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A new kind of celebrityUSHA CHAUMAR - From Manual Scavenging to Padma Shri - S01 EP35 [HINDI]This episode we celebrate Usha Chaumar. Usha is a social worker from Alwar, Rajasthan, India. From age 7, she used to work as a manual scavenger, or do the work of maila doni as it is called in her region. She is the President of Sulabh International Social Service Organisation, the non-profit arm of Sulabh International. In 2020, she received the Padma Shri honour from the Government of India for her contribution in the field of social work. Bindeshwar Pathak was instrumental in her journey, you can listen to his journey in episode 11.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm...
2022-05-1649 minA new kind of celebrityANOOP PARIK - Education, the gateway to opportunities - S01 EP34Education has many obvious benefits, but did you know that Universal secondary education could virtually end child marriage, or that each year of education reduces the risk of conflict by around 20% or that one extra year of schooling increases an individual's earnings by up to 10%. Learn how our guest Anoop Parik works to do this for his students in an area of Mumbai, India where 78% of the population lives in slums, the life expectancy is 38 years and which has a human development index of 0.05. Anoop Parik is a librarian, teacher, and football coach who has been working w...
2022-04-2538 minA new kind of celebrityDEBORAH LEVINE - Diversity Appreciation & Inclusion - S01 EP33There are 7000+ different languages in the world, and 4200+ different religions, faith groups, tribes etc. Our guest, Deborah Levine, speaks about how to thrive, appreciate and encourage such diversity. Deborah Levine is the founder and editor in chief of American Diversity Report. She is an award-winning author of 15 books, and Forbes Magazine Diversity And Inclusion Trailblazer. Deborah has 33 years experience as a change maker in challenging times. Deborah is a Designer of Cognitive Diversity using emotion metrics, neuro-communication, and decision-optimization. With her considerable experience in program planning, community interface, teaching and management, she designs DEI projects that boost i...
2022-04-1838 minA new kind of celebrityZOHAIR DIWAN - Nobody Ever Sleeps Hungry - S01 EP32Globally, about 9% of the world’s population — 811 million people — go to bed on an empty stomach each night. Every thirteen seconds, a child dies from the effects of hunger. On the other hand, it is estimated that nearly one third of the food produced in the world for human consumption every year gets lost or wasted. In this episode, we celebrate Zohair Diwan. Zohair Diwan is a metal artist and the founder of the organisation Nobody Ever Sleeps Hungry (NESH). Nobody Ever Sleeps Hungry started with providing food to people in need in some communities in Mumbai and evol...
2022-03-2137 minA new kind of celebrityCHITRA VISHWANATH - Sustainable & Innovative Architecture - S01 EP31Did you know that the construction sector contributes to 23% of air pollution, 40% of drinking water pollution, and 50% of landfill wastes? It doesn't have to be this way, Chitra Vishwanath builds differently. In this episode we celebrate Chitra Vishwanath. Chitra is an Indian architect based in Bengaluru who works on themes related to ecology and architecture. She has been running her own architectural firm since 1991, working with other architects on many projects in India and Africa. She is currently the Principal Architect and Managing Director of BIOME Environment Solutions. She has been involved in more than 800 projects encompassing c...
2022-03-0740 minA new kind of celebrityBOOKMARKS #5 with KANIKA SARAFF - Conversational Recap of Ep25 to Ep29 - S01 EP30Have you been meaning to listen to one of our episodes but haven't found the time yet? Do you want to know the high level insights across the past episodes? Then this episode is for you, curated bookmarks from the past five episodes?Our last five episodes have had guests like Naresh Sijapati working on empowering migrants, Erin Ganju, building Rooms to Read across the wrold, Viren Rasquinha, chasing Olympic Gold Medals, Joyita Mondal, the first transgender judge and Mohd Tarique working to dignify the homeless and destitute. In this conversation, Venil is joined by a...
2022-02-2824 minA new kind of celebrityMOHD TARIQUE - Dignifying the Homeless and Destitute - [HINGLISH] - S01 EP29Based on the Indian Census 2011, there are 1.77 million homeless people in India. However, civil society organisations peg the number at above 3 Million. The complexity of the problem is increased by the intersectionality of caste and poverty. In one study done, it was seen that 80% of the homeless people were from Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Castes. Listen to this episode to hear how we as individuals as well as the system as a whole can improve. In this episode, we celebrate Mohd Tarique. Mohd Tarique is the founder of Koshish. Koshish is a TISS Field A...
2022-02-1459 minA new kind of celebrityJOYITA MONDAL - The First Transgender Judge of India [HINDI] - S01 EP28In India, 92% Transgender people are unemployed and close to 80% drop out of school. In 2014, the NALSA judgement was passed which acknowledged Transgenders as a third gender and affirmed their fundamental rights. In 2019, Transgender Person Act was passed which provided for the protection of rights of Transgender people. The lack of data adds to the invisibility of Transgender people. In this episode we celebrate Joyita Mondal. Joyita Mondal is the first transgender judge at a Lok Adalat in Dinajpur, West Bengal. A Lok Adalat is an alternative dispute resolution mechanism in India. In addition to this role, she w...
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Magic MicMagic Mic 058 - Venil Ali, Host of A New Kind of Celebrity PodcastVenil Ali, Host of A New Kind of Celebrity Podcast joins us in today's Magic Mic. Tune in as show host K Bharath aka Magic Mic shares the latest podcast trends, news, and tools. Having produced over 1000 shows, he has the experience of recording from an airplane, paddy field, in a car and in a night market. You can reach out to Magic Mic at kb@pikkal.com.
2022-02-0315 minA new kind of celebrityVIREN RASQUINHA - A Quest for Olympic Champions - S01 EP27Did you know that a country's GDP is a predictor of performance at the Olympics? Higher income countries have consistently had a higher medal tally as compared to lower income countries. Hear this episode to discover how an organisation is breaking this trend. In this episode we celebrate Viren Rasquinha. Viren Rasquinha is an Indian hockey player. He is the former captain of the Indian hockey team and was a member of the team that finished 7th at the Athens Olympics in 2004. He pursued management studies and now is the CEO of an organisation called Olympic Gold Q...
2022-01-2446 minA new kind of celebrityERIN GANJU - Building Rooms to Read Across the World - S01 EP26Did you know that 58% of global school age population are not attaining minimum proficiency levels in Reading and Math? That amounts to 357 million children. Of these 137 million children will reach the last grade of school and still not reach the minimum proficiency levels. The percentages are much higher for low income countries as opposed to high income countries. In this episode we celebrate Erin Ganju, Managing Director of Echidna Giving Fund, which invests in organizations advancing girls’ education in lower-income countries. Prior to her role at Echidna Giving, Erin turned a bold idea for advancing literacy and gen...
2021-11-2242 minA new kind of celebrityNARESH SIJAPATI - An Immigrant to an Entrepreneur - S01 EP25 [HINDI]Did you know that India ranked last out of 52 countries for having the least favourable conditions for migrants. India has 456 million migrants, 99% are internal migrants and 1% are international migrants (immigrants). In today's episode we celebrate Naresh Sijapati. Naresh is the founder and CEO of Panah Foundation. Panah Foundation works in Ahmedabad to provide a multitude of services to migrant communities. Naresh started his journey as an immigrant from Nepal. He started working early and went through multiple jobs of working in factories, restaurants and an NGO before starting out on his own. We speak about hi...
2021-11-0845 minA new kind of celebrityBOOKMARKS #4 with KANIKA SARAFF - A conversational recap of Ep19 to Ep23 - S01 EP24Have you been meaning to listen to one of our episodes but haven't found the time yet? Do you want to know the high level insights across the past episodes? Then this episode is for you, curated bookmarks from the past five episodes?Our last five episodes have had guests who have spoken about educating girls in rural areas, alternative homes for children in institutional care, being a sarpanch, gender disparity in the police force and surviving a genocide. In this episode, Bookmarks, we pause and collect the rich insights and learnings from these five episodes.
2021-10-2528 minA new kind of celebrityROBERT KABERA - Leadership in Adversity - S01 EP23How does one come out of experiencing a Genocide? How does it shape a person and their journey? In this episode, we celebrate Robert Kabera. Robert is a Rwanda genocide survivor, an Award-winning Stanford engineering grad and Entrepreneur and a resilience guru. He is the co-founder of COO & Sync Energy AI, a no-code energy analytics startup. His background puts him in a unique position to make transformative breakthroughs in a variety of areas, from bringing credit scoring to unbanked farmers to building power systems that better prepare us for natural disasters. We speak about his exp...
2021-10-1150 minA new kind of celebritySUTAPA SANYAL - Breaking Barriers in the Police Service - S01 EP22The Indian Police force has around 6% women in the force. Of those women only 6% make it to an officer level. In this episode, we celebrate Sutapa Sanyal. Sutapa is an ex - IPS officer and has served as the Director General of Police in Uttar Pradesh. One of the few women who have held such a high post in the IPS. Sutapa Sanyal is an expert in Ending Violence against Women (EVAW), child protection, and anti-human trafficking. Currently she serves as Director General of Mahila Samman Prakoshth (MSP), an innovative police unit protecting the rights of over 13 m...
2021-09-281h 07A new kind of celebrityLOPA GANDHI - Education across Contexts - S01 EP21According to global statistics, 61% of rural girls do not attend secondary school. This is far higher than rural boys (55%), urban girls (41%) and urban boys (40%). Deficits in girls education leads to increased poverty, reduced family health, earlier marriages and pregnancies among other things. In this episode we celebrate Lopa Gandhi. Lopa Gandhi is the founder of Ugam Education Foundation. Ugam Education Foundation's mission is to use replicable frameworks to create model residential school for girls (KGBVs) in partnership with education systems through empowerment of people and processes to ensure girls are educated and empowered. Ugam Education currently works a...
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A new kind of celebrityJABNA CHAUHAN - The Youngest Sarpanch - S01 EP20 [HINDI]Globally, women make up only 25% of the parliament and only 6% are Heads of State or Governments. In India, in 2019, only 8% women contest the Lok Sabha elections. At the local government level, India has a 33% reservation for women. In this episode we celebrate Jabna Chauhan. Jabna comes from a humble background and through her immense determination, she became the youngest Sarpanch that India has had, at the age of 22. She worked on multiple issues like banning intoxication, cleanliness and women empowerment. She won many awards for her work as a Pradhan, she also inspired a women led movement i...
2021-08-2339 minA new kind of celebrityDR. KIRAN MODI - Reimagining Child Care Institutions - S01 EP19In India, 23.6 million children live without parental care, that is, they lack the overnight care of at least one of their parents. Only 1.4% receives any sort of formal alternative care.In this episode we celebrate Dr. Kiran Modi. Dr. Kiran Modi is the founder and managing trustee of Udayan Care. Founded in 1994, Udayan Care runs innovative small group, family based children's home in India. In addition to this, they run education and livelihood programs for disadvantaged girls. They are the leaders in alternative care and after care of institutionalised children. Dr. Modi has a doctorate in American...
2021-08-0942 minA new kind of celebrityBOOKMARKS #3 with KANIKA SARAFF - A conversational recap of Ep12 to Ep17 - S01 EP18NEW FORMAT ALERT - Have you been meaning to listen to one of our episodes but haven't found the time yet? Do you want to know the high level insights across the past episodes? Then this episode is for you, curated bookmarks from the past five episodes?Our last five episodes have had guests who have spoken about coaching, personal potential, civil services, governance, media for change, shaping youth behaviour, leading a movement, female genital mutilation, inclusion, different abilities. In this episode, Bookmarks, we pause and collect the rich insights and learnings from these five episodes.
2021-06-2825 minA new kind of celebrityGENE EARLY - Unlocking Potential - S01 EP17What do you do when you feel ‘stuck’ or that you aren’t meeting your potential, or just upset and angry with people around you? All the answers to moving forward productively in such scenarios lies within. Listen to this episode to take away some tools that might help you.In this episode we celebrate Gene Early. Gene is a Leadership and Organisational Development expert. He works as a strategic advisor to global leaders, entrepreneurs and non - profits across Asia, Australia, Europe and the United States. He works with these leaders to develop transformational leadership, strong organi...
2021-06-141h 03A new kind of celebrityTIFFANY BRAR - Inclusion is a Choice - S01 EP16Did you know that 90% of children with disabilities do not attend school? More than 75% of persons with disabilities are unemployed globally. How do we work towards a more inclusive society? In this episode we celebrate Tiffany Brar. Tiffany Brar is a young disability activist, special educator and the founder of Jyothirgamaya Foundation. Tiffany became blind as an infant due to oxygen toxicity. She started Jyothirgamaya in 2012 with the aim of empowering blind people of all ages. Since inception she has trained many blind people in Braille, mobility, basic computer use, and other necessary life skills. She is an...
2021-06-0747 minA new kind of celebrityMASOOMA RANALVI - Understanding Female Genital Mutilation - S01 EP15*TRIGGER WARNING* This episode contains explicit details of the process of Female Genital Mutilation. Did you know that over 200 million girls and women across 30 countries have undergone Female Genital Mutilation? Female Genital Mutilation is defined by the WHO as a practice that involves the partial or total remove of external female genital or injury to the female genital organs for non - medical reasons. The practice has no health benefits for girls and women.In this Episode we celebrate Masooma Ranalvi. Masooma is a Law graduate, a Chevening Scholar, with a Diploma on Women in Leadership and Management, University of...
2021-05-1745 minA new kind of celebrityROB BURNET - Power of Media to Influence Youth Behaviour - S01 EP14When you think about a Comic Book, we bet that you don't associate reduction in teen pregnancies, increase in use of contraception or increase in youth income with it. This episode will shift your perspective. In this episode we celebrate Rob Burnet. Rob Burnet is the founder and CEO of Shujaaz Inc, a double Emmy Award winning network of social ventures that inspire, entertain, and mobilise 7.5 million 15-24-year-olds across East Africa. Shujaaz Inc’s team of young East African researchers, creatives, strategists and producers runs its three social ventures; Shujaaz – East Africa’s biggest youth brand; Hustla...
2021-05-101h 05A new kind of celebritySHAILAJA CHANDRA - Demystifying Governance - S01 EP13The Civil Services exam is one of the toughest to crack in India, some of the most capable people join the Indian Administrative Service. Yet, the most common complaint heard from a common person is one of poor Governance. What are the gaps? Where does the system work well? In this episode we celebrate Shailaja Chandra. Shailaja was a member of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) for over 40 years. She has held assignments in the Ministries of Defense, Power and Health as well as been posted in multiple states like Manipur, Goa, Delhi and Andaman & Nicobar Islands. S...
2021-05-031h 04A new kind of celebrityBOOKMARKS #2 with KANIKA SARAFF - A conversational recap of Ep07 to Ep11 - S01 EP12NEW FORMAT ALERT - Have you been meaning to listen to one of our episodes but haven't found the time yet? Do you want to know the high level insights across the past episodes? Then this episode is for you, curated bookmarks from the past five episodes?Our last five episodes have covered Education, Plastic, Sanitation and Justice and Imprisonment. Following our format last year, we pause and collect the rich insights and learnings after every five episodes. In this conversation, Venil is joined by an educator, social sector professional and a dear friend, Kanika Saraff. Kanika...
2021-04-2627 minA new kind of celebrityDR. BINDESHWAR PATHAK - Leading the Sanitation Revolution - S01 EP11Did you know that 30% of the world's population doesn't have access to improved sanitation? Did you know that 60% of the world's population doesn't have access to safely managed sanitation (like sewage systems). Did you know that 15% of the world's population still practices open defecation? In this episode we celebrate Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak, founder of Sulabh International. Dr. Pathak talks about his mission of eradicating untouchability and the various ways in which he has worked toward it. He shares about the different technologies he developed that helped with the mission - two pit toilets that do not need a...
2021-04-1249 minA new kind of celebrityTERESA NJOROGE - Rebuilding hope after imprisonment. S01 EP10Did you know that poverty and single parent homes have a very high correlation with being imprisoned later in life? Did you know that 50% of people get re-imprisoned within two years of being released from prison? In this episode, we celebrate Teresa Njoroge, founder and CEO of Clean Start Kenya. Teresa Njoroge worked in the Banking industry for 10 years. She was wrongfully convicted and served time in the largest Women's prison in Kenya, the Langata Women Maximum Security Prison, along with her 3 month old baby. This experience drove her to start Clean Start. In this episode we t...
2021-04-0547 minA new kind of celebrityDR. RAJAGOPALAN VASUDEVAN - Plastic Roads, An Indian Innovation ('Indovation') - S01 EP09Did you know, global plastic pollution is highest from countries without a plastic waste management system and not from countries that produce the most plastic? Did you know that there are solutions available to utilise ALL of our plastic waste?In this episode, we celebrate Dr. Rajagopalan Vasudevan, the Plastic Man of India. He is an Indian Scientist and a retired Professor at Thiagarajar College of Engineering in Chennai. He is also a recipient of multiple awards including India’s fourth highest civilian award, Padma Shri in 2018. In this episode Dr. Vasudevan talks to us about his in...
2021-03-1554 minA new kind of celebrityPEN HUSTON - Crisp Bags to Sleeping Bags - S01 EP08Do you love chips, crisps, wafers? Did you know, food packaging is the largest contributor to single use plastic. 91% of all single use plastic goes into landfills or the ocean.Our guest Pen Huston has a brilliant idea to recycle them and put them to good use. She is from Hastings, England and is the founder of ‘The Crisp Packet Project.’ At the Crisp Packet Project, they use crisp (chips/wafers) packets and convert them into Bivi bags and survival sheets which are then distributed to the homeless.Pen is also a volunteer with the char...
2021-03-0821 minA new kind of celebrityROHIT DHANKAR - The Essence of Education - S01 EP07How do you build critical thinking in children, while building discipline? How do you truly be child centered while teaching and interacting with children? Have you heard of a school without standards/grades? A super listen for Educators, Parents and those interested in Education.In this episode we celebrate Rohit Dhankar, who is a Professor of Philosophy of Education and Curriculum Studies at Azim Premji University. He is also the founder secretary of Digantar, Jaipur an alternative school trying out simple and innovative learning methods. Rohit Dhankar talks about his journey to leading an alternative school in...
2021-03-011h 08A new kind of celebrityBOOKMARKS #1 with KANIKA SARAFF - A conversational recap of Ep01 to Ep05 - S01 EP06NEW FORMAT ALERT - Have you been meaning to listen to one of our episodes but haven't found the time yet? Do you want to know the high level insights across the past episodes? Then this episode is for you, curated bookmarks from the past five episodes? We've released five very diverse episodes till now. Our guests have spanned topics like healthcare, employment, education, sustainability and inclusion. We have had 14 year old entrepreneurial twins as well as a 70 year old Doctor. There have been a lot of insights. We decided to pause and collect the rich insights a...
2021-02-1522 minA new kind of celebrityPRIYA AGRAWAL - Aspirational Employment for All - S01 EP05Did you know that only 25% of Indian youth make it into Higher Education? Of those that graduate, only 47% are employable. Within this context our guest in this episode not only dreams of all youth having aspirational and choice based employment, but is making it a reality.In this episode, we celebrate Priya Agrawal. Priya is the founder of Antarang Foundation which dreams of every young person being passionately, productively and positively engaged in a career of choice. Priya worked in the advertising world for more than a decade before switching over to the social sector where she...
2021-02-081h 14A new kind of celebrityHARPITH & HARPITHA - The 14 year old Entrepreneurs - S01 EP04Have you wondered what early experiences in life shape entrepreneurs? Do you have a passion that you want to convert into a business? Our guests in this episode are 14 year old twins, who did just that. They converted a passion of theirs, spelling and language, into a company that can help many others develop the love for spelling and language.In this episode we are celebrating Harpith & Harpita. Their confidence, clarity and determination blew our mind. Wise beyond their age, listen to these Grade 9 students and founders of Classminds talk about their defining experiences, how they channeled...
2021-02-0155 minA new kind of celebrityRAMESH DHAMI & SHRIYANS BHANDARI - Refurbished Foot Fashion & Social Good - S01 EP0320 billion shoes are produced annually in the world. 90% of these shoes end up in landfills. Shoes take upto 50 years to decompose in landfills. India is the world’s second largest producer in the world. GreenSole has a solution - They recycle and refurbish old shoes into eco - friendly, vegan stylish shoes. This is not all, they also donate shoes to children in Govt. schools who do not have shoes.In this episode we hear the journeys of the founders Ramesh Dhami and Shriyans Bhandari. Ramesh and Shriyans come from very different backgrounds, we speak about how th...
2021-01-2439 minA new kind of celebrityVANDITA MORARKA - Decoding Intersectionality, Gender and Values - S01 EP02Have you been curious to understand more about the Gender Spectrum or Intersectionality? Would our interactions, solutions or initiatives be stronger if we understood this better?In this episode we are celebrating Vandita Morarka. We start with understanding the work of One Future Collective. We decode some terms like intersectionality and gender. We understand how these impact us at individual level as well as at a system level, and what it takes to build awareness and shift mindsets around these ideas. Vandita tells us about her journey and why she started doing this work. Finally, we talk...
2021-01-151h 05A new kind of celebrityDR. UMA ALI - Enabling Affordable Specialised Healthcare for All - S01 EP01Have you complained about Government hospitals and public healthcare? Would you associate the word "Excellent" with India's public hospitals? In our first episode of A new kind of celebrity, we are in conversation with Dr. Uma Ali. We speak about why she uses the word excellent to describe the quality of healthcare in the public healthcare systems of India. She shares her observation from being on the inside of charitable, public and private hospitals for over 40 years. We go on to talk how specialised pediatric care is still in nascent phases in India. Did you know that t...
2021-01-0450 minA new kind of celebrityTRAILER - A New Kind of CelebrityListen in to find out more about A New Kind of Celebrity and the stories we will cover. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anewkindofcelebrity/message
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