In this episode of 'The Women Inspire Aspire Podcast', I talk to Swathi Kadur on early education.

Swathi Kadur from Bengaluru is an early childhood educator. She runs a preschool that incorporates a methodology that integrates Montessori with two other methods. From studying psychology, to spending a significant portion of her life in the nation of Trinidad and Tobago in the West Indies, Swathi has had a diverse experience of life while completely immersed in the Indian culture be it in India or in Trinidad and Tobago. She's a person who totally likes Indian culture, and even today is looking for Kathak dance classes to pursue her interest.

In this wonderful podcast, Swathi shared her affinity for meditation, spending time with her family, playing badminton and pickle ball. She also shared the details about the social work that she is doing through The Inner Circle of Rotary Club International as the current president of Inner Circle of Magnolia. Apart from the societal work that she's doing, Swathi has a word or two about the civic sense that needs to be present in our communities for all of us to lead a better life.

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In this episode of 'The Women Inspire Aspire Podcast', I talk to Bhavna Chhabria about textiles.

Bhavna is an entrepreneur in Bengaluru. She makes custom dresses for her clients, for which a thorough design including the textile used is required. In this detailed podcast, Bhavna shares about how she came about to being a textiles person, how she transitioned her company to cater for online customers, how she manages her company and staff, and her future plans. As a businesswoman in dress-making, Bhavna deeply cares about compensating fairly for her workers, recycling the waste generated during the production, and avoiding waste altogether by make-to-order strategy.

In her free time, Bhavna dances and does sowing. She is on lookout for great Kathak classes in her area to continue her passion for dancing.

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In this episode of 'The Women Inspire Aspire Podcast', I talk to Kinjal Sanghrajka about brain cells functions and its associated research.

Kinjal pursued her interest in research from her college days, and wanted to take a different path than the typical taken by most. Instead of studying for being a doctor or a chartered accountant, her interests liked in research, and was further kindled by a project offered by her college. From that point of time, there was no looking back for her.

Today, Kinjal has completed her Ph.D., and planning to do her post-doctoral in the same field. Her passion lies in how the brain cells function, and how they communicate with each other.

In her free time, Kinjal pursues a couple of hobbies. As the societal issue that she cares about, she wants to create awareness about the research field and the multiple career options available today, and how students can pursue them.

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In this episode of 'The Women Inspire Aspire Podcast', I talk to Anita Kabra about Yoga and healing.

Anita Kabra, whose native is Hyderabad, India, lives in Bengaluru, India. She is an Yoga instructor, and a proponent of healing of minor ailments in the human system through Hatha Yoga, breathwork, meditation, and counseling. In this podcast, she explained about the five bodies of the human system as described in Yoga. She also explained the importance of upkeep of these bodies and how Yoga can help.

Being a poet, beauty contest participator, and who is also interested in drawing, painting, and art work, Anita keeps herself active and alive. She talked about how she is leading a club in her locality and serving underprivileged and needy. She also talked about her deep interest in environment and solid waste management.

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In this episode of The Women Inspire Aspire Podcast, I talk to Menaka Rodriguez on the impact of art on societies.

Art has a deep impact on our lives and our societies. During difficult times like the Covid outbreak and natural disasters, art has bound us together as communities, with everyone taking care of each other and moving forward towards a better future.

Along these lines, Menaka shared her work and experience as an art facilitator through her organisation by helping individuals, researchers, and scholars to express themselves through art, thus building an inclusive society and building harmony and joy.

Menaka shared a couple of experiences on how art helped communities deeply, and how her work makes an impact on the communities that she works with.

Menaka also shared her hobbies and interests that she pursues on her free time, and shared a couple of volunteering initiatives that she's passionate about in addressing some societal issues that she deeply cares about.

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In this episode of "The Women Inspire Aspire Podcast", I talk to Rashmi Kulranjan about Hydrology, the science of water.

Water, like all other elements in Nature, has its own mind. But, as the consumers of water, we humans need to manage it properly. In the increasing demand for potable, irrigation, and general use water, rural, suburban, as well as urban areas are struggling to find the balance, and especially so, when they don't know the techniques of managing the water and its supply. In this awesome podcast, Rashmi shares her deep knowledge about water and its management that she got through her studies and her work.

We talked about how Rashmi's early years shaped her curiosity and exploration interest, her work as a hydrologist, water balancing study and how it was done for a city like Bengaluru, why waste water processing and re-using is the most sustainable component in water balancing, Cauvery-based water supply from Bengaluru, dangers of Cauvery water and ground water running out in Bengaluru, cost of Cauvery water pumping and why BWSSB is in constant state of debt, how Bengaluru has the largest decentralized waste water processing system in the world and how it could be utilized, maintenance of processed waste water quality, utilizing the processed waste water fully, quality of treated waste water aspects, and most importantly, a lake restoration framework conducted and being tested in Chintamani near Bengaluru.

Rashmi also shared her hobbies and interests, and her deep care about educating underprivileged children.

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In this episode of 'The Women Inspire Aspire Podcast', I talk to Akanksha Sarma about journalism in tech. and startup space.

Akanksha is a writer and journalist who is very passionate about exploring the startup ecosystem especially in the tech. space. In this detailed podcast, we explore the tech startups, the buzz around the startups these days, the bootstrapped and the funded startups, the successes and failures of them, and a whole lot of topics around the startup space.

Akanksha shared her passion for reading and about her pet! She also shared a couple of societal issues that she deeply is concerned about.

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In this episode of 'The Women Inspire Aspire Podcast', I talk to Saloni Miglani on her international experiences.

Saloni calls her international living as 'nomadic curiosity'. The reason for her curiosity in exploring and adventure is her father, she says. Having lived in Egypt in her early childhood, moving to UK and Mexico for her higher studies, and having worked in China, Singapore, and Malaysia, Saloni's experiences have been shaped by multiple cultures and people.

In this interesting podcast, Saloni shares the details about her international living and about moving to India and the cultural shift.

Saloni also shares her passion for running and how she feels empowered by running in India.

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