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Grassroots NationArchitects of ChangeThis is a mini series from Grassroots Nation that presents some of the key themes that have arisen in our conversations with some of India’s greatest social leaders. Each episode will explore a set of ideas: from watershed moments in India’s history that have left lasting impressions, to reflections on how their personal philosophies took shape and how they see their work contributing to the larger efforts of nation building.
Today, in this second episode, the importance of institution building. Leaders bring with themselves a passion, a determination that translates into action; institutions strengthen these foundations, building for resi...2025-05-1536 min
Grassroots NationHistory's FootnotesThis is the first of a mini series from Grassroots Nation that presents some of the key themes that have arisen in our conversations with some of India’s greatest social leaders. Each episode will explore a set of ideas: from watershed moments in India’s history that have left lasting impressions, to reflections on how their personal philosophies took shape and how they see their work contributing to the larger efforts of nation building.
In this first episode: we hear first-hand accounts from leaders who witnessed some of India’s most important historical events and moments. From the violent ruptur...2025-04-1724 min
Puliyabaazi Hindi Podcast पुलियाबाज़ी हिन्दी पॉडकास्टStruggles of Young Men and Boys भारत में लड़कों की परेशानियाँ—कुछ अनकही बातें।This week on Puliyabaazi, we delve into the unique challenges faced by young men and boys—from the pressures of traditional masculinity and cultural expectations to mental health and the impact of issues like addiction and migration. Our guest Natasha Joshi, Associate Director at Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies, talks about the various initiatives that are working on these issues, and the many learnings from them. We realized that this is a topic that is not well explored; our conversation is an attempt to start more discussion in this direction.We discuss:* What are the issues unique to...2025-04-101h 01
Moneycontrol PodcastRethinking gender equity: Engaging boys and men and the role of philanthropy | Unusual SuspectsIn this episode, we explore the evolving role of philanthropy in advancing gender equity through an intersectional approach, moving beyond traditional models. Natasha Joshi, Associate Director at Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies (RNP), highlights why engaging men and boys is a crucial yet often overlooked aspect of gender equity, alongside efforts to empower women and girls. She unpacks key learnings from RNP’s work, the challenges in funding gender equity, and the need to shift gender norms and address systemic barriers for lasting change.2025-03-2127 minGrassroots NationAnanthpadmanabhan G: change is a complex beastAnanthapadmanabhan Guruswamy has been at the helm of many institutions in India. Before earning a B.Tech in electrical engineering from IIT, Chennai, Ananth’s early inspirations and explorations in education led him to teach and be associated with the Krishnamurti Foundation India in Chennai, where he taught at the school for 11 years. He then led Teacher Education at the Azim Premji Foundation, was the CEO of Greenpeace India before becoming Greenpeace International’s International Program Director, and CEO of Amnesty International in India. He subsequently helped set up and grew the Azim Premji Philanthropic Initiatives as its CEO.
In rece...2025-03-131h 01Grassroots NationDr Abhay Bang and Dr Rani Bang: Pioneering rural healthcare in IndiaDr Abhay and Rani Bang both grew up in families with deep roots in public service. Dr. Abhay Bang’s parents were followers of the Sarvodaya movement and were deeply inspired by Mahatma Gandhi. In fact, he grew up in the Mahatma’s Sevagram ashram in Wardha Maharashtra. Rani Bang, born Rani Chari, was born into a family of politicians and freedom fighters. The couple met at Nagpur University, where they both completed their MBBS medical degrees, and obtained their MDs before getting their Masters in Public Health from John Hopkins University in the United States.
The Bangs have always been...2025-02-202h 17
The Informative GruEP 187 - One of Indias most generous womanAnd her name is Rohini Nilekani . So let's hear her story.2024-12-2601 min
The Core Report#376 Will Public Spaces Advance Scientific Understanding?In this episode of The Core Report: Weekend Edition, Govindraj Ethiraj explores the fascinating intersection of science and culture at the Science Gallery in Bengaluru. Join us as we discover how this public institution is engaging young minds through research-based interactions and promoting critical thinking.Our guests, Jahnavi Phalkey, Founding Director of Science Gallery, and Rohini Nilekani, Chairperson of Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies, share their insights on the importance of public spaces in advancing scientific understanding. From the historical context of science to the future of interdisciplinary research, this episode offers a thought-provoking discussion on the role of...2024-08-3135 minGrassroots NationMari Thekaekara: I cannot bear it when people say they come to uplift someoneMari Marcel Thekaekara is a writer and co-founder of ACCORD – the Action for Community Organisation, Rehabilitation and Development.
Born into a deeply religious family, Mari was brought up with a Jesuit Catholic education that taught her to question all her beliefs and developed a deep sense of empathy within her. She went on to join several institutes that shaped her passion for social action such as the All India Catholic University Federation, or AICUF, and the International Grail which is a socio-cultural movement grounded in Christian faith.
Mari met Stan Thekaekara in 1980, a meeting that shaped the rest of her li...2024-08-271h 16
Synergos Cultivate the Soul: Stories of Purpose-Driven PhilanthropyEmpowering People and Society with Rohini Nilekani, Chairperson, Rohini Nilekani PhilanthropiesRohini Nilekani is the Chairperson of Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies and Co-founder and Director of EkStep, a non-profit education platform. She is also the Founder and Former Chairperson of Arghyam, a foundation she set up in 2001 for sustainable water and sanitation, which funds initiatives across India. From 2004 to 2014, she was Founder-Chairperson and chief funder of Pratham Books, a non-profit children’s publisher that reached millions of children during her tenure. She sits on the Board of Trustees of ATREE, an environmental think tank. In the past, she has served on the Audit Advisory Board of the Comptroller and Auditor General of Ind...2024-08-1226 minGrassroots NationPart 2 Stan Thekaekara: "How do you strategically plan to eliminate fear?"This is Part 2. We recommend you listen to Part 1 first.
Stan Thekaekara is a social activist who has worked with indigenous and Adivasi communities for over forty years.
He co-founded ACCORD, or the Action for Community Organisation, Rehabilitation and Development and organisation that helped found the Adivasi Munnetra Sangam (AMS), a membership based tribal organisation with 4000 families as members.
Stan is the founder of Just Change, an international cooperative linking producers, investors and consumers in an effort to reimagine a community-based trade and marketing system.
Stan has served as a trustee of Oxfam GB and was Visiting Fellow at the...2024-08-081h 01Grassroots NationStan Thekaekara: “How do you strategically plan to eliminate fear?” (Part 1)Stan Thekaekara is a social activist who has worked with indigenous and Adivasi communities for over forty years.
Born into a deeply religious family in Bengaluru, Stan found himself grappling with his privilege at a very young age. These feelings, accompanied with his exposure to social action through All India Catholic University Federation, or AICUF, set him on the path to working with marginalised communities.
After stints in Bihar and Andhra Pradesh, Stan and his young family moved to the Nilgiris in South India, where he was involved with mobilizing the Adivasis of the Gudalur valley to fight for their...2024-08-0639 min
Kathe Khajane - EnglishMy Red T-ShirtWriter: Rohini Nilekani for Pratham StoryweaverNarrator:Editor:Aman loves his red T-shirt, because it is so bright and so soft. His Ma hates it, because it is old and has holes in it. She wants to throw it away. He wants to keep it. What is Aman going to do?This story is about Aman who had strong affection on his Red T-shirt .This story also talks about attachement with objects,items or things. Here are some ways to engage students by using this story: Students can be asked to get t...2024-07-1503 min
Kathe Khajane - EnglishMy Red T-ShirtWriter: Rohini Nilekani for Pratham StoryweaverNarrator: Clara SoumyaEditor: Vivek AAman loves his red T-shirt, because it is so bright and so soft. His Ma hates it, because it is old and has holes in it. She wants to throw it away. He wants to keep it. What is Aman going to do?Here are some ways to engage students using this story:Plan an activity where students bring in their favourite items from their childhood to discuss in class.Group discussions can be facilitated on emotional attachment to specific...2024-07-1503 minGrassroots NationDr Darshan Shankar: Traditional knowledge has contemporary relevancePadmashri Dr Darshan Shankar is the Chairman of the Indian Institute of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine, Managing Trustee of Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT) & Founder Vice Chancellor of the Trans-Disciplinary University (TDU) in Bengaluru.
Born into a family of modern scientists, Dr. Shankar has always stood for innovation in education from a very young age. While working on problems of development and healthcare, his outlook throughout his career has been one for combining eastern traditional knowledge systems with western science.
He began his career in 1973 at the age of 23, at the University of Bombay, where he designed...2024-07-091h 32
Grassroots NationMaja Daruwala: Prisons are the dumping ground for all the dysfunctions in the justice systemMaja Daruwala has been an advocate for human rights and social justice for over four decades.
Born in 1945, as the second daughter of Field Marshal Sam Maneckshaw, Maja grew up in the cantonments of India, where her early syncretic experiences impressed upon her the fraternal and plural nature of India, then still a young nation.
Maja Daruwala went on to study law in England and became a Barrister at Lincoln’s Inn. Her interests have always lain in protecting civil liberties, gender equality and systemic reform. For over twenty years, Ms. Daruwala was the director of the Commonwealth Human Rights In...2024-07-031h 33Grassroots NationDr Yellappa Reddy: The Trees Must Always Come FirstDr. A.N. Yellappa Reddy is a renowned environmentalist, a former indian forestry services officer and member of the Lok Adalat or Karnataka High Court for environmental project initiatives.
Throughout his career, Dr. Reddy has actively championed the conservation of natural forests, water systems and rehabilitation of endangered flora and fauna.
Born in the small village of Adugodi to an agriculturist father, Dr. Yellappa grew up with a deep and abiding respect and fascination for nature and science. After earning degrees in Agricultural Sciences from the Coimbatore Agriculture College in 1960, and then a postgraduate degree in Soil Sciences, he dedicated...2024-07-031h 25Grassroots NationVijay Mahajan: The Engineer Who Showed India That The Rural Poor Is Credit WorthyVijay Mahajan, is the co-founder and founder of some of India’s most well known livelihoods and social enterprise groups: the NGO PRADAN, and the BASIX Social enterprise group that has transformed the livelihoods of over three million lower income households across twenty states in India, as well as in other countries across the world.
Born in 1954, Mahajan graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi in 1970. He graduated from the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad in 1981 and in 1988 he spent time at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University as a mid-career fellow.
He be...2024-05-211h 15Grassroots NationDevaki Jain says that when you count women’s work you make them visibleDevaki Jain is one of India’s best known feminist economists, with a long career working closely with institutions to first recognise and then mainstream women’s issues.
Born in 1933 in the erstwhile princely state of Mysore where her father was a minister, Devaki has degrees from the University of Mysore and the University of Oxford and taught economics at Delhi University.
In this episode of Grassroots Nation, Devaki speaks of how walking with Vinoba Bhave influenced her early work, her lifelong friendships with Gloria Steinehm and Iris Murdoch and her marriage of over forty years to the Gandhian economist Laks...2024-04-021h 21Grassroots NationDr. Ravi Chopra says that selfless service is an article of faithIn this episode of Grassroots Nation we hear from Dr Ravi Chopra is the founder Director of the People’s Science Institute in Dehradun, Uttarakhand. Through his career he has helped establish several pioneering organisations in the social and development sector, from livelihoods, disability rights, human rights, water resources management and much more.
Born in 1947, the year India gained her independence, Dr. Chopra was one of the country’s midnight children. After earning a B.Tech. in Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science from IIT Bombay in 1968 he went on to complete his doctorate in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering at Stevens Inst...2024-02-201h 55Grassroots NationProfessor Madhav Gadgil: We must work with the people to protect natureWelcome to Season 2 of Grassroots Nation, a podcast from Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies, a show in which we dive deep into the life, work, and guiding philosophies of some of our country’s greatest leaders of social change.
Professor Madhav Dhananjaya Gadgil is one of India’s most prolific and well known ecologists. He was born in 1942 into an illustrious family - his father, Dhananjaya Gadgil was an Indian statesman and economist who put together the Gadgil formula. From an early age, Madhav Gadgil was interested in nature, a curiosity that was nurtured by his family, and his neighbour, the renowned soci...2024-01-301h 08
The Hum Hindustani Poetry Podcastएपिसोड 10: हम भारत के लोगयह एपिसोड 10 का हिंदी संस्करण है।हम हिंदुस्तानी वर्कशॉप्स के दौरान कितनी ही अलग आवाज़ें सुनने में आयीं. इस पॉडकास्ट श्रंखला के आख़िरी एपिसोड के लिए हमने उन जुदा आवाज़ों को बुन कर एक कविता बनायी है. ये एक साझे से बनी कविता है. इसे हमने आज़ादी के ख़याल पर की गयी exercise से बच्चों के एक-एक लाइन के जवाबों को जोड़ कर बनाया है. बच्चों की ख्वाहिशें घर में आज़ादी से ले कर बाहरी दुनिया में मनचाहे तरीकों से जीने तक फैली हुयी हैं. उनकी ख्वाहिशों के इस गुच्छे को सुनिए. शायद इसमें आपको अपने कोई ख़याल और अहसास मिल जाएँ. ये हमारे पॉडकास्ट का आख़िरी एपिसोड है. लेकिन, हम सबको अपने जटिल और गूंथे हुए इतिहास को समझने की साझी कोशिश जारी रखनी होगी. हम उम्मीद करते हैं कि आपके लिए इस पॉडकास्ट ने खुद से परे अनुभवों और दुनियाओं पर ख़याल करती एक ज़मीन तैयार करी होगी. बच्चों की बातें और उनकी आवाज़ हमे इस अनेकता को देखने, उसे मज़बूत करने और उसका जश्न मनाने के लिए प्रेरित करते हैं. बस, इसी ख़याल का नाम है - हम हिंदुस्तानी | अतिथि के बारे मेंसंपूर्णा चटर्जी लेखक, अनुवादक, सम्पादक और शिक्षक हैं | वो बच्चों और नौजवानों, दोनों के लिए लिखती हैं | उन्होंने विभिन्न भाषाओं के विभिन्न लोगों के साथ कविता लिखने पर काम किया है | उनकी 21 में से 9 किताबें बच्चों और युवाओं के लिए हैं | इनमें भयबाच्याका एंड अदर वाइल्ड पोयम्स (स्कॉलैस्टिक, 2019) ,जो की वेल्श कवि युरिग सेलिस्बरी के साथ हैं; ऐला द गर्ल हु इंटरड द अननोन (स्कॉलैस्टिक, 2013), द फ्रायड फ्रॉग एंड अदर फनी फ्रीकी फूडी फैस्टी पोयम्स (स्कॉलैस्टिक, 2009); एक रचनात्मक पुनर्कथा का संग्रह, द ग्रेटेस्ट स्टोरीज़ एवर टोल्ड (पेंगुइन, 2004) | वयस्कों के लिए उनकी किताबों में शामिल हैं: बम्बई मुम्बई, डर्टी लव (पेंगुइन, 2013) प जो की एक कहानी संग्रह है और कुल मिलाकर ग्यारह कविता की किताबें जिसमें सबसे हाली रही अनमेपेबल पोयम्स (पोएट्रीवाला, 2023) | संपूर्णा ने सुकुमार राय के कविताओं और गद्यों का अनुवाद भी किया है, वर्दीगुरडीबूंम (पफिन क्लासिक) | जॉय गोस्वामी की गद्य कविता आफ्टर डेथ कम्स वाटर (हार्परकॉलिंस, 2021) की तारीफ़ “जीती जागती, बनती फूलती जेम्स जॉयस सरीखी अंग्रेजी रचना” के रूप में की गयी है | वो आई. आई. टी. बम्बई के आई. डी. सी में छात्रों को लिखना सिखाती हैं | आप उन्हें इंस्टाग्राम @ShampooChats पर ढून्ढ सकते हैं |प्रोजेक्ट के बारे में अधिक जानकारी के लिएहमें Instagram पर फॉलो करें@themagickeycentreया हमारी वेबसाइट पर जाएँhum-hindustani.inCREDITS The Hum Hindustani Poetry Podcast is a production of The Magic Key Centre for the Arts and Childhood. Conceived, Written, and Hosted bySamina Mishra Poems read byAanvi, Arudra, Danyal, Haniya, Ishanvi, Labina, Lakshmi, Kashvi, Kyra, Rohan, Ronish, Samaa, Sarah, Sediqa, Ulfa Children reading the poems mentored by Anannya Tripathyi Studio recordingsAmartya Ghosh, Quarter Note Studios Music Shireen Ghosh Vocals Ishaan Chintamani ArtworkAlia Sinha Additional Research Rhea Kuthoore Co-WriterS Gautham Hindi TranslationTazeen AliProduced by Vaaka Media AcknowledgementsAnannya TripathyiGaurav ChintamaniPriya MathewsShikha SenSimurgh CentreTESF IndiaAll the children who participated in the Hum Hindustani workshops and wrote the poemsSupport for this podcast comes from Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies.The Hum Hindustani research project is part of TESF India.2023-12-2511 minThe Hum Hindustani Poetry PodcastEpisode 10: We the People of IndiaMany different voices emerged during our workshops and for the last episode of our podcast, we curated a poem from these diverse voices. It is a collective poem, created with responses shared by children to a one-line exercise on the idea of Liberty. Their concerns range from freedom in personal spaces as well as the outside world. Perhaps, you may find your own thoughts and feelings somewhere in this amalgam. This is the last episode in our podcast but our collective endeavour to make sense of our complicated and intertwined histories must continue. We hope the podcast created a shared...2023-12-1809 min
Puliyabaazi Hindi Podcast पुलियाबाज़ी हिन्दी पॉडकास्टक्या खून बेचना वैध होना चाहिए? Should Paid Blood Donations be Legal?इस हफ़्ते पुलियाबाज़ी पर चर्चा रक्तदान और अंगदान जैसे विवादित मुद्दे पर। क्या पैसे के लिए खून बेचना वैध होना चाहिए? क्या इससे भारत में खून की कमी से होती मृत्यु को घटाया जा सकता है? क्या है इसके नैतिक और सामाजिक मायने? आप भी जुड़ये इस पुलियाबाज़ी पर और हमसे साझा करिये अपने विचार। This week, we explore the ethical dilemmas and real life implications of offering financial incentives to encourage blood and organ donation. Join us in examining the moral and social implications of this controversial issue at the intersection of altruism and commerce in the context of saving lives.More Reading:The Crowding Out Effect https://thedecisionlab.com/reference-guide/psychology/crowding-outPranay’s substack | India Policy Watch #2: Regulating SoHOhttps://publicpolicy.substack.com/i/138640945/india-policy-watch-regulating-sohoConsequences of unpaid blood plasma donations by Axel Ockenfels and Alvin Rothhttps://cepr.org/voxeu/columns/consequences-unpaid-blood-plasma-donations ***** related Puliyabaazi *****समाज, सरकार, और बाज़ार की जुगलबंदी। Society, States, and Markets ft. Rohini Nilekanihttps://puliyabaazi.in/episode/smaaj-srkaar-aur-baajaar-kii-juglbdii-society-states-and-markets-ft-rohini-nilekaniभारत में चंदन इतना महं...2023-11-3032 minGrassroots NationDr Armida Fernandez: No-one achieves anything aloneDr Armida Fernandez is one of India’s foremost neonatologists, treating babies born in some of the most underprivileged and marginalized homes in Mumbai. She has dedicated her life to service in public health. From pioneering the cause of neonatology in the country by focusing on low cost solutions that are available to all, she has championed breastfeeding in India and even started the first human milk bank in the country.
In 1999, Dr Fernandez’ founded SNEHA or the Society for Nutrition, Education & Health Action which has two primary goals: that of improving health-seeking behaviour among underserved communities and improving the qual...2023-11-281h 15The Hum Hindustani Poetry Podcastएपिसोड 7: मेरे लोगयह एपिसोड 7 का हिंदी संस्करण है।जो कविता हम आज साझा करने वाले हैं वो गोवंडी, मुंबई में स्थित म्युनिसिपल स्कूल में पढ़ रही एक 14 साल की बच्ची ने लिखी है| भारतीय संविधान में आश्वासित भाईचारे के मूल के बारे में वो क्या सोचती है, हमें इस कविता में देखने को मिलेगा | भाईचारे या अपनेपन के क्या-क्या मायने होते हैं? घर, स्कूल, आस- पड़ोस या देश में: अपनापन आखिर दिखता कैसा है? हम उसे कब-कब महसूस करते हैं ? जब हमको अपनेपन का अहसास होता है, तब? क्या हमारी पैदाइश या हमारा पता उसको तय करते हैं? भाईचारा होता कब है? जब हम सब एकजुट हो जाते हैं, तब? फिर उन हालातों का क्या जब एकजुटता मुमकिन ना हो? हमारा संविधान हमसे भाईचारे का वायदा करता है| क्या संविधान का वो वायदा आपस में भाईचारे के अहसास के लिए काफ़ी होता है? यह कविता हमें इस बारे में सोचने को कहती है और हमसे सवाल करती है कि क्या हम इस दुनिया को नया बना सकते हैं | अतिथि के बारे मेंनिशा अब्दुल्ला बैंगलोर में स्थित एक थिएटर निर्माता हैं जो नाटककार, निर्देशक और शिक्षक के रूप में काम करती हैं। देखभाल, जिज्ञासा और साथ के मूलों की ज़मीन पर रहते हुए उनका काम अत्याचार के खिलाफ एक पुख़्ता आवाज़ उठाता रहता है | निशा को विशेष रूप से समकालीन सामाजिक और राजनीतिक संदर्भ में पहचान, अपनापन और सत्ता से रंगे हुए नज़रियों के बारे में सोचने में ख़ासी रूचि है । वह क़बीला की कलात्मक निदेशक हैं जहां उनका काम नए लेखन और असहमति से उपजी हुई कल्पनाओं को प्राथमिकता देता है | वह ऑफस्ट्रीम की संस्थापक सदस्य भी हैं जो एक कलाकार समूह है जहां जाति-विरोधी वकालत के आसपास रचनात्मक परियोजनाएं बुनी जाती हैं । निशा स्कूलों और विश्वविद्यालयों में भी पढ़ाती हैं | हाल ही में वह अजीम प्रेमजी यूनिवर्सिटी (बैंगलोर) और NALSAR यूनिवर्सिटी ऑफ लॉ (हैदराबाद) में गेस्ट फैकल्टी थीं। उनके काम के बारे में और अधिक जानकारी यहां पाएं:https://linktr.ee/nishaabdullaप्रोजेक्ट के बारे में अधिक जानकारी के लिएहमें Instagram पर फॉलो करें@themagickeycentreया हमारी वेबसाइट पर जाएँhum-hindustani.inCREDITS The Hum Hindustani Poetry Podcast is a production of The Magic Key Centre for the Arts and Childhood. Conceived, Written, and Hosted bySamina Mishra Poems read byAanvi, Arudra, Danyal, Haniya, Ishanvi, Labina, Lakshmi, Kashvi, Kyra, Rohan, Ronish, Samaa, Sarah, Sediqa, Ulfa Children reading the poems mentored by Anannya Tripathyi Studio recordingsAmartya Ghosh, Quarter Note Studios Music Shireen Ghosh Vocals Ishaan Chintamani ArtworkAlia Sinha Additional Research Rhea Kuthoore Co-WriterS Gautham Hindi TranslationTazeen AliProduced by Vaaka Media AcknowledgementsAnannya TripathyiGaurav ChintamaniPriya MathewsShikha SenSimurgh CentreTESF IndiaAll the children who participated in the Hum Hindustani workshops and wrote the poemsSupport for this podcast comes from Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies.The Hum Hindustani research project is part of TESF India.2023-11-1311 min
Puliyabaazi Hindi Podcast पुलियाबाज़ी हिन्दी पॉडकास्टबेलगाम संस्थाएं, जनता का नुकसान। Caged Tiger ft. Subhashish Bhadraइस हफ़्ते पुलियाबाज़ी पर बातें भारतीय संस्थानों के हाल चाल पर, लेखक सुभाशीष भद्रा के साथ। कैसी होनी चाहिए हमारी संस्थाएँ? उनके कार्यपालन में किस प्रकार पारदर्शिता की कमी है, और इसके क्या परिणाम है हम भारतीयों के जीवन पर। How too much government is curtailing the rights of Indians? Is there enough transparency and oversight over the functioning of India’s institutions? This week on Puliyabaazi, join us over an insightful conversation with author Subhashish Bhadra on his book Caged Tiger. Caged Tiger by Subhashish Bhadrahttps://amzn.eu/d/4GbX8Ee***** related Puliyabaazi on Governance and Public Policy *****सरकारी काबिलियत लोकनीति को कैसे प्रभावित करती है? Public Policy in India ft. Ajay Shahhttps://puliyabaazi.in/episode/srkaarii-kaabiliyt-lokniiti-ko-kaise-prbhaavit-krtii-hai-public-policy-in-india-ft-ajay-shahलोकनीति सरल शब्दों में। Making Public Policy Interesting Again Ft. Raghu Jaitleyhttps://puliyabaazi.in/episode/lokniiti-srl-shbdo-me-making-public-policy-interesting-again-ft-raghu-jaitleyसमाज, सरकार, और बाज़ार की जुगलबंदी। Society, States, and Markets ft. Rohini Nilekanihttps://puliyabaazi.in/episode/smaaj-srkaar-aur-baajaar-kii-juglbdii-society-states-and-markets-ft-rohini-nilekani*****************Website: https://puliyabaazi.inWrite to us at puliyabaazi@gmail.com ...2023-11-091h 02The Hum Hindustani Poetry PodcastEpisode 7: My PeopleThe poem we share today was written by a 14-year-old studying in a municipal school in Govandi, Mumbai, reflecting on the idea of Fraternity that the Constitution of India promises to all its citizens. What does fraternity mean? What does it look like - in the home, at school, in the neighbourhood or in the country? When do we feel it – is it when we experience a sense of belonging? Does that come from where we are born or where we live? When does it happen – when we come together? And what if we don’t? What of those times? Does t...2023-11-0611 minThe Hum Hindustani Poetry Podcastएपिसोड 6: बराबरी सब के लिएयह एपिसोड 6 का हिंदी संस्करण है।इस एपिसोड में जो कविता हम सुनेंगे, उसे फ़िरोज़पुर-पंजाब की रहने वाली एक बच्ची ने लिखा है. उसने दो-हज़ार-बीस-इक्कीस में चले किसान आंदोलन में लगातार भाग लिया था. दिल्ली की सीमा पर और अपने गाँव के पास-- उसने दोनों जगह की protest में शिरकत की. यूं तो यह कविता बराबरी के बारे में सोचते हुए लिखी गयी थी, पर आप देखेंगे कि उस कवि-बच्ची के शब्द हमारी दुनिया के तमाम पहलुओं की ओर इशारा करते है. जिस तरह से एक बच्चे की दुनिया को माना जाता है, उसके शब्द उससे कहीं ज़्यादा बढ़कर दुनिया को देखते है. क्या बच्चों की दुनिया वाकई में बड़ों की दुनिया से छोटी होती है? क्या ऐसा मानने में हम बच्चों के अनुभवों में मौजूद अनगिन मायनों को नज़रअंदाज़ तो नहीं कर रहे? अतिथि के बारे मेंफराह फारूकी दिल्ली के जामिया मिलिया इस्लामिया के शिक्षा संकाय के इंस्टीट्यूट ऑफ एडवांस्ड स्टडीज इन एजुकेशन में शिक्षा की प्रोफेसर हैं। इससे पहले, उन्होंने दिल्ली के लेडी श्रीराम कॉलेज के प्राथमिक शिक्षा विभाग में आठ साल तक काम किया। फराह ने शिक्षा, पहचान, ghettoisation, सांस्कृतिक राजनीति और स्कूल ethnographies के मुद्दों पर लिखा है। फराह हिंदी और अंग्रेजी दोनों में लिखती हैं। सरकारी सहायता प्राप्त स्कूल के प्रबंधक के रूप में उनके अनुभव को एकलव्य ने “एक स्कूल मैनेजर की डायरी” के रूप में प्रकाशित किया था। उन्होंने इकोनॉमिक एंड पॉलिटिकल वीकली, आईआईसी क्वार्टरली, लर्निंग कर्व, द कैरवैन, द वायर, शिक्षा विमर्श और कुछ अंतरराष्ट्रीय मंचों जैसे द फ्राइडे टाइम्स (लाहौर) और मैक्स वेबर स्टिफ्टंग (लंदन) जैसी कई पत्रिकाओं में भी प्रकाशन किया है। फराह ने 2006 और 2008 के बीच प्रकाशित कक्षा IV और V के लिए पर्यावरण अध्ययन के लिए राष्ट्रीय शैक्षिक अनुसंधान और प्रशिक्षण परिषद (NCERT) की पाठ्यपुस्तकों में मुख्य सलाहकार और लेखक के रूप में योगदान दिया है। उन्होंने शिक्षकों और शिक्षक-प्रशिक्षुओं के लिए भी लिखा है। Routledge द्वारा प्रकाशित उनकी हालिया पुस्तक का शीर्षक है, Education in a Ghetto: Paradoxes of a Muslim-Majority School (2023)। पुस्तक के बारे में अधिक जानकारी यहां पाई जा सकती है: https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/mono/10.4324/9781003407140-1/introduction-farah-farooqiप्रोजेक्ट के बारे में अधिक जानकारी के लिएहमें Instagram पर फॉलो करें@themagickeycentreया हमारी वेबसाइट पर जाएँhum-hindustani.inCREDITS The Hum Hindustani Poetry Podcast is a production of The Magic Key Centre for the Arts and Childhood. Conceived, Written, and Hosted bySamina Mishra Poems read byAanvi, Arudra, Danyal, Haniya, Ishanvi, Labina, Lakshmi, Kashvi, Kyra, Rohan, Ronish, Samaa, Sarah, Sediqa, Ulfa Children reading the poems mentored by Anannya Tripathyi Studio recordingsAmartya Ghosh, Quarter Note Studios Music Shireen Ghosh Vocals Ishaan Chintamani ArtworkAlia Sinha Additional Research Rhea Kuthoore Co-WriterS Gautham Hindi TranslationTazeen AliProduced by Vaaka Media AcknowledgementsAnannya TripathyiGaurav ChintamaniPriya MathewsShikha SenSimurgh CentreTESF IndiaAll the children who participated in the Hum Hindustani workshops and wrote the poemsSupport for this podcast comes from Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies.The Hum Hindustani research project is part of TESF India.2023-10-3010 minThe Hum Hindustani Poetry PodcastEpisode 6: Equality for AllThe poem in this episode is written by a young girl in a village in Firozpur, Punjab, who regularly attended the Farmers’ Protests of 2020-21, both outside Delhi and at the sites near her village. The poem was written as an exercise on equality but the child-poet’s words reveal a much larger landscape. They take us beyond what is normally seen as a child’s world. Is the child’s world really smaller than the adult world? Or are we limiting it and ignoring the layers of meaning that lie in children’s experiences? Ab...2023-10-2309 minGrassroots NationDr Madhav Chavan and Dr Rukmini Banerji (Part 2): Go to the people. Love them, learn from them.We continue our journey with pioneers in literacy and learning in India, Dr Madhav Chavan and Dr Rukmini Banerji of the Pratham Education Foundation. In this episode we dive deep into the story of Pratham and the ASER survey.
Pratham is one of India’s best known non governmental organizations and was established in 1995 by Madhav Chavan and Farida Lambe. Since then the organisation has striven to improve literacy amongst India’s children with the mission ‘Every Child in School Learning Well’. Pratham conducts the Annual State of Education Report (ASER) Survey, a nationwide household survey on the state of educatio...2023-10-2052 minThe Hum Hindustani Poetry Podcastएपिसोड 5: बराबरी एक एहसास हैयह एपिसोड 5 का हिंदी संस्करण है।जब उनसे पूछा गया कि वे कब बराबर महसूस करते हैं और कब ग़ैर-बराबर, तो विभिन्न स्थानों के बच्चों ने काफ़ी मिलते-जुलते अनुभव साझा किए - जब कोई त्योहार एक साथ मनाया जाता है तो उन्हें बराबर महसूस होता है; जब एक शिक्षक दूसरे छात्र का पक्ष लेता है तो ग़ैर-बराबर महसूस करना या यह महसूस करना कि माता-पिता हमारे भाई या बहन की तरफ़दारी करते हैं | लेकिन ऐसे कई उदाहरण भी थे जो हर बच्चे के अपने अनुभव से निकल कर आये थे | इस एपिसोड की कविता में दोनों ही क़िस्म की आवाज़ें मौजूद हैं | कवि ने कैसे अपनी ज़िन्दगी में बराबरी और ग़ैर-बराबरी, और यहां तक की बेदख़ली का भी सामना किया है, उसको इस कविता में बेहद संवेदनशीलता से पिरोया गया है | अतिथि के बारे मेंतेजस्वी शिवानंद एक अध्यापक और लाइब्रेरी शिक्षक हैं | उनकी इस बात में काफ़ी रूचि और दख़ल है कि कैसे शिक्षा से जुड़े तमाम केंद्रों को लाइब्रेरी मूवमेंट का सक्रिय भागीदार बनाया जाए | वह चंपाका बुकस्टोर, बैंगलोर में क्यूरेटर हैं और पुस्तकालय कार्यक्रम का नेतृत्व करते हैं | वह बच्चों के साथ लगातार काम करते रहते हैं | उन्होंने कई वर्षों तक लाइब्रेरी एजुकेटर्स कोर्स (अंग्रेजी) में पढ़ाया है और फ़िलहाल वयस्कों के लिए चित्र-पुस्तकों पर एक कोर्स पढ़ा रहे हैं। उन्हें पुस्तकालयों और अभिलेखागार की जुगलबंदी से मुमकिन होने वाले बदलाव में गहरी रुचि है और वर्तमान में वे NLSUI पुस्तकालय, बैंगलोर के भीतर स्थित LGBTQI+ संग्रह, QAMRA के सलाहकार बोर्ड में रहते हुए इसकी खोज कर रहे हैं। उनके काम के बारे में और अधिक जानकारी यहां पाएं:https://champaca.in/collections/staff-recs-thejaswi-recommendshttps://qamra.in/प्रोजेक्ट के बारे में अधिक जानकारी के लिएहमें Instagram पर फॉलो करें@themagickeycentreया हमारी वेबसाइट पर जाएँhum-hindustani.inCREDITS The Hum Hindustani Poetry Podcast is a production of The Magic Key Centre for the Arts and Childhood. Conceived, Written, and Hosted bySamina Mishra Poems read byAanvi, Arudra, Danyal, Haniya, Ishanvi, Labina, Lakshmi, Kashvi, Kyra, Rohan, Ronish, Samaa, Sarah, Sediqa, Ulfa Children reading the poems mentored by Anannya Tripathyi Studio recordingsAmartya Ghosh, Quarter Note Studios Music Shireen Ghosh Vocals Ishaan Chintamani ArtworkAlia Sinha Additional Research Rhea Kuthoore Co-WriterS Gautham Hindi TranslationTazeen AliVoice for Thejaswi Shivanand's para dubMohit KatariaProduced by Vaaka Media AcknowledgementsAnannya TripathyiGaurav ChintamaniPriya MathewsShikha SenSimurgh CentreTESF IndiaAll the children who participated in the Hum Hindustani workshops and wrote the poemsSupport for this podcast comes from Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies.The Hum Hindustani research project is part of TESF India.2023-10-1612 minThe Hum Hindustani Poetry PodcastEpisode 5: Equality is a FeelingWhen asked about when they felt equal and when unequal, children across different spaces often shared similar experiences - feeling equal when a festival is celebrated together; feeling unequal when a teacher was more lenient with another student or feeling that a parent favoured a sibling. But there were also many examples that came from the particular experiences that individual children had had. The poem in this episode has both kinds and speaks with great sensitivity about how the poet has experienced both equality and inequality, and even exclusion in her life. About...2023-10-0910 minThe Hum Hindustani Poetry Podcastएपिसोड 4: बराबरी की ख्वाइशयह एपिसोड 4 का हिंदी संस्करण है।इस एपिसोड में जो कविता आप सुनेंगे वो बराबरी और ग़ैर-बराबरी के बारे में है | ये कविता एक बच्ची ने मुंबई के एक झुग्गी पुनर्विकास में स्थित एक लाइब्रेरी में लिखी थी | अपनी कविता में बराबरी और ग़ैर-बराबरी के जो उदाहरण उसने हमसे साझा किये हैं, उनसे उसका वास्ता रोज़ाना पड़ता है | ये उदाहरण उसके घर, स्कूल, पास-पड़ोस और उसके बाहर की दुनिया, यानी कि उसका देश, हिन्दुस्तान - इन सभी जगहों से हैं | शायद आप इनमें से कुछ उदाहरणों को पहचान लेंगे | अतिथि के बारे मेंमनीष जैन एक शिक्षक हैं जिन्होंने बच्चों और बच्चों को पढ़ाने वाले बड़ों, दोनों को पढ़ाया है | हम किस-किस तरह से अपनी दुनिया में बराबरी को बढ़ावा दे सकते हैं, यह ख़याल उनके काम का एक अहम हिस्सा है | मनीष डॉ. बी.आर. अम्बेडकर विश्वविद्यालय दिल्ली (AUD) में स्कूल ऑफ एजुकेशन स्टडीज में पढ़ाते हैं । उनकी शिक्षण और अनुसंधान रुचियों में इतिहास, राजनीति, शिक्षा के समाजशास्त्र शामिल हैं | वे नागरिकता-शिक्षा, शिक्षा नीतियों, शिक्षा के इतिहास और शिक्षक- शिक्षण के क्षेत्रों में विशेषज्ञता रखते हैं । उन्हें कनाडा, जर्मनी और यूके के विश्वविद्यालयों में कई फ़ेलोशिप से सम्मानित किया गया है । उन्होंने निम्न किताबों का सह-संपादन किया है:Education, Teaching and Learning: Discourses, Cultures, Conversations, published by Orient BlackswanSchool Education in India: Market, State and Quality, published by Routledgeप्रोजेक्ट के बारे में अधिक जानकारी के लिएहमें Instagram पर फॉलो करें@themagickeycentreया हमारी वेबसाइट पर जाएँhum-hindustani.inCREDITS The Hum Hindustani Poetry Podcast is a production of The Magic Key Centre for the Arts and Childhood. Conceived, Written, and Hosted bySamina Mishra Poems read byAanvi, Arudra, Danyal, Haniya, Ishanvi, Labina, Lakshmi, Kashvi, Kyra, Rohan, Ronish, Samaa, Sarah, Sediqa, Ulfa Children reading the poems mentored by Anannya Tripathyi Studio recordingsAmartya Ghosh, Quarter Note Studios Music Shireen Ghosh Vocals Ishaan Chintamani ArtworkAlia Sinha Additional Research Rhea Kuthoore Co-WriterS Gautham Hindi TranslationTazeen AliProduced by Vaaka Media AcknowledgementsAnannya TripathyiGaurav ChintamaniPriya MathewsShikha SenSimurgh CentreTESF IndiaAll the children who participated in the Hum Hindustani workshops and wrote the poemsSupport for this podcast comes from Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies.The Hum Hindustani research project is part of TESF India. 2023-10-0212 minGrassroots NationDr Madhav Chavan and Dr Rukmini Banerji (Part 1): pioneers in literacy and learning in IndiaIn this episode, we hear from pioneers in literacy and learning in India: Dr Madhav Chavan and Dr Rukmini Banerji of the Pratham Education Foundation.
Pratham is one of India’s best known non governmental organizations and was established in 1995. Since then the organisation has strived to improve literacy amongst India’s children with the mission ‘Every Child in School Learning Well’. Pratham conducts the Annual State of Education Report (ASER) Survey, a nationwide household survey on the state of education in rural India by capturing vital information in child enrolment and learning outcomes.
Dr Madhav Chavan grew up on a commun...2023-09-2653 minThe Hum Hindustani Poetry PodcastEpisode 4: A Wish for EqualityThe poem in this episode is about Equality and Inequality, and was written by a child in a library in a slum redevelopment in Mumbai. The child has shared examples of equality and inequality that she has observed in her everyday life. There are examples from her home, her school, her neighbourhood and even from the larger world that makes up the country she lives in, India. Perhaps, you will recognize some of the examples. About the GuestManish Jain is an educator who has taught both children and adults who go on...2023-09-2510 minThe Hum Hindustani Poetry Podcastएपिसोड 3: आज़ादी की प्यासयह एपिसोड 3 का हिंदी संस्करण है।इस एपिसोड में हम आज़ादी पर बच्चो की आवाज़ सुनेंगे. गांव-शहर, लड़का- लड़की, अमीर-गरीब, हिन्दू मुस्लिम और सिख परिवार- इन विभिन्न बच्चों ने आज़ादी पर अपने अलग- अलग, रोज़ी अनुभवों को साझा किया है. वो क्या बातें हैं जो उन्हें आज़ाद महसूस कराती हैं? क्या इस पर इन बच्चों की मुंहज़ुबानी सुन कर हम आज़ादी के स्वभाव के बारे में कुछ सीख सकते हैं? अतिथि के बारे में शुद्धब्रता सेनगुप्ता रक्स मीडिया कलेक्टिव के साथ एक कलाकार हैं. वो लेखक और राजनैतिक वक्ता हैं जो काफी समय और गहराई से आज़ादी पर विचार कर रहे हैं. रक्स मीडिया कलेक्टिव की स्थापना 1992 में हुई थी और उनका काम डॉक्युमेंटा, वेनिस, इस्तांबुल, ताइपे, लिवरपूल, शंघाई, सिडनी और साओ पाउलो bienalles में प्रदर्शित किया गया है। रक्स की रचनाएँ कई समकालीन कला संग्रहों और संग्रहालयों का हिस्सा हैं, और उनके निबंध कई संकलनों में प्रकाशित हुए हैं। शुद्धब्रत kafila.org के संस्थापकों और योगदान संपादकों में से एक हैं। उनकी राजनीतिक टिप्पणियाँ और निबंध भारत और विदेशों में व्यापक रूप से प्रकाशित हुए हैं। स्वतंत्रता पर उनके कुछ लेखन में शामिल हैं: The Garden of Freedom https://caravanmagazine.in/politics/lessons-that-shaheen-bagh-teaches-us-about-citizenship A modest proposal to end all controversies on freedom of expression in Indiahttps://kafila.online/author/musafir/page/19/ Art in the Time of CAAhttps://caravanmagazine.in/arts/art-in-the-time-of-caa प्रोजेक्ट के बारे में अधिक जानकारी के लिएहमें Instagram पर फॉलो करें@themagickeycentreया हमारी वेबसाइट पर जाएँhum-hindustani.inCREDITS The Hum Hindustani Poetry Podcast is a production of The Magic Key Centre for the Arts and Childhood. Conceived, Written, and Hosted bySamina Mishra Poems read byAanvi, Arudra, Danyal, Haniya, Ishanvi, Labina, Lakshmi, Kashvi, Kyra, Rohan, Ronish, Samaa, Sarah, Sediqa, Ulfa Children reading the poems mentored by Anannya Tripathyi Studio recordingsAmartya Ghosh, Quarter Note Studios Music Shireen Ghosh Vocals Ishaan Chintamani ArtworkAlia Sinha Additional Research Rhea Kuthoore Co-WriterS Gautham Hindi TranslationTazeen AliProduced by Vaaka Media AcknowledgementsAnannya TripathyiGaurav ChintamaniPriya MathewsShikha SenSimurgh CentreTESF IndiaAll the children who participated in the Hum Hindustani workshops and wrote the poemsSupport for this podcast comes from Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies.The Hum Hindustani research project is part of TESF India.2023-09-1812 minThe Hum Hindustani Poetry PodcastEpisode 3: Freedom's ThirstIn this episode, children speak about how they experience freedom in their everyday lives – children from cities and villages, girls and boys, from poor families and not so poor ones, from Hindu and Muslim and Sikh families. By listening to the children speak about what makes them feel free, is there something we can learn about the nature of freedom? About the GuestShuddhabrata Sengupta is an artist with the Raqs Media Collective, a writer and political commentator who has been thinking long and deeply about the idea of freedom. The Ra...2023-09-1110 minThe Hum Hindustani Poetry Podcastएपिसोड 2: क्योंकियह एपिसोड 2 का हिंदी संस्करण है।इस एपिसोड में मिडिल स्कूल के बच्चों द्वारा लिखी गई कविताओं का एक संग्रह है जो इस बात पर खोज-ओ-ख़याल करती हैं कि वह क्या चीज़ें हैं जो उन्हें हिंदुस्तानी बनाती हैं। कविताएँ हमें राष्ट्रीयता और अपनेपन के बारे में सोचने के लिए प्रोत्साहित करती हैं, और दिखाती हैं कि ये कैसे रोजमर्रा के अनुभवों से जुड़े हुए हैं। क्या हम एक ऐसे अपनेपन के बारे में सोच सकते हैं जिसे अपनी बढ़त पर बे-इन्तेहाँ यकीन हो? जिसे छोड़ना न आता हो बस साथ लिए चलना आता हो? इस एपिसोड में कवि, लेखक और संपादक सुशील शुक्ल की इन कविताओं पर प्रतिक्रिया शामिल है। अतिथि के बारे में सुशील शुक्ल कवि और लेखक हैं. वे बच्चों के लिए किताबें और पत्रिकाएं शायां करने वाली संस्था इकतारा के निदेशक हैं। वे हिंदी बच्चों की पत्रिकाओं प्लूटो और साइकिल के संपादक हैं। उनके कुछ पुरस्कृत किताबों में शामिल हैं: भाई तू ऐसी कविता क्यों करता हैएक बटे बारहफेरीवाले टिफ़िन दोस्त यह सारा उजाला सूरज का प्रोजेक्ट के बारे में अधिक जानकारी के लिएहमें Instagram पर फॉलो करें@themagickeycentreया हमारी वेबसाइट पर जाएँhum-hindustani.inCREDITS The Hum Hindustani Poetry Podcast is a production of The Magic Key Centre for the Arts and Childhood. Conceived, Written, and Hosted bySamina Mishra Poems read byAanvi, Arudra, Danyal, Haniya, Ishanvi, Labina, Lakshmi, Kashvi, Kyra, Rohan, Ronish, Samaa, Sarah, Sediqa, Ulfa Children reading the poems mentored by Anannya Tripathyi Studio recordingsAmartya Ghosh, Quarter Note Studios Music Shireen Ghosh Vocals Ishaan Chintamani ArtworkAlia Sinha Additional Research Rhea Kuthoore Co-WriterS Gautham Hindi TranslationTazeen AliProduced by Vaaka Media AcknowledgementsAnannya TripathyiGaurav ChintamaniPriya MathewsShikha SenSimurgh CentreTESF IndiaAll the children who participated in the Hum Hindustani workshops and wrote the poemsSupport for this podcast comes from Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies.The Hum Hindustani research project is part of TESF India.2023-09-0412 minThe Hum Hindustani Poetry PodcastEpisode 2: BecauseThis episode features a collection of poems written by middle school children that explores what makes them Indian. The poems encourage us to think about nationality and belonging, and how these are intertwined with everyday experiences. Can there be a sense of belonging that is ever expansive, that grows and swells to embrace more and more, that does not exclude but always includes? The episode features a response to the poems by poet, writer and editor, Sushil Shukla. About the GuestSushil Shukla is a writer and a poet, and heads the publishing...2023-08-2811 minThe Hum Hindustani Poetry Podcastएपिसोड 1: आज़ादीयह एपिसोड 1 का हिंदी संस्करण है।इस एपिसोड की कविताएं स्वंतंत्रता, आज़ादी के बारे में हैं. आज़ादी क्या-क्या हो सकती है, ये लेखक metaphors के ज़रिये पेश करते हैं, जो उनके जीवन अनुभवों से लिए गए हैं. इसमें शामिल समीक्षा कुदरत से जुड़े metaphors को गौर से समझने की कोशिश करती है, वो metaphors जो हमें तरह-तरह से याद दिलाते हैं कि आज़ादी एक-दूसरे से मिलने और जुड़ते रहने पर कायम है, और जब तक आज़ादी सबके लिए ना हो तो उसका होना अधूरा ही रहेगा. इस एपिसोड में पुरस्कार-विजेता बच्चों की लेखक अनुष्का रविशंकर ने कविताओं पर प्रतिक्रिया दी है। अतिथि के बारे में अनुष्का रविशंकर बच्चों की किताबों की लेखिका हैं जो अक्सर कविताएँ लिखती हैं, जो बच्चों को हँसाती हैं और उन्हें शब्दों और ध्वनियों के आनंद से परिचित कराती हैं। उनके कुछ पुरस्कृत किताबों में शामिल हैं:Alphabets are Amazing AnimalsExcuse Me, Is this India?Moin and the MonsterTiger on a TreeToday is My Day प्रोजेक्ट के बारे में अधिक जानकारी के लिए हमेंInstagram पर फॉलो करें @themagickeycentreया हमारी वेबसाइट पर जाएँhum-hindustani.inCREDITS The Hum Hindustani Poetry Podcast is a production of The Magic Key Centre for the Arts and Childhood. Conceived, Written, and Hosted bySamina Mishra Poems read byAanvi, Arudra, Danyal, Haniya, Ishanvi, Labina, Lakshmi, Kashvi, Kyra, Rohan, Ronish, Samaa, Sarah, Sediqa, Ulfa Children reading the poems mentored by Anannya Tripathyi Studio recordingsAmartya Ghosh, Quarter Note Studios Music Shireen Ghosh Vocals Ishaan Chintamani ArtworkAlia Sinha Additional Research Rhea Kuthoore Co-WriterS Gautham Hindi TranslationTazeen Ali Produced by Vaaka Media AcknowledgementsAnannya TripathyiGaurav ChintamaniPriya MathewsShikha SenSimurgh CentreTESF IndiaAll the children who participated in the Hum Hindustani workshops and wrote the poemsSupport for this podcast comes from Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies.The Hum Hindustani research project is part of TESF India.2023-08-2110 minGrassroots NationAl Fernandez: Mentor, guide, and lode star to the social sectorAloysius Fernandez prepared for a life of service in the Church - and was even ordained as one in 1953. But when he witnessed the abject suffering caused by the Bangladesh refugee crisis and the blight of poverty on people in Maharashtra in times of drought he decided to leave the Church and pivot to working in development. An economist by training, Al Fernandez spent over forty years at Myrada, helping transform the idea of financial inclusion and microfinance, and pioneered the Self-Help Group model in India. In 1987, NABARD, the national bank for agriculture and rural development provided the first social...2023-08-171h 15The Hum Hindustani Poetry PodcastEpisode 1: FreedomThis podcast is a curation of poetry written by children in workshops that were part of the Hum Hindustani research project. The poems in this episode are about Liberty. The writers describe their idea of freedom through metaphors drawn from their lived experiences. The commentary examines their use of metaphors from the natural world and how these remind us that freedom is also about connections, and that freedom cannot exist for one without existing for all. The episode features a response to the poems by award-winning children’s writer, Anushka Ravishankar. About the Guest2023-08-0809 minGrassroots NationBunker Roy: There is no urban solution to a rural problemHow did a Doon School and St. Stephens College Alumni end up spending his life in service to rural India? Bunker Roy, born Sanjit Roy in 1945 in Burnpur, Asansol had a privileged, elite upbringing. But a visit to Bengal during the famine in 1965 affected him deeply, and made him question the privilege he enjoyed. This led him to reject a prospective career in the private sector to work in rural India.
Bunker moved to Tilonia village in Rajasthan, and began working on water issues in the drought prone region. In 1972 Bunker set up the Social Work and Research Centre, and...2023-07-1256 minGrassroots NationDr Kamaljit Bawa: The Evolution of a Conservation BiologistBorn in pre-independence India in 1939 Dr Kamaljit S. Bawa grew up in Kapurthala in Punjab, witnessing partition and inspired by the speeches of our country’s founding leaders.
It was on a field project to the Northeast of India as a Masters student that opened his eyes to ‘a whole new world’ and set him on his journey in the space of conservation biology. Dr Bawa earned his PhD from Panjab University in 1967 at the age of 28, and moved to the United States to work as a post doctoral researcher in ecology. During his time here he was inspired by a numb...2023-06-2350 min
Ideas of IndiaRohini Nilekani on Society, State and MarketsIn this episode, Shruti speaks with Rohini Nilekani about civil society’s role in the state, public infrastructure, building state capacity, democratizing access to credit and much more. Nilekani is a journalist, children’s book author, activist and philanthropist. She is the founder of Arghyam, a foundation for sustainable water and sanitation, and the co-founder of Pratham Books. She is also the chairperson of Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies and the co-founder and director of EkStep, a nonprofit education platform. Her latest book is “Samaaj, Sarkaar, Bazaar: A Citizen-First Approach.” Recorded May 10th, 2023 Read a full transcript enhanced w...2023-06-221h 10Grassroots NationAruna Roy 2: If I'm fighting for accountability,the first person I should make accountable is myselfThis is part 2 of Aruna Roy’s story. Listen to part 1 on our feed.
In part 1, Aruna spoke about her early life and upbringing, her career with the Indian Administrative Service and her move to Tilonia, Rajasthan to work at the Social Work Research Centre where she developed deep friendships with the women of the village, and equally learnt from them.
In this episode, Aruna speaks about her move to Devdungri in 1987, to live by the values of sangharsh, or struggle, in the search for a way to work for the betterment of society through collective action and citizen participation. Sh...2023-06-0158 minGrassroots NationAruna Roy (Part 1): The demand for rights has to be understood as a demand for dignityActivist. Feminist. Social leader. Aruna Roy is in a category of her own. She has been at the forefront of several people-led movements such as the Right to Information movement, the Right to Work campaign which led to the establishment of MGNREGA, and the Right to Food movement.
A Gandhian, Aruna believes that change comes from within, and all her life choices have been motivated by her values and her desire to contribute towards the realisation of the founding ideals of our nation. She brings to her work a deep sense of humility and respect for her fellow citizens.
In...2023-05-2549 min
I Have A DreamEpisode 11 - Fireside Chat with Ms. Rohini Nilekani, Chairperson, Rohini Nilekani PhilanthropiesToday's episode features Rohini Nilekani, the Chairperson of Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies, where she shares her vision for philanthropy and a thriving community in India in the next 25 years. To find out more, stay tuned!2023-05-2348 min
Books That Speakद ग्रेट रिफ़ासा (The Great Rifasa) - Hindi Stories for Kids - Pratham BooksNothing seemed right in the Kabini forest — the monsoon hadn’t come and the human tourists in their safari jeeps seemed to have disappeared as well. The animals of Kabini get together to begin their own safari. A fun story, from a unique perspective, about the far-reaching impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Original story The Great Rifasa by Pratham Books, Written by Rohini Nilekani, Illustrated by Sangeetha Kadur, Translated by Pankaj Chaturvedi
Narrated by Asawari Doshi
Story's Video : https://youtu.be/5Upbkzqo7eg
2023-05-1812 minGrassroots NationDr H Sudarshan: Service is a part of the divine, the cosmos and natureIn our second episode, we meet Dr Hanumappa Sudarshan, a tribal rights activist who dedicated his life to working on rural healthcare and livelihoods. Dr Hanumappa Sudarshan is the founder of the Vivekananda Girijana Kalyana Kendra and the Karuna Trust.
Dr Hanumappa Sudarshan was born in 1950, and it was being a helpless witness to his father’s death at a young age that made him realize that while everyone should have easy access to good healthcare, the most vulnerable and marginalized communities in our country do not. This led him to dedicate his life to seva for the first mile.
In...2023-05-0544 minGrassroots NationDr Ashok Khosla: It’s possible to do good, and to do good businessIn this first episode of Grassroots Nation we meet Dr Ashok Khosla, an environmental visionary, a pioneer of sustainable development and the founder and Chairman of Development Alternatives.
Dr. Khosla began thinking about the environment and our collective future well before climate change became something we hear, discuss and worry about on a daily basis.
An experimental physicist by training, his early memories were marked by partition, and as a young man Dr. Khosla went on to study science, first at Cambridge University and then at Harvard University. At Harvard, Dr. Khosla worked with Roger Revelle, one of the pioneers...2023-04-2054 min
Grand TamashaHow Bureaucracy Can Work for the PoorOver the decades, India has developed a reputation for having a strong society but a weak state. This bureaucratic, lumbering behemoth has especially struggled to deliver basic public goods like health, education, water, and sanitation. But a new book by the University of Oxford political scientist Akshay Mangla, Making Bureaucracy Work: Norms, Education and Public Service Delivery in Rural India, forces us to revise this conventional wisdom. In some parts of India, the state has succeeded in delivering quality primary education for its poorest citizens despite sharing the same institutional framework and often the same de...2023-03-2940 min
Jaipur BytesSamaj, Sarkaar, Bazaar: Rohini Nilekani in conversation with Vir SanghviThis episode is a live session from Jaipur Literature Festival 2023!2023-03-2535 min
Grassroots NationGrassroots Nation - TrailerGrassroots Nation is a new podcast series from Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies in which we deep dive into the life, work and guiding philosophies of some of the country’s greatest leaders of social change.
Part personal narrative, part oral history, each episode gives you, the listener, a chance to revisit watershed moments in India’s past through the eyes of the country’s social architects and find out how these events were the catalysts for their life’s calling.
Episodes release fortnightly. Find us on your preferred podcast platform. For more information, go to https://rohininilekaniphilanthropies.org2023-03-2205 min
The Seen and the Unseen - hosted by Amit VarmaRohini Nilekani Pays It ForwardSamaaj came before Sarkaar and Bazaar. We are more than subjects of the state and consumers of the market. Rohini Nilekani joins Amit Varma in episode 317 of The Seen and the Unseen to discuss her life and her learnings, why citizens need to embrace their agency -- and why those with wealth have a special responsibility. (FOR FULL LINKED SHOW NOTES, GO TO SEENUNSEEN.IN.) Also check out 1. Rohini Nilekani on Amazon, Wikipedia and Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies. 2. Samaaj, Sarkaar, Bazaar : A citizen-first approach -- Rohini Nilekani. 3. Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies. 4. Arghyam, EkStep and Pratham Books. 5. The Annual Status of Education (ASER) Report...2023-02-203h 30
Mission to ScaleSSIR Series: Plotting Impact Beyond Simple MetricsMeasuring social impact is complex and yet, essential for organizations, investors and funders to make decisions. That is why Natasha Joshi, associate director at Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies, encourages foundations to move away from a single metric approach when evaluating their grantees.
Today we look at a variety of impact metrics and how these interact with one another. On the show, Natasha also tells us why the role of philanthropy shouldn’t be to solve problems, but rather to enable others to do so.
Read the article written by Natasha Joshi titled “Plotting Impact Beyond Simple Metr...2022-12-1924 min
Grand TamashaRohini Nilekani on the Secret to Successful GovernanceRohini Nilekani is an author and philanthropist who has worked for over three decades in India’s social sectors. She is the founder of Arghyam, a foundation for sustainable water and sanitation, and she also co-founded Pratham Books, a nonprofit which aims to enable access to reading for millions of children. With her husband Nandan, she is the co-founder and director of EkStep, a nonprofit education platform.Her latest book, Samaaj, Sarkaar, Bazaar (Society, State, and Markets): A Citizen-First Approach, encapsulates many of the lessons she has learned in her years working in the civil society and ph...2022-10-0537 min
Puliyabaazi Hindi Podcast पुलियाबाज़ी हिन्दी पॉडकास्टसमाज, सरकार, और बाज़ार की जुगलबंदी। Society, States, and Markets ft. Rohini Nilekaniहम अक़्सर कहते है कि समाज, सरकार, और बाज़ार के बीच तालमेल बढ़ाने की ज़रूरत है। इस संतुलन को कैसे समझा जाए? समाज को किस तरह से बदलाव का भागीदार बनाया जाए? आप और हम क्या भूमिका अदा कर सकते हैं? इन्हीं कुछ सवालों पर चर्चा लेखिका और philanthropist रोहिणी निलेकणी के साथ। उनकी नई किताब Samaaj, Sarkaar, Bazaar - A Citizen-First Approach इस विषय पर गहन चिंतन करती है। आप ये किताब क्रीएटिव कॉमन्स लाइसेन्स के तहत मुफ़्त में इस वेबसाइट पर पढ़ सकते हैं।Links:Website for the Book 'Samaaj, Sarkaar, Bazaar'Rohini Nilekani PhilanthropiesRohini Nilekani's 2011 book Uncommon Ground: Dialogues with Business and Social LeadersRaghuram Rajan's book The Third Pillar: How Markets and the State Leave the Community BehindRobert Putnam's Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American CommunityPranay's essay A Case for SocietismPranay's Manthan talk on Indian Society as a ChangemakerPuliyabaazi is on these platforms:Twitter: https://twitter.com/puliyabaaziInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/puliyabaazi/Subscribe & listen to the podcast on 2022-09-2957 min
The Sandip Roy ShowRohini Nilekani on why India's wealthy need to do more to boost civil societyAt a time when the government and the marketplace have assumed enormous power over our lives and choices, Rohini Nilekani argues that now is the time for civil societies to be boosted, and that India’s wealth creators need to do more about it. In this episode, she joins host Sandip Roy to discuss her latest book, ‘Samaaj, Sarkaar, Bazaar’, in which she talks about the need for a balance between these three sectors.Nilkani has been associated with several civil society movements, and has been a founding member of organisations such as Pratham Books, and EkStep Foundation.2022-09-0443 min
Books That Speakमेरी लाल टी-शर्ट (My Red T-shirt) - Hindi Stories for Kids- Pratham BooksAman loves his red T-shirt, because it is so bright and so soft. His Ma hates it, because it is old and has holes in it. She wants to throw it away. He wants to keep it. What is Aman going to do?
Original story My Red T-shirt by Pratham Books, Written by Rohini Nilekani, Illustrated by Megha Vishwanath, मेरी लाल टी-शर्टTranslated by Sandhya
Narrated by Asawari Doshi
Source: मेरी लाल टी-शर्ट on Storyweaver
Story's Video : https://youtu.be/MySZN2P7bK8
Listen to the podcast:
iTunes : https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/books-that-speak/id1287357479
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童話ABC外婆的眼鏡外婆的眼鏡又不見了? 外婆的眼鏡在哪? 我們來幫忙一起找找吧! 今天的故事英文一句是 I will save money. 我會存錢 作者 Rohini Nilekani Source: Pratham Books Powered by Firstory Hosting2022-06-2405 min
CII PodcastsVision for India@100: Indian Philanthropic Ecosystem Shaping a New India ft Rohini NilekaniRohini Nilekani, Chairperson, Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies LinkedIn discusses the role of philanthropy in making a meaningful difference in the society and shaping a new India. She is in conversation with Rajan Navani, Chairman, CII India@75 Council and Vice Chairman & Managing Director, Jetline Group of Companies. India has a deep rooted culture of charity and giving back to the community, how can that be transitioned to philanthropy and further institutionalised? How can we leverage the potential of India’s volunteerism landscape to develop a roadmap towards an inclusive India@100? Hosted on Acast. See aca...2022-05-2048 min
THE ONE'S CHANGING THE WORLD -PODCASTACCESS TO LEARNING FOR EVERY CHILD - SHANKAR MARUWADA- CEO : EKSETEP FOUNDATION#ekstep #aadhar #education #technology
Access to learning opportunities for every child that's the motto for Shankar Maruwada CEO and Co-founder of EkStep an organization that is leveraging technology, big data, and mobile platforms to drive forward education at scale in India. Infosys Chairman and Co-founder, Nandan Nilekani, and Rohini Nilekani are the other two Co-founders of the EkStep Foundation. The EkStep Foundation was set up in 2015. The idea was to think big: they aimed for a big goal to reach 200 million children in India and improve their access to learning opportunities and help them achieve improved learning...2022-03-1446 min
Do One Better with Alberto Lidji in Philanthropy, Sustainability and Social EntrepreneurshipNaghma Mulla, CEO of the EdelGive Foundation, talks about philanthropy in India and their new GROW Fund — supporting 100 NGOs in India and backed by the likes of the Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationThis episode provides clear insight into how the EdelGive Foundation developed, structured and executed a highly collaborative fund to support 100 NGOs in India, securing funding from the likes of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the MacArthur Foundation, Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies and the Chandra Foundation.
The EdelGive Foundation is a grant-making organization, helping build and expand philanthropy in India by funding and supporting the growth of small to mid-sized grassroots NGOs committed to empowering vulnerable children, women, and communities.
This approach has enabled the foundation to be a go-to partner of choice for Indian and foreign fu...2021-12-1328 min
Giving Done RightThe Heart and the HeadIn the seventh episode of Giving Done Right season two, CEP’s Phil and Grace talk with Rohini Nilekani, philanthropist and Giving Pledge signatory. Rohini discusses trust-based philanthropy, the effects of the pandemic in India, and what it means to create a family legacy through philanthropy.2021-10-2830 min
Failure Files by IDRTo fail is to have dared | Rohini NilekaniIn this episode, philanthropist, author, and journalist Rohini Nilekani speaks to India Development Review (IDR) co-founder and CEO, Smarinita Shetty, on why failure needs to be underwritten in the social sector. She talks about the importance of creating a space that normalises failure in the context of nonprofit work, how philanthropists can support failure in practice, and the role they must play to enable growth in the sector.Rohini Nilekani is chairperson of Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies and co-founder and director of EkStep, a nonprofit education platform. She is also the founder and former chairperson of Arghyam, a...2021-10-1422 min
What's a Man? Masculinity in IndiaEp 9 Schools cement boy stereotypesInstead of breaking down their own gender stereotypes, schools cement gender stereotyping of boys. Yet we have ignored the role of schools. In Episode 9 of What's A Man? Masculinity in India podcast, Dr. Deepa Narayan focuses on stereotypes that constrain, confine, and cement boys into narrow choking definitions of masculinity. Listen to Rohini Nilekani, a philanthropist, who supports boys and men’s programs; to Akshat Singhal co-founder of Gender Lab that runs gender awareness programs for boys and 3 boys who participated in this program.2021-05-2647 min
Books That Speak JuniorAnnual Haircut DayAuthor: Rohini Nilekani
Illustrator: Angie & Upesh
Narration: Stuti Doshi 2021-05-2302 min
Books That Speak Juniorचांदोबाची टोपीOriginal Publisher: Pratham Books
Author: Rohini Nilekani
Illustrator: Angie & Upesh
Translator: Utkarsha Manish
Narration: Stuti Doshi 2021-05-1601 min
Stories Without PicturesFlying HighWe’re here this week with an adapted story by our friend and guest narrator Zainab Zaki.
In this story, you will explore the skies with Chandu, a little boy with a big imagination, who goes on a magical flight.
If you too would like to send us stories/recordings, email us to know how.
Adapted and narrated by Zainab Zaki.
Flying Boy with a Butterfly, cover art by Rijuta Ghate. Flying High is translated by Rohini Nilekani. Based on original story: 'तरंगत तरंगत', by Vidya Tiware. © Pratham...2021-05-0808 min
Bird Podcast with Shoba NarayanRohini Nilekani on the Pleasures of Being in Nature [et_pb_section admin_label="section"] [et_pb_row admin_label="row"] [et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text"] "To be able to conserve and protect, you have to observe and love," says philanthropist Rohini Nilekani. "Being in nature, you get this sense of continuing renewing wonder," she says. In this episode, Rohini talks about her favourite birds and why conserving nature is an "enlightened self-interest" for humanity as a whole. Rohini Nilekani is a thoughtful and intuitive philanthropist, author, journalist...2021-04-2531 min
BIC TALKSThe Black Panther Files 2After five years of trying to spot the elusive black panther – Karia – of the Kabini forest, author and philanthropist Rohini Nilekani completes her story after finally sighting the black panther she was searching for. But where? And what happens next? Will the end of one quest mark the beginning of another? In Part 2 of the talk ‘Romancing the Black Panther’ Rohini Nilekani completes her story about her quest for the black panther, and how it brings her deeper into the heart of Kabini. A forest that is home to much biodiversity – it is part man-made and part natural, t...2021-04-2442 min
Books That Speak JuniorToo Many BananasAuthor: Rohini Nilekani
Illustrator: Angie & Upesh
Narration: Stuti Doshi 2021-04-2004 min
On the Contrary by IDRThe architecture of good marketsIn this episode, business leader and ex-President of the Confederation of Indian Industry, Naushad Forbes, speaks with former journalist and philanthropist Rohini Nilekani, about what a good market looks like. They discuss what markets must include, whom they should serve, and the role they must play in enabling inclusive economic growth. Highlights – - There’s a need to create a better balance between the public (government), private, and civil society sectors, such that the benefits of the market are evenly distributed across all. - What is the role that markets can play in creati...2021-04-1441 min
Stories Without PicturesSringeri Srinivas Learns to LaughSringeri Srinivas is always angry! More so, when the monkeys try to steal his prized bananas! However, Sringeri Srinivas ends up rolling on the ground with laughter. What makes him laugh so much? Listen to this story to find out!
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A man and a monkey looking at a banana peel with confusion by Angie & Upesh, for Sringeri Srinivas Learns to Laugh written by Rohini Nilekani, published by Pratham...2021-03-0806 min
Stories Without PicturesToo Much NoiseSringeri Srinivas, a farmer, is forced to take his cows to the cattle fair, through a noisy highway. As it happens, Sringeri Srinivas is not a fan of noise! What does he do to solve this problem? Listen to the story to find out.
Man sitting under a tree and covering his ears by Angie & Upesh, for Too Much Noise written by Rohini Nilekani, published by Pratham Books (©Pratham Books, 2014) under a CC BY 4.0 license on StoryWeaver.2021-02-2105 minDo One Better with Alberto Lidji in Philanthropy, Sustainability and Social EntrepreneurshipCEO and Co-founder of the EkStep Foundation, Shankar Maruwada, explains how they’re leveraging technology, big data and mobile platforms to drive forward education at scale in India
Infosys Chairman and Co-founder, Nandan Nilekani, and Rohini Nilekani, are the other two Co-founders of the EkStep Foundation. Both Nandan and Rohini are signatories of The Giving Pledge — a commitment made by billionaires to giving the majority of their wealth to philanthropy.
Infosys is one of the world’s largest IT firms and Nandan Nilekani’s involvement places the EkStep Foundation in a strong position to leverage technology in pursuit of education — the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG4).
The EkStep Foundation was set up in 2015. The idea was to think big: they aimed for a...2021-01-0337 min
BIC TALKSRomancing the Black PantherThe elusive Kariya or Saya, resident of the Nagarahole forests has become the stuff of folklore and legends, sending sighters into a tizzy. He even has his own film. In this episode, author and philanthropist Rohini Nilekani recounts her journey looking for this big cat in the wild. Romancing The Black Panther was part of the Bangalore Literature Festival 2020 and this episode is an edited extract from the session.2020-12-3026 min
Kidsstoppress Podcast - Your Parenting Happy HourEpisode 82: Exclusive | Rohini Nilekani's Tips To Raise A ReaderRohini Nilekani is one of the most inspiring Indian women of our generation. She is a mum and a grandmom and her little 4-year-old grandson is the inspiration behind her new book - The Hungry Little Sky Monster. Books that influenced her and continue to do so?How being a grandmother has changed her.Tips to inculcate values in our kids who anyway seem to have everything they desireListen to this podcast because the tips of raising a reader are very handy!Support the show2020-12-1519 min
The Business of PhilanthropyNandan and Rohini Nilekani; A Conversation with Badr JafarThe Business of Philanthropy – Examples of questions explored in this interview with renowned philanthropists Nandan and Rohini Nilekani, conducted by Badr Jafar: Are there some golden rules for strategic #philanthropy? How is technology changing the philanthropic sector? How will COVID-19 impact our ability to achieve the #SDGs by 2030? What are the current trends around giving in #India? Also available on YouTube, follow the link:https://youtu.be/CBYICN-HYA42020-12-1323 min
Books That Speak JuniorAnnual Haircut Day- ONCE AGAIN!Sringeri Srinivas is back! It is Annual Haircut Day, once again. But there is a lockdown in his village due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The barbershop is closed. What will the lovable banana farmer do this time?
Read by: Ovi Doshi
Published By Pratham Books
Relevelled by Rohini Nilekani
Original story Annual Haircut Day - ONCE AGAIN! by Rohini Nilekani
Illustrated by Angie & Upesh
2020-11-0808 min
English Short Stories for KidsToo Many BananasWritten by Rohini Nilekani; Illustrated by Angie & Upesh; Published by: Pratham Books Sringeri Srinivas used to grow bananas on his farm, but nobody wanted to buy his sweet ripe bananas. His friends, wife, traders, and even the cows denied eating any. They all would say, “No, Thank you. The bananas are very sweet but we have had too many. We cannot eat anymore.” Sringeri still had a huge pile of bananas left so he decided to seek help from the Farmer's Center in Doddooru. When he returned, he looked very happy and went back to growing more bananas again. But this...2020-01-1303 minDo One Better with Alberto Lidji in Philanthropy, Sustainability and Social EntrepreneurshipFounder & CEO of Co-Impact, Olivia Leland, joins Alberto Lidji to discuss the global collaborative she launched and how it aims to achieve impact at scale in education, health and economic opportunityFounder & CEO of Co-Impact, Olivia Leland, joins Alberto Lidji to discuss the global collaborative she launched and how it aims to achieve impact at scale in education, health and economic opportunity.
Co-Impact’s core partners include Bill & Melinda Gates, the Rockefeller Foundation, Rohini and Nandan Nilekani, Jeff Skoll, the ELMA Foundation and Richard Chandler.
Olivia explains that Co-Impact is a global collaborative focused on systems change to improve the lives of millions by advancing education, improving people’s health, and providing economic opportunity. It connects philanthropists and social change leaders from around th...2019-10-0631 min
Books That SpeakHindi Stories for Kids -Sringeri Srinivas Learns to Laugh (Sringeri Srinivas ne hasna sikha) - Pratham BooksOriginal story Sringeri Srinivas Learns to Laugh by Rohini Nilekani.
Translated into Hindi by Rajesh Khar.
Illustrated by Angie & Upesh.
Published By Pratham Books.
Narrated by Asawari Doshi.
Sringeri Srinivas was tearing his hair in anger in Annual Haircut Day. He came up with a great idea in Too Many Bananas. In Too Much Noise, he found peace. In this book, the crazy but lovable, long-haired farmer becomes very, very angry again.
Story's Video: https://youtu.be/84t7WpWys28
Storyweaver link: https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/8527-sringeri-srinivas-ne-hansna-seekha
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Storyberries RadioPicture Books - Grandma's GlassesNani has lost her glasses! Without her glasses, she cannot find them!
This is a picture book by Rohini Nilekani at Storyweaver. You can read along with this story at Storyberries.com by clicking here.
The story is read by Jade Maitre.
2019-08-1802 min
In The Field“You get scale and pace at the price of building decision making structures and trust.”The past decade has seen a proliferation of movements all over the world. Fighting for everything from racial equality, to end authoritarianism and corruption, for struggling farmers, for climate action, for net neutrality and to end sexual harassment. At the very heart of societal change very often, lies the NGO, that works alongside these movements, with the government, for the citizens, and thanks to funders. It’s these NGOs, that engage with the state, help deliver services, or make people more aware and empowered. But the NGO is constantly evolving , and more people take to the street to protest, where do...2019-07-0237 min
Breaking the Boy CodeWe Don’t Exist: Boys and PatriarchyWith the debate about gay rights in the national media last year, homophobia became the mainstay of school hallways in Mumbai. Ash faced this every day with the unplaceable ache of being a closeted gay Hindu boy. “Even though they’re not talking to me,” he said on the podcast, “I feel what they say.” So each day he sidestepped one-sided debates that drove homophobic language through his skin, and gradually his helplessness translated to anger.“It was enraging to not be able to stand up for myself. That’s one of the things that got to me the most. B...2019-06-1059 minIn The Field"The five-year old will say OK, let’s stop eating seafood."In part two of our two parter on sustainability, climate change and consumption, we’re going find out about our relationship to the things we love - Like fish, coffee, travelling. These are things that are frequently talked about in relation to high consumption lifestyles, the kind that make climate change worse.
We all know that sustainable producers needs ethical consumers. Going beyond the label, how are organisations in the sector contending with issues such as livelihoods of small scale producers, value chains and their inclusion in global markets, environmental and biodiversity sustainability, and most importantly the changing power structures ne...2019-04-0535 minIn The Field"Fishing is a hunter's job"In this special two-parter we’re talking about sustainability and consumption. And we’re starting with a story about fish, to understand how the twin forces, climate change and our ravaging consumption, are depleting the oceans. This is a story about a system of production that is in desperate need of rescue. At the heart of it are the fish themselves, but also the fisherworkers, a group that seems just as endangered.
Stay tuned for the second episode of this two parter next week!
Thanks to Divya Karnad, Ganesh Nakhwa, John Kurien and Srini Swaminathan.
Sounds: Sound Producer is Santhos Nata...2019-03-2931 minIn The Field"The hardship takes a toll, you know."Worklife in India has many elements to it, and we see the whole gamut of experiences in India from workers working with little or no welfare to more privileged workers, and increasingly all of us are working more and for longer. How do we get to a point where we can experience the best possible version of worklife, where the worker has more power in deciding how to distribute time, rather than becoming a part of a system where work happens all the time?
Thanks to Apoorva Verma, Amrita Sharma, Hansika Singh, Kiran, Krishnavtar Sharma ji, Nishi Palnitkar, Priyanka Nair...2019-02-2841 minIn The Field"We were people who were defined by these achievements in social development."Development work is full of models. And a famous one originated in Kerala - it was so famous it defined the state’s identity in so many ways; it was credited for producing a literate, educated population, for empowering women and an engaged, active public. But this is a stubborn old story, and one we’ll attempt to update. In this episode we trace back the history of Kerala’s development, find out how it got its world renowned reputation, and why it’s a land of mesmerising contradictions.
In 2018, floods devastated Kerala, but it allowed the development model to become a...2019-01-3133 min
OutliersEp 62: "CIS is like the Kamasutra... a collection of many positions," says Sunil AbrahamSunil Abraham of the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) has been a digital warrior much before online privacy and data security became fashionable battles to fight in India. Abraham founded CIS in 2008 and established the organization as an important voice for explaining privacy in the social, digital age in India.
Over past decade, Abraham has questioned projects -- most famously, Aadhaar. Many in the country, especially those in the technology ecosystem, have found him difficult to comprehend. And that has a lot to do with the ironies he lives with. For instance, despite being a vocal critic of Aadhaar...2018-07-0646 min
Books That SpeakEnglish stories for kids - The Moon and The Cap - Pratham BooksDo you like to wear a cap on a sunny day? Find out who else likes to wear a cap in this charming book.
Story written by Rohini Nilekani, illustrated by Angie & Upesh, published by Pratham Books. Narrated by Asawari Doshi.
Storyweaver link: https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/234-the-moon-and-the-cap
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Books That SpeakMarathi Stories for kids-Chaandobachi Topi(The Moon and The Cap)-Pratham BooksDo you like to wear a cap on a sunny day? Find out who else likes to wear a cap in this charming book.
Original story The Moon and The Cap by Rohini Nilekani, illustrated by Angie & Upesh, translated into Marathi by Utkarsha Manish. Published by Pratham Books. Narrated by Asawari Doshi.
Storyweaver link: https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/237-chandobachi-topi
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Books That SpeakAnnual Haircut Day - English Story - Pratham BooksSringeri Srinivas had very long hair. He wanted it cut on Annual Haircut Day. Everyone was busy. You will never guess who helped him that day! Read and enjoy!
This humorous story written by Rohini Nilekani and published by Pratham Books. Narrated by Asawari Doshi.
Storyweaver link: https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/283-annual-haircut-day
Youtube link for this story: https://youtu.be/Q-Dbkqe60ro
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Books That SpeakAatta Nahi Aatta Nahi (Not Now, Not Now!) - Marathi Story {Pratham Books}The little boy in this story wants to do something now, but all his elders say NOT NOW! Do you get angry when someone says that to you?
Story written by Rohini Nilekani, translated into Marathi by Sandhya Taksale and published by Pratham Books. Narrated by Asawari Doshi2017-10-0102 min
Books That SpeakMara Sharir Ne Sambhlo (Listen to My Body) - Gujarati StoryEach of us has a wonderful body. But have you ever listened to what it tells you?
Story written by Rohini Nilekani, translated into Gujarati by Kalpana Palkhiwala and published by Pratham Books. Narrated by Asawari Doshi.2017-09-3003 min
Books That SpeakKeleech Kelee (Too Many Bananas) - Marathi StoryNo one wanted to buy the sweet bananas that Sringeri Srinivas grew on his farm. Find out what he did with them in this cute story.
Written by Rohini Nilekani, translated into Marathi by Utkarsha Manish and published by Pratham Books, Narrated by Asawari Doshi2017-09-2905 min
Books That SpeakKevdha Ha Gongaat (Too much noise) - Marathi StorySringeri Srinivas, the loveable farmer with very long hair, has to take his cows along the new highway, to the cattle fair. Our farmer finds the noise just too much!!
Story written by Rohini Nilekani, translated in Marathi by Mukund Taksale and published by Pratham Books. Story narrated by Asawari Doshi.2017-09-1706 min