems which can help learners rather than on separate trainings..." - Dr Raman K Attri Please welcome Dr Raman K Attri, an expert on Expertise Acceleration! He is a double doctorate, author of 20 books, corporate training leader and scientist who currently resides in Singapore but has worked in many European countries, the USA and many Asian economies. He has more degrees, diplomas, licenses and certifications than one can comfortably count. He manages the global corporate learning and training programs for KLA-Tencor. He has his own proprietary research and training methodology. Most importantly, he is still the same humble curious engineering student that he has always been - hungry to know more. He is an alumnus of NIT Jalandhar from the class of 1994 (erstwhile, REC Punjab) and he has kindly agreed to be on our show as a caring senior! This teachers day episode is special because of him. Know more about Dr Raman K Attri - https://www.speedtoproficiency.com #SuchConversationsMatter #Technology #Learning #CorporateTraining #Hololens #VR #AR #Proficiency #Training #TechnicalTraining #Leadership #TeachersDay2020 #TeachersDay #SaurabhNanda #careerconsultant #careeradvice #careercounselling #careercounseling

"I hope that when the effective vaccine is developed, the world shares that with everyone...I believe that middle powers such as India, Japan, Australia and others need to form some kind of an alliance that would help to provide some balance..." Please welcome Ms Elizabeth Masamune, a former diplomat, advisor to governments, companies, universities and non-profits. She is the Senior Managing Director of the Awaji Youth Federation (AYF) in Japan. AYF is a unique place which brings young innovators from around the world in contact with very accomplished mentors who are former diplomats, UN leaders, corporate leaders, entrepreneurs, professors and niche experts. Elizabeth is the recipient of the Public Service Medal by the Australian government. She is a passionate advocate for the power of cultural diversity and developing the next generation of the custodians of our planet. She is a cultural intelligence expert and a wonderful mentor! Know more about her - https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabeth-masamune-psm-gaicd-7159a94/ #SuchConversationsMatter #fellowship #awajiyouthfederation #ayfjapan #awaji #japan #Leadership #SDGs #sustainability #changemakers #Leader #SaurabhNanda #careerconsultant #careeradvice #careercounselling #careercounseling

“COVID-19 has made people ask some questions which people should have asked long back! Things don’t change till people protest to change the systems… the privilege of protest is limited to certain kind of people…” - Priyank Sharma Priyank is an engineer from NIT Jalandhar, a Masters in Social Work from Tata Institute of Social Sciences, an MPhil from National Institute of Education Planning and Administration, Delhi and most recently, a researcher in education - who was supposed to pursue his research studies in the US on side effects of Education systems. But the COVID-19 crisis forced those plans to change and he is currently continuing his research at NIEPA itself. Priyank likes to go into the depth of topics and find out the fundamental reasons for any practice or policy. You can read more about his thoughts from his semi-blog on facebook - fb.com/arandomeducator And, he created the education forum, of which I am a co-creator now! ANNEducation - https://www.youtube.com/c/ApproachingtheNewNormal/ #SuchConversationsMatter #ANNEducation #Education #EducationResearch #EducationInIndia #NEP2020

“भारत हमेशा से एक धर्म या कर्तव्य आधारित सभ्यता रही है ... आधुनिक समय में, हमें बस अपने संविधान का पालन करने की आवश्यकता है …” - नरेंद्र जोशी “India has always been a ‘dharma’ (duty) based civilization… In modern times, we just need to follow our constitution…” - Narendra Joshi भारत के एक इंजीनियर और सिविल सेवक श्री नरेंद्र जोशी से मिलिए, जो भारतीय रेलवे के लिए काम करते हैं। यह हमारी बातचीत का दूसरा एपिसोड है। पहले एपिसोड में, हमने आज की राजनीतिक संरचनाओं पर चर्चा की और इस कड़ी में हम इन राजनीतिक प्रकरणों के पीछे के दर्शन पर चर्चा कर रहे हैं। यहां देखें पहला एपिसोड - https://youtu.be/XizlolA8VhQ वे बहुत कम उम्र से किताबों के शौकीन पाठक रहे हैं, शुरुआत में हिंदी में और फिर अंग्रेजी में भी। उनके शैक्षणिक हित इतिहास, राजनीति विज्ञान, दर्शन, साहित्य, व्यवहार अर्थशास्त्र (मानव संज्ञानात्मक पक्षपात और निर्णय लेने), योग सिद्धांत और व्यवहार (भारतीय ज्ञान परंपरा), नई और उभरती हुई प्रौद्योगिकियां (सामाजिक-सांस्कृतिक / आर्थिक / राजनीतिक निहितार्थ) हैं। वह एक अद्भुत तरीके से विचारों को बताते हैं। Meet Mr. Narendra Joshi, an engineer and civil servant from India who works for the Indian Railways. This is the second episode of our conversation. In the first episode, we discussed the political structures of today and in this episode we are discussing the philosophy behind these political episodes. Watch the first episode here - https://youtu.be/XizlolA8VhQ He has been a avid reader of books from a very young age, initially in Hindi and then in English as well. His academic interests are history, political science, philosophy, literature, behavioral economics (human cognitive biases and decision making), yoga theory and practice (Indian knowledge tradition), new and emerging technologies (socio-cultural / economic / political implications). He is a gifted articulator of ideas. #PoliticalStructures #Politics #PoliticalPhilosophy #SuchConversationsMatter #podcast #Democracy #communism #monarchy #totalitarianism #dictatorship

भारत के एक इंजीनियर और सिविल सेवक श्री नरेंद्र जोशी से मिलिए, जो भारतीय रेलवे के लिए काम करते हैं। वह बहुत कम उम्र से किताबों के शौकीन पाठक रहे हैं, शुरुआत में हिंदी में और फिर अंग्रेजी में भी। उनके शैक्षणिक रूचियाँ हैं इतिहास, राजनीति विज्ञान, दर्शन, साहित्य, व्यवहार अर्थशास्त्र (मानव संज्ञानात्मक पक्षपात और निर्णय लेने), योग सिद्धांत और अभ्यास (भारतीय ज्ञान परंपरा), नई और उभरती हुई प्रौद्योगिकियां (सामाजिक-सांस्कृतिक / आर्थिक / राजनीतिक निहितार्थ)। इस सप्ताह हम भारतीय लोकतंत्र के बारे में एक अद्वितीय परिप्रेक्ष्य के साथ दुनिया की राजनीतिक संरचनाओं पर चर्चा कर रहे हैं। वह एक अद्भुत तरीके से विचारों को बताते हैं। Meet Mr Narendra Joshi, an engineer and civil servant of India who works for the Indian Railways. He has been an avid reader of books since a very young age, initially in Hindi and then in English as well. His academic interests are History, Political Science, Philosophy, Literature, Behavioural Economics (human cognitive biases and decision making), Yoga theory and practice (Indian wisdom traditions), New and emerging technologies (socio-cultural/economic/political implications). This week we are discussing the world's political structures with a unique perspective about Indian Democracy. He is a gifted articulator of ideas. #SuchConversationsMatter #politics #PoliticalPhilosophy #podcast #PoliticalStructures #Democracy #communism #monarchy #totalitarianism #dictatorship

Please welcome Mr. Vidyadhar Prabhudesai! A maker of leaders. Vidyadhar is a versatile professional who started off in the corporate sector but soon realised that his passion lies in empowering people. He founded LeadCap Trust which empowered more than 10 million youth between 2007 and 2012 and LeadCap Ventures which consults for national governments and international institutions like UN, World Economic Forum. He is a Curator of Global Shapers of the World Economic Forum and Fellow of UN and Ford Foundation. An alumnus of Thunderbird and Aegis, he shares board seats on institutions such as International Foundation for Sustainable Peace and Development, Harvard Business Review, Dalham Foundation. He is also a member of Principal Scientific Advisor’s Consultative Group, Mentor of Change, NITI Aayog and Ambassador of Jagriti Yatra. Know more about Vidyadhar - http://vidyadharprabhudesai.com The music for this video was suggested by Vidyadhar as this song is the song of the Climate Reality Corps. Listen to the complete song here - https://lnkd.in/dhFw5Mb This episode also signifies the change of our logo :) #GlobalChangeMaker #Leadership #SDGs #ClimateRealityCorps #DreamonX #GlobalShapers #UN #LeadCap #SaurabhNanda #careerconsultant #careeradvice #careercounselling #careercounseling #sustainability #changemakers #SuchConversationsMatter #Leader #WEF Check out my latest episode!

“...people used to make everything on their own…we should have that skill…how to manage things on our own…and we are trying to do all those things on seedbed…” - Daisuke and Yuumi Meet the team behind Tane no Chikara or Seedbed! Daisuke Kaneko decided to do something about how we will today. He wanted to go back to nature and make sustainable living practices that others can follow and emulate. That is when he started Tane no Chikara, where he can put in the seeds of sustainability, with Yuumi Okuda. They had to move to Awaji, a rural island in Japan, to realise their dream. Michele, a passionate advocate of permaculture and nature conservation, found Tane no Chikara and started working with them to build earthbag houses, chemical-less agriculture and composting, creating education programs for students and young professionals in Japan. Being part of the Awaji Youth Federation in 2019, I got the golden opportunity to volunteer at Tane no Chikara, learn from the team, create conversations around SDGs and conduct corporate training modules for Japanese professionals. Know more about them - “https://www.facebook.com/seedbed.awajishima/?eid=ARCPRwMY7bwhGCbj77E8Oj9i0ExU_pmvG7-wDvIhpmvbHScThHpLS9g99qkqNKBkvRJtRc9azsZ9d4G8” #awaji #TaneNoChikara #SustainableLiving #EarthBagHouses #NaturalFarming #permaculture #composting #seedbed #japan #saurabhnanda #suchconversationsmatter #careerconsultant #careeradvice #careercounselling #careercounseling #SDGs #sustainability

“Society is not a market…groupings of nations lead to more innovation…more impactful measure of the informal economy is needed…” - Robinder Nath Sachdev Meet the foreign relations expert, Mr Robinder Nath Sachdev. He is an engineer-entrepreneur turned international relations expert and the President of the Imagindia Institute, an independent think tank. Mr Sachdev was instrumental in the India-US nuclear deal in the late 2000s. He has had more than 3000 mentions in media like the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Guardian and many more. You can see him at least 2 times in a week on Indian TV channels like Zee News, India TV etc for commenting on India-US, India-China relations etc. His new campaign for Live and Let Live suggests a foreign policy that India should employ in today’s times. Know more about him: http://www.imagindia.org/index.html #foreignpolicy #internationalrelations #wto #UN #international #enterpreneur #saurabhnanda #suchconversationsmatter #careerconsultant #careeradvice #careercounselling #careercounseling #usa #india #china #saarc #asean #rcp #nepal #iran

“Lawyers help in social engineering…they are closer to the grassroots than most lawmakers…” - Amandeep Rajgotra Meet the lawyer turned educator and legal activist Amandeep Rajgotra, who is a published author of books on Legal Reasoning. He loves the mountains and reading legal Acts. A passionate advocate of human rights, equality, and nature conservation, Amandeep has been involved in some social impact projects and is currently working on a community model for creating impact by allowing professionals to contribute their talents on a pro-bono basis to make socially relevant projects become real. Know more about him: https://www.quora.com/profile/Amandeep-Rajgotra #law #india #socialimpact #legalactivism #mountains #chandigarh #panchkula #socialengineering #universalnative #saurabhnanda #suchconversationsmatter #careerconsultant #careeradvice #careercounselling #careercounseling