Lifeworlds of Leadership cover art

Lifeworlds of Leadership

Lifeworlds of Leadership

By: Rich Thornton
Listen for free

About this listen

 In this podcast, researcher Rich Thornton and entrepreneur Mainak Roy meet some of India’s most emotionally sensitive and subtly powerful leaders of education development. Using academic lenses and on-ground experience, we bust myths around ‘leadership’ and gain insights into what motivates, sustains, and inspires people to keep working towards social justice and social change.Copyright 2024 All rights reserved. Personal Development Personal Success Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Ep5: Behind the scenes with Rich and Roy

    Ep5: Behind the scenes with Rich and Roy
    Jun 28 2024

    Hosts Rich and Roy are put in the hot seat as Roy’s partner Artika interviews them about why they are interested in leadership, and why they launched the podcast.

    https://lifeworldsofleadership.podbean.com/

    https://www.simpleeducationfoundation.org/

    Rich’s PhD Thesis: Purposed-leadership: neoliberal subjectivity and India’s education social entrepreneurs

    This podcast is produced and co-hosted by Rich Thornton, an anthropologist based at SOAS, University of London (https://www.soas.ac.uk/about/rich-thornton); and Mainak Roy, CEO and co-founder of Simple Education Foundation, an organisation that builds high-quality teacher development programs for state and local governments (https://www.simpleeducationfoundation.org/).

    It is made in association with कलाTalks Foundation, an organisation that empowers underserved communities through artistic expression. - LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/kalaatalks

    - Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kalaatalks

    Sound Production: Nisha Baniwal (कलाTalks Foundation)

    Artwork: Rich Thornton and Artika Aggarwal
    Show More Show Less
    20 mins
  • Ep4: Organising as Leadership: libraries, inclusivity, and Mridula

    Ep4: Organising as Leadership: libraries, inclusivity, and Mridula
    Jun 21 2024

    Hosts Rich and Mainak meet The Community Library Project founder and community organiser Mridula Koshy, and learn about the politics of reading and inclusion in India, anti-caste mobilisation, the potential of libraries, and how anger is a fuel to hope.

    https://www.thecommunitylibraryproject.org/

    linktr.ee/TCLP_Insta

    This podcast is produced and co-hosted by Rich Thornton, an anthropologist based at SOAS, University of London (https://www.soas.ac.uk/about/rich-thornton); and Mainak Roy, CEO and co-founder of Simple Education Foundation, an organisation that builds high-quality teacher development programs for state and local governments (https://www.simpleeducationfoundation.org/).

    It is made in association with कलाTalks Foundation, an organisation that empowers underserved communities through artistic expression. - LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/kalaatalks

    - Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kalaatalks

    Sound Production: Nisha Baniwal (कलाTalks Foundation)

    Artwork: Rich Thornton and Artika Aggarwal
    Show More Show Less
    47 mins
  • Ep3: Theatre as Leadership: dissent, hope, improv, and San

    Ep3: Theatre as Leadership: dissent, hope, improv, and San
    Jun 14 2024

    Hosts Rich and Mainak meet Aagaaz Theatre Trust founder and artistic director Sanyukta, and learn how good leadership is about encouraging dissent, using the values of improv theatre, and allowing oneself to feel the magic and keep the hope.

    https://www.aagaaztheatre.org/

    linktr.ee/AagaazTheatre

    This podcast is produced and co-hosted by Rich Thornton, an anthropologist based at SOAS, University of London (https://www.soas.ac.uk/about/rich-thornton); and Mainak Roy, CEO and co-founder of Simple Education Foundation, an organisation that builds high-quality teacher development programs for state and local governments (https://www.simpleeducationfoundation.org/).

    It is made in association with कलाTalks Foundation, an organisation that empowers underserved communities through artistic expression. - LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/kalaatalks

    - Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kalaatalks
    Show More Show Less
    41 mins
No reviews yet
In the spirit of reconciliation, Audible acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.