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Chautaari PodcastServing Local Market with Landmark Technology Products: Amit Agrawal, CEO of Janaki TechAmit Agrawal is CEO of Janaki Technology, a Nepali IT company that has delivered award-winning products such as Sparrow SMS, Picovico and Khalti ( winner of mBillionth award for innovations in mobile technology 2013, Startup Chile Program 2012 and Google Business Stories Contest, 2017 respectively).
While this decade has seen a proliferation of IT companies in Nepal providing outsourcing services worldwide, there has been a lack of quality original products designed and developed locally. Janaki Technology has addressed this gap with their exemplary products that have not only served our local market but also made a...2021-08-0434 minChautaari PodcastInterview with Shankar Uprety, Creator, Founder and CEO of Hamro PatroShankar Uprety is the creator of Hamro Patro, number one app of Nepal and founder and CEO of Hamro Patro enterprise.
He created Hamro Patro in 2010 while he was working in silicon valley but it was in 2013, the usage of the app took off exponentially as the android phone came to hands of everyday Nepali people. Hamro Patro is the most popular Nepali app with billion requests per month.
In this podcast interview, we talk about his entrepreneurial journey: his aspirations as a young student to make things that can be useful for everyone...2021-08-0424 minChautaari PodcastNetworking as a Female ProgrammerGuests
Binita Shrestha: Binita Shrestha is Co-Founder/CEO of Women in STEM Nepal. A software engineer who is active as an educator, mentor and trainer, Binita works to encourage, train and empower young women for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) projects, and has won second prize at International Girls in ICT day 2015 for her work. She has also been awarded the EmpowHER 2015, Aspiring Leader by Ujyalo Foundation. Binita holds a Bachelors of Engineering in Information Technology from NCIT College.
Rojina Deuja: Rojina did computer engineering from Nepal Engineering College and is currently working at...2021-08-0453 minChautaari PodcastChampioning Innovative Education in Nepal: Pavitra Gautam, CEO of KarkhanaPavitra Gautam is co-founder and CEO of Karkhana, an education company and makerspace that designs and runs hands-on educational programs to promote creative problem solving, experimentation and collaboration. Karkhana runs both co-curricular activities in schools and after-school enrichment programs in 20 schools, reaching out to 5,500 students over a year.
Pavitra Gautam works with a vision to help people believe that they can change the world and also give them an environment to do so. He identifies education and youth empowerment through entrepreneurship as the key to this change. He has cofounded Robotics Association of Nepal, ...2021-08-0431 minChautaari PodcastNurturing Innovation for National Development: Interview with Mahabir PunAfter decades of working in award-winning grassroots enterprises, Mahabir Pun identifies that innovation and human resource development is the major path for the development of Nepal. He has launched National Innovation Center (NIC) with this vision of leading the way of development through innovation. In this interview, Mahabir Pun talks about how he wants to build NIC as a center where the talented promising youth of Nepal will be nurtured and supported so that they can contribute for national development and why he has given his ultimate commitment to this ambitious mission despite enormous financial and logistic challenges.2021-08-0435 minChautaari PodcastTransforming Society by Educating Social-Entrepreneurs: Nanda Kishor MandalNanda Kishor Mandal is the head of Yunus Social Business Center, King’s College and founding director of Women Development Advocacy Center (WDAC) He is also in-charge of King’s Incubator program which provides academic teaching, training, access to seed capital, mentoring and networking to new business ventures.
Originally from Janakpur, Nanda Kishor did his early schooling in Kathmandu and MBA from India, where he also worked for Bank of America, Maruti Suzuki and Ashok-Leyland. After returning back to Nepal in 2013, he has committed himself completely to generating quality education and mean...2021-08-0434 minChautaari PodcastQuality Education in Tourism and Hospitality: Khem Lakai, GATE CollegeKhem Lakai is Founder and CEO of GATE (Global Academy of Tourism and Hospitality Education) College. Established in 2007 and accredited by hotelleriesuisse, Swiss Hotel Association (SHA), GATE provides Higher Diploma in Hotel and Restaurant Management and vocational courses in Culinary Arts, Bakery and Barista. Besides providing leadership to this award-winning institution, Mr. Lakai is actively involved in uplifting and revolutionizing tourism and hospitality education and innovation ecosystem in Nepal. He also serves as Chapter President for Swiss School of Tourism and Hospitality Alumni; Ambassador of Nepal for World Innovation Forum and mentor at Nepali...2021-08-0229 minChautaari PodcastLiberal Arts Approach to Education : Sujan Kayastha, Director of Thames International CollegeMr. Sujan Kayastha is Director at Thames International College. He manages the academic team at Thames and provides leadership for all academic activities in the undergraduate program. Mr. Kayastha completed his undergraduate degree with dual major in International Relations and Management from Webster University, St. Louis. He further pursued his graduate studies in International Non-Governmental Organizations from Regents College, London.
In this podcast interview, we talk to him about his personal motivation and institutional approach to higher education in Nepal. He is driven by the core belief that education is a lifelong process and...2021-08-0224 minChautaari Podcastनेपालमा विज्ञान-अनुसन्धान यात्रा : डा. वसन्त गिरी, KIASShree Higher Secondary School, मौरिघाट, दाङबाट SLC exam दिदासम्म वसन्त गिरीले Science Lab कस्तो हुन्छ देखेका थिएनन् । चुम्बकको बारेमा किताबमा पढे पनि चुम्बक वास्तवमा कस्तो हुन्छ देखेका थिएनन् । SLC सकेर उनी काठमाडौं आए र Amrit Science Campus बाट I.Sc. गरेर Tri Chandra College बाट B.Sc. र M.Sc. गरे । त्यस पश्चात Oregon State University, USA बाट Analytical Chemistryमा अर्को Masters गरे र University of Wyoming, USA बाट सोही विषयमा Ph.D. गरे ।
डा. गिरी नेपाल फर्केर Nepal Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) मा research fellow भएर काम गरे । तर त्यहाँ मासिक तलब पाए पनि ठोस काम गर्न नपाएको, नसकेको लागेर उनले अन्य वैज्ञानिक साथीहरूसँग मिलेर Kathmandu Institute of Applied Sciences (KIAS) संस्थापन गरे । 2014 मा शुरु भएको KIAS मा अहिले जैविक विविधता, जलवायु परिवर्तन, खडेरी अध्ययन, वातावरण प्रदूषण जस्ता विषयमा अनुसन्धान हुनुको साथै जैविक र रासायनिक विश्लेषणका लागि नयाँ प्रविधि विकासको अध्ययन-अनुसन्धान पनि हुन्छ।
विज्ञान-अनुसन्धान यात्राको बारेमा भएको यस कुराकानीमा डा. वसन्त गिरीले आफ्ना इच्छा, अनुभव , दुखेसो, सपना सबै खुल्लासँग, मनबाट बताएका छन् । यस audio podcast सुनेर प्रतिक्रिया दिनुहोला ।2021-08-0225 minChautaari PodcastPioneering Animation Industry in Nepal: Artist-Entrepreneur Suyogya Man TuladharSuyogya Man Tuladhar is founder and CEO of Black Box Academy of Art and Technology. Black Box Academy provides Bachelor's degrees and Diploma programs in Animation and Game Design.
In this podcast interview, we talk to Suyogya Man Tuladhar about his journey into the animation industry of Nepal and about the animation industry itself, as he is one of the pioneering veterans in the field. He shares that he started BlackBox Academy after he identified the need for an academic institution for animation since we, as a nation, lack qualified animation professionals. Lack of a...2021-08-0228 minChautaari PodcastOn Self-Awareness: Rashmi KCRashmi KC is passionate about education, empowerment, and awareness. She is involved as Board Chair at Women Development Advocacy Center (WDAC), a not for profit organization working for women and children through programs on education and livelihood. She runs meditation series at WDAC as a weekly program and also as mentorship session.
She is also working as an Education Consultant for the development industry. But she would like to go full time with meditation industry someday. In this interview, Rashmi talks about the importance of learning to recognize our thoughts, feelings and their presence in...2021-08-0222 minChautaari PodcastProgressive Education in Nepal: Interview with Prof. Bertram BruceProf. Bertram “Chip” Bruce is a computer scientist turned educator. He started his research on artificial intelligence earning a Ph.D. in Computer Science. Broadening his research into literacy and education, he has dedicated himself to the conception and promotion of democratic, or progressive education.
He is currently Professor Emeritus in Information Science at the University of Illinois. He has published several books in the field of information, literacy, education, and community development. Having worked in various countries such as China, Australia, Haiti, Turkey, France, Germany, Ireland, Roma...2021-08-0232 min