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Disability Daily PodcastFebruary 23: Dr. Akshansh GuptaTranscript
Today we wish a happy birthday to Indian scientist with cerebral palsy, Dr. Akshansh Gupta!
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Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history each day of the year. I’m turning this into a quick daily podcast, and I’m excited to share this with you!
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2025-02-2403 min
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We discuss:
-How two engineering students became interested in film-making and their initial experiences with acting.
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-The process of making a short film, in...
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Everything Falls In PlaceVulnerability, Health & Taking Help ft Vidhi KasliwalIn this episode of EFIP, we have Vidhi Kasliwal, the strongest woman I know. She talks about her life over the last two years where the world seemed to be against her and eventually changed her as a person. She went through a lot to eventually realized that strength lies not in taking the world head on but to be able to take help and be vulnerable. This is a beautiful conversation about the small things in life and how they can create big impact.
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Everything Falls In PlaceBusiness, Academia & Being Open ft Dr Ridhi AgarwalaIn this episode of EFIP, we have Dr Ridhi Agarwala, an ex entrepreneur and currently a professor at multiple IIMs. She started her journey as a Montessori teacher and went on to study at prestigious places like IIIM Calcutta and Kozhikode. In thee 15 minutes, she talks about the dark side of entrepreneurship and helps me figure out if I am made for teaching. We also briefly touch upon her research on Semiotics.
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Everything Falls In PlaceStress, Persistence & Risk Appetite ft Saloni JainIn this episode of EFIP, we have Saloni Jain, an entrepreneur, a marketer and a former national level basketball player. She comes with 7 years of corporate experience in which she has been into writing, journalism, PR and digital marketing. She talks about the importance of having a risk appetite in life along with stress, burnout, entrepreneurship and her learnings from sports. This episode is full of life advise irrespective of your career stage.
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Everything Falls In PlaceSports, Happiness & Comparing with Others ft Priyal KeniPriyal Keni is an international shooter, management consultant and social worker. She talks about the burnout, the sacrifices and the effort that goes into becoming an over achiever. She explains the importance of role models in life and her definition of success which goes beyond her achievements.
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