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Welcome to Smile India, hosted by the Media Consultant Shifa Maitra, where you get positive and uplifting news on India. Shifa shares the profile of people and institutions that are doing great work in the nation-building. The podcast also sheds light on interesting rituals and practices that help us thrive. Our host gives some tips that can help you to do your bit for India. This is the kind of news that makes you feel good about your country and is guaranteed to make you smile. Tune in to the new episodes every Monday and Wednesday.

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    Gender neutral uniforms

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2021 7:12


    A school in Ernakulam introduced gender neutral uniforms. We also tell you about an MBA Chaiwala who flunked his CAT exams but earns in crores today! Listen in on Smile India!Do follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/Follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: https://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/Follow Shifa Maitra on her Twitter handle: https://twitter.com/ShifaMaitra?s=09You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/

    When love conquers all

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2021 8:23


    Today on Smile India get to know about a HIV positive couple from Delhi who believe in truly living in the moment. Also get to know about eco warrior Janak Palta who helps people live a sustainable life.Do follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/Follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: https://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/Follow Shifa Maitra on her Twitter handle:https://twitter.com/ShifaMaitra?s=09You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/

    Pure pani in Puri

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2021 7:09


    Today on Smile India get to know how a city in India gets clean filtered water from the Municipal Corporation round the clock. Also get to know of a Mumbai couple who set up a flourishing business in their 80s! Do follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/Follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: https://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/Follow Shifa Maitra on her Twitter handle: https://twitter.com/ShifaMaitra?s=09You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/

    Saving the Single Screen Theaters

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2021 6:48


    Today, on Smile India get to know about Pagalor Pathshala – a Kolkata based NGO that's trying to help single screen cinema halls survive by going there to watch films regularly! We also tell you about the cafe in Bangalore that has special innovations for it's waiters, who are disabled and delightful.Do follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/Follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: https://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/ Follow Shifa Maitra on her Twitter handle: https://twitter.com/ShifaMaitra?s=09You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/io, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/

    Lighting Up Diwali for Orphans

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2021 8:51


    Today, on Smile India, hear the story of Vimal from Kerela, who celebrated Diwali by sponsoring 4 orphans' education including other expenses. Vimal is an orphan too and grew up in the same orphanage.Shifa also tells us about an old man who lived in an old age home in Baroda. He saved a little each month and on Diwali, distributed boxes of sweets to people less fortunate than him.Do follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/Follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: https://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/Follow Shifa Maitra on her Twitter handle: https://twitter.com/ShifaMaitra?s=09You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios,or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/

    Home Cooked Meal for Just ₹5

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2021 8:00


    Today, on Smile India get to know about Nilanjana Chatterjee, who showed bravery and risked her life to save an unknown woman's life.We also tell you about the place in Noida where you can get a great home cooked meal for just 5 rupees.Do follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/Follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: https://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/Follow Shifa Maitra on her Twitter handle:https://twitter.com/ShifaMaitra?s=09You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/

    Trust Shops Exist!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2021 8:24


    Today, on Smile India get to know about shops without shopkeepers in Mizoram. Based on a price list people take what they want and leave money in a box on the counter. Also, get to know about an unlettered Padma Shri Award Winner, Bhuri Bai who painted in stones as a construction labourer before she got discovered.Do follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/Follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: https://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/Follow Shifa Maitra on her Twitter handle: https://twitter.com/ShifaMaitra?s=09You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/

    A Call to Save a Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2021 9:35


    Today, on Smile India get to know about Dr. Aparna Hegde whose NGO, ARMMAN calls pregnant women and new mothers and gives free counselling in their mother tongue...selflessly saving lives. Shifa also tells you about the youngster from Bhilwara, Rajasthan who gave up a cushy life abroad to come serve the nation.Do follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/Follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: https://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/Follow Shifa Maitra on her Twitter handle: https://twitter.com/ShifaMaitra?s=09You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/

    Making Furniture with Empty Tetra Packs

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2021 9:53


    On Smile India, find out how Monisha from Mumbai uses empty cartons of tetra packs to create durable furniture for schools.Also, find out about how a Mangalore couple are successfully unschooling their twins.Do follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/Follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: https://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/Follow Shifa Maitra on her Twitter handle: https://twitter.com/ShifaMaitra?s=09You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/

    From Madhya Pradesh to Paris Fashion Week

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2021 9:13


    Today, on Smile India we tell you about Asrar Usmani from Bangalore who commits daring acts to save animals in danger. We also talk about designer Vaishali Shadungle who made it from Vidisha in Madhya Pradesh to the Paris Fashion Week purely on grit.Do follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/Follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: https://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/Follow Shifa Maitra on her Twitter handle: https://twitter.com/ShifaMaitra?s=09You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/

    Chuck Your Plate!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2021 7:39


    Today, on Smile India get to know about bio-degradable crockery made from surgarcane waste in Ayodhya. We also tell you about the lady in Kolkata who is protecting the Rabindra Sarovar Lake for the last 20 years.Do follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/Follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: https://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/Follow Shifa Maitra on her Twitter handle: https://twitter.com/ShifaMaitra?s=09You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/

    Carrying Your Home With You

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2021 8:28


    Today on Smile India, get to know how villagers from Nagaland carried a home on foot to help one of their own. Also get to know about the Mumbaikar who builds food forests for the needy.Do follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/Follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: https://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/Follow Shifa Maitra on her Twitter handle: https://twitter.com/ShifaMaitra?s=09You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/

    House Of Uncommons

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2021 8:24


    Today, Shifa Maitra tells us about Queer Bagh in Rajpipla where members of the LGBT community live together in a palace! Shifa also tell you about a music therapist who helps cancer patients.Do follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/Follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: https://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/Follow Shifa Maitra on her Twitter handle: https://twitter.com/ShifaMaitra?s=09You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/

    The Vet We Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2021 7:19


    Today on Smile India, we tell you about Meril Raj from Madurai who travels by bus and not his own bike. Because a squirrel family have made his bike their home! We also tell you about how a constable in the Delhi Police is now an IPS Officer.Do follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/Follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: https://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/Follow Shifa Maitra on her Twitter handle: https://twitter.com/ShifaMaitra?s=09You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/

    Creating Indian Community Cookbooks

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2021 7:46


    Today on Smile India, Shifa Maitra tells you about how 3 college students from Pune have collected lost recipes from pan India and uploaded them on the web for all to use. We also tell you about a young environmentalist in Surat who makes bricks out of discarded PPE kits.Do follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/Follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: https://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/Follow Shifa Maitra on her Twitter handle: https://twitter.com/ShifaMaitra?s=09You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/

    Tea For Travel

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2021 7:46


    Today on Smile India, Shifa Maitra tells us about a couple who saves money from their tea stall earnings and have traveled to 16 nations so far! Also, get to know how a dancing competition helped an athlete get to the Olympics!Do follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/Follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: https://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/Follow Shifa Maitra on her Twitter handle: https://twitter.com/ShifaMaitra?s=09You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/

    From Watchman to IITian

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2021 7:35


    Today on Smile India, Shifa Maitra tells us about Poly Pattnaik, a school principal in Bhubaneswar. She started this late school because as a child she hated having to wake up early for class. Also, get to know about a night watchman who is today an IIT professor.Do follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/Follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: https://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/Follow Shifa Maitra on her Twitter handle: https://twitter.com/ShifaMaitra?s=09You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/

    Conductor Turns Writer

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2021 7:56


    Today, on Smile india we tell you about R S Ranju who is a bus conductor by day and detective stories writer by night! Also get to know about the mother who is helping specially abled youngsters become entrepreneurs.Do follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/Follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: https://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/Follow Shifa Maitra on her Twitter handle: https://twitter.com/ShifaMaitra?s=09You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/

    S02 E07: Spoons You Must Eat!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2021 8:44


    Today, on Smile India we tell you about Bakeys edible cutlery that's made of millets and is good for both you and the envoirnment. We also talk about Amey Hete, a Mumbai based businessman who paid 1 lakh 20 thousand for a dozen of mangoes so that the seller (a young girl) could get herself a smartphone and a chance to study online.Do follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/Follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: https://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/Follow Shifa Maitra on her Twitter handle: https://twitter.com/ShifaMaitra?s=09You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/

    S02 E06: Whistle Language

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2021 6:41


    Today on Smile India, we tell you about a village in Meghalaya where their language involves whistling!We also talk about a youngster from Noida who is walking across the country for fun!Do follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/Follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: https://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/Follow Shifa Maitra on her Twitter handle: https://twitter.com/ShifaMaitra?s=09You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/

    S02 E05: Using Walls as Blackboards

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2021 7:31


    Today, on Smile India get to know how social worker Ashok Kurmi dressed up as Superman, Mickey Mouse and Doremon to teach slum children how to maintain social distancing and wear masks. We also talk about green sole that recycles old shoes into vegan footwear that saves lives in villages.Do follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/Follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: https://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/Follow Shifa Maitra on her Twitter handle: https://twitter.com/ShifaMaitra?s=09You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/

    S02 E04: When a Celebrity Calls Patients!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2021 8:01


    Today on Smile India, we tell you about an Assamese folk singer who took to calling covid patients to cheer them up with songs. We also tell you about the world's largest cricket museum that is in Pune. Also, get to know about the successful doctor from New York who returned to his hometown Amritsar to help in the covid crisis.Do follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/Follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: https://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/Follow Shifa Maitra on her Twitter handle: https://twitter.com/ShifaMaitra?s=09You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/

    S02 E03: Learn From Students

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2021 8:02


    On this episode of Smile India, get to know how a group of students decided to raise funds for the helpers on their school busses and were able to raise 62 lakhs in a month! Shifa also tells you how Kevin Jacob, an engineering student has created a mask with a mike so doctors don't have to keep screaming to be heard by covid patients.Do follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/Follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: @shifamaitrahttps://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/Follow Shifa Maitra on her Twitter handle: @ShifaMaitrahttps://twitter.com/ShifaMaitra?s=09You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/

    S02 E02: Bike Becomes Ambulance

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2021 6:30


    In this episode of Smile India, we get to know about Abdul Karimul Haque, who saved over 4000 lives by using his bike as an ambulance across 20 villages in West Bengal. Also get to know, how an engineer from Saharanpur is making crores and helping grocery shop owners with his new software. Lastly, a nurse who learnt sign language only to communicate with a differently abled covid patient.Do follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/Follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: @shifamaitra(https://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/)Follow Shifa Maitra on her Twitter handle: @ShifaMaitra(https://twitter.com/ShifaMaitra?s=09)You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/

    S02 E01: Tea Bag < Bagless Tea

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2021 7:07


    For the first time in India these are being made in assam so you drink tea without plastic! Shifa also tells you about some unusual musems pan India and about a young boy who walked 22 kms each day from his village to Pune so he could study.You can follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/Follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: @shifamaitra(https://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/)Follow Shifa Maitra on Twitter: @ShifaMaitra(https://twitter.com/ShifaMaitra?s=09)You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/

    Smile India - English: Season 2 Announcement

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2021 0:29


    Season 2 Announcement You can follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/You can follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: @shifamaitra(https://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/)You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/

    Ep. 90: Belongings Brought Back

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2020 7:08


    If you lost something on a train years ago chances are that M K Birajdar will be at your doorstep soon returning your lost valuables. Shifa also tells you about unusual fairs in India including one where people go to find a life partner.You can follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/You can follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: @shifamaitra(https://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/)You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/

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    Ep. 89: Plants for Marks

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2020 9:23


    All over Maharashtra students will now get saplings at the beginning of an academic year and will get marked at the end of the year depending on the health of their plants! We also tell you about how villagers brought back to life a river that was dry for a century.You can follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/You can follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: @shifamaitra(https://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/)You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/

    Ep. 88: Buddhist Nuns in Action

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2020 6:56


    Check out how nuns from the Drukpa lineage are teaching women Kung Fu and self defence at different places. We also tell you about a young war widow in Delhi who has joined the army to keep her husband's promise to the motherland alive.You can follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/You can follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: @shifamaitra(https://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/)You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/

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    Ep. 87: Lockdown Love!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2020 8:08


    Today keep the festive vibe in mind Shifa tells you about families – one where a retired couple in Delhi are having a lovely time in the lockdown teaching street children and another French family who got stuck in a village due to the pandemic and are having so much fun that they don't want to leave!You can follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/You can follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: @shifamaitra(https://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/)You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/

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    Ep. 86: Video Conferencing Without Video

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2020 8:12


    Today we get to know about two visually challenged brothers from Odisha's Boden district who have been busy teaching chess online and holding webinars all through the lockdown. Shifa also profiles Bhawani Devi, India's first female fencer who is all set for the Olympics.You can follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/You can follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: @shifamaitra(https://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/)You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/

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    Ep. 85: Mind Blowing Markets

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2020 7:37


    Today we get to know about a market in India that begins at 5 am on a boat and another one that allows only women to sell. Also get to know about team trinity turmeric that has changed lives in Meghalaya.You can follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/You can follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: @shifamaitra(https://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/)You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/

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    Ep. 84: Deewar – The Sequel!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2020 6:44


    Today Shifa tells you about the Maddison house in Goa that is gorgeous with no walls and needs no air conditioning! Also get to know about the marathon runner who picked up running while he was a fugitive on the run.You can follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/You can follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: @shifamaitra(https://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/)You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/

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    Ep. 83: Mom's Love Unlimited

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2020 7:21


    Today with Shifa get to know about Poonam Sapra the mother with the sign on social media, who everyone has fallen in love with! Shifa also tells you about a family in Goa where the adopted children pray for their biological parents along with their parents.You can follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/You can follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: @shifamaitra(https://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/)You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/

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    Ep. 82: Slum Boy Genius

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2020 7:30


    Today shifa tells you about a newspaper vendor's son in delhi who is today setting up low cost astronomy labs in schools across india via his start up. We also tell you how virtual visiting hours are helping covid patients in Kolkata.You can follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/You can follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: @shifamaitra(https://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/)You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/

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    Ep. 81: Vegetable Seller Blood Banker

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2020 7:15


    Today you get to know Shahjahan who sells vegetables for half the day and spends the other half helping patients who need blood on an urgent basis. Shifa also tells you about the adorable couple who get their wedding photoshoot done 58 years after the day!You can follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/You can follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: @shifamaitra(https://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/)You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/

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    Ep. 80: Game of Skill & Dil

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2020 6:07


    Today we talk about poker for a cause where players in south india are playing for charities that need help. Shifa also tells you about the couple who have been road schooling their twins as the travel across India.You can follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/You can follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: @shifamaitra(https://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/)You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/

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    Ep. 79: Because Toys Tell Stories

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2020 7:35


    Get to know about India's native handmade toys today with Shifa. We also tell you about the auto driver from Nagpur who is now a pilot. Learn about the school teacher from Arunachal Pradesh who runs a free library so people love to read again.You can follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/You can follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: @shifamaitra(https://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/)You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/

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    Ep. 78: The 100-Year-Old Painter

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2020 6:14


    Padmam Nair from Kerala is a very busy person who paints sarees and shawls that fetch a good price and at 100 she is raring to go! We also tell you about the currency museum built from a businessman's personal collection in Bengaluru.You can follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/You can follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: @shifamaitra(https://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/)You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/

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    Ep. 77: New Gully Gang

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2020 7:30


    Today we tell you about how street vendors across India are being trained to get back to work by Chef Ranveer Brar. We also tell you about why actress Rajshri Deshpande is a real-life heroine!You can follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/You can follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: @shifamaitra(https://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/)You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/

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    Ep. 76: Prison With A Vision

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2020 7:54


    Today we tell you about how Manish Jain, a Harvard professor began the Swaraj jail university in Udaipur where inmates learn music, art, graphics, organic farming and even how to cut hair while in prison. Shifa also tells you how Sudha Murthy 45 years ago broke the glass ceiling at Telco and became their first female employee...and it all began with a post card she wrote to JRD Tata.You can follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/You can follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: @shifamaitra(https://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/)You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/

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    Ep. 75: Record Holding Record Collection

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2020 7:20


    Today get to know Sunny Matthew who has the largest collection of records and gramophones in the country. we also tell you about a place in Madhya Pradesh where children and parents are classmates in the lockdown.You can follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/You can follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: @shifamaitra(https://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/)You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/

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    Ep. 74: WFH - Work From Hills

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2020 6:55


    Working from the hills of Uttrakhand now makes sense as the local government gives you money to visit! A great move to promote tourism. Shifa also tells you about a school in Vasai run by transgenders...inclusiveness comes naturally in these parts.You can follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/You can follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: @shifamaitra(https://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/)You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/

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    Ep. 73: Of Chai And Sky

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2020 7:12


    Today Shifa tells you about how dining out in Kanpur now involves a drive, gardens, and cool breeze. We also tell you about an 80-year-old wheelchair-bound florist in Gurugram who interviews you before deciding what flowers should adorn your home!You can follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/You can follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: @shifamaitra(https://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/)You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/

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    Ep. 72: Tablet In Every Hamlet

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2020 7:05


    Today we tell you about how thanks to solar energy students continue to study in areas where electricity is scarce. You also get to know about a Muslim brother who helped his Hindu sister in Ahmednagar.You can follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/You can follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: @shifamaitra(https://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/)You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/

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    Ep. 71: Road Trips In The New Normal

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2020 6:34


    Today learn some dos and don'ts before you head out. Also get to know how patrons saved a restaurant that was going to shut shop in Mumbai. Get to know how Gauri Sawant, a transgender became a mom.You can follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/You can follow Shifa Maitra on her instagram handle: @shifamaitra(https://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/)You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/

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    Ep. 70: Amazing Fresh AIR

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2020 6:09


    Today we tell you about two IIT students who have developed an app called AIR that allows you to modify images, translate documents and get the meaning of tough words. We also tell you about the time in Indian history when people stopped having tea.You can follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/You can follow Shifa Maitra on her instagram handle: @shifamaitra(https://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/)You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/

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    Ep. 69: Strangers Save Lives

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2020 6:57


    Today we tell you about how organ donation in chennai helped a young girl in Mumbai get another chance to lead a normal life. This Teacher's Day we also tell you about a tribal woman who is now vicechanncellor at the SKM university in Jharkhand.You can follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/You can follow Shifa Maitra on her instagram handle: @shifamaitra(https://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/)You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/

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    Ep. 68: The Blessed Baby

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2020 6:40


    Today we tell you about a baby recovering in a Delhi hospital who gets his mother's milk everyday from a 1000 miles away in Leh, thanks to the kindness of strangers. We also tell you about a man in Muzzafarnagar who has created and rides a wooden replica of a Harley Davidson bike!You can follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/You can follow Shifa Maitra on her instagram handle: @shifamaitra(https://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/)You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/

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    Ep. 67: Great Great Grandmother

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2020 6:59


    Get to know about Girija Devi from Sagar, Madhya Pradesh who at 117 is the oldest tax payer in the world. Today we also tell you about a school in Assam where fees are accepted only in plastic trash!You can follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/You can follow Shifa Maitra on her instagram handle: @shifamaitra(https://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/)You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/

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    Ep. 66: An Auto-Driver, A Bouncer & A Woman!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2020 6:51


    Today we get to know Pushpa Bhatt, a woman who truly lives on her terms. We also tell you about how 77 new species of butterflies have been found in Matheran. Get to know how to live an upside down day!You can follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/You can follow Shifa Maitra on her instagram handle: @shifamaitra(https://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/)You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/

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