India's Calling with Aline Dobbie

A unique, sympathetic and vivid recollection of a childhood in India

Episode 5 of the Taking Control : Mind/Body/Soul podcast, hosted by Fiona Pagett, titled "India's Calling with Aline Dobbie" was published on November 28, 2024 and runs 36 minutes.

November 28, 2024 ·36m · Taking Control : Mind/Body/Soul

0:00 / 0:00

Summary

Author, photographer and travel writer Aline Dobbie was born in Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh, India, the last generation of four who had served and worked in India. Her first book, 'The Peacock's Call' is dedicated to her late Father Colonel Frank Rose who served in The Jat Regiment of the Indian Army, and is officially considered a hero of the Indian Army. Aline is ‘a Child of Independence’ – she considers herself truly fortunate to have had the dichotomy of a birth and childhood in India coupled with life in her native Scotland where she and her family live. In November 2006 Aline received The Pride of India Gold Award from the NRI Institute of India in recognition of her writing and promotion of India. In May 2019 Aline was presented with The Art & Culture Award from The India Business Group at the House of Lords for her promotion of goodwill and information between India and the United Kingdom.In this episode of 'Taking Control: Mind/Body/Soul' Aline recollects her happy childhood in India, painting a vivid, heartfelt perspective of a land which clearly captured her heart and the conversation ends with some philosophical reflection across cultures. It's a delight to listen to Aline's musings and a unique insight into her life experiences of India and Scotland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode Description

Author, photographer and travel writer Aline Dobbie was born in Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh, India, the last generation of four who had served and worked in India. Her first book, 'The Peacock's Call' is dedicated to her late Father Colonel Frank Rose who served in The Jat Regiment of the Indian Army, and is officially considered a hero of the Indian Army. Aline is ‘a Child of Independence’ – she considers herself truly fortunate to have had the dichotomy of a birth and childhood in India coupled with life in her native Scotland where she and her family live. In November 2006 Aline received The Pride of India Gold Award from the NRI Institute of India in recognition of her writing and promotion of India. In May 2019 Aline was presented with The Art & Culture Award from The India Business Group at the House of Lords for her promotion of goodwill and information between India and the United Kingdom.

In this episode of 'Taking Control: Mind/Body/Soul' Aline recollects her happy childhood in India, painting a vivid, heartfelt perspective of a land which clearly captured her heart and the conversation ends with some philosophical reflection across cultures. It's a delight to listen to Aline's musings and a unique insight into her life experiences of India and Scotland.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Share this episode

Similar Episodes

#149 - Mental Secrets from an NBA Sports Psychologist

Mar 3, 2026 ·31m

#148 - Relationships First: Real world lessons learned from athletics with Myron Burr Jr.

Jan 30, 2026 ·34m

#147 - Handling Failure, Pressure, and Identity in College Baseball with Tyler Rubasky

Jan 12, 2026 ·25m

#146 – The Story Behind MTP Biz with Co-Founder Matt Hallock

Dec 8, 2025 ·39m

#145 - Launching MTP Biz: Mental Performance Training for the Corporate World

Dec 4, 2025 ·15m

#144 - Confidence Pt 5: Pro Golfer Jocelyn Bruch on Using These Tools On The Course

Nov 10, 2025 ·64m

Similar Podcasts

Life our way # squad of vloging Life our way helps you with taking control of your mind and body, with workouts, recipes, meditation and so much more. Health Beat - Your Healthy Habits Zone Brian Hazelgren & C-Suite Radio HEALTH BEAT is a fun, upbeat and addictive podcast for anyone wanting to learn more about health & wellness – and life hacks, with cutting edge research from world-class experts. Brian Hazelgren, the host of Health Beat, talks about fascinating tidbits about his experience with cutting edge technology and innovations in medicine and health & wellness. Brian interviews some of the top researchers, biochemists, doctors, fitness coaches, meditation experts, entrepreneurs across the world who share tips for taking control and upgrading your biochemistry, body and mind to work in unison. Sheila Strong Show - Creating Strong and Healthy Women Sheila Townsend The Sheila Strong Show by Exercise Kinesiologist, Fitness Entrepreneur and Mother of three, Sheila Townsend was created for you, the health conscious woman and mother looking to discover the little known factors to ideal wellness, weight loss, and health. With her private wellness studios doing over 150,000 sessions over the last decade, she will uncover and debunk the many myths woman are bombarded with in the health and fitness industry. Plus each week she will be answering any training, weight loss and health related questions you have! The Sheila Strong Podcast of "Strong and Healthy Moms" community believes that making yourself a priority and taking control of your body and mind will motivate you to conquer any goals you set for yourself and allow you to give your very best to the ones you love. I look forward to sharing these real world, proven, strategies with you straight from my Vancouver Training and Wellness Studio. EBONY COLES MOGAL MASTERY Ebony Coles Mogal Mastery is a place where we take time to Master Your OWN LIFE. No more being sick, tired, and feeling not in control of your life. We discuss topic that will lead us to happier lives such as taking care of our: health, wealth, body, relationships, mind, & spirit.

URL copied to clipboard!