U n’ I with Rashmi Shetty

This is a Earth Day special & we have with us Dr.Josie Mc Lean & Eve TurnerDr.Josie Mc Lean,  Is one of the three co-founders of the CCA and part of CCA Australia. Previously President of ICFA , Josie is passionate and deeply concerned about the future we all face as the wicked, interlocking collection of crises facing humanity unfolds. She works with a vast variety of people and organisations, but they all have one thing in common – they too are future oriented and share her concern.  Her focus is on cultivating environments where learning, dialogue, and a shared sense of purpose thrive, enabling organisations to adapt and flourish in the face of complexity and its accompanying uncertainty.Eve Turner is a coach, supervisor, researcher and author, and has been involved in setting up three communities: The Global Supervisors’ Network, The Climate Coaching Alliance and the Sustainability Coaching Coalition which has 13 professional body signatories representing 300,000 coaches, mentors, coaching psychologists, and supervisors. She has had three careers, as a classical musician, in the BBC where she ended up running a large journalistic division with 250 staff, and her current role.  Eve has written or co-edited several books, articles and chapters and won ten awards: most recently the 2025 Lifetime Achievement award for Coaching and Supervision from Coaching at Work magazine and the 2023 EMCC Global Special President’s Award for contributions to supervision and society. CCA - Climate Coaching Alliance: https://www.climatecoachingalliance.org/SCC -Sustainability Coaching Coalition: https://www.sustainabilitycoachingcoalition.org/Open letter to the coaching profession: https://www.sustainabilitycoachingcoalition.org/ 

I’ve always believed that the most impactful leaders are those who speak from a place of deep authenticity. That is exactly what drew me to Rashi Goel. Reading  Rashi’s postson LinkedIn, I was struck by her rare ability to balance rigorous the DEI strategy with a voice that is consistently genuine, grounded, and bold. It’s that very authenticity that made me know I had to invite her to be part of this series. Who is Rashi Goel? With over a decade of experience, Rashi operates at the vital intersection of strategy, culture, and leadership. As the head of the business impact vertical at the Godrej DEI Lab, she doesn’t just "talk" about inclusion—she embeds it into the very systems of an organization. What sets her apart: She moves DEI from a "nice-to-have" to a business imperative with tangible results. She partners with leaders to ensure inclusion isn't an afterthought, but a foundational pillar of leadership. She is actively shaping the future of corporate India by championing workplaces where everyone truly belongs.

Our guest in this episode  is Gouthami T S, an Aeronautical Engineer who turned a passion for flight into a breakthrough for Indian deep-tech. As the Co Founder and CEO of the Bengaluru-based startup AquaAirX, Gouthami is leading the charge with India’s first drone capable of operating seamlessly across two worlds: air and underwater, even in challenging real sea states. She is responsible for driving the company’s overall strategic direction, partnerships, fundraising, and investor engagement. She leads business development initiatives across defence, energy, and maritime sectors while focusing on building strong institutional relationships and scaling organizational capabilities. Gouthami’s journey is  a beautiful amalgamation of Technical Excellence:, Handwork,strategic Vision & Resilience: Her story is one of "magical" grit—a reminder that when you combine technical mastery with an independent spirit, you don't just follow the future; you build it.

  "When we design with care and build with conscience, we don’t just create products or buildings—we weave a resilient fabric of dignity that empowers every woman and sustains an entire community. This International Women’s Day, on my Human Library Audio Podcast “ U n’ I with Rashmi Shetty" , we celebrate a woman who walks the talk on #GiveToGain Nivedita Banerji Nivedita is the Co-founder of Samaj Pragati Sahayog (SPS), and has dedicated over three decades to the tribal communities of the Narmada Valley. Her work seamlessly integrates social justice, sustainable design, and economic independence. Her Approach from different aspects is as follows: Institutional Leadership: As a former Secretary and current Director at SPS, she pioneered strategies to build women-led local institutions, ensuring marginalized regions have a decisive voice in Indian democracy. Kumbaya (Social Enterprise): Founded in 1994, this award-winning producer company empowers over 2,500 women and persons with disabilities through ethical, circular garment design. It is now an internationally recognized, artisan-owned brand. A self-taught architect, she has designed over 45,000 sq. ft. of eco-friendly infrastructure. Her work rejects "box-like" industrial construction in favor of energy-efficient domes, vaults, and local materials that honor rural dignity. A respected voice in national planning, she served on the Government of India’s 12th Five Year Plan working group and has co-authored influential manuals on watershed management and Indian textiles. Featured panelist for the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in Rome and keynote speaker at international conferences on narrative practices and indigenous economies. Winner of the CITI Textile Sustainability Award (2024) and director of the award-winning documentary "The Kumbaya Story." Listen in as Nivedita shares her story with the tribal women & the lessons she has learned from them.  

As we mark World Mental Health Day, our guest in our 169th episode  on U n’ I with Rashmi Shetty is someone whose work beautifully reflects the theme of this day. Fauzia Naqui, a passionate Counselling Psychologist & Psychotherapist,  with over 12 years of experience.  She  has worked across hospitals, the corporate world, and private practice. With more than 4700 hours of supervised clinical work, she’s helped people from all walks of life navigate challenges like stress, grief, addiction, workplace pressure, and relationship issues. What makes her approach truly special is how eclectic and client-centered it is. She’s trauma-informed, DBT-informed, and draws from Rogerian and Narrative therapy—with a strong focus on helping people find their own strength and voice. She’s deeply sensitive to different cultures and backgrounds, and her curiosity about the human experience shines through in her work. Academically, she holds a postgraduate degree in Counselling Psychology from TISS and another Master’s in Human Resource Management and Development from the University of Allahabad. She’s also certified in Addiction Management and Community Mental Health from NIMHANS. She’s fluent in Hindi, Urdu, and English, and can read and understand Gujarati—a true connector across communities. Whether she’s counselling, conducting psychometric assessments, or leading workshops and webinars, her goal is simple: to make mental health care more accessible, thoughtful, and empowering.   Listen in as Fauzia shares her journey, her stories & her tips to take care of our mental health.

Our guest this episode is Teji Sethi  a Bangalore-based nutritionist-turned-poet whose bilingual works span free verse, haikai verse, and visual poetry. With a distinctive blend of sensitivity and lyrical grace, her poems and reviews have appeared in over forty national and international journals and anthologies, including The Yearbook of Indian Poetry in English (2020–24), Indian Literature Journal (Sahitya Akademi), Modern Haiku, The Haiku Foundation, Acorn, Wales Haiku Journal, The Heron’s Nest, Ribbons, Muse India, Narrow Road Journal, The Kolkata Review, haikuKATHA, SetuMag (Pittsburgh), and The Partition Museum of India.   Sethi is the author of moss laden walls (2021) and co-editor of amber i pause (2023). Her poetry often draws from the musicality of nature and the layered narratives of the India–Pakistan Partition. Her Partition-themed Hindi poem “Kapaas Ke Phool” (2019) won the Partition Poetry Contest by the Partition Museum of India and was later translated into Punjabi and broadcast on Radio Lahore, Pakistan. Her haikai work has been widely recognized, earning numerous awards and commendations. Her haibun on cancer, “it is”, won the Muse India Triveni Award (2023). Her tanka “how does one measure” was among the Top Three in the Sanford Goldstein International Tanka Contest (2024), and her haiga “surgical drains” secured First Prize in the Jane Reichhold Memorial Haiga Contest (2024). Most recently, she received the Glass House Poetry Award (2024) for her poem on cancer, “Genetically Modified Landscapes of My Town”. Having journeyed through cancer, Teji follows a unique path of art, poetry, and language — harvesting life experiences and transforming them into creative expressions while sharing positive vibrations across both her personal and artistic communities. She is also the founding editor of Triya, a bilingual micro-poetry journal.   Founder:  Triya Mag moss laden walls, amber i pause  Facebook Instagram  

Our guest for the 167 episode of the Human library Audio Podcast is Sunita Biddu. A digital business coach and blogging mentor with 20 years of experience, she owns multiple successful businesses, mostly on auto mode. Her favorite is Unusual Digital, a website and marketing agency for coaches and personal brands. She co-founded it with her business and life partner, Aditya. She works closely with coaches, consultants, and small businesses through 1:1 coaching and mentoring to build a secure profitable business and an equally fulfilling life with ample free time in hand. Practical, empathetic, and her result-driven approach, people love her clarity, calm, and big-picture strategic thinking. A celebrated speaker at multiple forums, she loves creating green spaces, Latin dancing and lipsticks. Sunita values and lives a slow life, emphasising travel, self-care, family, and mental health. Listen in as Sunita shares her tips for the successful life she leads.She blends Simplicity & depth in everything she does and has shared some amazing nuggets on the way to use social media with complete control.  Must follow her blog and downloadable resources, it is no less than an encyclopedia of entrepreneurship. For more details visit:https://www.sunitabiddu.com/

Our guest today is  Dalia Feldheim  an award -winning, Creative, brand-builder, organization-builder, and relentless results-oriented executive with a 20Y successful track record as transformational leader at Procter and Gamble and Electrolux. She has won over a dozen internal and external awards (including global best campaign and external Cannes and Effie).   Dalia is the founder of the P&G women’s network in Moscow and Singapore and author of MOM (managing our maternity) internal P&G maternity guide (translated to 26 languages) and her first public book ‘Lead Like a Girl’ promoting more feminine style of leadership with a foreword by Sheryl Sandberg IS a fantastic read.   Today Dalia is founder of Flow Leadership Consultancy, as well as Uppiness - Up your game at work online Happiness@work game co- developed with Happiness Studies Academy. She is a sought- after international key-note speaker, executive coach and organisational consultant on a Mission to humanise the workplace and drive resilience and Joy at work so more leaders men as well as women connect to their softer skills and lead like a girl!   Listen in as she shares her journey from a little girl ot the inspirational leader she is. Love her take on Failure when she says, “Failure is a  skill I haven’t yet acquired.” To learn more visit: https://daliafeldheim.com/

The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 22 April as International Mother Earth Day through a resolution adopted in 2009. The Day recognizes the Earth and its ecosystems as humanity's common home and the need to protect her to enhance people’s livelihoods, counteract climate change, and stop the collapse of biodiversity. Climate Change,  man-made changes to nature as well as crimes that disrupt biodiversity, such as deforestation, land-use change, intensified agriculture and livestock production or the growing illegal wildlife trade, can accelerate the speed of destruction of the planet. Mother Earth is clearly urging a call to action - a need to shift to a more sustainable economy that works for both people and the planet.Protecting the planet is everyone's responsibility. On the eve of International Mother Earth Day celebrated tomorrow, 22nd April, my guest on U n’ I  with Rashmi Shetty is a self taught landscape artist Janet Yegneswaran. Her mission is to plant trees & sustain the green cover in Bengaluru.  Positive & with an amazing attitude , this 74 year old, clearly shows age is just a number if passion & purpose are equally balanced. Janet, a landscape designer  started making gardens for neighbours and then commercially for  factories, educational institutions &  government establishments. She landscaped the huge gardens for Kanteerava Stadium for National Games in 1997 and maintained the Stadium Gardens for 5 years.  In memory of her husband she started  a Trust to plant trees – Rajanet Yegneswaran Charitable Trust. It was in 2005 tree cutting started in Bangalore.  While friends implored her  to join Dharna against tree cutting, she refused. She found the dharna approach negative &  to be positive she decided to plant trees and nurture them instead of mourning. Till date  they have  planted 97,000 trees. The wide network of volunteers in Bangalore is the reason Reforest India project got its due from support from media & their work became recognised.   Listen in  as Janet shares her journey as an eco warrior who has found her purpose & her joy!        

  Our guest for this women’s day special is Usha S. Shetty.   After 14 years in the world mass media , Usha’s life led her to her  calling.. Her  boundless passion and positive energy led to the creation of Gramaantara trust in 2008, the focus is on areas of education environment, governance, sanitation, women’s livelihood & housing. She is the engine driving all the Trust programmes. She now is the managing trustee her time to rural development, seamlessly running multiple programmes in parallel.She is the founder trustee of Nivasa, an architectural NGO since 2012, apart from being a POSH consultant with 3 organisations.   Listen in as Usha shares her  journey of making a difference.    

Valentine's Day is symbolic of numerous facets of love and affection. It all about the indescribable emotion called love. The beauty is when love makes you take defining decisions that shape what you are even choosing as  life’s path.   My guest this Valentine’s day is  Shweta Ektare. A Visual Artist by passion and profession. A qualified  Chartered Accountant, she took the leap of faith and started working as a full-time artist. It’s eight years now & she loves creating paintings that tell stories.   She describes what she does everyday with these words,  “It’s an absolute honor to create unique art every day and to be able to serve so many beautiful people around the world.”   Listen in as Shweta shares her journey, her choices, her connection to art & how she listened to her heart & stayed loyal to painting over the years. Her ability to blend the creative with numbers that are logical make it a fascinating story.  

Our first guest for 2025 is Vandana Suri, the founder of Taxshe - a World Bank and UNDP awardee for creating safe mobility solutions for women and kids. One one hand they have women cabs driving kids to schools and tuitions and women to offices and late night airport drives. On the other hand they train women clients to self drive and just get off the risk of abuse in public transport itself. Taxshe has been around for a decade now and created 1.2 million abuse free drives and has trained over 2500+ women to be driving independently. Vandana is an ex investment banker, turned cabbie and driving instructor with a lot of pride, and she believes it's important to be mad to ignite a revolution. She is a TEDX speaker, has got multiple awards which she has lost track on the numbers, but she believes what actually counts is how many women have joined the revolution or got impacted by the same.  

Our guest to day is Nakul Shenoy aka The Mind Reader,  an Indian mentalist, magician, author, and critical thinker. A speaker of choice for Fortune-500 companies, he has delivered high-impact, mind-reading experiences across Asia, the Middle East, Europe, UK, and the USA. With 10 TEDx Talks and numerous television appearances to his credit, Nakul has earned a global following for his mesmerising performances.  A compulsive reader of books and a self-proclaimed tea connoisseur, Nakul epitomises a mentalist in the real-world via his demonstrated expertise in the allied fields of magic, communication, hypnotism, NLP, user experience, people behaviour, and skepticism.  Nakul’s book ‘Smart Course in Magic: Secrets, Staging, Tips, Tricks’ is published by HarperCollins and is available in all leading bookstores and online.   www.nakulshenoy.com 

Our guest today is Nand Kishore Chaudhary, a globally acclaimed social entrepreneur, is the founder of Jaipur Rugs, one of India's largest manufacturers of hand knotted rugs and is often referred to as ‘Gandhi of the Carpet Industry’. With just two looms and nine artisans in 1978, his journey four decades later stands at Jaipur Rugs becoming a global social enterprise exporting to over 60 countries while providing sustainable livelihood to 40,000 artisans in 600 remote villages across five states in India, out of which 80% of them are women. Management guru, C.K. Prahalad featured his revolutionary business philosophy in his globally acclaimed book -The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid. Mr. Chaudhary has also been termed as ‘father of modern social enterprises’ by Prof. Jagdish N. Sheth from Emory University, USA. Sheth said, “Jaipur Rugs has become a role model, that business can serve society and at the same time ... can be a capitalistic institution”. In 2019, Raj Sisodia featured Jaipur Rugs and NK Chaudhary in his book, ‘The Healing Organization’ for ‘The Power of innocence’. The book highly celebrated NK Chaudhary’s steps towards healing the customers and transforming the society with love. He has won awards including E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year Award, CNBC TV18 Emerging India Award, Social Impact Award conferred by former president Pranab Mukherjee amongst  others. As a simple man, he is devoted to the Indian hand-knotted rug industry with an aim to position it rightly in the world and to empower its real owner and creator - the Indian weaver. His philosophy of totality, inclusion and for-profit solutions to society are widely discussed. Listen in as he shares significant moments in his life with some amazing life lessons.

Today as India celebrates her 78th Independence day, our guest  on "U N' I with Rashmi Shetty is Special India's first Visually challenged Foreign service officer , the inspirational  Beno Zephine N.L, IFS Under Secretary Policy Planning and Research, Ministry of External affairs. Beno Zephine received the “First Women’s Award” from the hon’ble President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind in January 2018 for becoming India’s first visually challenged Foreign Service Officer. She secured 343rd rank in the all-India Civil Services Examination 2014. She was instrumental in bringing out MEA’s Annual Report 2019-2020 in Audio format for the benefit of public. She excelled at learning French language, as part of her compulsory Foreign Language. At the Higher Secondary level, Beno attended Global Young Leaders conference in the US in 2008. She had Secured first place in the Secondary level Examinations, at the state level, among Visually Challenged Category. She was instrumental in making the Government of Tamil Nadu pass a Government Order for honouring visually challenged students who secure the  first 3 ranks in the Board examinations at the state level. She is the recipient of several awards like Woman of the Year Award by Deccan Chronicle and best Woman by Ritz Magazine. Google has published herquote, “We are too precious to let disappointments enter our minds” as part of its Google doodle on International Women’s day 2019. Beno has a Masters in English Literature and believes Disability should not inhibit anybody from reaching the Stars. She is often quoted as saying, “I might not have vision, but I have a vision to be a hardworking Civil Servant”. Listen in as Beno shares her love of life , her positive attitude and why she believes women are Precious.

The National Handloom Day is observed on August 7th every year, to recognise the efforts and skills of the community of weavers engaged in this sector. Our guest today is someone who has given up almost 2 decades of her corporate experience to work with the Ilkal weavers of the last 6 years. Vrunda Sekhar is an Ilkal Revivalist, Handloom Researcher and Weaver Story Teller based in Bangalore. Facilitating marketplaces for weavers and bridging the gap between weaver and consumer have been her primary areas of engagement. Marketing and promoting Karnataka Sarees, as a must have for Indian women and propagation of Ilkal Sarees as a national weave of historical and cultural significance are also her other areas of work. Championing the rights of weavers, she is involved in research and revival of long-lost design palettes of Karnataka weaves. She is followed by a cross section of women on social media for handloom specific activities of Karnataka centric handloom sarees like Ilkal, Pattadanchu, Guledgudda KhaNa, Gomi, Kote, Molakalmuru, Charaka and Udupi Sarees. With a varied experience as a Communications Specialist, having handled external, internal, customer, retailer communications, Vrunda has worked in Corporates like Bharti Airtel, Hathway, Telenor and Heidelberg India. Apart from 18 years of corporate career, she also has served as a Consultant to the Government of Karnataka, in departments of Kannada/Culture and Karnataka Urban Water Supply Board, as a Media Specialist. Vrunda holds a Masters Degree in English Literature from Mysore University, with a Post Graduate Diploma in Public Relations and Advertising from Bhavans, Bangalore. She has served as a Member of Janapada Loka, Ramanagara, Karnataka and as Ex. Vice President of Karnataka Handloom Council. She is a certified auditor of POSH. A saree aficionado and a handloom lover, her interests include wildlife photography and Indian classical music.   Listen in as she shares her journey & the inspiring story of  how she found her purpose.

The First Doctor’s Day was celebrated in India in the year 1991. July 1 happens to be the birth and death anniversary of the most famous physician of India - Dr B. C.Roy. It is a tribute to his contributions to the health domain in the country. We are in the last week end of July & so decided to make it a doctor’s day special.   Dr Sadiq S Sikora, Director of Surgical Services at Sakra Institute of Digestive and HPB Sciences at Sakra World Hospital in Bangalore, is a distinguished medical professional with an impressive background. An alumnus of the prestigious All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi, Dr Sikora completed his MBBS and MS (Surgery) training there before joining the Department of Surgical Gastroenterology at the renowned Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences in Lucknow. Dr Sikora's contributions to the field of surgery are numerous and impactful. He has made significant strides in areas such as Safe Cholecystectomy, repair of bile duct injuries, and pancreatic cancer surgery. With more than 125 published articles and book chapters in peer-reviewed journals, Dr Sikora has established himself as a leading voice in surgical research. Beyond his accomplishments in surgery, Dr Sikora is deeply committed to education and mentorship. His dedication to teaching and cultivating the next generation of surgeons is evident in the success of his trainees, many of whom are now making significant contributions to the field. Currently, Dr Sikora's focus lies on promoting "Nontechnical Skills for Surgeons" in collaboration with the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, and advocating for gender equality in the surgical discipline. Outside of medicine, Dr Sikora has a passion for sports, particularly cricket, tennis, golf, and Formula1. He also enjoys traveling to destinations rich in cultural and historical significance.

Dr. Shivananda R Koteshwar (Shivoo), Vice President with Synopsys India served as the EDA Group South Asia Site Leader providing executive management support to EDAG South Asia Teams, Nurturing and maximizing impact in South Asia Ecosystem and creating revenue growth opportunities in the region. Before Synopsys, Shivoo, as a Site Head and GM, was instrumental in setting up MediaTek, Bangalore site, defining growth strategies, creating innovation capabilities, enabling ecosystems, and building breakthrough business models. Shivoo is a versatile technology leader with 27 years of career-long record of challenging tape-outs, design team setup, and strategic operation management. Shivoo with expertise in full-chip and complex IP implementation, Verification, and Design Methodologies. He is instrumental in delivering multiple first-time-right silicon ASICs. Across his multiple stints, Shivoo has displayed proficiency in establishing a strategic vision and leading through transformational challenges. He enjoys building performing teams and takes pride in having guided and mentored a strong bench of future leaders Shivoo has received a doctorate in Education Management and is an alumnus of IIM, Bangalore & has a Postgraduate Diploma in Innovation & Design thinking, a collaborative program by MIT Sloan, Columbia Business School, and Tuck University. Shivoo has a Masters's Degree in Electrical Engineering from OGI, USA, and BTech in E&C from Mysore University. Shivoo has completed various Design Thinking, Strategy, Business, and Leadership Certification courses from Columbia Business School, Wharton School University of Virginia, MIT Sloan School, IIT Bombay, ESADE Spain, and the University of Sydney. Shivoo is the trustee in Belakoo and Aurinko Academy. Shivoo is a Professor in practice at Cambridge Institute of Technology and an Adjunct Professor at Dayananda Sagar University and ISBR. Shivoo was the Founding Director, at "The Amaatra Academy School", a Professor at PES University, and an Advisory Board member at MS Ramaiah University. Shivoo, as an author has published four books titled "System on Chip (SoC) Architecture", "SoC Physical Design", “50 Shades of Life” and "50 Colours of Love." Shivoo is a recipient of the 2007 Employee Excellence Award in Recognition of efforts as an outstanding Synopsys Employee and was awarded Distinguished Alumni of MCE in 2018 Listen in as Shivoo shares his journey balancing multiple roles & the magical work with education he and his team are doing at the Belakoo Trust.

Thanks to the Influence With A Heart® Method, Ben Gioia's clients write great books in as little as 5 weeks, enjoy 5-figure speaking fees, and attract 6-figure consulting. (That’s even BEFORE publishing!) He is the ONLY book coach who starts the writing process with proven, strategic business development that attracts revenue. (And includes concierge publishing and a custom launch strategy.) Ben teaches consultants, coaches, leaders, speakers, and small-business owners how to make 6- or 7-figures without selling a single book! A 4X, international bestseller, podcast, and radio host, Ben’s teachings are used by more than 80,000 people. He’s trained 100s of millionaires at Stanford, helped a Fortune 100 create a mindfulness and empathy video game for 20,000 employees, and launched the world’s largest magazine (AARP). Ben started writing when he was 12 and won a patient services award from The ALS Association.

Our guest today is Vijaya Deepti - a Member – Board of Directors at Tata AIG General Insurance Co. Ltd. She is the Chairperson for the Risk Management Committee and Member – Audit Committee at Tata AIG. She is an Independent Director at Aster DM Healthcare where she Chairs the Risk Management Committee and Technology Steering Committee in addition to being a member of the Nominations, Remuneration and Compensations and CSR Committees She was the CEO of Tata Insights and Quants a Division of the Tata Industries Ltd. The Organization is a Center of Excellence for Data and Analytics for the Tata Group. The focus is to work with the Tata Group Companies on leveraging Advanced Analytics to address business challenges. She has been supporting a number of IEEE Working Groups to build Industrial AI Standards. She was with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) for over three decades and played a number of roles both at Corporate and Business Unit Level. As part of the Corporate Governance Team, she supported a number of SBUs in their strategic initiatives and programs. She was on the Board of Diligenta which is a Regulated Subsidiary of TCS in UK. As Head of Global Insurance Product Business at TCS, she was responsible for product development and client delivery initiatives globally. Previously, she served as the Head of Global Insurance Delivery with an additional responsibility to grow UK and European Insurance business. Under her leadership, the TCS Insurance unit won a number of strategic large deals, acquired new customers and achieved multifold growth.   As a long-standing member of TCS Business Excellence Council, Deepti has been responsible for driving the TATA Group’s Business Excellence (TBEM) initiative. She has worked as Head of Quality Council and has championed various Six Sigma Initiatives within TCS across multiple customer engagements. In Dec 2009, she was conferred the “Leading Business Woman of The Year” award by Women Leaders in India (WLII) in recognition for her contribution towards growing the insurance business within TCS despite the global economic downturn. She has been working with a number of NGO’s in areas such as Integrated Forest Management, Education for under-privileged and grooming of leadership talent.

It Is International Yoga Day today  & my guest for the Human library Audio Podcast, “U n’ I with Rashmi Shetty” is a Yoga therapist, master trainer, functional Nutritionist & Founder of @Sankalp Yoga Shala,  Summa Ramesh, https://sankalpyoga.in/. She deeply believes in ‘The Power of Intention’ and has designed all her therapies and workshops drawing strength from the universal force. She believes in a mentor-mentee relationship and empowers her clients to take their healing in their own hands. Summa is extremely patient and empathetic approach guarantees that no kind of force is used on her clients. She lets the client’s body decide the course and her unconditional acceptance of the same delivers results beyond measure.  Her CSR Project RedTent  is all about creating awareness amongst young girls both in rural & urban areas  about: How is the female body made and its function What is the role & phases of the menstrual cycle How the lifestyle & mindset affects the body What alternative ways can be used to keep the period regular & bearable How to embrace & accept her feminity

Its episode 152, Season 3 of the Human library audio podcast “U n’ I with Rashmi Shetty”. Our guest this week is Dr. @Rakesh Godhwani - the founder of SoME, School of Meaningful Experiences that offers programs for working professionals, managers, leaders from corporations, governments, NGOs, academic institutions and entrepreneurs on Six Cs namely, confidence, communication, curiosity, creativity, collaboration and competence. He is also an Adjunct Faculty of Communication at IIM Bangalore and Ahmedabad University. Besides this, he has also taught at IIM Trichy, IIM Udaipur, IIM Vizag, IIIT Bengaluru and Indian Institute of Science. His courses also run at various corporate L&D programs like ISRO, HPCL, Deloitte, Tata, Perfios, Reverie, BetterPlace and so on. Rakesh is a much sought after keynote speaker in various industry and education forums. He is a podcaster and has a YouTube channel too. An author of four books, his fourth book titled “Public Speaking Kaleidoscope” was released by Business Expert Press USA in May 2017. His earlier book “What to Say and when to Shut Up!” was published by Penguin Random House in November 2014 and translated in Marathi in 2017. Rakesh launched his online course on EdX and IIMBx called “Effective Business Communication” designed for learners around the world.   Listen in as Rakesh shares his journey and what inspired him to start the school of Meaningful Experiences.        

Our guest today is Supria Dhanda ,Co-Founder & Managing Partner - WYSER and Founder Bagggel Foundation. Supria is a business leader with more than 25 years of invaluable experience in leading technology giants as Western Digital, SanDisk, Alcatel-Lucent and General Electric. Her last assignment was Country Manager-India and Global Vice President for Western Digital, including being a member of the Board. Supria has held Executive leadership roles, spearheaded mergers and acquisitions, and championed entrepreneurial ventures. She is currently the Co-founder and Managing Partner at WYSER, an Idea-Stage-fund-to-be, backed by a product accelerator, fueling the growth of AI first start-ups. Supria is the visionary behind BAGGGEL foundation, missioned to develop women CEOs. She is an angel investor, an avid evangelist of the India start-up ecosystem and supporter of women-in-tech entrepreneurs. An architect and sponsor of ‘Data Innovation Bazaar’ challenge series in collaboration with Start-up India and Invest India that rewarded grants to top 10 start-ups, she is passionate about use of data and technology to solve society's pressing challenges. She is also an Executive Board Member for ABS India, a leading System Integrator in the Telecommunications Industry. A TEDx speaker, co-author of ‘Wiley Innovation Black Book Enterprise 4.0’, Supria is a thought leader in Engineering R&D industry of India. She is a TiE Charter Member at Delhi/NCR and Bangalore and Lead Anchor for Women@Work, a KDEM initiative, for Government of Karnataka. An ICF Certified Executive Coach, Emerging Markets Fellow from Academy of International Business (AIB), she is pursuing her doctorate in Entrepreneurial Strategy from XLRI.  

May is Mental Health Awareness month & this week on the Human Library Audio podcast, we have a very special guest. Prema Balasubrahmanyam - a Psychotherapist with over 15 years of Mental health experience spanning India and the USA. Having completed her MACP & MATP Counselling & Transpersonal Psychology in Sophia University Palo Alto,CA , USA and a few years of practice she moved to India. She specialises  in De-addiction, relationships, anxiety & stress management and mediation counselling. Her practice caters to groups/teams, individuals, and families. She was the Team coach for  IPL Mumbai Indians, 2013. She has worked with corporates on the areas of Psycho education & emotional IQ building She has led  lIM Indore students on an experiential leadership program on trek slopes She is also a Psychotherapist at Spandana Mental Health Care Prema has dedicated her career to helping individuals navigate life's challenges with resilience and empowerment. Her approach is rooted in compassion and evidence based techniques, tailored to each client's unique needs. Through a Holistic perspective, she guides individuals towards healing and self discovery, fostering growth and positive changes.  As a seasoned professional, she is committed to fostering mental wellness and facilitating transformative journeys towards holistic wellbeing. She is an avid fitness and outdoors enthusiast with a commitment to sustainable and eco friendly travel. Listen in as Prema shares her journey , her learnings from both her patients & Nature, why the mountains are so special to her and why it is important to listen and treat each day as special to live a complete life.

Our guest today is Jagdish Kini.   People management, sales processes and decision making are other areas close to his heart. Jagdish has hands on experience in Manufacturing, Finance, Marketing and Sales. At Procter and Gamble, Jagdish learned to manage and build Brands, at L’Oréal and at Gillette, he learned to manage and build companies, at Airtel he learned to build an Industry. He considers himself to be blessed to be in the right place and the right company and at the right time.    

Its the 148th episode. Season 3 episode 11 of the human library audio podcast “U n’ I with Rashmi Shetty”. Our guest this week is the inspirational Co-Founder and CEO of Avasarshala, Ashwathy Venugopal is a TEDx Speaker and a Social Entrepreneur. Ashwathy is Leadership Board Member at Kectil International Youth Leadership USA and Advisory Board member at Vignan Technology Business Incubator, India. She is one of the 75 women founders featured in ‘75 Womenpreneurs of India’ 2022 released by Atal Innovation Mission, Government of India. She has been recognized among Top 5 Social Innovators from India and People’s Choice Awardee at Youth Co:Lab India 2020 by UNDP. Ashwathy is Former Curator of Global Shaper Community- Trivandrum Hub (an initiative of World Economic Forum), WEDU Asian Rising Star for 2020, Vital Voices GROW Fellow 2020, Youth IGF India 2020 Fellow, Public Speaker and a thought leader. Ashwathy is the recipient of Eastern Bhoomika Iconic Women Awards 2020.   Listen in as Ashwathy shares her journey , her definition of failure & success & her journey as an entrepreneur.

Our guest today is T.C Sajit. A strategic thought leader with transformation experience of over three decades in Oil, Steel, Telecom, Financial Services and Aviation sectors; with an emphasis now on digital transformation through innovative practices.   A seasoned practitioner of diversity, equity & inclusion, who continues to pioneer handling human capital confidently post the pandemic. Acknowledged by the business fraternity and regularly sought after, for insights via various forums and webinars.    Consistent and proven proficiency in managing all stake-holders interests and striking the balance in optimum utilization of Human Capital, by institutionalizing empathy-laced Business Partnering.   Adept at formulating people strategy and its successful implementation, through Organizational Development interventions. This has ensured overall business profitability and growth, enhanced employee engagement, reduced employee churn and resulted in customer delight.   Successful in setting up the Business HR model, propelling Talent Development; design and implementation of progressive organizational changes, including Board Leadership/CXO levels.   Partnering with the business for implementation of the entire spectrum - from co-creation of Vision, Mission & Values along with the complimenting competency mapping up to Succession Management.   Enabling Organisation level Cultural Transformation through scientific diagnostics and industry benchmarks.   An ICF certified Coach and a CII EXIM business excellence model Assessor. Former Board Member for Business Intelligence, with Chief Learning Officer magazine.   Making a difference, for over 30 years - with a unique blend of Leadership in HR and business strategy. Erstwhile Tata Ethics Counsellor and former - Director on the Board of Kempegowda International Airport Foundation (KIAF) Director on the Board of Aerospace and Aviation Sector Skill Council (NSDC)

Passionate about teaching, Roshni started teaching through YouTube back in 2011 when there were very few learning channels on YouTube in India. One of the 100Women Achievers of India by Ministry of Women and Child Development, Roshni has been recognised by the Honourable President of India in 2016. Recognised by Limca Book of Records in 2017 for creating more than 5600 video lessons on YouTube and making it available for free . Roshni teaches concepts and subjects across grades, be it a Nursery Rhyme or a complex science topic of Grade 12, she ensures to make complex topics simple using visuals, animations and graphics. Roshni is on a mission of making high Quality learning content accessible to every child.   3M + subscribers across channels. Speaker at Global Educon, 2022 Speaker at Global Education Symposium , 2017 On stage Launch of YouTube Courses alongside Ishan John Chatterjee, at Google for India event, 2022.   Most importantly, amidst a situation where companies are after money making in the EdTech sector, Roshni has been in the sector for more than a decade , with her vision still being “Making education affordable and accessible to every child across the country”. Her recently launched FREE batches for Classes 11 and 12 on YouTube are: .   LearnoHub Atharv batch for Class 11: Mon-Fri at 4:30PM LearnoHub Anant batch for Class 12 : Mon-Fri at 6PM Visit Channel Homepage for More details : https://www.youtube.com/learnohubclass1112   YouTube channels : https://www.youtube.com/learnohubclass1112 https://www.youtube.com/learnohubclass910 https://www.youtube.com/learnohubclass678   Website : https://www.learnohub.com/    

Our guest is Gaurav Sharma. Gaurav currently works as Chief Excellence Officer at Lead, a Unicorn start-up. He is co-author of 2 coffee table books on RD Burman titled Strings of Eternity and Diamonds & Rust. And worked on National awards winning film Pancham Unmixed and a film on Jagjit Singh titled Kaagaz ki Kashti.  He is a graduate from IIT Bombay, Gold Medalist from IIM, an ex-Business Consultant and a Strategy professional. As a leadership & management speaker, he has taken multiple sessions on the life and musical journey of RD Burman. Taking inspiration from different fields – business, science, mathematics, and management – he provides insights into the journey of life and leadership.   

Its Season 3 episode & of the human Library podcast " U n' I with Rashmi Shetty". Our guest today is Nirav Panchmatia - a AMFI Registered Mutual Funds Distributor (MFD), Financial Trainer & Coach & TV Personality & now a Podcaster...he is a Chartered Accountant (CA) & MBA (Finance) from NMIMS, Mumbai. He has also done Executive Development Programs from India’s premier b-schools like ISB Hyderabad, IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore & IIM Indore...etc. Nirav is also a certificate holder on “Advance Financial Goal Planning” from “American Academy of Financial Management”. Nirav is the Founder CEO of AUM Financials that manages & has till date distributed Mutual funds worth more than Rs. 350 Crores to 1,100+ Families spread across more than 27 cities in India & NRI Clients in more than 18 countries abroad. Nirav is a leading Financial Coach & much sought after speaker having conducted Investment training programs across India. The Warren Buffet of Nagpur is also called“Warren Buffett of Vidarbha” as he has conducted more than 125 Trainings pan India on his favorite Topic “Investment Secrets of Warren Buffett”... Nirav has met his Guru Warren Buffett more than twice and continues to be inspired by him. Nirav has recently turned a Podcaster & has Podcasted MDs, CEOs & Chairman of the leading Mutual Fund Companies of India & other financial experts ; The Podcast goes by the name of AUM Finance podcast & is available on Youtube, Apple Podcast & Spotify...... Listen in as Nirav Shares his inspirational journey, the power of resilience, What women need to be more financially literate  and the inspiration from our epics especially Draupadi.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-third-eye1/message

Our guest today is Smt. T.K. Anuradha, a distinguished scientist and a retired Director, SATCOM Programme, ISRO HQ. Amongst the many roles at ISRO she : Lead the Satellite based communication programme for Planning, policy implementations, Orbital Spectral asset management. [2018-2020]  Lead Geo Platform Satellite programmes of ISRO as Programme Director. [2016-2018], consisting of Communication, Navigation and Earth Observation satellites.  Lead the teams as Project Director for the successful realization and launch of GSAT-12 (2011), GSAT-10 (2012) as the First Woman Project Director from ISRO Satellite Centre. Some of the awards she received were: Honourary Doctorate by Akkamahadevi University, Vijayapura – 2018  “Woman achiever in Aerospace” - 2019 by Aero India  “ISRO Performance Excellence Award” – 2019 She has publications In a many national and International forums. Listen in as Anuradha Ma’am carries her accolades so lightly, shares her journey with ISRO  with a childlike  Enthusiasm, clearly showing us where passion can lead us. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-third-eye1/message

It's season 3 Episode 5 of our Human Library podcast , "U n' I with Rashmi Shetty." Our guest today is Apurva Purohit- an Indian Businesswoman with over three decades of experience in the corporate world where she has built and scaled up a diverse set of businesses and overseen their transformation from traditional forms to new age conglomerates. Apurva has recently launched Aazol Ventures Pvt Ltd, a social impact company which connects women self-help groups and micro entrepreneurs making traditional and local food products with consumers looking to source wholesome and healthy food items. She is also an Independent director at Marico Ltd, LTI Mindtree Ltd, L&T Technology services Ltd and Navin Fluorine International Ltd. Apurva has been a leading voice in the Indian business landscape advocating gender diversity and works with organisations and leaders to improve this critical imperative. She is the author of the two national bestselling books “Lady, You’re not a Man” – the Adventures of a Woman at Work and Lady, You’re the Boss!Over the years, Apurva has won multiple business awards and has been named as one of the Most Powerful Women in Business as per the India Today Group and Fortune India over several years.  She was amongst LinkedIn’s Top Voices and YourStory’s Top 10 digital Influencers and won the Distinguished Alumni award from her alma mater IIM Bangalore in 2022. Apurva holds a bachelor’s degree in physics and completed her PGDM from IIM- Bangalore. She was a state- level hockey player and played for Tamil Nadu State and Tamil Nadu University. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-third-eye1/message

My guest today is an Indian film musician, flautist and a well recognised stage artist , producer and music conductor. A perfect guest for this women’s day special  Ashwini Koushik - a popular flautist from Bengaluru. Some of the highlights of her illustrious career are: ● Recorded for over 180 film tracks and background scores in Kannada, Tamil and Telugu ● 3000 + live shows as a flautist with almost all the leading artists from the South Indian cinema industry ● Lead flautist in Zee Tamil Sa Re Ga Ma Pa; Sun TV’s Sun Singer; ETV Kannada’s Edhe Thumbi Haduvenu; Star Jalsa on Star Bangla; Udaya Super Singer on Udaya TV; Haadu Karnataka on Colours Kannada Consolidated views of over 50 million on YouTube Ashwini Koushik’s debut orchestral stage production titled Ilaiyaraaja - An Insight in 2019 was a sold out event and went viral on YouTube garnering more views than the original tracks. Maestro Ilaiyaraaja invited Ashwini Koushik to record in his new studio for his projects after watching her perform. Ashwini Koushik’s Ilaiyaraaja live shows have gone on to become a flagship show running to packed houses. Featuring a rich variety of musicians in a large orchestral setting with most of the Maestro’s original musicians. The show sees Ashwini performing some of the most iconic compositions of Ilaiyaraaja from his film tracks, non-film albums and background scores while conducting the orchestra and narrating the show. Ashwini has the distinction of performing with most of the leading musicians in the South Indian film industry on stage as well as in recording studios. Among the musician fraternity, she is most recognised as the ‘perfectionist who comes fully prepared’ and as the only artist who has a ready script bank of over 8000 tracks across genres, languages, eras and composers. She has performed across the country playing Hindi, Gujarati, Bengali, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam and has a constant fan following. Among show organisers, she has the reputation of attracting crowds with her presence, earning her reputation as a crowd puller. Writing perfect notations of full original scores, Ashwini is widely recognised and appreciated by musicians as a musically strict and capable conductor. She has the distinction of having conducted a wide range of artists including orchestras featuring the original musicians of RD Burman from Mumbai and Ilaiyaraaja from Tamil Nadu, to musicians from the state of Kerala deep down South and everyone in between. She has the necessary experience to handle rookie musicians as well as established and highly experienced artists from across the country. She is a very well liked conductor and a coordinator among all musicians. With the beginning of her new venture, The Content Company, Ashwini hopes to be a successful content producer producing high quality music featuring new sounds and collaborating with new and established musicians. This early stage venture is in partnership with her serial entrepreneur husband Koushik Varaghur. Ashwini Koushik is primarily based in Bangalore but divides a small portion of her time in Chennai. CO-ORDINATES: Instagram: @ashwini.koushikofficial Facebook: www.facebook.com/ashwinitheflutist YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ashwinikoushik Email: [email protected] --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-third-eye1/message

Dr. Prathima N Kini is an experienced and versatile medical professional from Bangalore. She holds an undergraduate medical degree from Kasturba Medical college, Mangalore and completed her post graduation in Pathology from Bangalore Medical College. She is Board certified in Lifestyle Medicine by the International Board of Lifestyle Medicine and is also a trained child and adult counsellor. She is married to Dr. Naveen Kini who is a practising Pediatrician in North Bangalore. They have a son, who is an engineer and a daughter, who is an industrial Designer. She balances her career with a passion for fitness, travel and culinary experimentation. She possesses an ardent desire to share knowledge and promote a healthier lifestyle in people and the world. Listen in as Dr. Prathima shares how we can all lead a more mindful life to be healthy, in turn making a difference to the Universe & the planet. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-third-eye1/message

Our guest today is Joseph Babu , who serves as the dynamic CMO and growth driver at Riafy Technologies, one of the world's largest AI app studios based in Kochi, India. Riafy has amassed over 75 million global users across 23 languages. He is skilled at strategically positioning brands and accelerating viral growth through disruptive zero-marketing tactics. Joseph pioneered Riafy’s viral acquisition strategy which organically garnered millions of users without any advertisement spending. An esteemed thought leader in marketing innovation, Joseph was awarded TiE Kerala’s Best Entrepreneur 2021. He is a sought-after speaker on digital transformation, culture building, and purpose-led business. Joseph played an instrumental role in Riafy’s meteoric rise, growing their flagship cooking app Cookbook Recipes into India’s number one in its category. He led Riafy to become India's sole premium partner for Google Cloud's Generative AI. With experience visiting numerous countries across 5 continents, Joseph brings a global perspective. He is passionate about leveraging partnerships and technology to uplift people worldwide. Joseph believes in creating win-win relationships and close-knit teams. Fueled by curiosity to drive change, Joseph is often found exploring diverse cultures on international expeditions. He is envisioning the next decade steering Riafy’s AI systems to assist people and society. Joseph aspires to inspire future leaders in purpose-driven business. Currently, he is spearheading Riafy's highly advanced Generative AI platform R10 to revolutionize enterprise AI adoption. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-third-eye1/message

Dimple Parmar, someone who knows firsthand what it's like to face cancer up close. She chose love and married her husband even when she knew he had only 6 months left. Though she lost him to the disease, that tough experience gave her a new purpose. Dimple is the founder of cancer care startup ZenOnco.io and NGO Love Heals Cancer. These are not just organizations; they are her way of filling the gaps she saw when dealing with cancer herself. She wants to help as many people as possible live better and longer when facing this disease. Educated at IIM Calcutta and certified in Integrative Oncology from Arizona State University, Dimple is all about mixing compassion with knowledge & technology. Through her startup, ZenOnco.io, she supports patients with Value-Based Integrative Oncology Care to improve their quality of life, leading to better clinical outcomes and extending lives. It is inspiring how she has turned personal loss into a mission to help others. She's all about making life better for those dealing with cancer. Her goal is clear, her mission is important, and she's committed to making a real difference. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-third-eye1/message

There are some people you meet once who leave a deep impact on you. The man who conceived the idea of a common number all over India for emergency Ambulance service -108 is one such. I heard him speak a decade ago & have been inspired by his story. Ever since I started this podcast, it has been a dream to have Dr. Sudhakar Varanasi as my guest. Today is therefore a special episode. Dr. Sudhakar had his education at IIT, Kharagpur (1969-74) and obtained a Ph.D. from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. After 17 years at IISc, he moved to the corporate world and joined the IT wave in India in 1991. He was a founding director of Tiger Software and then moved to Satyam Computer Services as a part of senior management. One of his major achievements in the social sector is the designing of the 108 emergency medical services. He started EMRI (Emergency Management Research Institute) in 2005 which pioneered large-scale deployment of emergency services for the first time in India under a public-private-partnership model.  He then moved to the CEO position at CoOptions Technologies to set up a state-wide ICT platform across Andhra Pradesh to reach 3 million farmers in villages to bring about financial inclusion. He was also chief mentor at Emergent Institute and CEO at Namma Bengaluru Foundation, Bangalore. He currently mentors many individuals and organizations and challenges them to take on large social causes using innovation, technology, and the spirit of entrepreneurship. His fields of interest are: education, healthcare and financial inclusion. Listen in as Dr. Sudhakar Varanasi shares amazing nuggets of life with a tinge of his trademark humor. A conversation where we cover his journey, the shifts, contentment & joy. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-third-eye1/message

Akanksshaa is a Mindset and well-being Coach who helps individuals & organizations align purpose, rewire the mind, raise vibration, and enrich well-being to live a life of abundance and freedom. After her only son Arnav crossed over in 2020, her spiritual awakening helped her connect with and seek guidance from higher realms and dimensions. Her son has become her angel/ spirit guide. She wrote and published a book “The Untold Legend: Rise of A Mother” in thirty days with guidance from him and higher beings that she connects with. Her book has become a no. 1 bestseller in special education and ranked as a bestseller in well-being, education, biology, and journals categories. She has founded a non-profit Arnav Memorial Foundation, in his memory, with a mission to enrich health and well-being and expand consciousness through holistic education and science research interventions. Akanksshaa has extensive diverse experience, in coaching/ training/ mentoring/ leading/ strategic planning/ program management & innovation (includes 20+ of corporate experience in IT & Finance areas). She has received several awards in the corporate world. She has done an MBA from one of the top B schools in India. She is currently pursuing PhD in Education Psychology. She combines neuroscience, positive psychology, and spirituality-based eclectic techniques in her programs. She believes in an intuitive, meaningful, playful yet structured approach. She has been a corporate facilitator for senior leaders. She has coached senior / exec corporate leaders in her exclusive coaching programs. She has created special online courses for teens and young adults with inspiration from her son. She has thousands of students across all ages in her several online programs. Listen in as Akanksshaa shares her journey of leading her life with purpose. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-third-eye1/message

In keeping with the Divine Feminine celebrations and breast cancer awareness month, our guest this week is the inspirational Heena Saini. Heena is a versatile and effervescent leader with global expertise and a passion for creating impact through collaborative and coaching leadership. A double MBA with Operations and Project Management specialization & and graduated in March 2022 from Cornell in Executive Management, she brings forth 21+ years of steadfast experience in IT program management, operations management, and people management. She has effectually orchestrated multiple global service transition projects with cross-functional and diverse culture teams. Catapulted several business process standardization initiatives for strategic alignment, which resulted in $2M in cost savings. Catering to the role of Senior Principal Program Manager, Advanced Customer Services with Oracle India Pvt. Ltd. In a constant endeavor to mentor & coach budding professionals, she has impacted 1500+ lives as a pro-bono effort by sharing wisdom pearls of her collective professional & life experience. Being a Certified International Career Coach, Heena is driven to transform the lives of students & promising professionals who are eager to upskill themselves and bring forth a promising change in the ecosystem. A breast cancer warrior, she was recently featured in TOI & Biocon’s “Stories of Hope”. She is an active contributor to the cancer awareness cause and works with multiple recognized platforms, hospitals, and support networks to make a difference in the lives of those battling this dreaded C. Had passionately led the Cancer Support Network (CSN, India Region) CSR at Cisco, to be the first one established in India in Feb 2020 and has amplified the awareness to 2500+ lives. An ardent collaborator for women empowerment via "Corporate Diva", a flagship program on transforming women professionals into women leaders. She moderated a global summit in 2021 for Corporate Diva, which was a collaboration of 21 speakers from 12 different countries, the summit was aimed at transforming women professionals into women Leaders, by focusing on topics imperative for their professional growth. Heena is an active public speaker. She was a dynamic toastmaster. She has been : Awarded as “Women of Substance” in the “Women Changemaker” Category by WSN Network by “She Inspires Magazine & Hypedge Media & Events” • Awarded as “Women of the Future” by All India Women Achievers Award (AIWAA-2022) organized by Twell Magazine, India's largest Women Empowerment Program. • Awarded as “Emerging Women Leader in Skill Development” by International Inspirational Women Awards (IIWA-2022) organized by GISR Foundation, in April 2022 • Facilitated by Karnataka Cancer Society, during the address to Bangalore's one of the infamous colleges final year students (250+) in August 2019 on cancer awareness. Listen in as Heena shares her battle and how she is thriving in the world today as an inspiration to everyone she meets. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-third-eye1/message

  Our guest today is Mukesh - the Co-Founder and Managing Director of Menterra. Through the Menterra Social Impact Fund, he invests in social enterprises that are harnessing the power of technology to impact India, by improving the quality of farming, healthcare, and education.   Mukesh has 20+ years of experience in start-up investing, impact investing, private equity, investment banking and finance domains. Mukesh is a Chartered Accountant and a CFA Charterholder. He has been a member of the capital sub-committee of the Impact Investors Council, India. He is also a member of the PoleStar Award Jury which is focused on celebrating excellence in journalism and social impact.   Earlier, he was the Chief Investment Officer at Villgro, India’s oldest and foremost social enterprise incubator. He has advised the board and management of several companies. He has served as the non-executive director on the board of Biosense Technologies, Omix Labs, Adiuvo Diagnostics and Concept Learning. In his very first fund, Mukesh raised investments from a diverse set of marquee investors such as the Government of India, U.S.-based foundations, corporate investors, family offices and HNIs.   At Villgro, Mukesh was an integral part of the idea to scale the journey of several entrepreneurs. This experience convinced him that the passive investing model focused on only deal-making combined with the invest-divest movement is not an ideal approach to solving big social problems. He used these insights to build a holistic fund-incubator platform with a conveyor belt approach to provide patient funding combined with intense post-investment operating support.   Mukesh believes that non-linear outcomes are more likely to be achieved through big, game-changing ideas that leverage the latest science and technology. He is focused on using the power of technology to solve the most pressing developmental challenges. Mukesh has co-founded this platform. He has attracted a stellar network of advisors and the best impact-oriented talent. He is now working on scaling this model to generate market-level returns and sectoral impact.   Listen in as Mukesh shares his inspirational journey from a small town in Gujarat to the investor he is today.     --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-third-eye1/message

Our guest today is the inspirational Sanjay Deshpande who was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor at the age of 29. A massive grand mal seizure landed him in the emergency room on the day he landed on Harvard University's campus to start his Master's program in September 2021. The same week, he flew back to India to get a 7-hour-long brain surgery. It's been almost two years since and he's tumor-free. He is passionate about mental health, queer rights, and cancer advocacy. He loves to dance and has recently started writing poetry. He hopes to publish a memoir someday and travel the world before he kicks the bucket. He led the effort to conceptualize, manage, write, and publish his first book 'Don't Ask Me How I'm Doing' with several other contributors to raise awareness about the unique challenges faced by South Asian and Indian Young Adult Cancer Patients, Survivors, and Caregivers. He hopes this book will help hundreds if not thousands, of others who have to deal with an insidious disease like cancer when they are at the peak of their lives and careers. Sanjay consults as a learning designer, workshop facilitator, and trained coach with several Edtech startups from across the country. His book is available in all leading bookstores. This is the link to order it on Amazon. https://www.amazon.in/Dont-Ask-How-Doing-everything/dp/8195259049/ref=sr_1_2?qid=1696535097&refinements=p_27%3ASanjay+Deshpande&s=books&sr=1-2e He is back at Harvard today to finish his Master's program surprising everyone around him including his doctor! Listen in as Sanjay shares his journey with all honesty in this conversation completely vulnerable & pragmatic. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-third-eye1/message

Our guest today is Bhavana Issar -  the Founder & CEO of a social venture Caregiver Saathi (http://caregiversaathi.co.in), which is a hi-tech and hi-touch platform that supports family caregivers through a care navigation system that aims to ease access to resources like advice, information, community, professional services, and learning tools. She consults with organizations to build Caregiver-friendly and Compassionate Workplaces that are resilient and innovative.  After her corporate stint as an HR leader in large companies, she is an Organization consultant in the areas of Change, Leadership Development, and Organization Building. She is a Fellow and facilitator in Process Work with Sumedhas Academy for Human Context, Gestalt OD Practitioner. She's been a faculty at institutions like IIM Ahmedabad, Udaipur, XLRI, SP Jain Institute of Management, and NMIMSetc. She is a passionate person with diverse interests like poetry, crocheting, and hi-tech gadgets. As a multi-potential-ate, she most identifies as a feminist, a storyteller, and an activist who believes in the possibilities of human potential.   Her story was included in the book by bestselling author Rashmi Bansal - Touch the Sky: Stories of women across India who are changing their destiny. She is a motorcyclist and believes motorcycling has helped her push the boundaries of the body and mind. She supports women motorcyclists to realize their dreams. She expresses through poetry and believes humor powers resilience. She's a bewildered parent to a strong-willed teenager and a moody pet, currently residing in Mumbai with her spouse who often complains that she's a bully. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-third-eye1/message

It’s 131 Episodes of the human library audio podcast “U n’ I with Rashmi Shetty”& I feel completely grateful. All the storytellers willingly shared their story & today are good friends. One thing we all have in common is we are all connected to the “#voiceinme” Today is the 25th episode in Season 2. These are the video extracts of the 131 episodes: https://coachrashmishetty.com/podcast/ https://coachrashmishetty.com/podcast-2022/ https://coachrashmishetty.com/podcast-2023/  Our guest today is Dr. Arti Datta the founding Artistic Director of Mudra Dance Studio, Muttontown, NY, and the President of The Mudra Foundation: Art for a Cause. Dr. Arti Datta is the founding Artistic Director of Mudra Dance Studio, Muttontown, NY, and the President of The Mudra Foundation: Art for a Cause. Dr. Arti Datta was initiated into Bharatanatyam early in her childhood in India. An alumnus of Kalasadan, one of the premier cultural institutes in Mumbai, India, was the disciple of the late Guru Shri Mani who trained her in the rigorous Vazhuvoor tradition. Dr. Datta continued her education in dance at the Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan, London, UK. She has performed extensively in India, the U.K., and the United States. Dr. Arti Datta is a clinical scientist by profession and has conducted her post-doctoral cancer research at the Hammersmith Hospital in London, U.K., and at the NYU Langone Medical Center in New York. Dr. Arti Datta has successfully choreographed and directed several multi-media productions including Shiv-O-Hum, Leela – The Play of Krishna, Yatra – A Journey of Indian Dance, part of the Joseph G Astman International Concert series at the Hofstra University, NY, Devi: An Ode to Mother Goddess, Arpan – An Offering, a benefit for the victims of the Japan tsunami disaster, WATER: The Flow of the Divine, a fundraiser for the Sankara Eye Foundation, and AANGIKAM - a tribute to the victims of the Nepal earthquake. NAVARASA: The Essence of the Nine Emotions as a benefit for the Guide Dog Foundation, JEEVAN TARANG: The Rhythms of Life benefitting CRY America, MARGAM: The Path for Hewlett House, and most recently PREKSHA: A Meditation in Dance supporting Long Island Crisis Center was staged in May this year. On the 10th Anniversary of the dance school, as a way of integrating her passion for dance with a desire to give back, she founded the nonprofit The Mudra Foundation: Art for a Cause. (www.TheMudraFoundation.org) Dr. Datta was recognized by the India Association of Long Island (IALI) as one of the most influential people in the Indian American Community in NY and has been felicitated on numerous occasions for her contribution to the arts in the US. Dr. Arti Datta serves on the board of the Long Island Arts Alliance and volunteers her time at New York Cares. She continues to teach dance at the Mudra Dance Studio, Muttontown.  Listen in as Dr. Arti shares her journey from the logical world of Science to the creative world of Dance. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-third-eye1/message

When I look back at how these 130 Episodes of the human library podcast “U n’ I with Rashmi Shetty” unfolded, I feel completely grateful. Many of the storytellers willingly shared their story & today are good friends. These are the video extracts of the 130 episodes: https://coachrashmishetty.com/podcast/ https://coachrashmishetty.com/podcast-2022/ https://coachrashmishetty.com/podcast-2023/     “The dream begins with a teacher who believes in you, who tugs and pushes and leads you to the next plateau, sometimes poking you with a sharp stick called truth.” In this quote by Dan Rather, I can confidently replace a teacher with a mentor & it will still make sense to you. Today on the eve of teachers’ day, we have a special episode. A conversation between mentor & mentee that has all elements of trust, respect, friendship & partnership. On the eve of Teachers Day, we bring to you the beautiful story of CA Arun and Dr. Vivek who from being a mentor to CA Arun has become a friend over the period of years and they have been actioning multiple projects together now. It is a wonderful example of how a good mentor builds up the mentee and helps them become the best version of themselves. Dr. Vivek started working at age 17 while studying, filled data forms door to door and exceeded his target, and learned true sales and marketing, as he had to convince security guards, receptionists -and gatekeepers of apartment and corporate offices to allow him in. He filled forms for soft drink concrete companies, financial, insurance companies, tyre companies. Those solid life lessons in the marketplace in the 'real world' for 5 years during the summer holidays, Diwali, and Christmas honed his skills to apply to Lawrence & Mayo as a team player. A shock interview at the age of 31 years with a journalist, taught him to pre-pone Retirement Plans to the NOW and start multi-tasking in giving back to society and mentoring people. CA Arun Vaz is a Chartered Accountant by profession and deal maker by passion. With his solution-providing ability, he has been able to do a lot of work with some of the major corporates and has a presence in Mumbai, Delhi, Goa, and Dubai. He has a team of 370 people and believes in empowering people to become Chartered Accountants. He along with Dr. Vivek G Mendonsa who is the General Secretary of the Federation of Indo-Israeli Chambers of Commerce is leading over 50 entrepreneurs, businesswomen & men to Israel from the end of October 2023 to the first week of November 2023. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-third-eye1/message

Learning Matters is a seven-year-old ed-tech organisation based in Bengaluru. They implement their Artificial intelligence-based solution-Tara - in schools and colleges to improve the communicative English proficiency of students and teachers. They were recognized by India AI and NASSCOM for their significant contribution to India's AI ecosystem by being included in their compendium "75 at 75" which showcases 75 Indian companies doing innovative work using AI last year. https://www.aninews.in/news/business/business/learning-matters-announces-star-educator-awards-2023-celebrating-exceptional-educators-and-transformative-educational-institutions-worldwide20230817162451 Our guest today is  Saraswathy Ramamoorthy, one of the co-founders of Learning Matters. An early childhood education (ECCE) expert, she has worked in various facets of the education domain as an educator and educationist. Her core expertise is in designing and developing educational curricula and programs, teaching children, training teachers, as well as creating digital education products and programs. As co-founder of Learning Matters, she takes care of marketing. Listen in as she shares what Learning Matters does and explains the buzz around the 3rd edition of the  Star Educator award, they are hosting. To nominate yourself or anyone you know click: https://learningmatters.ai/star-educator-awards/                                                                                   --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-third-eye1/message

Our guest today is Ashok Kamath- an alumnus of the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay (IIT Bombay). He was formerly the Managing Director of the Indian operations of Analog Devices, a major global semiconductor company. Ashok attributes a large part of his success to the fact that he was privileged enough to receive a quality education from a young age. The well-balanced foundational education he received gave him strong mathematical ability and enabled him to get into great universities and excel further. However, he saw that this opportunity to access quality education for younger grades in school was not available for a majority of children in the country. During his time at IIT, Ashok’s education was made more affordable for him because the Government of India would subsidize the cost of training each student through the program. Ashok always saw this as a badge of honor and investment from his country. So, in 2004, Ashok left his corporate career to pay back the ‘debt of honor’ he felt towards his country by empowering millions of children in the country that are denied the opportunities that he received. He immersed himself in solving the complex problems of the education sector in India and developed the idea of GKA in 2012, envisioning this model to function at a population scale. Since 2004, Ashok has not drawn a salary from Akshara Foundation. And with a small team of 35, he is transforming learning for over 3 million children in India. The Ganitha Kalika Andolana (GKA) model, Akshara Foundation’s flagship initiative is aimed at revolutionizing math learning for grades 1 to 5 in government schools and is built around this core idea. GKA is a unique 360-degree model consisting of a comprehensive combination of interventions targeting multiple stakeholders at both the demand and supply side of the foundational education system including the state system, teachers, and the community. In April 2019, he was conferred the prestigious Namma Bengaluru Award for exemplary work in education. His alma mater, IIT-Bombay, presented him with its Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2013 for his various initiatives and contributions to the field of child education.  Listen in as Ashok Kamath shares this meaningful journey with The Akshara Foundation & the impact it is creating. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-third-eye1/message

Our guest today is Tara Kini who has trained intensively in Hindustani classical music, from the late Shri Narayan Rao Patwardhan, Smt. Mira Khirwadkar Deshpande, and the late Pandit Rama Rao V. Naik. She is currently learning from Vidushi Lalith J Rao, and from Padmashree Gundecha Brothers. Tara is the founder director of a music collective called Sunaad that has presented over ninety shows that demystify classical music. Inspired by Padma Bhushan Sri M, Sunaad has presented several shows on four major Upanishads, weaving together Dhrupad, dance, yoga, and storytelling. Tara has conceptualized and directed all these shows. Tara Kini is an independent consultant in Education and Music and works with several reputed institutions in Bangalore, Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, and Ahmedabad, developing curriculum, and training teachers and trainers. Tara is an advisor to the Shankar Mahadevan Music Academy. Tara received The Senior Research Fellowship from the Sangeet Natak Academi, in 2017. Listen in as Tara shares her fascinating journey of the beautiful blend of music & theatre.   --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-third-eye1/message

Our guest today is the founder of "A Little Dream," a Bangalore-based non-profit, working with underprivileged children is celebrating its 10th Anniversary this year. The organization started off as an initiative of former IT professional Reena Chowdhury the founder and Managing trustee Over the past decade ALD has reached out to orphanages and children's homes and touched the lives of 8500 children. What keeps ALD pulsating is its dynamic volunteers - young IT ‘techies’ of the city have been an integral part of ALD’s diverse activities. It was during her corporate years, she felt lacunae in her life, a need to do something for others -  to make a difference in the lives of less fortunate children. She used her artistic skills and reached out to children in orphanages, children's homes, and slums in Bangalore. Thus was born A Little Dream. A Little Dream has over the years been working with children on several projects be it for children in Cancer hospital wards, those suffering from Thalassemia, Diabetes, and HIV-positive kids.& also regularly holds Dental camps for children in orphanages and slums. Listen in as   Reena shares her journey, her fearlessness, the ability to walk alone on the Road not Taken, with commitment and empathy & her genuine desire to help people in distress.   Reena’s  Personal Links  My Linkedin page: linkedin.com/in/reenachowdhury2008  My Instagram handle: instagram.com/reenachowdhury My FB page:  facebook.com/reena.chowdhury My Twitter handle:  twitter.com/reenachowdhury   A Little Dream (ALD)Links  ALD Instagram handle: instagram.com/alittledreamindia  ALD FB page: facebook.com/ALDcamps  ALD FB group:  facebook.com/groups/ALittleDreamCamps Youtube channel: youtube.com/@alittledream6500 Email id : [email protected]  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-third-eye1/message

Dr. Nandini Mundkur is one of India's renowned developmental paediatricians,  who has done pioneering work in the field of early detection & intervention services for developmental disorders for the last four decades. She practiced as a general paediatrician during her early career while pursuing with a keen interest in the field of developmental studies is also a Fellow of the American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine (FAACP and DM). She spearheaded the awareness-building and creation of early intervention tools in the field of developmental paediatrics in India. ⁠ She founded the Centre for CHild Development and Disabilities in the year 2006. The center has been treating children with a wide range of developmental problems in areas of physical, mental, language, and learning abilities, from birth to adolescence. The center also runs a school that practices early intervention services for children. She has designed & released multiple initiatives to support her work & house these teams. As a director at the Sackhumvit Trust, she has undertaken a program "Learn Math with Fun" via satellite for children across rural Karnataka(India). Dr. Nandini Mundkur co-founded Totsguide a comprehensive online self-educated portal aimed to cater to the vision of helping every child with disabilities to attain a better future. Dr. Nandini Mundkur has focussed her career on ensuring children with developmental disabilities have access to the best possible support & care. Listen in as she shares her Journey, her dreams & the impact!     --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-third-eye1/message

Our guest today is Ms. Sunita Bajaj - a child development consultant, Ted X speaker, and behavioral - guidance counselor. In a career spanning over 25 years in the education industry, Sunita has worked with industry leaders, ed-tech companies, school heads, school, and college students and teachers offering individual and group counseling, teacher capacity-building programs, and designing curricula for teacher training and pre-primary years. She works passionately with all stakeholders to raise awareness about mental health issues and engages multiple levers to help children and their parents identify, tackle and resolve these issues. Ms. Sunita is committed to holistic child development and education, keeping in mind the social, emotional, physical, and intellectual uniqueness of each child. Listen in as she shares her observation & inputs into better parenting, relationships & ways to create a happy space in relationships. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-third-eye1/message