Payal just stepped into Surarquía’s sun-lit workshop near the Sagrada Familia and straight into the story of two South-American dreamers who turned a Barcelona flat into a leather lab.

Alejandro (Venezuela) and Felipe (Colombia) swapped architecture sketches for pattern-making, taught themselves to sew, and after kitchen-table prototypes, opened this atelier where every bag is cut, skived, and stitched by their own hands 

. In 2023 they finally moved the machines out of the apartment and into a purpose-built space, but the process is still gloriously slow and local 

In today’s episode, Payal gets the founders’-eye tour: the vintage Adler stitcher, the splitter that hums like an old Vespa, and the stopwatch that shows why a single Surarquía piece takes an entire workday to earn its seams.

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Blanca Rodríguez (@thewoundedhealer) is a bilingual storyteller who turns untreated childhood trauma into teachable hope. On stage she champions the “happy-chemistry” formula she calls D.O.S.E.- Dopamine, oxytocin, serotonin, endorphins and shows how music, laughter and dance spark each one for real body-mind repair. 

In this Melting Pot episode Blanca unpacks:

• why a two-minute shoulder release on your dog can calm your own nervous system

• her roadmap from shattered childhood to global speaker, massage therapist and ocean-volunteer 

Ready for a dose of movement-powered healing? 🎧 Tune in to your favourite streaming platform and dance your way to dopamine.

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After walking away from a high-powered legal career and a life that wasn’t truly hers, Sophia Elan (aka Debra Buhring) found healing, purpose, and a voice. In this powerful conversation, she shares how she transformed years of trauma into a life of authenticity. Through travel, writing, and heart- centered living.

Tune in to hear how Sophia broke free from toxic patterns and built a life aligned with who she really is.

#SophiaElan #MeltingPotPodcast #TraumaToTransformation #HeartCenteredLiving #WomenWhoRewrite #HealingThroughTravel #EmotionalResilience #LiveAuthentically #BreakingFree

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We have had an incredible journey in the past 1 year and we cannot be more grateful! Melting Pot (360 Degree) is a special series where we will revisit 5 episodes from 5 different series curated by Melting Pot in the past 1 year.

From artists to authors, our journey has witnessed the presence of some very talented professionals across the world and we hope to revisit them with YOU through our new series, Melting Pot (360 degree). 

Omar Masroor is owner and founder of the Aracosia group that serves authentic Afghan cuisine inspired by his roots in The District of Columbia, USA.

The group has three award-winning Afghan restaurants in the D.C. area.

Omar is proud to serve up old family recipes that have been passed down from generation to generation. They use quality ingredients and an array of spices and fresh herbs, Afghan Bistro, Bistro Aracosia and Aracosia McLean have something for everyone's taste.

Omar believes in providing traditional Afghan hospitality, educating and promoting the food and culture of his people. The three restaurants give the diners an opportunity to get a glimpse of the era in Afghanistan which is now sadly forgotten.

"The universe speaks to us through its amazing creations. We've become deaf and blind to the beautiful colours and sounds that are constantly being displayed.

Now I know that a Warrior and Poet resides in every soul. The hard part is to make sure the Warrior in you is always dormant and the Poet to be always singing and dancing"- Omar Masroor

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We have had an incredible journey in the past 1 year and we cannot be more grateful!

Melting Pot (360 Degree) is a special series where we will revisit 5 episodes from 5 different series curated by Melting Pot in the past 1 year.

From Artists to authors, our journey has witnessed the presence of some very talented professionals across the world and we hope to revisit them with YOU through our new series, Melting Pot (360 degree). 

Rukmini Vijayakumar is the artistic director of Raadha Kalpa Dance Company and the director of Lshva, a creative space for artists in the heart of Bangalore.

Her more recent work, Turiya, MALA, The Muse and Unrequited was created within the contemporary idiom and has been appreciated for their creative approach to the bharatanatyam vocabulary. She was bestowed the title of Arsha Kala Bhushanam by Swami Dayananda Saraswati. 

Also an actor, Rukmini has been recognised for the roles that she has played in a number of Indian Films and Theatre performances.

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We have had an incredible journey in the past 1 year and we cannot be more grateful!

Melting Pot (360 Degree) is a special series where we will revisit 5 episodes from 5 different series curated by Melting Pot in the past one year.

From artists to authors, our journey has witnessed the presence of some very talented professionals across the world and we hope to revisit them with YOU through our new series, Melting Pot (360 degree). 

Kicking off episode 1 with Idan Amedi! Actor, singer-songwriter and a martial arts expert, Idan was recently recognised for his stellar performance in the Netflix series Fauda.

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Nicole Gan is a Case Worker at the Outreach & Intervention Department at Trybe.

Trybe's vision is, “Every Youth a Success Story”. The agency believes that all youth hold the ability to

reach the fullest of their potentials and live successful lives. Thus, they are united by a mission -

to journey with youth who face adversities to lead purposeful lives, inspiring them to impact

others.

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Lor Kar Heng is Trybe’s Senior Youth Worker at the Singapore Boys’ Hostel. Also featured in the interview is Peter, (name has been changed to protect youth’s identity) a Trybe youth client.

Established in 1995, Trybe is a social service agency that serves youth facing adversities. A

member of the National Council of Social Services (NCSS), Trybe is a charity that has been

granted the Institute of Public Character (IPC) status.

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"Helga Foo is a Social Worker at the Rehabilitation & Reintegration Department at Trybe.

Trybe runs various youth programmes and manages the Singapore Boys’ Hostel (SBHL).

The agency provides youth with guidance and offer support for their families and communities, creating a complete ecosystem of care from community-based outreach and interventions, to individual in-care and aftercare services.

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Esther Chen is Trybe’s Lead Social Worker & Head of the Practice & Service Development Department.

Trybe's vision is “Every Youth a Success Story”. The agency believes that all youth hold the ability to

reach the fullest of their potentials and live successful lives. Thus, they are united by a mission -

to journey with youth who face adversities to lead purposeful lives, inspiring them to impact

others.

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Andre Chong is a Social Worker and the Head of the Rehabilitation and Reintegration department at Trybe, Singapore.

Established in 1995, Trybe is a social service agency that serves youth facing adversities. A

member of the National Council of Social Services (NCSS), Trybe is a charity that has been

granted Institute of Public Character (IPC) status.

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Diana is the former Financial Times executive, author of Future Proof: Reinventing Work in an Age of Acceleration and adjunct professor at Columbia Business School’s EMBA Global Asia. She is a female futurist. An educator, author, speaker and advisor rolled into one, Diana is passionate about encouraging and empowering individuals, businesses and boards within Asia and beyond to master the capacities they need for inspiring futures that matter. 

She believes she is privileged to have spoken to or consulted with clients including JP Morgan, AXA, Credit Suisse, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, the World Bank, Asia Development Bank, Expedia and Randstad.

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“There is light at the end of the tunnel, I simply followed the darkness of my own being and kept going until I discovered the light of my soul. Making peace with my deep dark shadows and accepting all my negatives and healing them I discovered my true strength and beauty. My message for everyone is "be you, for you". Unapologetic, authentic and raw and see how magic happens. 

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At 60, Barry Finlay climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, and it changed everything. What started as a personal challenge became a bestselling book, a decade of philanthropy, and an unexpected award from the Queen. In this episode, Barry shares the real story behind the mountain, the writing journey that followed, and why it’s never too late to start over.

🎧 Hit play for a story of reinvention, resilience, and quiet courage.

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Shyama and her husband Nihal founded St Judes India Child Care Centres in Mumbai after their return to India after spending 22 years outside the country. They were inspired  after their interaction with doctors at Tata Memorial Hospital India. They set up the first St Judes centre in Parel, Mumbai  in 2006 to provide a home away from home for children undergoing cancer treatment. These children, accompanied by their parents, come from small villages and distant towns where medical treatment for cancer is not available.

Shyama was born in Mumbai and has retained close links to the city throughout her life. Shyama opted for a career in management and worked professionally with a leading nationalised Indian bank. Twenty years of experience in this field disciplined her in dealing with a cross section of society and in the feasibility and administration of project finance.

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Sowjanya Bavisetti is an Indian tennis player. 

Sowjanya says “Never give up on something you really want. It’s difficult to keep going, but worse is regret”

Bavisetti has a career high WTA singles ranking of 571, achieved on 9 June 2014. She also has a career high WTA doubles ranking of 402, achieved on 24 February 2014. Bavisetti has won 3 ITF singles titles and 8 ITF doubles titles. Bavisetti represents India in the Fed Cup. 

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Rashantha is the founder of  Kadambari jewels. Gorgeous handcrafted  jewellery inspired by ancient Indian, Central and Southeast Asian cultures. Her work supports charities in Singapore, India and Sri Lanka and she has a faithful following of clients in many parts of the world. 

Rashantha lives in Singapore and has been designing Kadambari jewels for over ten years. 

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Smita Tharoor is the founder of Tharoor Associates, a training, coaching and

organisational development company that understands the importance of the

unconscious bias. She is a thought leader on unconscious bias, a keynote speaker,

trainer and coach who understands the importance of stories – both personal and

corporate- and its role in defining an organization's identity and practices.

She is the recipient of the “Global Diversity Leadership” Award at the 2017 World HRD

Congress. She is a consultant with the Disability Arts, Culture & Human Rights group

Together!2012. Smita provides training for Warwick University's Executive Leadership

Programme and is a visiting lecturer for MBA students at Jindal Global University, India.

She is an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development, an NLP

(Neuro Linguistic Programming) Practitioner, Coach, Mentor and Mindfulness

Practitioner.

Smita is a motivational keynote speaker and trainer. Whether it’s speaking to 350

women at a gender conference in Philadelphia or Penang, at a BAME (Black, Asian,

Minority Ethnic) conference in London or to a group of IT professionals in Bangalore,

Smita is empowering and inspiring. She connects with the audience on a personal level

and people remember the talk long after it was given.

Growing up in pluralistic India taught her the value of tolerance and the appreciation of

accepting differences. She is passionate about unconscious bias and how it impacts on

all aspects of leadership development. Her experience working in the UK, India, Europe,

Asia and the USA gives her a unique advantage in understanding the expectations and

needs of different cultures.

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Alexandra Kutas is the world’s first runway model in a wheelchair. Ukraine’s first fashion model with a disability and also an entrepreneur. A doctor’s mistake at birth resulted in Alexandra suffering a spinal cord injury and has been using a wheelchair from an early age. She has worked to support disability and mental health awareness in Ukraine and overseas.

Alexandra demonstrates how the ability to take risks and not let anyone or anything define what you are capable of can trailblaze a change in this world. She has received recognition from The Huffington Post; China Central Television; Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and America’s most popular public radio station, WNYC.

Kutas appeared on catwalks across 3 different continents. News about her first runway show in Kyiv was featured in more than 60 countries around the world. Recently she was recognised by the Kyiv Post Top 30 Under 30 award and the Chou Ta-Kuan Foundation presented by the President of Taiwan.

In her early 20s, she saw the price of neglecting mental health in her own family and the effects of keeping things internalised for too long and decided to be a mental health advocate.

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Rouble Nagi is the Founder of Rouble Nagi Art Foundation & Rouble Nagi Design Studio. She is an Award winning, internationally acclaimed artist with over 800 murals to her credit. With over 150 exhibitions worldwide. 

She is a member of the India Design Council (IDC), and is one of the pioneers to start Mumbai beautification with ‘Art Installations’ around the city. An Artist and Social worker who promotes young and talented artists from India and abroad. Rouble Nagi Art Foundation (RNAF) is a not-for-profit organization set up with the vision to make sure that all children get an education that helps them become caring, responsible and productive citizens.  

As a concrete step towards realizing this vision, RNAF has various programmes which aim at providing quality education for underprivileged children by introducing low cost and sustainable educational models. Her latest initiative Misaal Mumbai is the first slum transformation initiative in India via Art. 

The main aim is to connect with people through Art and bring a positive change in their mindset. Educating through art on the importance of Children Education, empowering Women, creating Job opportunities for Youth, Cleanliness, Hygiene, Sanitation, Waste Management- say No to Plastic & Children health in Slums & Villages. The Foundation has painted and repaired more than 1,50,000 homes to date and is currently working in over 163 slums and villages across India. 

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Sam is an arts engagement specialist, working internationally with audiences, museum and heritage professionals to transform meaning and provide authentic engagement in programming, events and external communications. 

She is an innovator who combines strategic marketing, education and arts administration to catalyse change and has run her own international arts organisation since 2014. Sam is passionate advocate of racial activism and has a BA Honours in Classical Studies from Reading University and an MA in Arts Administration and Cultural Policy from Goldsmiths University. 

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A Curator, Art Historian and Art Advisor based in Vilnius, Juste currently serves as a Board Member at Rupert, a centre for Art & Education in Vilnius, Lithuania, where she worked as a Director for 6 years. 

She is also a Board Member at the Lithuanian Culture Institute and ArtVilnius. She holds an M.A. in History of Art from the University of St Andrews, Scotland and has previously worked in curatorial departments at Tate Modern (London) and Jonas Mekas Foundation (New York), as well as curated independent projects in Iceland, Latvia, Belgium, Norway and elsewhere.

During her 15-year career in the arts, She has helped many artists and gallerists launch international careers and implement ambitious large-scale projects. She has also helped many start personal and business art collections.

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Emilya Colliver, Art Pharmacy’s founder and CEO has over 18 years’ experience in the art world across the public and private sectors, Emilya is driven by her passion for supporting Australian art and the practitioners who create it. Her work is characterised by strong leadership, inclusivity, deep stakeholder engagement and a focus on creating outcomes which not only satisfy but exceed her clients’ requirements, surprising and delighting in equal measure.

She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Art History and has worked for some of the top art institutions and collectors in the world including The British Museum. Since returning to Australia from London some years ago, Emilya has become a key contributor to the NSW arts scene, as her advisory committee memberships overleaf attest.

Her vision for Art Pharmacy, both through its consulting arm and its online gallery, is to bring artists and artworks closer to the community. Whether that’s curating an art strategy for a large corporation to enhance the daily working lives of its staff, or activating a public space for a local government to enhance the lives of the people who live and work in that area, her initial focus is on understanding what story these communities want to tell, to see, and to hear. 

Emilya’s passion for the role of art in place-making is also evident through her second business, Culture Scouts.  She might be leading a long-term Sydney resident on a rediscovery of their home town, or a tourist seeking another perspective on harbour city, but her goal will be the same: telling the story of the city through its arts and culture. It is this career-long vision which she will bring to this exciting project.

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What if the food you eat could help you feel calmer, more grounded, and less stressed?

When Llance Kezner and his wife, Lori, started experimenting in their kitchen, they had no idea their creations would become award-winning products found in thousands of stores. But behind Keep Life Tasty is a simple mission—to make food that brings comfort, both physically and emotionally.

From their first-ever garlic condiment (a happy accident) to Millie’s Sipping Broth, a soothing, savory tea bag that helps curb cravings and ease stress, their journey has been anything but conventional.

In this episode, Llance shares:

✨ Turning a tough moment into a thriving family business

✨ The magic of food as a tool for emotional well-being

✨ The real ups and downs of running a business with your partner

It’s a story of resilience, creativity, and heart.

🎧 Tune in now! #KeepLifeTasty #StressRelief #MeltingPotPodcast

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Eliza is the inaugural Executive Director of Res Artis focused on fundraising, public profile and strategy for the organisation. Eliza served on the Res Artis Board of Directors from 2012 to 2016. Prior, Eliza worked as Arts Residencies Manager at Asialink. 

Eliza has worked at a range of local and international institutions and organisations including Christie’s auction house in London, The Ian Potter Museum of Art & Artbank. Eliza holds a MA Art Curatorship and BA Creative Arts, both from the University of Melbourne.

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Matthias holds three postgraduate degrees from the Royal College of Art, including a PhD in Innovation Management at the Department for Service Design. He authored the book "Intellectual Property, Design Innovation, and Entrepreneurship" published by Springer. In 2015 he was commissioned by the UK IPO to investigate the infringement of design rights in the UK before moving to Singapore to become Head of School, Design Communication at LASALLE College of the Arts.

 In 2019, Matthias joined Glasgow School of Art in Singapore. He is the Founder of the Studio for Virtual Typography, a design consultancy which was funded through a start-up award obtained from the National Endowment of Science Technology and the Arts (NESTA).

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Sharon Louden is an artist, educator, advocate for artists, editor of the Living and Sustaining a Creative Life series of books, and the Artistic Director of the Chautauqua Visual Arts at Chautauqua Institution. 

She graduated with a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and an MFA from Yale University School of Art. Louden's work is held in major public and private collections including the Whitney Museum of American Art, National Gallery of Art, Neuberger Museum of Art, Arkansas Arts Center, Yale University Art Gallery, Weatherspoon Art Museum, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, among others. Published in 2013, Living and Sustaining a Creative Life is now in its 7th printing. 

With sales in over 24 countries, it has become Intellect Books #1 best selling publication two years in a row. The book has been translated into Korean, garnered over 45 reviews, the subject of 15 podcasts and radio appearances and received more individual feedback than can be counted. From 2013 until 2015, Louden went on a 62-stop book tour, where she met thousands of artists from all over the US. 

Louden has continued this momentum bringing her second book, The Artist as Culture Producer: Living and Sustaining a Creative Life, on an extensive 102-stop conversation/book tour which launched at the Strand BookStore on March 2, 2017 and concluded in Fairbanks, Alaska in April, 2018. Louden continues to travel widely to institutions and organizations about her work and the work of others. 

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Saurabh Taneja graduated from IIT Delhi, and intended to move towards a career in the corporate sector. However due to a small stint as a volunteer, Saurabh discovered his passion for making a difference.

In 2009, Saurabh became a fellow with Teach For India. During his fellowship, he taught in a municipal school in Mumbai where he found the disparity in the opportunities available for children coming from low-income communities and from wealthy neighborhoods was starkly prevalent. Saurabh was struck by the thought of opening his own school. 

It was then that an opportunity to start a secondary school opened up in Pune. Saurabh led the first Akanksha Secondary school in Pune in partnership with the Pune Municipal Corporation and The Thermax Foundation. During his time as the School Leader, he took three batches of students through the SSC exams with a 100% pass rate.

Saurabh is a humble and a deeply passionate leader with a vision to lead Akanksha into its next phase of growth.

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An Alumni of Akanksha, Nirjala has completed grade 10. She feels so blessed to be a part of the Akanksha school.

Akanksha gave her the opportunity to play football and soon football became her passion and she got a chance to go to London and explore her passion even more.

She went to a camp called KER, where she met 100's of revolutionaries. Nirjala soon got an opportunity to visit New York and be a part of the Gala as a speaker and represent the whole Akanksha foundation and her school. 

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Sunita is a big art connoisseur and has donated several art pieces to benefit the Akanksha Foundation. She has helped several people from their New Jersey USA community to be a part of Akanksha and is now trying to do the same in the UK since she has recently moved there.

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Namrata Khanvilkar was an exceptional student in her school days at Acharya Vinoba Bhave School in Pune, and is still trail-blazing as an Akanksha Alumni. 

She gained admission on a full ride scholarship to St. Olaf College in Minnesota, starting in Sept. 2017 and has recently graduated. She also studied for two years at UWC in Armenia, again on a full scholarship. Namrata is the first Akanksha Alumni to attend an American college.

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Fatema has studied in Akanksha for eleven years and has been raised by her mother. She lives in Mankhurd so it is hard to travel by train for half an hour in order to reach school. 

But all these difficulties were nothing compared to the good quality education she has received from her school. Being a part of Akanksha has influenced her life to a great extent and has made her a confident individual. 

Fateema has matured and developed as an individual. Her school has always provided her with many opportunities in studies and extracurricular activities and provided her with an opportunity to solve the problems of children of her age. 

“The unique feature of all Akanksha schools is that they give utmost importance to values like integrity, honesty, respect”, says Fateema. Akanksha has always been like a family to her and the values that she has learnt, will remain with her forever.

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In 1979, Chris Donaldson set out from Belfast to ride his Moto Guzzi Le Mans to Australia. He never made it. Instead, he crossed the Middle East, rode through the Sahara, hitched a yacht ride, and ended up in Argentina.

44 years later, he picked up where he left off—riding the same bike across the world. But this time, the obstacles were bigger: age, political unrest, and a Parkinson’s diagnosis.

Beyond adventure, Chris has spent 40 years in business across retail, property, health, and IT. He’s also a best-selling author and a fighter, reclaiming his businesses after banks placed them in receivership.

In this episode, Chris shares:

- The extreme highs and lows of his two-year journey

- How travel shaped his business mindset

- His legal battle to reclaim his company

- Why he refuses to let age or illness slow him down

📢 Do not miss this inspiring story of grit and resilience! #GoingtheWrongWay #Parkinsons #AdventureAroundtheWorld #BikingAdventure #ChrisDonaldson #MeltingPotPodcast

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Vidya is the CEO of Antara International, working to catalyze the delivery of public health solutions to improve maternal and child health outcomes. 

She previously worked in management consulting and public health with McKinsey & Company and with their Global Public Health Practice. Vidya also worked in commercial asset management in renewable energy with sPower-AES. 

Vidya is based in the San Francisco Bay Area where she is an active volunteer in the areas of education, domestic violence, gender equality, homelessness and food security, including with Maitri, Dining for Women, Abode Services and local food banks.

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Tahura is studying in 10th grade and Akanksha has been her support system since the first time she stepped in her school. She has been guided and always taught that it is okay to be different and we need to appreciate it. She is really fortunate to be an Akanksha student and has written a book this year! 

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Jayshree has a master’s degree in Zoology from Pune University and is trained in Non-Profit Management and Leadership from the Boston University. She is also an India School Leadership Institute (ISLI) Fellow.

She began her career as a research assistant at the Wildlife Institute of India in Dehradun and went on to work with World Wide Fund for Nature-India and New England Aquarium, Boston.

After spending 11 years in USA and France, in 2011, Jayshree moved back to India and joined the Akanksha Foundation as a school leader at Late Anantrao Pawar Memorial English Medium School in Pune. Jayshree brings in rich expertise in school development and project management.

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Alumni of 2013 batch of KCTVN, Yashodhara is pursuing a BPed (bachelor's in physical education) degree. She is also a professional Cyclist. 

She has been competing for the last 6 years and her most recent achievement was representing India in the 2019 South Asian Games. She grabbed a third position in a downhill event - India's first International medal in downhill MTB.

She believes that a few sports in India still don't have that much recognition as they should. Her goal is to be able to improve and give back to her sport and also work for the field in any manner she can. 

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Sejal has had an incredible 30 year career and joins the Akanksha family most recently from the Communities Foundation of Texas (CFT), where she led a strategic initiative focused on engaging businesses in the community. 

At CFT she worked with over 400 companies and also supported many individual donors with their philanthropic giving and engagement. Among other career highlights, she also started a U.S.-India based social venture, SevaYatra, with one of Akanksha's long-time friends, Azad Oommen. 

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Preeti is 23 years old and a BA psychology graduate. She is an Akanksha alumni and has worked with Akanksha as an intern too. 

“I believe that everyone should have a safe space for expression and therefore with 4 other friends we co-founded SHOR, a poetry club where people from all walks of life are welcomed to come and express themselves in whichever artistic form they wish to.” says Preeti who loves to explore different music, art, dance, languages, books etc.

She believes she is creating safe spaces for expression through her work. Career wise, her goal is to be a mental health professional. In the past Preeti has worked with an NGO Apni shala which works for Mental health life skills with educational institutions across Mumbai. 

Currently she is working as a full-time content writer and social media managing intern with PTAVIAM'S COEI. She is also planning to pursue her Master's in Mental health counselling or child psychology and education.

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Chinmaya is a 2012 Teach for India fellow and a founding member of the first ever standalone Secondary school in Pune. She has Completed her Bachelors degree  from Fergusson College, B.Ed. from SNDT University and a Masters from Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS, Mumbai).

During the two-year fellowship with Teach for India (Pune), she joined as a Secondary School English teacher at AVBS, Pune in 2013 and took up the role of a School Leader, 4 years later, in 2017. 

During her tenure with Akanksha she has also engaged in English curriculum development. Currently, the school serves 220 children coming from the communities in the Peth area in Pune. Teaching has always been her passion and that is what drives her every day to work with multiple stakeholders, the teachers, the children and their parents. 

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Currently studying in 9th grade at LAPMEMS school, Akanksha, Dhanashree is from Pune.

Her journey until now is all about getting to know herself better and constantly learning new things and creating a positive impact on society. At Akanksha, she is being nurtured providing her the knowledge and skills to recognise and solve problems.

She aspires to keep learning and work in the Indian Education System.

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Chitra leads the development and communications team and has been with Akanksha for over 10 years.

She drives fundraising initiatives for all of Akanksha’s programs and works closely with the Board of Directors & the CEO to raise funds to support the strategic direction of the organisation. 

Her role involves planning and implementing both internal and external communication for all stakeholders. She also manages events, media relations and all branding related activities. Chitra has successfully completed the Dasra Social Impact Leadership Program, a 7-month accelerator program targeted at potential growth stage non-profits and social businesses. She has a Master’s in Business Administration and has over 15 years of experience in the field of marketing and sales. 

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What if obstacles were actually guideposts?

Author, screenwriter, and creator of Life is a Trip Reincarnation Stories, Brownell Landrum shares her journey of embracing the unknown.

From a sudden decision to leave behind a settled life to an unexpected encounter in Tunisia, she reveals how unseen forces shape our paths.

In this episode, Brownell talks about reincarnation, the voices that guide her writing, and the fine line between fiction and truth. She believes stories aren’t just entertainment—they hold deeper meaning, revealing the connections we often overlook.

The universe is always at work. The key is learning to listen.

You can reach Brownell on http://brownelllandrum.com/

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Hailing from Jodhpur, Jai has been working in cinema for 17 years and worked as an assistant director on feature films with Wes Anderson, Zoya Akhtar, Rajkumar Hirani, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, Gurinder Chaddha, Ashim Ahluwalia, Abhinay Deo, Rajesh Mapuskar and many others before he started making films independently. 

After working on 32 feature films and more than 300 TV commercials, Jai has been producing various Short Films for the last 6 years. He also Directed/ Produced/ Wrote his first short length film 'Gadhedo' in 2018. 

It went to several film festivals globally and Vikrant Massey won Best Actor- Jury award at RIFF 2019. His next films “So Sicily” & “#YOLO” are into the festival circuit. Jai recently directed the second unit for the Amazon show “Inside Edge- Season 3”. Currently he is working on post production of his first documentary “Nisarg- Story of a cyclone” and Directing Second Unit for a Sony Liv Series.

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Ariadna Cabrol studied Drama at Meisner Technique with Javier Jalitó Cava in Barcelona and afterwards she moved to London in order to pursue her studies at "LISPA (London International School of Performing Arts)".  Ariadna made her film debut with JOVES by Carles Torras and Ramon Térmens. After working in several productions she played the lead, Eloïse, in Jesus Garay’s ELOISE LOVER’S. 

She has been working in Spain and abroad in productions such as: CONEXAO, MARTINI IL VALENCIANO, LA STELLA DEI RE, PAINLESS, MIL CRETINS and HOUSE RED.  She has also worked in Hindi cinema in an iconic film ZINDAGI NA MILEGI DOBARA as Núria. Recently she can be seen in THE INNOCENT, for Netflix and she has been nominated for best actress at the British Independent Film Festival for SWEET STREET.

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