Podcast appearances and mentions of mala kumar

Mala Kumar, technology developer, formerly with GitHub and the United Nations, co-host of the podcast “Desi Women Diaspora”

Banko discovers the beauty of coins when he sees his grandmother's collection. Join Banko to find out the images that can be spotted on Indian coins. Original story Once upon a Coin by Pratham Books, Written by Mala Kumar, Illustrated by Tanvi Bhat, Translated by Atish Kulkarni Narrated by Asawari Doshi Story's Video : https://youtu.be/c16vGNh-fkg Source: गोष्ट एका नाण्याची on Storyweaver Listen to the podcast: iTunes : https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/books-that-speak/id1287357479 Google Podcast : http://bit.ly/2JQq2Xo Watch Videos: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/booksthatspeak Twitter: https://twitter.com/booksthatspeak Website: http://www.booksthatspeak.com/ Email: contact.booksthatspeak@gmail.com

Sukhiya Kaka was a famous singer. He met Dinoo who turned out to be his biggest fan. Together they made quite a pair! Written by Manisha Chaudhry and Mala Kumar, Illustrated by Rajiv Eipe, Published By Pratham Books Narrated by Asawari Doshi Source: बारिश में क्या गाएँ? on Storyweaver Story's Video : https://youtu.be/wGP18Hatkp4 Listen to the podcast: iTunes : https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/books-that-speak/id1287357479 Google Podcast : http://bit.ly/2JQq2Xo Watch Videos: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/booksthatspeak Twitter: https://twitter.com/booksthatspeak Website: http://www.booksthatspeak.com/ Email: contact.booksthatspeak@gmail.com

BOINK BOINK BOINK... Aman could hear it. What was 'it'? Read on to solve this great mystery set in Jantar Mantar in Jaipur. You are sure to have a lot of good clean fun! Original story The Boink Mystery by Pratham Books, Written by Manisha Chaudhry and Mala Kumar, Illustrated by Soumya Menon, Translated by Sandhya Taksale Narrated by Asawari Doshi Source: बुंग बुंगचे रहस्य on Storyweaver Story's Video : https://youtu.be/6xV0teBQCUc Listen to the podcast: iTunes : https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/books-that-speak/id1287357479 Google Podcast : http://bit.ly/2JQq2Xo Watch Videos: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/booksthatspeak Twitter: https://twitter.com/booksthatspeak Website: http://www.booksthatspeak.com/ Email: contact.booksthatspeak@gmail.com

TechFest, it@cork's annual flagship tech conference, today returned in person for the first time at the Clayton Hotel Cork, with the need for technology to drive sustainability and social good highlighted by speakers. Attended by over 250 people, the sell-out event featured keynote speakers from across a range of sectors and partner events running across the southwest region throughout this week. Gillian Bergin, it@cork Chairperson and Senior Consultant with DELL Technologies said: “We are thrilled to have welcomed attendees back in person for TechFest 2022, our region-wide technology festival that once again has spotlighted the opportunities and challenges facing the sector both in Ireland and globally. “It has been inspiring and thought-provoking to consider the technology sector's role and responsibility when it comes to ensuring we not only meet sustainability targets in terms of our planet but also ensuring that how and when we work is sustainable within our lives. With the right thinking, we can design technologies, processes and workplaces that give equal weight to revenue, sustainability, and people-centric cultures. Talent acquisition and retention are immediate concerns for every business right now. I'm inspired by many of the businesses and organisations we heard from today, who are pioneering the growth mindset that will benefit all.” Keynote speaker Mala Kumar, Director of Tech for Social Good at GitHub, opened the day's proceedings by highlighting how the tech industry is uniquely placed to drive a positive impact on the world. During her address, she explored the ideas of leveraging technology for social good, ethical technology, diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, and environmental, social, and corporate governance. Sustainability was also a key theme throughout the day with Dr Tara Shine, CEO at Change by Degrees, leading a panel discussion on how technology can support the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. In addition to the on-site event, various partner organisations in the southwest region ran 14 events in conjunction with TechFest. Sessions throughout the week will focus on topics from cybersecurity and tech education for children and work culture to digital connectedness and regional growth. The event hosted by Kerry SciTech?and the it@cork Talent Forum will explore radical new thinking in attracting, retaining and competing for talent within the tech industry – a significant concern for all sectors at the moment. Hosted by Jonathan McCrea, other speakers and panellists across the event included Rois Ni Thuama PhD, Head of Cyber Governance at Red Sift; David Mohally, Business Innovation Lab leader at Huawei SPO LAB; Donagh Kiernan, Founder and CEO at Tenego; and Dr Marguerite Nyhan, Senior Lecturer and Associate Professor at UCC. TechFest is supported by?partner organisations, it@cork Skillnet, Trend Micro, EY, Glandore, Altada, TELUS International, Voxxify, NetApp, Springboard Communications, KPMG, Cork City Council, Cork County Council. it@cork is one of Ireland's most established and connected technology?clusters representing over 220 companies in the South-West of Ireland. A not-for-profit organisation, it@cork works with academia, the private sector, and state agencies to promote the region as a technology excellence hub.

In our last episode, Laura and guests discussed challenges and solutions to address the digital gender divide: however, approaching this work through a gender binary lens is insufficient at best, and dangerous, at worst. For the final episode in our “Leave No One Behind” mini-season, we’re joined by Mala Kumar and Dr. Carlos Acosta to break down unique privacy, security, and data ownership concerns and protocols for the LGBTQIA+ community.

Mala Kumar, Senior Program Manager for Tech for Social Good at GitHub, Inc. on opportunities and barriers of open source adoption in the development and humanitarian sector. More info in the recent report Open Source in the Social Sector https://socialimpact.github.com/#report

Mala Kumar speaks to Gayatri Sethi on what Kamala Harris’s Democratic US Vice-President nomination means for the South Asian and Black communities in America.

Three friends find all sorts of interesting animals in their street!This is a picture book by Mala Kumar and Manisha Chaudhry at Storyweaver. You can read along with this story at Storyberries.com by clicking here.The story is read by Jade Maitre.

Written by Mala Kumar. Illustrated by Ruchi Shah and **Students of Himalayan Public School**.  Published By **Pratham Books** Narrated by **Asawari Doshi**. In a tiny school in the Uttarakhand hills, Himani and her classmates learn how to solve real-life problems. The story takes you through her diary entries as she learns the steps to solve problems, big and small. **Storyweaver link:** [https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/52584-how-to-solve-a-problem-like-himani](https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/52584-how-to-solve-a-problem-like-himani) **Story's Video:** [https://youtu.be/Xn8SbOSJAXc](https://youtu.be/Xn8SbOSJAXc) **Our website:** [http://www.booksthatspeak.com/](http://www.booksthatspeak.com/) **Listen to the podcast:** iTunes: [http://apple.co/2fVfELt](http://apple.co/2fVfELt) Stitcher: [https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/books-that-speak](https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/books-that-speak) Player.fm: [https://player.fm/series/books-that-speak-childrens-stories-in-marathi-hindi-and-gujarati](https://player.fm/series/books-that-speak-childrens-stories-in-marathi-hindi-and-gujarati) audioBoom: [https://audioboom.com/channel/books-that-speak](https://audioboom.com/channel/books-that-speak) **Watch Videos:** YouTube: [http://bit.ly/2x4LIGX](http://bit.ly/2x4LIGX) **Twitter**: [https://twitter.com/booksthatspeak](https://twitter.com/booksthatspeak)

Written by Mala Kumar and Manisha Chaudhry. Illustrated by Priya Kuriyan.  Published By **Pratham Books**. Narrated by Asawari Doshi. Meenu wants to play a mrudangam, dham, dham dham, and do you know, Amma wants to learn to ride a scooter? The Dasara holidays promise to be a lot of fun! **Story's Video**: [https://youtu.be/gpwZ1muK784](https://youtu.be/gpwZ1muK784) **Our website**: [http://www.booksthatspeak.com/](http://www.booksthatspeak.com/) **Listen to the podcast**: **iTunes**: [http://apple.co/2fVfELt](http://apple.co/2fVfELt) **Stitcher**: [https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/books-that-speak](https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/books-that-speak) **Player.fm**: [https://player.fm/series/books-that-speak-childrens-stories-in-marathi-hindi-and-gujarati](https://player.fm/series/books-that-speak-childrens-stories-in-marathi-hindi-and-gujarati) **AudioBoom**: [https://audioboom.com/channel/books-that-speak](https://audioboom.com/channel/books-that-speak) **Watch Videos**: **YouTube**: [http://bit.ly/2x4LIGX](http://bit.ly/2x4LIGX) **Twitter**: [https://twitter.com/booksthatspeak](https://twitter.com/booksthatspeak)

Original story "Kheer on a Full Moon Night" by Mala Kumar and Manisha Chaudhry. Translated into Marathi by Sandhya Taksale. Illustrated by Priya Kuriyan. Published by **Pratham Books**. Narrated by Asawari Doshi. Meenu wants to play a mrudangam, dham, dham dham, and do you know, Amma wants to learn to ride a scooter? The Dasara holidays promise to be a lot of fun! **Story's Video**: [https://youtu.be/f3HU-5Gohqo](https://youtu.be/f3HU-5Gohqo) **Our website**: [http://www.booksthatspeak.com/](http://www.booksthatspeak.com/) **StoryWeaver link**: [https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/229-kojagiri-ani-masala-doodh](https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/229-kojagiri-ani-masala-doodh) **Listen to the podcast**: **iTunes**: [http://apple.co/2fVfELt](http://apple.co/2fVfELt) **Stitcher**: [https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/books-that-speak](https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/books-that-speak) **Player.fm**: [https://player.fm/series/books-that-speak-childrens-stories-in-marathi-hindi-and-gujarati](https://player.fm/series/books-that-speak-childrens-stories-in-marathi-hindi-and-gujarati) **AudioBoom**: [https://audioboom.com/channel/books-that-speak](https://audioboom.com/channel/books-that-speak) **Watch Videos:** **YouTube**: [http://bit.ly/2x4LIGX](http://bit.ly/2x4LIGX) **Twitter**: [https://twitter.com/booksthatspeak](https://twitter.com/booksthatspeak)

**Releasing the story on National Engineers' Day 15th Sept. - birth anniversary of Sir M. Visvesvaraya.** Original story "**Sir M. Visvesvaraya: The Builder of Dams, Bridges and a Nation**" by Mala Kumar. Translated into Marathi by Mukund Taksale Illustrated by Krupa Thakur-Patil, Sachin Pandit, and Sheshadri Mokshagundam. Photographs by Visvesvaraya National Memorial Trust. Published by Pratham Books. Narrated by Asawari Doshi. As a child, Vishwa walked a long way to get to school. As a college student, he tutored two children to make ends meet. And as an engineer, he built dams, bridges and institutions, and the foundation for a modern India. Story's Video: [https://youtu.be/KcOogLwg-OE](https://youtu.be/KcOogLwg-OE) Our website: [www.booksthatspeak.com](http://www.booksthatspeak.com/) Listen to the podcast: iTunes: [http://apple.co/2fVfELt](http://apple.co/2fVfELt) Stitcher: [https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/books-that-speak](https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/books-that-speak) Player.fm: [https://player.fm/series/books-that-speak-childrens-stories-in-marathi-hindi-and-gujarati](https://player.fm/series/books-that-speak-childrens-stories-in-marathi-hindi-and-gujarati) audioBoom: [audioboom.com/channel/books-that-speak](audioboom.com/channel/books-that-speak) Watch Videos: YouTube: [http://bit.ly/2x4LIGX](http://bit.ly/2x4LIGX) Twitter: [https://twitter.com/booksthatspeak](https://twitter.com/booksthatspeak)

**Releasing the story on National Engineers' Day 15th Sept. - birth anniversary of Sir M. Visvesvaraya.** Story written by Mala Kumar. Illustrated by Krupa Thakur-Patil, Sachin Pandit, and Sheshadri Mokshagundam. Photographs provided by Visvesvaraya National Memorial Trust. Published by **Pratham Books**. Narrated by Asawari Doshi. As a child, Vishwa walked a long way to get to school. As a college student, he tutored two children to make ends meet. And as an engineer, he built dams, bridges and institutions, and the foundation for a modern India. Story's Video: [https://youtu.be/erPd0EMQC4s](https://youtu.be/erPd0EMQC4s) **Our website**: [http://www.booksthatspeak.com/](http://www.booksthatspeak.com/) **Listen to the podcast:** iTunes: [http://apple.co/2fVfELt](http://apple.co/2fVfELt) Stitcher: [https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/books-that-speak](https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/books-that-speak) Player.fm: [https://player.fm/series/books-that-speak-childrens-stories-in-marathi-hindi-and-gujarati](https://player.fm/series/books-that-speak-childrens-stories-in-marathi-hindi-and-gujarati) audioBoom: [](https://audioboom.com/channel/books-that-speak) [audioboom.com/channel/books-that-speak](https://audioboom.com/channel/books-that-speak) **Watch Videos:** YouTube: [http://bit.ly/2x4LIGX](http://bit.ly/2x4LIGX) Twitter: [https://twitter.com/booksthatspeak](https://twitter.com/booksthatspeak)

Original story Lassi, Ice-cream or Falooda? by Mala Kumar and Manisha Chaudhry. Translated into Hindi by Rajesh Khar. Illustrated by Priya Kuriyan. Published by Pratham Books.  Narration: Asawari Doshi. क्या आम पन्ना लस्सी से ज़्यादा मज़ेदार है? या फ़ालूदा इन दोनों से ज़्यादा मज़ेदार है? यह तय करने का अच्छा तरीका तो यही है कि इनको चखा जाए और मीनू ऐसा ही कर रही है। इतनी गर्मी में और किया भी क्या जा सकता है? Storyweaver link: https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/481-lassi-ya-falooda Our website: www.booksthatspeak.com Listen to the podcast: iTunes: http://apple.co/2fVfELt Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/books-that-speak Player.fm: https://player.fm/series/books-that-speak-childrens-stories-in-marathi-hindi-and-gujarati audioBoom: audioboom.com/channel/books-that-speak Watch Videos: YouTube: http://bit.ly/2x4LIGX Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BooksThatSpeakPage/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/booksthatspeak

It is monsoon, and there's a koel cooing somewhere in the school. But it seems to have a sore throat! Parvez and Stella have never seen or heard a bird with a bad throat before, so they go looking for it. (Tags: Disability, Deaf, School, Friends, Hearing, Koel, English, Stories, Kids) Story written by Mala Kumar, illustrated by 211 Studio. Published by Pratham Books. Narrated by Asawari Doshi. Story can be read at https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/28158-the-koel-with-the-sore-throat Our website: www.booksthatspeak.com Listen to the podcast: iTunes: http://apple.co/2fVfELt Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/books-that-speak Player.fm: https://player.fm/series/books-that-speak-childrens-stories-in-marathi-hindi-and-gujarati audioBoom: audioboom.com/channel/books-that-speak Watch Videos: YouTube: http://bit.ly/2x4LIGX Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BooksThatSpeakPage/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/booksthatspeak

Miss Laya the Games Teacher loves helping people! Join her and her fantastic motorbike as they vroom off on a fruit-filled adventure. This is the fourth in a series of stories called Miss Laya's Fantastic Motorbike. Story written by Mala Kumar, illustrated by Abhishek Choudhury, translated into Marathi by Sayali Godse, published by Pratham Books. Narrated by Asawari Doshi. Storyweaver link: https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/27332-layataichya-bhannat-moterbaikla-phal-avadt-nahit Our website: www.booksthatspeak.com Listen to the podcast: iTunes: http://apple.co/2fVfELt Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/books-that-speak Player.fm: https://player.fm/series/books-that-speak-childrens-stories-in-marathi-hindi-and-gujarati audioBoom: audioboom.com/channel/books-that-speak Watch Videos: YouTube: http://bit.ly/2x4LIGX Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BooksThatSpeakPage/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/booksthatspeak

So many flowers, so many colours, so many birds and squirrels chirping and jumping around Meenu! She is enchanted by nature at its best. It is a spring time. Written by Mala Kumar and Manisha Chaudhry, illustrated by Priya Kuriyan, published by Pratham Books. Narrated by Asawari Doshi. Storyweaver link: https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/71-everything-looks-new Our website: www.booksthatspeak.com Listen to the podcast: iTunes: http://apple.co/2fVfELt Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/books-that-speak Player.fm: https://player.fm/series/books-that-speak-childrens-stories-in-marathi-hindi-and-gujarati audioBoom: audioboom.com/channel/books-that-speak Watch Videos: YouTube: http://bit.ly/2x4LIGX Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BooksThatSpeakPage/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/booksthatspeak

Miss Laya the Games Teacher loves helping people! Join her and her fantastic motorbike as they vroom off and have different adventures. This is the first in a series of stories called Miss Laya's Fantastic Motorbike. Story Written by Mala Kumar, illustrated by Abhishek Choudhury, published by Pratham Books, Narrated by Asawari Doshi. Storyweaver link: https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/25136-miss-laya-starts-her-fantastic-motorbike Listen to the podcast: iTunes: http://apple.co/2fVfELt Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/books-that-speak Player.fm: https://player.fm/series/books-that-speak-childrens-stories-in-marathi-hindi-and-gujarati audioBoom: audioboom.com/channel/books-that-speak Watch Videos: YouTube: http://bit.ly/2x4LIGX Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BooksThatSpeakPage/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/booksthatspeak

Meenu's smart winter uniforms are out and the air is filled with the aroma of roasted nuts. Not to forget a cloud of mist in front of her mouth while she speaks! Let us find out what is happening this winter. Written by Manisha Chaudhry and Mala Kumar, illustrated by Priya Kuriyan, published by Pratham Books. Narrated by Asawari Doshi. Storyweaver link: https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/86-hot-tea-and-warm-rugs Our website: http://www.booksthatspeak.com/ Listen to the podcast:  iTunes : http://apple.co/2fVfELt  Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/books-that-speak   Player.fm: https://player.fm/series/books-that-speak-childrens-stories-in-marathi-hindi-and-gujarati   audioBoom: audioboom.com/channel/books-that-speak Watch Videos:  YouTube: http://bit.ly/2x4LIGX  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BooksThatSpeakPage/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/booksthatspeak

Meet a bright and playful grandmother. She loves to juggle! This story has been inspired by an entry to the #6FrameStoryChallenge, an illustration campaign conducted by Pratham Books. The illustrations in this book were selected as the one of the winning entries of the #6FrameStoryChallenge. Story written and translated by Mala Kumar and Manisha Chaudhry, illustrated by Niloufer Wadia, published by Pratham Books. Narrated by Asawari Doshi. Storyweaver link: https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/1278-my-juggling-granny Youtube link for this story: https://youtu.be/nSCRWpPOUQ8 Know more about Books that speak: Our website: http://www.booksthatspeak.com/ Listen to the podcast: iTunes : http://apple.co/2fVfELt Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/books-that-speak Player.fm: https://player.fm/series/books-that-speak-childrens-stories-in-marathi-hindi-and-gujarati SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/booksthatspeak Watch Videos: YouTube: http://bit.ly/2x4LIGX Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BooksThatSpeakPage/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/booksthatspeak

"Not that one," says Anil's mother when he asks for something. "Not that one!" say all the shopkeepers in the market too. That makes the little boy very angry indeed! This cute story written by Mala Kumar, illustrated by Soumya Menon, translated into Marathi by Siddharth Kelkar, published by Pratham Books. Narrated by Asawari Doshi. Storyweaver link: https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/84-mala-tech-hava-ahe Youtube link for the story: https://youtu.be/Rtbz7pKOgyg To know more about books that speak: Our website: http://www.booksthatspeak.com/ Listen to the podcast: iTunes : http://apple.co/2fVfELt Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/books-that-speak Player.fm: https://player.fm/series/books-that-speak-childrens-stories-in-marathi-hindi-and-gujarati SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/booksthatspeak Watch Videos: YouTube: http://bit.ly/2x4LIGX Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BooksThatSpeakPage/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/booksthatspeak

Do you like sleeping under the stars? Tara does! Join her as she makes an exciting journey. Story written by Mala Kumar & Manisha Chaudhry, translated into Hindi by Manisha Chaudhry and published by Pratham Books. Narrated by Asawari Doshi

On occasion of Vasant Panchami (which also indicates that Spring has begun in India), we bring you a story from Storyweaver Collection from Pratham Books. A little girl describes the sights and sounds of Spring, and what it means to a child.  This book is written by Mala Kumar and Manisha Chaudhary, and narrated by Sheerali Biju. You can learn more about our podcasts by visiting www.gaathastory.com/podcasts

In this story, a little girl describes the sights, sounds, festivals and of course food that makes winter enjoyable. This is from the Storyweaver collection of Pratham Books, written by Mala Kumar and Manisha Chaudhary, illustrated by Priya Kuriyan. You can learn more about this story at www.gaatha.co/Hot-tea This story  was made possible by Pratham Books' StoryWeaver platform. Content under Creative Commons licenses 4.0 and the story is narrated by Sheerali Biju