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City of WomenMaduraiAn evening wandering the streets of Madurai with Jeevitha where we discussed talking politics with Indian men, the joy of spontaneous trips with friends, and living in one of the world’s oldest cities. Oh, and vadas, jasmine/mallipoo flowers, and the great goddess. Our thanks to Jeevitha. Music credit: Pizzicato String - bright, fun, boppy by jsarrcreative / CC0 1.0 Universal This episode was written and hosted by Samyuktha Varma. Yashwanth Vinay is our Sound producer. Menaka Raman is our Senior Producer. City of Women is executive produced, hosted, and written by Radhika Viswanathan and...
2025-10-0926 min
PT Paahtio#69: ÄLÄ TUIJOTA VAAKAA ☝🏼 Unohda kilot - näin oikeasti seuraat kehitystäsi 🔥 KETO, nälkähormonit ja oikeat mittarit rasvanpolttoon!KETO40 koodilla alennus Keto Kokkikirjasta rajoitetun ajan!Vaaka näyttää +1,3 kg - paniikki? Miksi ei kannata panikoida? Tässä jaksossa puretaan auki, miksi vaaka ei kerro koko totuutta kehittymisestä, ja miten painon vaihtelut voivat johtua ihan muusta kuin rasvan kertymisestä. Puhutaan nesteistä, hiilareista, treenistä, unesta ja stressistä. Lisäksi saat selkeät vinkit siihen, mitä seurata vaa’an sijasta: fiilistä, suorituskykyä, peilikuvaa ja vointia. Jos vaaka on joskus saanut sut luulemaan että epäonnistuit, kuuntele tämä jakso. Se voi muuttaa sun näkökulman pysyvästi.Tämä podcast elää kuulijoiden ansiosta. Liittymällä tilaajaksi saat t...
2025-10-041h 23
City of WomenScooty GirlsA City of Women guide to finding freedom on two wheels. Our thanks to Adrija, Andaleeb, Ikyatha, Mala, Mital, Riddhi, Sita, Sneha and Vividha. This episode was written and hosted by Menaka Raman and produced by Radhika Viswanathan. Yashwanth Vinay is our Sound producer. Menaka Raman is our Senior Producer. City of Women is executive produced, hosted, and written by Radhika Viswanathan and Samyuktha Varma and is a Vaaka Media production.
2025-09-1826 min
City of WomenEnnuiThere are gaps in our lives filled with a certain kind of longing. We are biding time as we wait for some version of our future selves to take shape. We fill this period with conversations in our heads or walking - even if we don't particularly like to. And everything is suffused with a sense of boredom. Listen on headphones! Our thanks to Adrija, Anandi, Bindu, Dr Sneha Krishnan and Shruti. This episode was written and produced by Radhika Viswanathan. Menaka Raman is our Senior Producer. Yashwanth Vinay is our Sound producer. C...
2025-08-2838 min
City of WomenMovies: Re-releaseHello! As we gear up for the release of S6 we're sharing one of our early episodes - Movies! Our first episode, in it we ask what it is about the cinema that makes women feel so free. Whether you mass bunked to catch a first day first show or snuck off alone to escape real life for a few hours, movies have always been a form of escape. Written and produced by Radhika Viswanathan and Samyuktha Varma. Our Associate Producer is Menaka Raman. Music, sound, mixing, and mastering by Erwick D’Souza. Stay tuned for...
2025-07-3124 min
A Whole Lotta GrayIs privacy the ultimate resource? In conversation with Rahul MatthanRahul Matthan is the founding partner of one of India’s leading law firms- Trilegal. Being an expert on everything data-related, it was great to get his insights on some of privacy’s most pressing issues! You can follow him on Twitter at: @Matthan & his podcast is: www.vaaka.in/exmachina
2024-12-2448 min
City of WomenDadarFormer journalist, current writer and perennial Mumbai Girl Janhavi Samant takes us on a walking tour of the Dadar neighbourhood she’s called home her entire life. Our thanks to Janhavi Samant and Saad Janhavi Shaan. You can read more about Janhavi’s relationship with Dadar and Mumbai in her book, Faaltugiri and other Flashbacks. This episode was edited and produced by Ashrita Achar and Menaka Raman. Menaka Raman is our Senior Producer. Yashwanth Vinay is our Sound producer. Ashrita Achar is our Associate Producer. City of Women is executive produced, hosted, and written by Radhi...
2024-06-0713 min
City of WomenThe WriterA writer shares how she lives. This episode is a part of our Literary City of Women Series. Thanks to Anandi Mishra, the writer. To read more of her work, you can find her on Substack at Scurf,or on X @anandi010 This episode was written, narrated and produced by Radhika Viswanathan. Menaka Raman is our Senior Producer. Yashwanth Vinay is our Sound producer. Ashrita Achar is our Associate Producer. City of Women is executive produced, hosted, and written by Radhika Viswanathan and Samyuktha Varma. City of Women is a Vaaka Media production. Ad...
2024-05-2318 min
City of WomenLadies SpecialWhat goes into naming a train? The Indian Railways has dozens of trains named after women - good women, strong women, virtuous women and brave women. We go through the list, wonder about the women who travel by trains, sometimes getting lost, and sometimes finding themselves. This episode was written, narrated and produced by Radhika Viswanathan. Menaka Raman is our Senior Producer. Yashwanth Vinay is our Sound producer. Ashrita Achar is our Associate Producer. City of Women is executive produced, hosted, and written by Radhika Viswanathan and Samyuktha Varma. City of Women is a Vaaka Media production.
2024-04-0907 min
City of WomenSocial SusheelaIkyatha Yerasala is a journalist and content creator who has been documenting Kannada and Kanglish slang for the past five years. Her Instagram page Slangaluru is a vibrant space where old slang words are remembered, their meanings sometimes subtly altered for the times we live in, and new slang is coined in collaboration with the community. Listen to Ikyatha share her favourite slang words. TW: Mature themes and language. Listener discretion is advised. Our thanks to Ikyatha Yerasala. Ashrita Achar and Menaka Raman edited and produced this episode. Menaka Raman is our Senior Pr...
2024-02-0807 min
City of WomenPersonal BestMenaka always wanted to be one of the cool, sporty girls in her school. As a child she’d play for hours on the street, but as she got older she found herself retreating indoors, a place she was told was ‘safer’. As she grew older, how did she reclaim her right to exercise and play outdoors? Our thanks to Mathangi, Aakanksha, Yamini and Kamala. Written and hosted Menaka Raman. This episode is produced by Radhika Viswanathan. Our Sound producer is Yashwanth Vinay. Our Associate Producer is Ashrita Achar. Our Producer is Menaka Raman. City of Women...
2023-11-1726 min
Argono BudimanREAD [EPUB] Forty Autumns: A Family's Story of Courage and Survival on Both Sides of the Berlin Wall by Nina Willnerdownload [EPUB] Forty Autumns: A Family's Story of Courage and Survival on Both Sides of the Berlin Wall by Nina Willner
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2023-10-1300 min
Restu WijayantiREAD [EPUB] Forty Autumns: A Family's Story of Courage and Survival on Both Sides of the Berlin Wall by Nina Willnerdownload [EPUB] Forty Autumns: A Family's Story of Courage and Survival on Both Sides of the Berlin Wall by Nina Willner **Download Book Here ==> https://kesusuberi.blogspot.com/28510777-forty-autumns [pdf] [READ] Forty Autumns: A Family's Story of Courage and Survival on Both Sides of the Berlin Wall by Nina Willner Download Ebook PDF EPUB Forty Autumns: A Family's Story of Courage and Survival on Both Sides of the Berlin Wall by Nina Willner | EBOOK EPUB ONLINE DOWNLOAD is a great book to read and that's why I recommend r...
2023-10-1300 min
City of WomenEscape Sometimes we all want to escape for a little bit: from our homes, our lives, and even our selves. On a solo trip to Jaipur, a woman tries on a new skin and tells the story of what happened. This episode was edited by Ashrita Achar and produced by Samyuktha Varma. Menaka Raman was this episode’s interviewer, story editor and she is City of Women’s Senior Producer. Our thanks to Nisha and Priyadarshini Gogoi. Our Sound producer is Yashwanth Vinay. Our Associate Producer is Ashrita Achar. City of Women is executive produce...
2023-10-1015 min
City of WomenSchool of LoveLove is a many splendored thing. And so are booty calls. One intrepid woman shares her journey from not wanting a boyfriend, to falling in love to getting on dating apps in search of love. And while she doesn’t always find love, she does find lust. Trigger warning - this episode contains mature themes, listener discretion is advised. This episode was edited by Ashrita Achar and produced by Samyuktha Varma. Menaka Raman was this episode's story editor. Priyadarshini Gogoi was our fabulous guest interviewer. Our senior producer is Menaka Raman. Our sound producer is Yashw...
2023-09-0422 min
City of WomenAanchal MalhotraWelcome back to a new season of City of Women. As India celebrates her 77th Independence Day this month, we thought it only fitting to begin this season with an interview with oral historian and author Aanchal Malhotra. As part of our Literary City of Women series, we speak to Aanchal about collecting stories, specifically women’s stories, and the impact they have on those that share them and those that receive them. Aanchal tells us about what it's like to travel to a foreign city for the first time, the vocabulary of trauma and she also re...
2023-08-1715 min
Hei sisko soittaaHuvituttava kehonkuvaVaaka, tuo nurkissa lymyävä hirvitys – vai onko sinusta? On aika tuoda vaaka ja kehonkuva-ajatukset päivänvaloon ja keskustella mitä ajatuksia ne meissä herättää. Laihdutus, pikadieetti, kesäkunto, raskausmaha, fitness4life... Kun olet kuunnellut jakson, tule mukaan keskusteluun instagramissa @heisiskosoittaa -tilimme vaaka-kuvan alle ja kerro meille mitä sinä aiheesta ajattelet. Mukavia kuunteluhetkiä!
2023-06-0518 min
City of WomenSalmaSalma is a Tamil author, poet, politician and activist. Her novel மனாமியங்கள் published in 2017 was translated to English by Meena Kandasamy and published as Women, Dreaming. The book takes you into the inner world of women, women who have little opportunity to experience the world outside. Salma spoke to us of the escape books have provided, her desire for freedom and how she transgressed the boundaries laid down for her. Plus a reading from her book. This episode was edited and produced by Samyuktha Varma. Our Senior Producer is Menaka Raman. Our Sound producer is Yashwanth Vinay. Our Associate Producer is A...
2022-11-1113 min
City of WomenMishtiWhere do you find those moments of sweet solitude? Adrija shares some of hers. Thanks to Adrija for sharing her story with us! Thank you to Adrijia recording this conversation. This episode was edited and produced by Samyuktha Varma. Our Lead Producer is Menaka Raman. Our Sound producer is Yashwanth Vinay. Our Associate Producer is Ashrita Achar. City of Women is executive produced, hosted, and written by Radhika Viswanathan and Samyuktha Varma. City of Women is a Vaaka Media production. Find us on Instagram at @cityofwomenpodcast or on T...
2022-10-2702 min
City of WomenUnfurlingFrom hostel gates to Chamanlal: two women talk about their night outs in college. A weekly ritual that begins with deciding where to go and that ends with an unfurling on the dance floor. Thanks to Yashaswini and Priyadarshini. Priyadarshini Gogoi was a guest producer on the episode. Ashrita Achar edited and produced this episode. Menaka Raman is our Senior Producer. Yashwanth Vinay is our Sound producer. Ashrita Achar is our Associate Producer. City of Women is executive produced, hosted, and written by Radhika Viswanathan and Samyuktha Varma. City of Women is a Vaaka Media prod...
2022-09-2208 min
City of WomenMaradonaFor some women, their world is confined to what lies inside the four walls of their home and their dreams to what others tell them they can and cannot do. A son looks back on his mother’s love for sport and the moment it found expression in a neighbour’s home, and the victories and defeats which became a metaphor for her own unsung talents and missed opportunities. Thanks to Ayan Biswas for sharing his story with us. This episode was edited and produced by Radhika Viswanathan. Our Lead Producer is Menaka Raman. Our Sound...
2022-09-0813 min
City of WomenShrayana BhattacharyaLiterature has always been a source of joy and inspiration for us at City of Women and we wanted to find a way to express that love. We bring to you a new kind of episode in which we talk to and hear from authors about certain moments in their books that explore how women inhabit the cities they live in. In this episode we hear from Shrayana Bhattacharya, author of Desperately Seeking Shah Rukh about fights, friendship and the fandom of Shah Rukh. This episode was edited and produced by Radhika Viswanathan. Our Lead Pr...
2022-08-2312 min
ValokuvauspodcastJakso 114 - Pysty vai vaakaValokuvauspodcastin jaksossa 114 pohditaan, että kumpi on perinpohjaisesti parempi pysty- vai vaakakuva, vai onko sillä mitään merkitystä.
(00:00) - Intro
(00:26) - Pysty vai vaaka
(05:22) - Ergonomia
(07:51) - Formaatin vaikutus tarinankerrontaan
(14:09) - Kumpaan formaattiin kuvata?
(19:25) - Pystypanorama
(22:41) - Pystykuvan hyödyt
(23:32) - Vaakakuvan hyödyt
(26:22) - Pystykompositio
(31:19) - Kuvausote
(36:41) - Laitteiston asettamat rajoitukset
2022-08-2246 min
City of WomenCadetsFreezing water, bathrooms from hell and bras designed to torture. Being a part of the National Cadet Corps isn’t fun and games. But there’s also camaraderie, exploration and certain kind of freedom. Two former cadets reminisce (and sing) about their NCC days. Thank you to Abhirami and Swarna for recording this conversation. This episode was edited and produced by Radhika Viswanathan. Our Lead Producer is Menaka Raman. Our Sound producer is Yash Vinay. Our Associate Producer is Ashrita Achar. City of Women is executive produced, hosted, and written by Radhika Viswanathan and Samyuktha Varma...
2022-08-0211 min
City of WomenAfternoon DelightA summer afternoon, a terrace and laundry = Afternoon Delight. City of Women is created and produced by Vaaka Media. Find us on Instagram at @cityofwomenpodcast or on Twitter @thecityofwomen
2021-11-2507 min
No-Cost Extension with Deval SanghaviOften we get stuck in taking these sides of are you a rights-based organization or are you a service delivery organization, the beauty is in looking at both sides, says Aakash SethiDeval Sanghavi speaks to Aakash Sethi, the CEO of Quest Alliance, a non-profit organization that equips young people with 21st century skills. Aakash shares what it was like to grow up in a family dedicated to development work, what it means to him to build for a world where young people feel empowered and included, how to grow from loss and the impact of COVID-19 on education in India. They also chat about how Quest has become one of the best places in the development sector to work in, and the importance of eating and sharing together for a...
2021-11-231h 09
City of WomenBus 618How many round trips can a woman take before people notice and take offence? Today on City of Women Minis: Bus 618. City of Women is created and produced by Vaaka Media. Find us on Instagram at @cityofwomenpodcast or on Twitter @thecityofwomen
2021-11-1807 min
City of WomenPuppy ShameCan a lifetime of insecurities and shame disappear in 10 seconds? Today on City of Women Minis: Puppy Shame. City of Women is created and produced by Vaaka Media. Find us on Instagram at @cityofwomenpodcast or on Twitter @thecityofwomen
2021-11-1102 min
No-Cost Extension with Deval SanghaviUnless idealism meets reality somewhere, it will always be two parallels running and never meeting, say Anu Aga and Meher PudumjeeDeval Sanghavi speaks to Anu Aga and Meher Pudumjee, a mother and daughter philanthropic team who are deeply committed to equity and inclusion. While many families grapple with intergenerational philanthropy, Anu and Meher are examples of how different perspectives can come together to shape a long-lasting philanthropic engagement. Anu Aga has been a trailblazing corporate leader when there were a few like her. She has led the energy and environment business Thermax Ltd. Anu is a social worker, and has been a Member of Parliament (in the Rajya Sabha) and is actively engaged with multiple no...
2021-11-111h 06
City of WomenFirst Class‘Such’ things don’t happen in First class. Or don’t they? Today on City of Women Minis: First Class. City of Women is created and produced by Vaaka Media. Find us on Instagram at @cityofwomenpodcast or on Twitter @thecityofwomen
2021-11-0901 min
City of WomenEp Swap: Brown Bad Boys from Other Men Need HelpIf the City of Women ever had a pod sibling, we think it would be Other Men Need Help, an award-winning podcast that playfully looks at how men present themselves to the world, and what's underneath. Presenting Brown Bad Boys, one of our most favorite episodes from Season 2 of Other Men Need Help. Other Men Need Help is executive produced, hosted, and written by Mark Pagán. Ben Goldberg, Caitlin Mae Burke, and Rebecca Seidel are OMNH's lead producers. Navani Otero is their producer. Cierra Franco and Shaneez Tyndall are their associate producers. Rebecca Seidel i...
2021-11-0420 min
City of WomenChaperoneA woman recounts going to the cinema, with and without a chaperone. A double bill. Today on City of Women Minis: Chaperone. City of Women is created and produced by Vaaka Media. Find us on Instagram at @cityofwomenpodcast or on Twitter @thecityofwomen
2021-11-0203 min
City of WomenNight CyclingAn empty street. A light breeze. A woman and her bicycle. Today on City of Women Minis: Night Cycling. City of Women is created and produced by Vaaka Media. Find us on Instagram at @cityofwomenpodcast or on Twitter @thecityofwomen
2021-11-0201 min
Kiukas & KöpsiHuijarisyndroomia ja terapiateslojaTervetuloa vastaanotolle! Internetistä tohtoridiplominsa tulostaneet sometohtorit Kiukas & Köpsi tekevät tiukan analyysinsä tällä kertaa huijarisyndroomasta. Jaksossa pureudutaan muun muassa kysymyksiin: Mikä huijarisyndrooma oikeasti onkaan? Mistä johtuu kiinni jäämisen pelko? Miten näistä tuntemuksista pääsee eroon? Vai pitääkö niistä edes päästä? Miksi huijarisyndrooma on IT-alalla niin yleistä? Ota oikein leppoisa vaaka-asento siihen soffalle ja anna Miljan ja Antin auttaa.
2021-10-2952 min
City of WomenPresenting City of Women MinisSometimes, you aren’t in the mood for full meals. Presenting City of Women minis: short episodes you can listen to in the time it takes to eat a momo. Episodes release really soon - subscribe now!
2021-10-2600 min
No-Cost Extension with Deval SanghaviHansal Mehta asks Deval Sanghavi, What's Bad Philanthropy?This special episode is a conversation between Deval and Hansal Mehta that took place earlier this year at Dasra Philanthropy Week. Listen in as Hansal speaks to Deval about his perspectives on philanthropy, what he believes is real impact, and his lockdown beard. Hansal Mehta is a well-known National Award winning filmmaker, director, and writer. Some of his well-known films are Shahid, City Lights, and more recently, the web series Scam 1992. Hansal is a longtime friend of the development sector. His wife Safeena Husain is a social worker and the founder of the non-profit, Educate Girls in Mu...
2021-09-2842 min
No-Cost Extension with Deval SanghaviYour intent is to make impact , there is no machine that can actually test that says Vineet RaiDeval Sanghavi speaks to Vineet Rai, the Founder and Chairman of Aavishkaar Group, a leading global impact investment platform. Although they have very different perspectives when it comes to development and social change, they share a long friendship that goes back to their early years in the development sector. Listen in as Vineet and Deval talk about the shared idealism that shapes their values, their history of travelling together across the country to learn and understand how issues play out on the ground, how capitalism and philanthropy each approach development, and what impact investing is all about. (30:00) "O...
2021-09-1450 min
No-Cost Extension with Deval SanghaviWhat would happen to those lives if I closed the shelter down? Sharda Nirmal and Karen Doff from the Sharanam CentreDeval Sanghavi speaks to Sharda Nirmal, the founder of the Sharanam Center, a home for girls in Dharavi, Mumbai, and Karen Doff, the founder of the Aasha Foundation and a longtime collaborator of the centre. The Sharanam Center is not an institution - it is a home. Sharda talks about how she established the Sharanam Center as a young woman and with her husband over twenty years ago. Karen first encountered Sharanam as a visitor, but soon became a close collaborator, working with Sharda, and finding ways for many people - from her mom’s hairdresser, to her colleagues at...
2021-08-3152 min
No-Cost Extension with Deval SanghaviIf you're doing something for the public good, why don't you give the public ownership of it? Asks Donald LoboDeval Sanghavi speaks to Donald Lobo, one of India's most unassuming philanthropists. Listen in as Lobo deftly steers the conversation away from the Rolling Stones article he was featured in, and as he talks about his giving philosophy and why he trusts organizations that are truly embedded in communities, what people think the terms impact and scale mean versus what they should mean, and why Lobo’s hopeful about the Indian social sector. (42:39) ” If you're doing something for the public good, why don't you give the public ownership of it? And I think this is where funders, founda...
2021-08-1651 min
No-Cost Extension with Deval SanghaviDo you really want them to be sitting in front of an excel sheet? Asks Suparna GuptaIn the first episode of No Cost Extension, Deval sits down to talk to Suparna Gupta, the founder of Aangan Trust, a Mumbai-based foundation that works with vulnerable children. Listen in as they discuss what a no-cost extension really means, Suparna’s early years working with children and how Aangan grew, what she has learnt from her journey and of course, the usefulness of sitting in front of excel sheets. Suparna Gupta (@Suparna_Aangan) is the Founder Director of @Aangan_Trust. Her career began in advertising, but when her volunteering experience at various shelters and homes from her...
2021-08-0345 min
BoardTalks10. Miten uusi hallituksen puheenjohtaja rakentaa luottamusta omistajiin ja johtoon, Mika Sutinen?BoardTalks-podcastin 10. jakson vieraana on johtamisen kokenut ammattilainen Mika Sutinen, joka toimi pitkään mm. Mustin ja Mirrin toimitusjohtajana. Vuodesta 2017 alkaen Mika on toiminut Industrial Partnerina Vaaka Partners Oy:ssä ja sen ohella hallituksen puheenjohtajana monissa yhtiössä mm. Reaktor, Framery, Ellun Kanat, Jungle Juice Bar, SGN Group, Luhta sekä hallituksen jäsenenä Stariassa, LähiTapiola Rahoituksessa, Talentreessä.
Jaksossa keskustellaan riippumattomien hallitusjäsenten hallitustyöstä erilaisissa yhtiöissä sekä puheenjohtajan roolista hallituksessa. Sutinen paljastaa myös arvokkaan oppinsa, kuinka luottamusta kannattaa rakentaa hallituksen puheenjohtajan ja toimitusjohtajan välille. Lisäksi jaksossa kuullaan onnistuneesta strategiaprosessista ja erityisesti milloin se on parhaimmillaan.
2021-06-1440 min
Astropodia8. VaakaAstropodian kahdeksannessa jaksossa puntaroidaan vaa'an vahvuuksia ja heikkouksia. Kuinka vaikeaa vaa'an on todellisuudessa tehdä päätöksiä ja pidättäytyä niissä sekä minkä lajin maailmanmestari vaakojen pitäisi olla astropodian mukaan?
2021-05-2340 min
No-Cost Extension with Deval SanghaviA MessageWe're taking some time to support efforts to help people in the pandemic. We will be releasing the series in a few weeks time, but in the meantime, here's how you can help. For more information, go to dasra.org
2021-05-0301 min
In The FieldFounders - DreamsIn our final episode of Founders, we talk about the economics of female entrepreneurship and what it takes to make a dream come to life. Is it having a single-minded focus on the goal? Is it financial independence? Or is it the ability to say no - because in the end your entrepreneurial dream is yours alone? In the rollercoaster ride of entrepreneurship, you’ve got to keep your eyes on the goal. And when you fail - pick up, dust off, and start again.
Thanks to Hardika Shah from KInara Capital, Soumya Kapoor from IWWAGE, Lavanya Mohan and Professor Se...
2021-04-1325 minIn The FieldFounders - InterruptionsIf there’s a word that’s often used to characterise women’s careers it is “interruption”. Starting a business interrupts “life” too. It’s a big disruptive interruption that challenges what many see are the natural order of things for women - getting a steady job, earning a safe and regular income, and the idea of being settled. In this episode we ask, how do women entrepreneurs juggle it all to make it work?
Thanks to Professor Seema Jayachandran and Soumya Kapoor. Supported by Her and Now.in .
2021-04-0624 minIn The FieldFounders - PlansIn the first episode of Founders we set the stage by exploring how women are positioned in the economy and in society. When we try to wrap our heads around the challenges women face to participate in the workforce, entrepreneurship can come across as one of the hardest paths a woman could choose. Grit and sacrifice is very normalized in the stories of women’s working lives. But we can’t keep trying to imagine it, we have to learn what it actually takes.
Supported by Her and Now.in . Music and Sound by Yashwanth Vinay.
2021-03-3021 minIn The FieldFounders - TrailerHave you ever thought about how women are positioned in the economy? Two stories dominate discussions about India’s female labourforce: the low rates of female labour force participation, but also the fact that women make up a significant proportion of small businesses in India ! How do we make sense of these two stories - falling female labourforce participation and the significance of women as enterprise owners? Are they even connected? Join us in Founders, where we unpack the economics and social realities of women entrepreneurship in India.
Supported by Her and Now.in . Music and Sound by Yashwanth Vinay. (Ad...
2021-03-1703 min
No-Cost Extension with Deval SanghaviTrailer - No-Cost ExtensionIt’s time for India’s philanthropy sector to step down from its pedestal, stop hiding behind lofty jargon, and have a frank conversation about what’s really working, and more importantly what’s not. After dedicating twenty years to the philanthropy sector, Deval Sanghavi, co-Founder of Dasra, is now on a mission to hold a mirror up to the country’s philanthropy sector and examine why even after so much innovation and investment, the inequality gap in India is ever widening. No-Cost Extension releases in March 2021. Produced by Vaaka Media. For more information go to dasra.org...
2021-03-0802 min
Ihana kamala välikuolemaVaarallinen nukahdusKun auton moottori hyrähtää käyntiin, taju on kohta kankaalla. Miksi yöuni vaatii tullakseen vaaka-asennon, pimeätä ja hiljaista, kun nokoset pukkaavat väkisin päälle metelissä ja vaikka istuallaan? Ihana kamala välikuolema -sarja miettii torkahduksia tositarkoituksella ja ihan vahingossa, tässä jaksossa nimenomaan noita jälkimmäisiä.
Mukana ovat suunnittelija Mia Koski Liikenneturvasta, teatterilainen Sari Havas sekä liuta liikenteessä liikkujia. Toimittaja on Päivi Leino.
2021-02-2015 min
Ladies Talk#19 Marianne Saarikko Janson - Founder of Fondia & Vestra GroupMarianne Saarikko Janson on perustanut Fondian, pohjoismaiden ensimmäisen julkisesti listatun lakipalveluja tuottavan yrityksen, joka oli myös ensimmäinen vakavasti otettava vaihtoehto asianajotoimistoille ja se mullisti lakialaa. Nykyään Marianne on hallitusammattilainen istuen Vaaka Partnersin, Nordic Health Care Groupin sekä Suomi Englanti instituutin hallituksissa sekä sijoittaa startuppeihin.
2021-02-1022 min
City of WomenPropsA slash of lipstick. A certain bag. Shoes. A book. Props come in all shapes and sizes. We use them when we step out to say something about ourselves, to shield ourselves to signal to others who we are. In this episode, we draw upon our shared experiences and those of the women we know, to tell two interconnected stories about props both animate and inanimate. Created and produced by Radhika Viswanathan and Samyuktha Varma. Our Associate Producer is Menaka Raman. Music, sound, mixing, and mastering by Erwick D’Souza. Many thanks to Asha, Anusha and...
2020-12-0836 min
City of WomenFightsHave you ever had a fight on the street? As a pedestrian, a driver, a commuter on public transport? What triggered you? Maybe you were already having a bad day. Maybe it was one more motorist going the wrong way on a one way street. Maybe your personal space was being invaded and you decided you just weren’t going to have it anymore. In this episode we trace the history of one woman’s road rage. Written and produced by Samyuktha Varma and Radhika Viswanathan. Our Associate Producer is Menaka Raman. Our Sound Producer is E...
2020-11-1323 min
City of WomenAn Anthology of Women's LaughterHi Everyone! We’re not releasing an episode this week, because, well, this is going to be a crazy week. We thought we would leave you with a small taste of an ongoing side project that we’re calling “An Anthology of Women's Laughter”. We’ll be back next week with the regular episode. City of Women is written and produced by Radhika Viswanathan and Samyuktha Varma. Our Associate Producer is Menaka Raman. Music, sound, mixing, mastering by Erwick D’Souza.
2020-11-0301 min
City of WomenGuts‘You’ve got guts yaaa!’ How many times have you been called gutsy or brave for doing something… well normal? An early morning run alone? A solo trip? Moving to a new city? Are they acts of bravery? Or are they normal things that get cast as brave because you’re a woman doing it? And what about all the times you did these things and… nothing bad happened? TW: Mature themes and language. Listener discretion is advised. Written and produced by Radhika Viswanathan and Samyuktha Varma. Our Associate Producer is Menaka Raman. Our Sound Producer is E...
2020-10-2127 minIn The FieldKaalavastha - ResilienceAcross the world, there is a space where the battle against COVID -19 rages. This frontline of the pandemic is the local government, which faces an unprecedented challenge. So what’s happening at Kerala’s frontline? This is the final episode of Kaalavastha, our 6 part series on Kerala, climate change and the meaning of resilience.
Thanks to Jose Shailaja Teacher, Sarada Muraleedharan, Mridul Eapen, Soumya Kapoor, Prof Jiju Ulahanan and Dr Sekhar Lukose Kuriakose.
The Kaalavastha mini-series is brought to you by the World Bank.
2020-10-1430 min
City of WomenDicks[Trigger Warning] How often have you been walking down the street, running an errand or riding the bus when you see something… and you do a double take. Your eyes keep going back to it and your brain goes into overdrive: ‘Is that what I think it is?’ Yes, it’s exactly what you think it is. Long before we got unsolicited dick picks in our DMs and inboxes, we got them unsolicited irl. Written and produced by Radhika Viswanathan and Samyuktha Varma. Associate Producer Menaka Raman. Music, sound, mixing, mastering by Erwick D’Souza. Thanks...
2020-10-0621 min
City of WomenMoviesWhether you mass bunked to catch a first day first show or snuck off alone to escape real life for a few hours, movies have always been a form of escape. In this very first episode of City of Women, we ask what it is about the cinema that makes women feel so free. Written and produced by Radhika Viswanathan and Samyuktha Varma. Our Associate Producer is Menaka Raman. Music, sound, mixing, and mastering by Erwick D’Souza. Episode artwork by Adrija Ghosh. Thanks also to Mark Pagan, Lindsay Abrams and Stephanie Kuo! City of Wom...
2020-09-2124 minIn The FieldKaalavastha - Fabric, Folklore and FishKerala’s economy relies heavily on things that are native and unique to it - its natural resources, its traditions and heritage. In this episode we look at efforts to build resilience into the livelihoods of the people of Kerala and at some of its prominent traditional sectors. In their rebuilding, lies Kerala's future.
The Kaalavastha miniseries is brought to you by the World Bank.
Thanks to Jose Dominic, Gopi Parayil, Sreejith Jeevan, Lakshmi Menon and P. Robin.
Additional sounds used are under a CC attribution: Weaving mills and factories » Bhagalpur, silk weaving handlloom.wav by phonoflora
Kerala-4.wav by xse...
2020-09-1730 minIn The FieldKaalavastha - Taking people alongAs Kerala today thinks about how to reduce its reliance on remittances, and on how to revive the economy after the COVID-19 crisis, agriculture is one place where many say there is huge potential. But reorienting this is no easy task.
Thanks to Mr DK Singh, Suma Vishnudas, Viju B and Vinayak Ghatate.
The Kaalavastha miniseries is brought to you by the World Bank.
Additional sounds: “Climate change in Wayanad, Kerala: ‘Farming only makes sense if it is a hobby” by People’s Archive of Rural India (CC license), Attributions under Freesound.org (Frogmouth.wav - shyamal), and Cheruvayil Raman audio fr...
2020-09-1029 minIn The FieldKaalavastha - Two FlowsIn Kerala resilience has been a part of the conversation for quite a while before it became the word we all seem to be talking about. So, given its head start, what is Kerala doing to keep the well from going dry? In this episode, we explore how new efforts to build Kerala’s resilience are focussing on it’s two most important resources, rivers and remittances.
Thanks to Anil Das, Dilip Ratha, Thomas Mathew , VD Satheesan and Dr V Venu.
Kaalavastha is brought to you by the World Bank.
2020-09-0332 minIn The FieldKaalavastha - If a river doesn't flood, it isn't a riverThe 2018 floods were called once in a century floods - because in people’s memory, there was only flood before it that had marked so many lives, the flood of 1924. But when the state flooded again in 2019, many asked, why this was happening again? Why was the once in a lifetime flood back with a vengeance in less than a year? In this episode we find out about a contentious topic that may have increased the scale of the disaster: Kerala’s relationship with land.
Thanks to Sreeranganathan, Professor Srikumar Chattopadhyay, Sobha Viswanath and Viju B.
Additional sound from Freesound.org...
2020-08-2724 minIn The FieldKaalavastha - It starts with a droughtKerala has been marked by devastating floods in 2018 and 2019. But the state has been experiencing the effects of climate change for much longer. Scientists talk about 2015 as a sort of turning point. In this episode, we explore where and how people began noticing the changes.
Thanks to Professor Abhilash, Harichandan Arakali, Sreedevi Pillai, Sobha Viswanath and Viju B.
Additional music licensed from Freesound.org under Creative Commons Attribution License: "Rain, Moderate, C.wav" by InspectorJ (www.jshaw.co.uk), “Waterfall” Straget, “Drizzle” by Soundatic.
The Kaalavastha miniseries is brought to you by the World Bank.
2020-08-2025 minIn The FieldKaalavastha - trailerWelcome to Kaalavastha. A word which conjures so many things in Malayalam: clouds, climate, the weather. In this 6 part series, we dive deep into God’s Own Country, past romantic ideas about rivers and mountains and the rain to find out what kind of relationship Kerala’s people have with their environment? And what will have to change as they learn about their vulnerability? What new kinds of local action are evolving? And how are Kerala’s communities planning for their future? We travel through the state to meet communities, government, and the diaspora, as Kerala redefines its development model to cre...
2020-08-1405 minIn The FieldAnnouncing a new miniseries on the environment and resilienceAnnouncing a new series on In the Field. The story of a state, the story of the weather, and the story of a people, chronicled over six episodes. Kaalavastha drops later this week on this feed. Subscribe now to In the Field if you haven’t already!
2020-08-1102 min
Sea ChangeDesign with peopleIn this season we have explored how organisations are designing collaborative approaches to address different kinds of social problems and in different sectors. All the organisations we have spoken to talk about understanding the needs of their users, about co-creating solutions with them, and about humility. In this episode we exploring how to build the ecosystems necessary for social change. What can we learn from the many new and interesting initiatives that are bringing the citizen, the state and private sector together? How can we build networks and what are the best ways to govern these systems?
For more information...
2020-07-2800 minSea ChangeIt’s a mindset, it’s a skill, it’s a practiceWhen you think of the word disruption, you would think of something unexpected, that came in and completely changed the way you lived. But disruption in the development sector looks very different.
In this episode we explore design. The organisations we speak to have different approaches, operate in different domains, and are at different points in their journey. But equally, they are all asking the same questions: How do you share the ability to solve a problem? How do you design to share control with others, so that they can act in their own best interests and improve their well...
2020-07-0100 min
VillapaitaseuraK2J14 - HoroskoopitKevätkauden viimeisessä jaksossa pohditaan, mitä jokainen meistä voi saada horoskoopeista. Meriä naurattaa horoskooppimerkkeihin perustuva huumori. Juho on ehtinyt syventyä eläinradan merkistöön niin pitkälle että joutui sanomaan ”tämän pidemmälle en enää mene”. Villapaitaseuran Kalat ei voi uskoa planeettojen vaikutusta luonteenpiirteisiin, Vaaka pohtii olisiko niin vaakamainen jos ei tietäisi olevansa Vaaka.
Lähteet: Mitä mietit, Ronja Salmi? Jakso 9: Mystiikkabuumi (YLE, 17.3.2020) https://areena.yle.fi/1-50203306?autoplay=true // Kuningaskuluttuja (Yle uutiset) ” Tulevaisuus kiinnostaa - horoskoopit myyvät” 10.1.2002 https://yle.fi/aihe/artikkeli/2002/01/10/tulevaisuus-kiinnostaa-horoskoopit-myyvat // Jenni Janakka: Röyhkeyskoulu (Tuuma 2019) // Aikuiset (YLE 2020) Vappu: Skorpioni // Raimo A. Nikula: Astrologian i...
2020-06-2751 minSea ChangeCollaboration as a way of beingWe are now less than ten years away from 2030, that’s the year we are meant to have achieved the Sustainable Development Goals. How close are we to achieving these goals ? The crises we face today in the world do not change the problems we’ve committed to solving like ending poverty and eradicating hunger, ensuring access to clean water and ensuring the good health and wellbeing of all the people on this planet. And we have to wonder, do we have the right systems and structures to harness on the power of our collective ingenuity, and do it in a wa...
2020-06-1700 minIn The Field"We want to hear from you."ITF is back! In this mid-series episode we want to talk about how non-profits are dealing with the pandemic and we ask a few of our friends and colleagues about what they’ve been experiencing. Right now we have more questions than answers, but here are a few things we want to share.
We also want to hear from you, our listeners, about how you have been about the processes by which you are making decisions now, and participating in this moment - do you feel like your voice is being represented? Do you want a new way to be he...
2020-06-0420 minSea ChangeIntroducing Sea Change Season TwoSea Change is back.
In season 2, join us as we catch up with the curators of the societal platform approach and meet new organisations as they apply the principles of collaborative thinking and network effects to their work. We learn about what happens when organizations working in agriculture, education, finance and health transform their processes so that they can create more opportunities for agency and diversity to thrive within their systems.
Sea Change is co-produced by Societal Platform and Vaaka Media. For more information, go to www.societalplatform.org
2020-06-0300 min
City of WomenTrailer - City of WomenIn City of Women, we explore the calculated strategies, backdoor negotiations, and often absurd lengths women go to have fun and feel free in their city. Every Indian woman knows that being out in the city comes with rules - rules that determine who gets to be where and what you can and can’t do. But this show is not about those rules. It’s about how they get broken, bent, and jumped over when women decide to do things just for themselves. From Vaaka Media, hosts Radhika Viswanathan and Samyuktha Varma will take you on a fu...
2020-03-0104 min![Point Entante [Telugu]](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_episode/27185788/f2c4843e244f900f.jpeg)
Point Entante [Telugu]Ep 7 - Our Favorite Songs Growing Up (2000-05)Songs 2000-05 Badri - all songs - yeh chikitha Nuve kavali - anaganaga akasam Mrugaraju - Chai chamaku Narasimha Naidu - ninna kuttesinadhi monna kuttesinadhi, Ababa nee meesam guchene guchene Murari - yekkada undo taaraka - cheppamma cheppamma Kushi - ammaye sannaga - cheliya cheliya Nuvu nenu - gaaju vaaka pilla Itlu sravani subramanyam - happy day day day Student no 1 - Yemetti chesado tuy tuy tuy tuy Anandam - kanulu moosina kanulu terichina Daddy - Aadu adinchu, lucky lucky entento lucky Manasantha nuve - cheppana prema chelimi chirunama Takkari donga - naluguriki Nuvu leka nenu lenu - parigedathava Chi Chi...
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VillapaitaseuraK1J10 - HuumoriKevätkauden viimeisessä jaksossa pohditaan, mitä jokainen meistä voi saada horoskoopeista. Meriä naurattaa horoskooppimerkkeihin perustuva huumori. Juho on ehtinyt syventyä eläinradan merkistöön niin pitkälle että joutui sanomaan ”tämän pidemmälle en enää mene”. Villapaitaseuran Kalat ei voi uskoa planeettojen vaikutusta luonteenpiirteisiin, Vaaka pohtii olisiko niin vaakamainen jos ei tietäisi olevansa Vaaka.
Lähteet: Mitä mietit, Ronja Salmi? Jakso 9: Mystiikkabuumi (YLE, 17.3.2020) https://areena.yle.fi/1-50203306?autoplay=true // Kuningaskuluttuja (Yle uutiset) ” Tulevaisuus kiinnostaa - horoskoopit myyvät” 10.1.2002 https://yle.fi/aihe/artikkeli/2002/01/10/tulevaisuus-kiinnostaa-horoskoopit-myyvat // Jenni Janakka: Röyhkeyskoulu (Tuuma 2019) // Aikuiset (YLE 2020) Vappu: Skorpioni // Raimo A. Nikula: Astrologian i...
2019-11-161h 10In 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 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 FieldBonus Episode: Education as a right in IndiaWelcome to this very special bonus episode of In the Field. Stay tuned for our next In the Field episode, coming very soon.
This episode is brought to you by Indus Action (www.indusaction.org), an organization working on a very specific tenet of the Right to Education Act - they’re trying to improve the way affirmative action is implemented in India’s private schools.
We make In the Field to to introduce you to the people trying to solve hard social problems, to their ideas and practices, and to the conversations that sometimes get stuck inside the social sect...
2019-02-1814 min
Peak Paddle Performance PodcastPPP Episode 30: Michele Eray, You Regret More The Things you Didn’t DoIn today’s podcast I managed to catch up with Olympic athlete, coach, and co-founder of Paddle California, Michele Eray. I somehow coerced her into sitting still just long enough to record a great podcast session. The title of this episode and Michele’s personal mantra says it all, “You regret more in life the things that you didn’t do than the things you did”. Michele takes her mantra quite serious and I’m certain you’ll agree after listening to our conversation.
We cover a lot of ground in this episode, below are just a couple of the...
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tcsurfski's podcastPPP Episode 30: You Regret More The Things you Didn't Do, with Michele Eray In today's podcast I managed to catch up with Olympic athlete and coach, and co-founder of Paddle California, Michele Eray. I somehow coerced her into sitting still just long enough to record a great podcast session. The title of this episode and Michele's personal mantra says it all, "You regret more in life the things that you didn't do than the things you did". Michele takes her mantra quite serious and I'm certain you'll agree after listening to this episode. We cover a lot of ground in this episode, below are just a...
2019-02-101h 28In 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 minSea ChangeEpisode 3: Sea ChangeIn our final episode, we try and understand what it takes to ensure that ‘collaboration’ happens in an equitable way, in a mutually beneficial way, and in a way that respects diversity. We also explore what it means for different groups – governments, markets, citizens and society to truly envision a sea change in the way they think and practice development. And finally, change requires specific types of investment and time, where will all this come from?
2018-09-2100 minSea ChangeEpisode 2: Not for the few, but for the manyIn episode two of Sea Change, "Not for the few, but for the many", we hit the road to see what societal platform thinking looks like in real life, learn from experts about how grassroots organisations scale up, and then meet a group of doctors and researchers who have re-imagined how to bring medical expertise and skills to remote regions and communities. And finally we meet the people building the infrastructure necessary to make systemic advancements in education.
2018-09-0700 minSea ChangeEpisode 1: Another way of seeingIn this first episode of Sea Change, “Another way of seeing”, we speak to a group of people who set audacious goals, like transforming how children learn, how people access capital, or healthcare - but they don’t believe in focusing only on solutions. They believe that societal problems can also be addressed through approaches that seek a sea change, a systemic change in the way we do things. Technology has become an undeniable fact of our lives, and as it simultaneously transforms how we live, work, and what we aspire towards, it has a huge role to play in provid...
2018-08-2300 minSea ChangeSea Change - TrailerWelcome to Sea Change, a show about societal change in the digital age and how to make a bigger, faster and more inclusive impact in the world we live in. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher or whereever you get your podcasts! Do it today so you don't miss a single episode.
2018-07-3000 minIn The Field“There is history in all our aspirations.”The youth are a prized population, for they represent the much talked about demographic dividend and so countries are supposed to nurture and help them develop. However, most approaches are instrumentalist, and see young people as mediums for prosperity. Or as a problem that needs a solution - through jobs, skills, education and even through settling down.
But it skirts around the hard questions of young India’s identity. How do the youth see themselves in society? And what are their individual hopes and dreams? In contrast to childhood, the long coming of age years is less about protecting innocence, wo...
2018-04-2637 minIn The Field“You’re really not condemning the whole system, you're pinpointing where the problem is"In development work, there are some spaces that need big ideas and radical new thinking, and there are others that require a different form of engagement - a slower, more steady, enabling presence. In these spaces, it’s about fixing something by actually just getting it to work - but that’s no small task.
Access to Justice is one of the harder spaces to fund and work in. From a development sector perspective, it seems ‘unfundable’, because it is hard to activate solutions for. The justice system might seem removed from our everyday lives, so what is our role in tryin...
2018-04-1435 minIn The Field"And so what we eat on our plates starts to determine the fate of the soil of our land."Do we know where our food comes from? Does it come from down the road, or from a continent away? And do we really care? It’s all the same to us. Agriculture, especially food production is a topic deeply rooted in development. It’s too important to not pay attention to but it’s hard to know where to begin understanding it.
And we know this because conversations about food can get uncomfortable sometimes, especially while there are farmer protests taking place, when we realise our cities are inundated with garbage and detritus, much of which comes from packaged food...
2018-03-2236 minIn The Field"But you already think what they can do at best is maybe make papad."A recent preoccupation within the development sector is the falling female workforce participation in India. More pronounced in rural India than in urban India, nevertheless a concern given that our country has made significant strides in education and economic growth as a whole.
The story of women and work in India is complex. It's connected to all of the big things: structural issues, patriarchy, and cultural values. In development, we're constantly trying to find ways to bring women into the economic sphere, as it is the most effective way to help empower. Yet, our approaches are often reined in by...
2018-03-0839 minIn The Field"What you think is a position of knowledge, [is] just privilege and nothing else."The Indian environmental movement has had a long and fascinating history. While young India’s charismatic leaders were instrumental in instituting laws to protect nature and wildlife, powerful social movements fought to bring to light the important connection between development, the environment, and vulnerable people. Environmental justice in the Indian context has arisen from these movements and we now have laws and regulation that are intended to protect people and compensate them for what they stand to lose.
Today we see environmental awareness growing in urban India. The middle classes have agency like never before - suddenly conscious of fragile ur...
2018-02-1628 minIn The Field"How would you make something participatory, when you are working at that scale?"In a thriving, vibrant, and diverse democracy like India, what does it mean to participate? We tend to see participation in a democracy as an act that happens every five years, but there are many spaces for a more continuous and enduring engagement. So, how do people participate, and what hinders effective participation? How do we level the playing field, so that everyone can participate in, engage with, and contribute to India’s democracy? In this episode, we take a look this essential aspect of development, that’s integral to almost every kind of intervention designed to affect social change.
We m...
2018-02-0137 minIn The FieldNew Year Wishes - "You've got to float all the boats."In this mini-episode, we revisit some of the conversations we've had over the course of the year. Every episode gives us the chance to meet some of the most committed people in the field and we've truly learnt a lot. There are many very interesting conversations that don't make it to the final cut of the show, and here, we bring to you two of them.
We go back to our meeting with Dr Anura Kurpad, and he tells us about some of the challenges with the 'development' way of addressing complex issues like malnutrition. These are intergenerational problems that...
2017-12-2410 minIn The Field“These are not considered to be 'good' jobs"In this episode of In the Field, we take a closer look at the informal economy in India - the workers that hold up our cities. These are the millions of street vendors, drivers, dhobis, vegetable sellers, domestic workers, electricians, construction workers and wastepickers that are very much a part of the urban landscape, but also an integral part of our lives. Informal workers are usually self-employed, work from home or make their living from contractual work. This means their livelihoods are fundamentally insecure. While many informal workers hover above the poverty line, one major illness in the family, for...
2017-12-0730 minIn The Field“What difference did you make?"The word “development” implies progress - a forward, positive progression of processes, standards of living, and human behaviours. The crux of most development work is to affect change in some form, for the better, for those less fortunate. In this episode of In the Field, we attempt to look at change and what it means in the context of development work in India.
In this episode, we talk to a range of people working on change in different ways and in different fields - a communicator, a researcher, an activist, and a singer. Each brings their unique perspective to the idea...
2017-11-2232 minIn The Field"Why do you have to tell us all this? Can't I just Google?"Do you remember the first time you were out in nature? Or the first time you saw a wild animal? Do you remember how it made you feel?
Among the many things we have to be proud of, India’s rich heritage of biodiversity and fascinating history of conservation stand out. During the British rule, conservation was focused on specific species and geographic areas, and for a long time was based on the idea that protecting nature meant keeping humans out or away from it. The foundations for modern day conservation were established in post-independence India, with the passing of th...
2017-11-0723 min
In The Field“If you eat egg, your child will be bald."In India, the high rate of stunting amongst children is alarming. With no easy policy solutions, a glut of expert views, and a collective anxiety about its high occurrence, we tried to wrap our heads around the problem to find out what we ought to be doing.
Measured as a low height for age, stunting is known to hinder the growth of human capital and one’s early life circumstances are important determinants of future economic productivity and health. There are many factors that affect stunting: the health and age of the mother and child, the ease of pregnancy, the en...
2017-10-2428 min
In The FieldSeries 1 TrailerIndia has a large, vibrant community of development professionals working to improve the lives of its citizens. They are bureaucrats, philanthropists, activists, companies, academia, students, religious leaders, journalists, your neighbourhood do gooder... the list goes on. Despite our many problems, there has never been as much interest or as many players invested in India’s ‘development’ project as there are today. And every day seems to bring a new idea to the table.
We, the hosts, have been ‘In the Field’ throughout our careers. While ‘the field’ is a term most commonly associated with the site of social work, it’s also the field...
2017-10-0201 minPeak Paddle Performance PodcastPPP Episode 19: All Things Cadence with Dr Brendan O’NeillIn today’s podcast we sit down with Dr Brendan O’Neill the Chief Operating Officer of Vaaka Cadence based out of New Zealand. Brendan grew up in competitive kayaking starting at the age of 15. He competed at very high levels in the UK during his peak years and then transitioned into coaching. As a paddler, coach, and Doctor of Sports Medicine, Brendan found his true passion exploring the realm of physiology and related metrics to drive optimal performance.
This is a great discussion centered around the benefits of training with real time cadence and distance per stroke fe...
2017-09-141h 00tcsurfski's podcastPPP Episode 19 - All things Cadence with Dr Brendan O'NeillIn today’s podcast we sit down with Dr Brendan O’Neill the Chief Operating Officer of Vaaka Cadence based out of New Zealand. As is the case with all the Kiwis I know, it is hard to get Brendan to speak about himself and his credentials, but I did manage to get a little bit out of him. Brendan grew up in competitive kayaking starting at the age of 15. He competed at very high levels in the UK during his peak years and then transitioned into coaching. As a paddler, coach, and Doctor of Sports Medicine, Brendan found his true passi...
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TaustapeiliTaustapeili.: "Vaaka on mittari siitä, meneekö meillä hyvin vain huonosti"Kun Päivi Sappinen meni lääkäriin korvakivun takia, hän poistui vastaanotolta ravitsemusterapeutin lähete kainalossaan. Kirjailija Pekka Hiltusen mukaan moni muukin ylikiloja kantava kertoo kokeneensa saman. Kansanterveyden näkökulmasta lihavuutta pidetään ongelmana, kansa taas ajattelee, että lihavat ovat leppoisia, mutta myös laiskoja ja saamattomia. Taustapeilissä pohditaan kenelle lihavuus on ongelma ja miksi. Toimittajana on Sanna Jussila. yle.fi/taustapeili
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