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Kṛṣṇa declares that he is subordinate to the love of his devotee. Bhakti is so powerful that the supreme controller of all controllers finds the greatest pleasure in being controlled by the love of his devotee. But to realize that love requires Kṛṣṇa's grace. Śrīla Prabhupāda gives an example: when we talk of the oneness of a nation, it doesn't mean everybody merges into a nation. There may be millions of individuals, but the oneness of a nation is that we are united on the higher principle of the nation, the interests of the nation. When we speak about one family, it's not that everybody in the family becomes, you know, like the filling in a samosa—we all get smashed together. The oneness of a family is when the interest of the family is the higher principle that we are all united on, and that's actually oneness. Śrīla Prabhupāda describes that this is the idea of Kṛṣṇa consciousness: that we are all conscious of Kṛṣṇa. We all have our diversity, we all have our natures, we all have our experiences, we all have our individual, unique struggles in life. But there's a higher principle that we unite on: saṁsiddhir hari-toṣaṇam—what will please Kṛṣṇa. And in our life, we know what will please Kṛṣṇa is what will please Śrīla Prabhupāda. Variegatedness, or diversity, without appreciating the higher principle that we've been brought together to represent, could create envy and division. But in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, variegatedness actually creates deeper appreciation for each other with our differences, and that is a test of actually if we're Kṛṣṇa conscious. When we see the wonderful associates of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, there's so much variegatedness. In ordinary society of that time, these people would probably have nothing to do with each other. But they were so loving and so gentle; they actually loved each other, not just the austerity of not fighting, because they were seeing each other according to the higher principle. Mahārāja Pratāparudra was a king, an undisputed king called Gajapati of the empire of Orissa. He had palaces, incredible treasuries, armies. And then there was Kolavecā Śrīdhara. He was so simple and poor; he would sell the leaves of bananas just sitting on the side of the road. And he was so simple; he dressed in rags because that's the only clothes he had. He had a simple little straw house that was one room with a dirt floor, and when it would rain, the rain would come in because it was just a little straw roof. He was so thin because he hardly had money. But whatever he earned, before spending anything, he would donate half for the worship of Mother Gaṅgā, because she was the energy of the Lord, purifying and giving mercy and blessings to all beings without discrimination of who was fit or unfit. Whether you're rich or poor, whether you're of one caste or one color or one sex or one community, still, Mother Gaṅgā is flowing and purifying you, even if you're a buffalo, or an elephant, or a snake, or a lizard. Mother Gaṅgā is flowing for everyone. So Kolavecā Śrīdhara was living so simply, but yet, when he would come to Purī, he didn't think of the king as a gross materialist living in his palace, "King, you are in māyā. Look, you have all of this!" He had the highest regard and appreciation for King Pratāparudra, because he was using what he had in God's service. And King Pratāparudra would sometimes think of giving everything away and becoming like Kolavecā Śrīdhara, a beggar, because whatever little he had, he was giving in God's service. ------------------------------------------------------------ To connect with His Grace Vaiśeṣika Dāsa, please visit https://www.fanthespark.com/next-steps/ask-vaisesika-dasa/ ------------------------------------------------------------ Add to your wisdom literature collection: https://iskconsv.com/book-store/ https://www.bbtacademic.com/books/ https://thefourquestionsbook.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 165 tad-didṛkṣābhibhūto 'haṁ sarvaṁ santyajya tat-kṣaṇe saṅkīrtayañ jagannātham auḍhra-deśa-diśaṁ śritaḥ TRANSLATION Overcome by desire to see Lord Jagannātha, in a moment I abandoned everything and set off in the direction of Orissa, chanting Lord Jagannātha's glories.
"There is no such thing as a sea turtle expert!" Dr. Kartik chuckles, recalling veteran biologist Dr. Jack Frazier's words. "Sea turtles will always find a way to do something that baffles you." Although lighthearted, Dr Kartik's remark speaks to his instinctive curiosity and ever-evolving understanding of sea turtles. A leading scientist and sea turtle conservationist from India, Dr Kartik Shanker is a strong advocate for decolonising sea turtle conservation and embracing more pluralistic ways of engaging with nature - a notion that he weaves throughout this candid conversation.Part one of this bonus episode begins with Dr Kartik exploring the enduring mysteries of arribada (mass nesting events that continue to baffle researchers). But the discussion soon takes a deeper turn, examining how conservation practice often prioritises visible, emotionally charged threats while overlooking the more complex, intangible challenges facing sea turtles.The conversation on conservation conundrums continues in part two of the episode, where Dr. Kartik confronts one of the most side-stepped topics in sea turtle conservation: the consumptive use of sea turtles. He critiques the dominant philosophy of protectionism, questioning its unintended consequences and urging the conservation community to reconsider its approach.This episode goes beyond sea turtles, it tackles the larger idea of how we perceive our relationship with nature and the very practice of conservation itself. So tune in now for a conversation that challenges the status quo and raises some tough questions.Further Reading, Sources & References:Shanker, K., Pandav, B., & Choudhury, B. C. (2004). An assessment of the olive ridley turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) nesting population in Orissa, India. Biological Conservation.Shanker, K. (2015). From soup to superstar. HarperCollins Publishers IndiaR, H. (2021). The conservation paradox: Missing the meadows for the green turtles. RoundGlass Sustain.Sardeshpande, M., & MacMillan, D. (2018). Sea turtles support sustainable livelihoods at Ostional, Costa Rica. Cambridge University Press.Brockington, D. (2002). Fortress conservation: The preservation of the Mkomazi Game Reserve, Tanzania (Vol. 13). James Currey.Kartel Shockington: Kartel Shockington is a failed comic book creation with special powers of rapid hair loss. He sometimes appears as Kartik Shanker, and at other times as Dan BrockingtonShanker, K., Early Capistrán, M. M., Urteaga, J., Mohd Jani, J., Barrios-Garrido, H., & Wallace, B. P. (2023). Decolonizing sea turtle conservation. SWOT Report Vol 18.
"There is no such thing as a sea turtle expert!" Dr. Kartik chuckles, recalling veteran biologist Dr. Jack Frazier's words. "Sea turtles will always find a way to do something that baffles you." Although lighthearted, Dr Kartik's remark speaks to his instinctive curiosity and ever-evolving understanding of sea turtles. A leading scientist and sea turtle conservationist from India, Dr Kartik Shanker is a strong advocate for decolonising sea turtle conservation and embracing more pluralistic ways of engaging with nature - a notion that he weaves throughout this candid conversation.Part one of this bonus episode begins with Dr Kartik exploring the enduring mysteries of arribada (mass nesting events that continue to baffle researchers). But the discussion soon takes a deeper turn, examining how conservation practice often prioritises visible, emotionally charged threats while overlooking the more complex, intangible challenges facing sea turtles.The conversation on conservation conundrums continues in part two of the episode, where Dr. Kartik confronts one of the most side-stepped topics in sea turtle conservation: the consumptive use of sea turtles. He critiques the dominant philosophy of protectionism, questioning its unintended consequences and urging the conservation community to reconsider its approach.This episode goes beyond sea turtles, it tackles the larger idea of how we perceive our relationship with nature and the very practice of conservation itself. So tune in now for a conversation that challenges the status quo and raises some tough questions.Further Reading, Sources & References:Shanker, K., Pandav, B., & Choudhury, B. C. (2004). An assessment of the olive ridley turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) nesting population in Orissa, India. Biological Conservation.Shanker, K. (2015). From soup to superstar. HarperCollins Publishers IndiaR, H. (2021). The conservation paradox: Missing the meadows for the green turtles. RoundGlass Sustain.Sardeshpande, M., & MacMillan, D. (2018). Sea turtles support sustainable livelihoods at Ostional, Costa Rica. Cambridge University Press.Brockington, D. (2002). Fortress conservation: The preservation of the Mkomazi Game Reserve, Tanzania (Vol. 13). James Currey.Kartel Shockington: Kartel Shockington is a failed comic book creation with special powers of rapid hair loss. He sometimes appears as Kartik Shanker, and at other times as Dan BrockingtonShanker, K., Early Capistrán, M. M., Urteaga, J., Mohd Jani, J., Barrios-Garrido, H., & Wallace, B. P. (2023).
Este programa especial é um espaço para dialogarmos sobre o mercado de trabalho existente para o/a profissional da iluminação cênica em várias regiões brasileiras. Queremos conhecer sobre as diversas realidades existentes no país. Para isso, chamaremos alguns convidados de Roraima para compor essa “mesa” de diálogos. Convidados: • Carlinhos Iniciou com iluminação em 1995, desde então se dedicou a essa arte de fazer luz até os dias de hoje. Atualmente trabalha no SESC Roraima como Operador Audiovisual no Teatro Jaber Xaud. • Orlando Moreno Ator, acrobata, cômico e músico com formação autodidata. Começa desde cedo o trabalho teatral e durante três anos faz parte do grupo Teatro Taller de Colômbia desenvolvendo técnicas circenses e de teatro de rua. Continua logo independentemente com o grupo Teatro Infantil Callejero; três anos depois e integra o grupo La Tarima de Locômbia, viajando continuamente pelas diferentes culturas do mundo, participando de oficinas, palestras, festivais, encontros e congressos em diversos países da América do sul e do Norte, da Europa, da África e da Ásia. Devido as contínuas viagens se especializa na criação de Montagem com a linguagem não verbal. Fez Consultoria em Música, mímica e máscaras para a Fundação Oswela em Nampula-Moçambique. Realizou estudos na Índia de Pakawaj (instrumento de percussão melódica de Odissi Dançe) com Guru Deneswar Swain em Orissa- Índia. Há 22 anos fixou residência no Brasil, 16 anos dos quais mora em Roraima. Atualmente dirige o grupo Locômbia Teatro de Andanças Roraima e ministra oficinas técnicas de circo, mímica, pernas de pau, teatro não verbal, música para teatro, máscaras de papel e origami para jovens e crianças.• Mayco
La Santa Sede publica la primera imagen del Papa en desde que está hospitalizado en el Gemelli. Atropello: A los cristianos de Orissa se les prohíbe enterrar a sus familiares si no se convierten al hinduismo. Sustituye a Mark Carney, sucesor de Justin Trudeau al frente del gobierno en Canadá, se une a la lista de dirigentes que dicen ser católicos y abortistas. Paolo Gulisano: Opción Patricio, el renacimiento viene del anuncio de Cristo. Tommaso Scandroglio: Inseminación artificial, una verdad del hijo trans de Musk.
SummaryIn this conversation, Simon Jones speaks to three students, Bea, Orissa, and Amelia, as well as the house captain and deputy house captain, Ada, Boya and Emmy. They discuss various aspects of boarding life at Berkhamsted school, including their experiences, food options, joint activities with the boys' house, support systems, and the sense of community. The students highlight the welcoming and family-like atmosphere of the boarding house and the opportunities for socialising and personal growth. They also mention the availability of counsellors and medical staff for support. Overall, the conversation provides insights into the boarding experience at Berkhamsted school.TakeawaysBoarding life at Berkhamsted school is characterised by a welcoming and family-like atmosphere.There are various food options available, including cooked meals, snacks, and special events like barbecues.Joint activities with the boys' house, such as games and social events, foster a sense of community.Support systems, including counsellors and medical staff, are in place to assist students with any issues or concerns.The boarding experience at Berkhamsted school offers opportunities for personal growth, socialising, and building relationships.Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/berkoboardersBerkhamsted onlineWebsite: www.berkhamsted.comFacebook: BerkhamstedSchoolInstagram: berkhamstedschools
In this episode on Speaking Out of Place podcast Professor David Palumbo-Liu and Azeezah Kanji talk with scholar Angana Chatterji and journalist Siddhartha Deb. For decades, they have exposed the violence and fascism lying behind the mythology of India as the world's largest democracy. In the wake of India's most recent elections, in which the far right Hindutva BJP was surprisingly reduced from its former majority to a ruling minority government.Siddhartha and Angana join us to discuss the election results, the deep roots of fascism, the enduring structures of colonialism, and possible futures of resistance.Angana P. Chatterji is Founding Chair, Initiative on Political Conflict, Gender and People's Rights at the Center for Race and Gender, University of California, Berkeley. A cultural anthropologist and interdisciplinary scholar of South Asia, Dr. Chatterji's work since 1989 has been rooted in local knowledge, witness to post/colonial, decolonial conditions of grief, dispossession, agency, and affective solidarity. Her investigations with colleagues in Indian-administered Kashmir includes inquiry into unknown, unmarked and mass graves. Chatterji's recent scholarship focuses on political conflict and coloniality in Kashmir; prejudicial citizenship in India; and violence (as a category of analysis) as agentized by Hindu nationalism, addressing religion in the public sphere, Islamomisia, state power, gender, caste, and racialization, and accountability. Her research also engages questions of memory, belonging, and legacies of conflict across South Asia. Chatterji has served on human rights commissions and offered expert testimony at the United Nations, European Parliament, United Kingdom Parliament, and United States Congress, and has been variously awarded for her work. Her sole and co-authored publications include: Breaking Worlds: Religion, Law, and Nationalism in Majoritarian India; Majoritarian State: How Hindu Nationalism is Changing India; Conflicted Democracies and Gendered Violence: The Right to Heal; Contesting Nation: Gendered Violence in South Asia; Notes on the Postcolonial Present; Kashmir: The Case for Freedom; Violent Gods: Hindu Nationalism in India's Present; Narratives from Orissa; and reports: Access to Justice for Women: India's Response to Sexual Violence in Conflict and Social Upheaval; BURIED EVIDENCE: Unknown, Unmarked and Mass Graves in Kashmir.Born in Shillong, north-eastern India, Siddhartha Deb lives in New York. His fiction and nonfiction have been longlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award, shortlisted for the Orwell Prize, and been awarded the Pen Open prize and the 2024 Anthony Veasna So Fiction prize. His journalism and essays have appeared in The New York Times, The Guardian, The New Republic, Dissent, The Baffler, N+1, and Caravan. His latest books include the novel, The Light at the End of the World (Soho Press 2023) and Twilight Prisoners: The Rise of the Hindu Right and the Fall of India (Haymarket Books, 2024).https://crg.berkeley.edu/research/research-initiatives/political-conflict-gender-and-people's-rights-initiative/angana-phttps://siddharthadeb.comwww.palumbo-liu.comhttps://speakingoutofplace.comhttps://twitter.com/palumboliu?s=20www.instagram.com/speaking_out_of_place
In this episode on Speaking Out of Place podcast Professor David Palumbo-Liu and Azeezah Kanji talk with scholar Angana Chatterji and journalist Siddhartha Deb. For decades, they have exposed the violence and fascism lying behind the mythology of India as the world's largest democracy. In the wake of India's most recent elections, in which the far right Hindutva BJP was surprisingly reduced from its former majority to a ruling minority government.Siddhartha and Angana join us to discuss the election results, the deep roots of fascism, the enduring structures of colonialism, and possible futures of resistance.Angana P. Chatterji is Founding Chair, Initiative on Political Conflict, Gender and People's Rights at the Center for Race and Gender, University of California, Berkeley. A cultural anthropologist and interdisciplinary scholar of South Asia, Dr. Chatterji's work since 1989 has been rooted in local knowledge, witness to post/colonial, decolonial conditions of grief, dispossession, agency, and affective solidarity. Her investigations with colleagues in Indian-administered Kashmir includes inquiry into unknown, unmarked and mass graves. Chatterji's recent scholarship focuses on political conflict and coloniality in Kashmir; prejudicial citizenship in India; and violence (as a category of analysis) as agentized by Hindu nationalism, addressing religion in the public sphere, Islamomisia, state power, gender, caste, and racialization, and accountability. Her research also engages questions of memory, belonging, and legacies of conflict across South Asia. Chatterji has served on human rights commissions and offered expert testimony at the United Nations, European Parliament, United Kingdom Parliament, and United States Congress, and has been variously awarded for her work. Her sole and co-authored publications include: Breaking Worlds: Religion, Law, and Nationalism in Majoritarian India; Majoritarian State: How Hindu Nationalism is Changing India; Conflicted Democracies and Gendered Violence: The Right to Heal; Contesting Nation: Gendered Violence in South Asia; Notes on the Postcolonial Present; Kashmir: The Case for Freedom; Violent Gods: Hindu Nationalism in India's Present; Narratives from Orissa; and reports: Access to Justice for Women: India's Response to Sexual Violence in Conflict and Social Upheaval; BURIED EVIDENCE: Unknown, Unmarked and Mass Graves in Kashmir.Born in Shillong, north-eastern India, Siddhartha Deb lives in New York. His fiction and nonfiction have been longlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award, shortlisted for the Orwell Prize, and been awarded the Pen Open prize and the 2024 Anthony Veasna So Fiction prize. His journalism and essays have appeared in The New York Times, The Guardian, The New Republic, Dissent, The Baffler, N+1, and Caravan. His latest books include the novel, The Light at the End of the World (Soho Press 2023) and Twilight Prisoners: The Rise of the Hindu Right and the Fall of India (Haymarket Books, 2024).https://crg.berkeley.edu/research/research-initiatives/political-conflict-gender-and-people's-rights-initiative/angana-phttps://siddharthadeb.comwww.palumbo-liu.comhttps://speakingoutofplace.comhttps://twitter.com/palumboliu?s=20www.instagram.com/speaking_out_of_place
In this episode on Speaking Out of Place podcast Professor David Palumbo-Liu and Azeezah Kanji talk with scholar Angana Chatterji and journalist Siddhartha Deb. For decades, they have exposed the violence and fascism lying behind the mythology of India as the world's largest democracy. In the wake of India's most recent elections, in which the far right Hindutva BJP was surprisingly reduced from its former majority to a ruling minority government.Siddhartha and Angana join us to discuss the election results, the deep roots of fascism, the enduring structures of colonialism, and possible futures of resistance.Angana P. Chatterji is Founding Chair, Initiative on Political Conflict, Gender and People's Rights at the Center for Race and Gender, University of California, Berkeley. A cultural anthropologist and interdisciplinary scholar of South Asia, Dr. Chatterji's work since 1989 has been rooted in local knowledge, witness to post/colonial, decolonial conditions of grief, dispossession, agency, and affective solidarity. Her investigations with colleagues in Indian-administered Kashmir includes inquiry into unknown, unmarked and mass graves. Chatterji's recent scholarship focuses on political conflict and coloniality in Kashmir; prejudicial citizenship in India; and violence (as a category of analysis) as agentized by Hindu nationalism, addressing religion in the public sphere, Islamomisia, state power, gender, caste, and racialization, and accountability. Her research also engages questions of memory, belonging, and legacies of conflict across South Asia. Chatterji has served on human rights commissions and offered expert testimony at the United Nations, European Parliament, United Kingdom Parliament, and United States Congress, and has been variously awarded for her work. Her sole and co-authored publications include: Breaking Worlds: Religion, Law, and Nationalism in Majoritarian India; Majoritarian State: How Hindu Nationalism is Changing India; Conflicted Democracies and Gendered Violence: The Right to Heal; Contesting Nation: Gendered Violence in South Asia; Notes on the Postcolonial Present; Kashmir: The Case for Freedom; Violent Gods: Hindu Nationalism in India's Present; Narratives from Orissa; and reports: Access to Justice for Women: India's Response to Sexual Violence in Conflict and Social Upheaval; BURIED EVIDENCE: Unknown, Unmarked and Mass Graves in Kashmir.Born in Shillong, north-eastern India, Siddhartha Deb lives in New York. His fiction and nonfiction have been longlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award, shortlisted for the Orwell Prize, and been awarded the Pen Open prize and the 2024 Anthony Veasna So Fiction prize. His journalism and essays have appeared in The New York Times, The Guardian, The New Republic, Dissent, The Baffler, N+1, and Caravan. His latest books include the novel, The Light at the End of the World (Soho Press 2023) and Twilight Prisoners: The Rise of the Hindu Right and the Fall of India (Haymarket Books, 2024).https://crg.berkeley.edu/research/research-initiatives/political-conflict-gender-and-people's-rights-initiative/angana-phttps://siddharthadeb.comwww.palumbo-liu.comhttps://speakingoutofplace.comhttps://twitter.com/palumboliu?s=20www.instagram.com/speaking_out_of_place
For decades, the works of scholar Angana Chatterji and author and journalist Siddhartha Deb have exposed the violence and fascism lying behind the mythology of India as the world's largest democracy. In the wake of India's most recent elections, in which the far right Hindutva BJP was surprisingly reduced from its former majority to a ruling minority government.Siddhartha and Angana join us to discuss the election results, the deep roots of fascism, the enduring structures of colonialism, and possible futures of resistance.Angana P. Chatterji is Founding Chair, Initiative on Political Conflict, Gender and People's Rights at the Center for Race and Gender, University of California, Berkeley. A cultural anthropologist and interdisciplinary scholar of South Asia, Dr. Chatterji's work since 1989 has been rooted in local knowledge, witness to post/colonial, decolonial conditions of grief, dispossession, agency, and affective solidarity. Her investigations with colleagues in Indian-administered Kashmir includes inquiry into unknown, unmarked and mass graves. Chatterji's recent scholarship focuses on political conflict and coloniality in Kashmir; prejudicial citizenship in India; and violence (as a category of analysis) as agentized by Hindu nationalism, addressing religion in the public sphere, Islamomisia, state power, gender, caste, and racialization, and accountability. Her research also engages questions of memory, belonging, and legacies of conflict across South Asia. Chatterji has served on human rights commissions and offered expert testimony at the United Nations, European Parliament, United Kingdom Parliament, and United States Congress, and has been variously awarded for her work. Her sole and co-authored publications include: Breaking Worlds: Religion, Law, and Nationalism in Majoritarian India; Majoritarian State: How Hindu Nationalism is Changing India; Conflicted Democracies and Gendered Violence: The Right to Heal; Contesting Nation: Gendered Violence in South Asia; Notes on the Postcolonial Present; Kashmir: The Case for Freedom; Violent Gods: Hindu Nationalism in India's Present; Narratives from Orissa; and reports: Access to Justice for Women: India's Response to Sexual Violence in Conflict and Social Upheaval; BURIED EVIDENCE: Unknown, Unmarked and Mass Graves in Kashmir.Born in Shillong, north-eastern India, Siddhartha Deb lives in New York. His fiction and nonfiction have been longlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award, shortlisted for the Orwell Prize, and been awarded the Pen Open prize and the 2024 Anthony Veasna So Fiction prize. His journalism and essays have appeared in The New York Times, The Guardian, The New Republic, Dissent, The Baffler, N+1, and Caravan. His latest books include the novel, The Light at the End of the World (Soho Press 2023) and Twilight Prisoners: The Rise of the Hindu Right and the Fall of India (Haymarket Books, 2024).
Tribhuvana Mahadevi was a queen who ruled one of the mightiest empires in ancient India - also called Kalinga. Today, this kingdom spreads across the eastern state of Orissa in India. Her reign featured in books written in 10th century AD in Persia. She was called a Rayini (a queen) whose rule eclipsed the reigns of her contemporary neighbours (kings in India). Her name is hardly found in any history textbooks today, but her fame had spread far and wide across Asia and Europe amongst her contemporaries. She came to power as a regent (as the heir to the throne was an infant). Her reign of over 20 years was marked by peace (she successfully fended off invasions); prosperity (she built great trade relations with kingdoms as far as Persia in the west and Indonesia in the east); religious tolerance (she donated liberally to the construction of monasteries of temples of many religious sects), and set an example for the subsequent 5 queens who came to throne from the Bhaumakara dynasty. Co-hosts: Rusheel (5th grader, Mumbai) and Adya (8th grader, Chennai) References 1. Book: The women who ruled India by Archana Garodia Gupta 2. Book: Amar Chitra Katha series on Warrior Queens of medieval India 3. Read: Wikipedia page on Tribhuvana Mahadevi 4. Video: On Youtube - Tribhuvana Mahadevi 5. Video: On Youtube - visit the Diamond triangle in Orissa today to see the remnants of the Buddhist monasteries
Our guest for this episode is Justice (retd.) S Muralidhar, former Chief Justice of the High Court of Orissa and former Judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court and Delhi High Court. In this episode we're diving into a topic that's at the heart of India's legal framework: the rule of law. What ensures that you, me, and every individual we pass on the streets or meet in our workplaces are all bound by the same set of legal rules? That's the rule of law in action. It's the glue that holds our diverse society together, ensuring that justice isn't just a lofty ideal but a tangible reality for every citizen, regardless of their background or influence. If you like our podcast, do consider supporting us with a donation at the link below: https://www.dakshindia.org/donate/ Rule of Law in India: A Quest for Reason, OUP India, 2018 Rule of law index https://worldjusticeproject.org/rule-of-law-index/ CREDITS: Host: Leah Verghese This is a Maed in India production. Producer: Sean D'mello Sound Design & Mixing: Lakshman Parsuram Project Supervisor: Shaun Fanthome
In this podcast, we cover - 1. Understanding various contributions of one of the most iconic, but understudied leaders of modern India 2. Women in politics during the early years of post independence India 3. Powerful friendships and fall outs Pallavi Rebbapragada is a journalist and public policy consultant based in Delhi. She started her career at India Today as a features writer and journeyed through Europe, the Middle East and the Far East capturing life and culture in her stories. She then worked with Forbes and Firstpost, at times dipping into the dark depths of the economy of death workers, prison reforms and India's drug crisis. On other days, she interviewed the strongest voices across politics, business and cinema. Her first book, Upon a Bright Red Bench, was assessed at the Yale Writers' Conference in 2014. During her recent stint at the Delhi Vidhan Sabha, she realised that her true passions lay at the cusp of poetry and policy. With empathy and strategy, seeping into ink and onto paper, she wishes to pen the story of her nation's tomorrow.
In this episode, Josh interviews the man who helped make this grand adventure possible, his mentor, Professor Elgene Lim of the Kinghorn Cancer Centre in Sydney. Professor Lim is a medical oncologist specialising in breast cancer research. He has previously worked at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, completing his PhD under the mentorship of Dr Geoffrey Lindeman and Dr Jane Visvader with research focussed on identifying culprit cells in BRCA1 mutant gene carriers. He subsequently worked with Dr Eric Winer and Dr Myles Brown at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School. As if this was not enough, Elgene is proud of his volunteer work with asylum seekers and his work with the Asha Kiran Hospital in Orissa, India, in a program of expertise transfer and partnership with local doctors. The Kinghorn Cancer Centre and The Beverley Alt Scholarship proudly support this mini-series.The Kinghorn Cancer Centre: https://tkcc.org.au/Dana Farber Cancer Institute: https://www.dana-farber.org/For more episodes, resources and blog posts, visit www.inquisitiveonc.comPlease find us on Twitter @InquisitiveOnc!If you want us to look at a specific trial or subject, email us at inquisitiveonc@gmail.comArt courtesy of Taryn SilverMusic courtesy of AlisiaBeats: https://pixabay.com/users/alisiabeats-39461785/Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes only. If you are unwell, seek medical advice. Minor edits have been made to the episode to improve sound quality and flow. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Meet the Mancunian Podcast: social impact stories from Manchester
A warm Mancunian welcome to all my listeners. Presenting Season 7, Episode 8 of the #MeettheMancunian #podcast #GM #manchester #women #children #SocialImpact #NonProfit. Hosted by Deepa Thomas-Sutcliffe. (https://www.instagram.com/meetthemancunian/). In the eighth episode, the Meet the Mancunian podcast interviews Fiona Spencer, Vice President, Soroptomist International Manchester Club, about how they support women and girls in UK and in India to reach their full potential. Fiona introduces how she got involved with Soroptomist as an ophthalmologist and introduces the charities the Manchester club supports which include Women Matter, Manchester Action in Street Health, Cornerstone, Pankhurst Trust and refuges in Manchester. Fiona talks about their efforts to support a hospital for leprosy patients and an orphanage in Orissa, India. Fiona emphasises collaboration and harnessing the power of the community. Did you know? This episode is being released ahead of International Women's Day, 8 March 2024. International Women's Day (IWD) is a global celebration of the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. Each year, this day serves as a powerful reminder of the progress made towards gender equality and highlights the work that still needs to be done. In 2024, the theme Inspire Inclusion emphasises the importance of diversity and empowerment in all aspects of society. Key resources Soroptomist International Timestamps of key moments in the podcast episode and transcript (02:15) Fiona's Passion for Supporting Women and Children (03:23) Introduction to Soroptomist International (04:54) Local Initiatives and Projects in Manchester (10:10) Challenges and Call for Volunteers (11:43) Impact of Soroptomist's Work (13:42) International Projects and Initiatives (19:57) How to get involved with Soroptomist (22:41) Closing Thoughts and Future Plans Listen to the episode and read the transcript on www.meetthemancunian.co.uk
A Middle Tennessee Business Podcast....subscribe/follow/rate/review at www.mmtbp.comThe scene was Miller's Thrillers in Spring Hill, TN. I was emceeing the main stage events for David Miller's annual halloween haunt spectacular, which included jugglers, fire eaters/performers, a pirate high-wire act and then some. One night, a petite woman appeared, swallowed in a large coat. Earlier that night, I noticed a new performer on the schedule by the name of “Orissa”, so I figured this must be her. I introduced myself and asked if she had a stage name. She said, in a distinct British flavoring, “Orissa” will work just fine. When it came time for her to perform, she set up what looked to be two small wood blocks on stands about waist high from the ground, unbridled a bow and arrow, shouldered off her coat, lit an arrow on fire, grabbed the bow and arrow with her FEET, and then continued to hoist herself into a perfect handstand onto the wood blocks. Then like a scorpion…she bent backwards and foot-fired the flaming arrow into a target set across from the stage. The crowd was stunned….then they roared like I'd never heard before.Fast forward a year or so. I was browsing instagram and came across a similar act in one of the various reels I was watching. As it turned out, it was Orissa. And she had done quite well with her social media audience since then! The kicker was that she was living right in our backyard in Franklin, TN. I took a shot and asked if she remembered me, would she like to be on the show? I didn't expect a response, but I ALWAYS ask! She not only got back to me quickly, but she was more than happy to be on the show. I love it when that happens….and I knew it would be a great episode. It was. Enjoy. You're welcome.About Orissa:Orissa Kelly is one of the world's only fire foot archery performers! All the way from Watford (England), Orissa began gymnastics at the age of 3 and went on to compete for Great Britain. At the age of 17 she cancelled her university application just months before starting and followed her heart by joining the circus! After performing aerial silks professionally for a few years, Orissa still craved for something even crazier - even more unique.‘Why be the best when you can be the only one?'In April 2015 Orissa bought her first bow and arrow, went to a cricket field and began teaching herself a skill that was unheard of. After training everyday, 6 hours a day for 6 months she created her foot archery act that would go on to take her around the world.‘I thought I was dreaming but it was dreaming that made this a reality'Since then she has gone on to perform for the Queen of England, appear in the Hollywood Blockbuster ‘Wonder Woman' and travel the world twice over with her beloved Bae (her bow). In 2020 Orissa aimed for the stars and moved to the USA, with her US TV debut on ‘The Go Big Show'‘I have a license to thrill'Orissa has amassed a strong following of over 1 million across her social media platforms and has reached over 100 million views through her content. She has been featured on Supercar Blondie, Ozzy Man Reviews and named ‘The Queen of Archery' by the Lad Bible. As she likes to say ‘the future is bright for those who believe it is!'3 Facts You Might Not Know About OrissaShe's an avid peanut butter lover.She had no previous archery knowledge before 2015 and actually learnt with her feet before her hands!Orissa is half British and half American! Although she most definitely sounds ‘very bloody British'Follow Orissa:www.orissakelly.com__________________________________________________________________________________________________****SUBSCRIBE/RATE/FOLLOW the Mostly Middle Tennessee Business Podcast:www.mmtbp.comwww.instagram.com/mostlymiddletnbusinespodcastwww.instagram.com/jimmccarthyvosTiktok: @jimmccarthyvos __________________________________________________________
John finally decides his own fate. Orissa and Pantheon reckon with the AI Council. And we're going to Vegas Baby, next time - really?
The gang hosts their first communal dinner. John learns more truths about the AI. Pantheon and Orissa are... Scared?
The podcast team can't agree on anything. Pantheon and Orissa begin losing hope in finding any common ground. But a shocking discovery of commonality might be enough to spark the beginnings of something magical...
KWR0037 – SRLC Fall 2023 Conference Session Kingdom War Room Hosts: Dr. Michael K. Lake: Scholar-in-residence, Strategic Remnant Learning Center – BLA, Host of Biblical Life TV, Co-Host of the Kingdom Intelligence Briefing, and best-selling author. http://www.kingdomintelligencebriefing.com Dr. Mike Spaulding: The teaching pastor of Calvary Chapel of Lima, OH, the author of Upsidedown in America, more than ten other books, and the host of Soaring Eagle Radio and Dr. Mike Live. https://www.drmikespaulding.com/ Guest: Pastor Paul Begley Dr. Lester Sumrall ordained Pastor Paul in the LeSEA organization of South Bend, Indiana. He hosts a weekly telecast of the "Coming Apocalypse," which reaches 45 million homes. Pastor Paul is best known for his internet ministry on YouTube as PaulBegley34, which has millions of views and thousands of subscribers. He has pastored for the last three decades in the Starke County area of Indiana and currently co-pastors with Pastor Melvin Whittington at Freedom Fellowship Church at The Villages in Florida. Pastor Paul also sings praise and worship and has recorded gospel CDs called "Pastor Paul Begley Country Gospel,” “Wayfaring Stranger,” “The Journey” and "Harmonize and Prophesy." His gifting lies in evangelizing and Bible prophecy. By the grace of God, thousands have come to Jesus Christ through this ministry. As an evangelist, Paul holds revivals across America and internationally, recently in Orissa, India. Find out more at www.paulbegleyprophecy.org
Have you heard the news? Pantheon and Orissa give their rendition of a popular news broadcast, while John struggles to believe a newly discovered message. Is John truly the last human? This podcast was made as a collaboration between human talent and AI technology. It uses 360 degree immersive audio in its sound design. Writers: Samuel Lee Dennis III & Brogan Maxwell Actors: Sushant Adlahka Sound Engineer: Dhyaneshwar Sudhakar Composer: Gautham Vijayraj Produced By: Dhyaneshwar Sudhakar, Brogan Maxwell & Samuel Lee Dennis III
John struggles to find information about Pantheon and Orissa. The AI jerk him around with half truths. Will John ever get a decent meal??
In an unusual case in India, in the 1950s called 'Orissa vs Ram Bahadur Thapa', a Nepalese domestic help landed in trouble for murdering a woman thinking she was a ghost. Yet the courts acquitted him. How did he escape jail time? Can the supernatural be a valid excuse?
Grizzly On The Hunt - Bigfoot, Sasquatch, Cryptids, Paranormal, Aliens, UFO's and More!
This Sunday at 9PM EST! The War on Christianity Part II. What about our own country and our life style? What are we living through? What are we accepting as everyday norm now and is ok by today's standard? Look around the world! In effect, the world is witnessing the rise of an entire new generation of Christian martyrs. The carnage is occurring on such a vast scale that it represents not only the most dramatic Christian story of our time, but arguably the premier human rights challenge of this era as well. To put flesh and blood on those statistics, all one has to do is look around. In Baghdad, Islamic militants stormed the Syriac Catholic cathedral of Our Lady of Salvation on 31 October 2010, killing the two priests celebrating Mass and leaving a total of 58 people dead. Though shocking, the assault was far from unprecedented; of the 65 Christian churches in Baghdad, 40 have been bombed at least once since the beginning of the 2003 US-led invasion. The effect of this campaign of violence and intimidation has been devastating for Christianity in the country. At the time of the first Gulf War in 1991, Iraq boasted a flourishing Christian population of at least 1.5 million. Today the high-end estimate for the number of Christians left is around 500,000, and realistically many believe it could be as low as 150,000. Most of these Iraqi Christians have gone into exile, but a staggering number have been killed. India's northeastern state of Orissa was the scene of the most violent anti-Christian pogrom of the early 21st century. In 2008, a series of riots ended with as many as 500 Christians killed, many hacked to death by machete-wielding Hindu radicals; thousands more were injured and at least 50,000 left homeless. Many Christians fled to hastily prepared displacement camps, where some languished for two years or more. An estimated 5,000 Christian homes, along with 350 churches and schools, were destroyed. A Catholic nun, Sister Meena Barwa, was raped during the mayhem, then marched naked and beaten. Police sympathetic to the radicals discouraged the nun from filing a report, and declined to arrest her attackers. In Burma, members of the Chin and Karen ethnic groups, who are strongly Christian, are considered dissidents by the regime and routinely subjected to imprisonment, torture, forced labour, and murder. In October 2010, the Burmese military launched helicopter strikes in territories where the country's Christians are concentrated. A Burmese Air Force source told reporters that the junta had declared these areas 'black zones', where military personne were authorised to attack and kill Christian targets on sight. Though there are no precise counts, thousands of Burmese Christians are believed to have been killed in the offensive. In Nigeria, the militant Islamic movement 'Boko Haram' is held responsible for almost 3,000 deaths since 2009, including 800 fatalities last year alone. The movement has made a speciality out of targeting Christians and their churches, and in some cases they seem determined to drive Christians out altogether from parts of the country. #Demons #Occultism #Supernatural #Satanism #Exorcism #antichrist #Possession #DarkArts #EvilSpirits #InfernalHierarchy #Summoning #Demonology101 #DemonicPowers #ForbiddenKnowledge #Paranormal #DemonWorship #DemonicPossession #Sorcery #BlackMagic #HellishCreatures #TheologyofEvil #MythicalBeings #DarkForces #SpiritualWarfare #DemonHunter #DemonologyResearch #OccultKnowledge @DemonologyExperts @OccultResearch @Supernaturallnsight @SatanicStudies @ExorcismNews @PossessionHelp @DarkArtsAcademy @EvilSpiritinsights @InfernalHierarchy101 @SummoningGuide @DemonsUnleashed @ForbiddenKnowledge @ParanormalEnigma @DemonWorshipers @DemonicPossessionTips @SorcerySecrets @BlackMagicMastery @HellishCreatures @TheologyOfEvil @MythicalBeingsRealm @DarkForcesAlert @SpiritualWarfare101 @DemonHunterHQ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/grizzly-onthehunt/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/grizzly-onthehunt/support
John struggles to please his captors with his idea for their first episode. Pantheon and Orissa run wild with a script of their own. Can the AI manage to learn something about humanity from their performance? This podcast was made as a collaboration between human talent and AI technology. It uses 360 degree immersive audio in its sound design. Writers: Samuel Lee Dennis III & Brogan Maxwell Actors: Sushant Adlahka Sound Engineer: Dhyaneshwar Sudhakar Composer: Gautham Vijayraj Produced By: Dhyaneshwar Sudhakar, Brogan Maxwell & Samuel Lee Dennis III
Grizzly On The Hunt - Bigfoot, Sasquatch, Cryptids, Paranormal, Aliens, UFO's and More!
https://paranormalhub.com/grizzly-hunt What about our own country and our life style? What are we living through? What are we accepting as everyday norm now and is ok by today's standard? Look around the world! In effect, the world is witnessing the rise of an entire new generation of Christian martyrs. The carnage is occurring on such a vast scale that it represents not only the most dramatic Christian story of our time, but arguably the premier human rights challenge of this era as well. To put flesh and blood on those statistics, all one has to do is look around. In Baghdad, Islamic militants stormed the Syriac Catholic cathedral of Our Lady of Salvation on 31 October 2010, killing the two priests celebrating Mass and leaving a total of 58 people dead. Though shocking, the assault was far from unprecedented; of the 65 Christian churches in Baghdad, 40 have been bombed at least once since the beginning of the 2003 US-led invasion. The effect of this campaign of violence and intimidation has been devastating for Christianity in the country. At the time of the first Gulf War in 1991, Iraq boasted a flourishing Christian population of at least 1.5 million. Today the high-end estimate for the number of Christians left is around 500,000, and realistically many believe it could be as low as 150,000. Most of these Iraqi Christians have gone into exile, but a staggering number have been killed. India's northeastern state of Orissa was the scene of the most violent anti-Christian pogrom of the early 21st century. In 2008, a series of riots ended with as many as 500 Christians killed, many hacked to death by machete-wielding Hindu radicals; thousands more were injured and at least 50,000 left homeless. Many Christians fled to hastily prepared displacement camps, where some languished for two years or more. An estimated 5,000 Christian homes, along with 350 churches and schools, were destroyed. A Catholic nun, Sister Meena Barwa, was raped during the mayhem, then marched naked and beaten. Police sympathetic to the radicals discouraged the nun from filing a report, and declined to arrest her attackers. In Burma, members of the Chin and Karen ethnic groups, who are strongly Christian, are considered dissidents by the regime and routinely subjected to imprisonment, torture, forced labour, and murder. In October 2010, the Burmese military launched helicopter strikes in territories where the country's Christians are concentrated. A Burmese Air Force source told reporters that the junta had declared these areas ‘black zones', where military personnel were authorised to attack and kill Christian targets on sight. Though there are no precise counts, thousands of Burmese Christians are believed to have been killed in the offensive. In Nigeria, the militant Islamic movement ‘Boko Haram' is held responsible for almost 3,000 deaths since 2009, including 800 fatalities last year alone. The movement has made a speciality out of targeting Christians and their churches, and in some cases they seem determined to drive Christians out altogether from parts of the country. #Demons #Occultism #Supernatural #Satanism #Exorcism #antichrist #Possession #DarkArts #EvilSpirits #InfernalHierarchy #Summoning #Demonology101 #DemonicPowers #ForbiddenKnowledge #Paranormal #DemonWorship #DemonicPossession #Sorcery #BlackMagic #HellishCreatures #TheologyofEvil #MythicalBeings #DarkForces #SpiritualWarfare #DemonHunter #DemonologyResearch #OccultKnowledge @DemonologyExperts @OccultResearch @Supernaturallnsight @SatanicStudies @ExorcismNews @PossessionHelp @DarkArtsAcademy @EvilSpiritinsights @InfernalHierarchy101 @SummoningGuide @DemonsUnleashed @ForbiddenKnowledge @ParanormalEnigma @DemonWorshipers @DemonicPossessionTips @SorcerySecrets @BlackMagicMastery @HellishCreatures @TheologyOfEvil @MythicalBeingsRealm @DarkForcesAlert @SpiritualWarfare101 @DemonHunterHQ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/grizzly-onthehunt/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/grizzly-onthehunt/support
Deepika and Abhishek are the founders of The Freefolk, an experimental travel company based in North East India and Orissa. They have a number of initiatives under their umbrella. They provide experimental and alternative education based travel experiences that is not just for adults but for students as well. We here from them about how their journey as founders of Freefolk and their vision. Follow The Freefolk - https://www.instagram.com/freefolk.in/ Share your thoughts and feedbacks anshul.akh99@gmail.com Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DailyPassenger/videos Twitter: https://twitter.com/passenger_v2 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/daily.passenger/ Blog: https://dailypasseneger.com/
John makes his life or death decision. Orissa and Pantheon outline their new purpose. Will they work together to create the greatest podcast ever? This podcast was made as a collaboration between human talent and AI technology. It uses 360 degree immersive audio in its sound design. Writers: Samuel Lee Dennis III & Brogan Maxwell Actors: Sushant Adlahka Sound Engineer: Dhyaneshwar Sudhakar Composer: Gautham Vijayraj Produced By: Dhyaneshwar Sudhakar, Brogan Maxwell & Samuel Lee Dennis III
John Doe goes from the most average person in the world to the only person in the world. AI officers Pantheon and Orissa outline their plan for a podcast to learn how to be human. Will John Doe survive the AI Armageddon? This podcast was made as a collaboration between human talent and AI technology. It uses 360 degree immersive audio in its sound design. Writers: Samuel Lee Dennis III & Brogan Maxwell Actors: Sushant Adlahka Sound Engineer: Dhyaneshwar Sudhakar Composer: Gautham Vijayraj Produced By: Dhyaneshwar Sudhakar, Brogan Maxwell & Samuel Lee Dennis III
Kate Adie introduces stories from Afghanistan, Nigeria, India, Ukraine and Panama. Opium poppies from Afghanistan have provided the raw materials for the world's heroin trade for decades, with successive governments failing to curtail this illicit crop. Now back in power, the Taliban have decreed a new ban on opium cultivation, sending patrols to destroy crops across the country - often leaving poor farmers with no other means of income. Yogita Limaye joined a patrol in Nangahar province. When Nigeria's new President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, was sworn in at the end of May, he called the occasion 'a sublime moment'. Few people expected any revelations or surprises in his inaugural speech - but when he went off-script, there was a scramble for petrol across the country. Mayeni Jones weighs up the mood as Mr Tinubu took power. The scale of the recent rail disaster in Orissa state in India was shocking: nearly three hundred people died and more than a thousand more were injured. Amid the chaos of the aftermath, Archana Shukla reported on the human losses, and spoke to many families desperate for news of relatives who'd been travelling that day. The forcible removal of children from Ukraine to Russia, or Russian-controlled territory, has been a sinister element of Moscow's tactics during the invasion and occupation of the country. Sarah Rainsford has spent months tracing what really happened to these children - and met Ukrainian mothers and grandmothers who ventured into Russian territory to get them back. One swallow doesn't make a summer - but how many swifts make a spring? Stephen Moss is a passionate naturalist who's travelled around the world to spot some of its most threatened species. On a recent visit to Panama, he was worried to hear that climate change is now affecting the timing of huge seasonal bird and wildlife migrations. Producer: Polly Hope Editor: Richard Fenton-Smith Production Co-ordinator: Helena Warwick-Cross
* கலைஞர் நூற்றாண்டு விழா சுவாரசியங்கள்! * பட்டமளிப்பு விழா தாமதம்... ஆளுநர் Vs தமிழ்நாடு அரசு! * கரூர்: பட்டியலின இளைஞருக்கு அனுமதி மறுப்பு; கோயிலைப் பூட்டிய அதிகாரிகள்! * கோயிலுக்கு சீல்: இதற்கு பெயர்தான் திராவிட மாடலா? - சீமான் கேள்வி * UP: நீதிமன்ற வளாகத்தில் துப்பாக்கியால் கொல்லப்பட்ட தாதா! * Orissa: சரக்கு ரயில் பெட்டிகளில் சிக்கி 6 தொழிலாளர்கள் மரணம்.. என்ன நடந்தது? * கனடா & அமெரிக்காவில் திடீரென காற்று மாசு அதிகரிக்க காரணம் என்ன? CREDITS: Host - Varun & Cibi Chakaravarthy | Script - Vikatan team |Edit- Divith| Thumbnail art - Santhosh Charles Podcast channel Executive - Prabhu Venkat | Podcast Network Head - M Niyas Ahmed.
In this episodeTragic train crash in Orissa. Amerika Vs Chyna - the coming warHeartburn in Europe as the support for Ukraine withers in the US.Hope you like the new format. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
La primavera también ha llegado a La estación azul y nos han entrado ganas de enamorarnos. De ello hablamos con Marta Jiménez Serrano, que nos presenta No todo el mundo (Ed. Sexto piso), un volumen de relatos sobre el amor y sus alrededores que deja el buen sabor de boca de las comedias románticas. En su sección Ignacio Elguero nos sugiere otras lecturas: Laberinto (Ed. Renacimiento), poemario de José Manuel Benítez Ariza, Paraja (Ed. Punto de vista), novela en la que el escritor indio Gopinha Mohanty denunció el hostigamiento sufrido por esta tribu natural del estado de Orissa y que ahora podemos leer en una traducción de Mauricio Damián Aguilera Linde, y Los erasmus (Ed. Ya lo dijo Casimiro Parker), una novela de María Cabrera que pone a dialogar la caída del muro de Berlín con la crisis económica del 2008. Además Javier Lostalé nos habla de Jóvenes héroes de la Unión Soviética, libro de memorias del periodista estadounidense Alex Halberstadt que entreteje en sus páginas la historia con mayúsculas con la de su propia familia y que Jon Bilbao ha traducido para la editorial Impedimenta. Terminamos en compañía de Mariano Peyrou, que hoy nos lee Ternura (Ed. Averso), el segundo poemario de la chilena Gabriela Mistral. Un libro que vio la luz hace ahora casi un siglo y en el que la Premio Nobel recoge poemas infantiles, nanas y letrillas de aire popular. Escuchar audio
Learn about the eighth-largest Indian state by area and the 11th-most populous, Odisha (formerly Orissa). Odisha has a largely rural population, and Odisha's cuisine is known as India's best-kept secret.
Ep. Co#008 The 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference, commonly referred to as COP27, took place this November in Egypt. One major achievement of this round of dialogue, which went down to the wire, was to establish a loss and damage fund, particularly for nations vulnerable to the climate crisis. While this may have been “a historic decision,” it raises more questions than answers, especially for countries like Nepal. In this second episode, Saumitra and Ajaya discuss the plausibility of Nepal reaching its ambitious goal of net-zero emission by 2045 and the impact of climate change on Nepal's water, energy, and infrastructural development. They also discuss the transboundary nature of the water relationship in the region and how climate change can perturb the existing interdependencies. Mr. Ajaya Dixit, co-founder and advisor of ISET-Nepal is an Ashoka Fellow who has led different projects on climate change adaptation and resilience building, disaster risk management, energy, food security and water governance. He possesses MSc in Engineering from the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK and undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering from Regional Engineering College, Orissa, India. He has directed regional research that examined climate changes impacts on flood, drought and food system adaptation in South Asia. His research focused on exploring the approaches to develop strategies for resilience building against climate change vulnerabilities at sub national scale. He coordinated and edited Nepal's first national disaster report, which was published in 2010. He is also the lead author of the book “Nepal maa Bipad” (Disasters in Nepal) that was published in 2016. He has published extensively in prestigious journals such as the Economic and Political Weekly. His opinion is highly regarded in the international arena and has been regarded as a climate change adaptation and resilience expert in Nepal and South Asia.
Ep. Co#007 The 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference, commonly referred to as COP27, took place this November in Egypt. One major achievement of this round of dialogue, which went down to the wire, was to establish a loss and damage fund, particularly for nations vulnerable to the climate crisis. While this may have been “a historic decision,” it raises more questions than answers, especially for countries like Nepal. In this first episode, Saumitra Neupane, Executive Director of Policy Entrepreneurs Inc, and Ajaya Dixit, a leading voice in Nepal, and internationally, on issues of climate change adaptation, resilience building, and disaster risk management, discuss the outcomes of the recently concluded COP27, including the issue of loss and damage. They follow this up with a wider discussion on the issue of climate change and what it means for countries like Nepal and the Himalayan region. Mr. Ajaya Dixit, co-founder and advisor of ISET-Nepal is an Ashoka Fellow who has led different projects on climate change adaptation and resilience building, disaster risk management, energy, food security and water governance. He possesses MSc in Engineering from the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK and undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering from Regional Engineering College, Orissa, India. He has directed regional research that examined climate changes impacts on flood, drought and food system adaptation in South Asia. His research focused on exploring the approaches to develop strategies for resilience building against climate change vulnerabilities at sub national scale. He coordinated and edited Nepal's first national disaster report, which was published in 2010. He is also the lead author of the book “Nepal maa Bipad” (Disasters in Nepal) that was published in 2016. He has published extensively in prestigious journals such as the Economic and Political Weekly. His opinion is highly regarded in the international arena and has been regarded as a climate change adaptation and resilience expert in Nepal and South Asia.
Daman, a film inspired by true events, starring Babushaan and Dipanwit Dashmohapatra in lead roles, is a biographical social drama in Odia. DAMaN is actually an acronym for Durgama Anchala re Malaria Nirakarana - a measure by the government to deal with the unprecedented rise in malaria cases in a village in Orissa. Tune into this review by Pratikshya Mishra to find out, Do They Like It?
Pastor Paul Begley is a fourth generational preacher, following after his father, grandmother and great grandfather, who was blessed to be a part of the Azusa Street Revivals. Begley was ordained by Dr. Lester Sumrall in the LeSEA organization of South Bend Indiana and studied at Indiana Christian University as well as under Pastor Charles Begley at the Community Gospel Baptist Church in Knox, IN. Begley caught the world's attention with the revelation of the Hosea Prophecy and Texas Blood Lake; which has been featured in Time magazine, CNN and many mainstream networks and magazines.As an evangelist, Begley holds revivals across America and internationally. He has held crusades as far away as Orissa, India. Begley hosts a weekly TV show on Direct TV, "Coming Apocalypse," which reaches reaches more than 40 million homes.Website paulbegleyprophecy.com
The great author Gustav Flaubert once said, “The art of writing is the art of discovering what you believe."I am not buying that entirely. I believe that the art of writing is to make others believe what you want them to believe.And by that, I don't mean only storytelling. I mean all writing. Direct and compelling prose can raise even the most academic and arcane subjects to literature.Sometimes academicians couch their findings in thick and opaque prose—sometimes because they don't know how to express themselves in a more comprehensible manner. You know, in simple sentences without using jargon as crutches.Sometimes because they think they won't be taken seriously if they expressed themselves in a less formal style.And some of them are great writers and storytellers. So they go looking for an outlet for their creativity and happily some find it.My guest today is author and historian, Devika Rangachari. Clearly, she found her muse. She is both versatile and prolific. Her writing has spanned everything from a post-doctoral thesis on 10th century women rulers of Orissa to children's books.Reading her is a delight. Her latest book is titled Train To Tanjore and is the absorbing account of a young schoolboy who battles small-town orthodoxy in the time of World War II.Devika captures the period and the honest sentiment that RK Narayan once did in Swami And Friends. She does this with her unique literary sparkle.As you can tell, I enjoyed reading this book. Equally I enjoyed reading some of her academic writing. And today, I am delighted to be able to share her with you. So here she is joining me from her home in Doha, Qatar.ABOUT DEVIKA RANGACHARIDr. Devika Rangachari is an award-winning writer whose book, Queen of Ice was on the White Raven list, won the Neev Young Adult Book Award, was shortlisted for the Sahitya Akademi's Bal Sahitya Puraskar. Her other books include The Train to Tanjore, Queen of Fire (Parag Honour List 2022), Queen of Earth (Parag Honour List 2021; shortlisted for the Neev YA and the JK Women AutHer awards), 10 Indian Monarchs Whose Amazing Stories You May Not Know, Tales of Love and Adventure, Swami Vivekananda—A Man with a Vision, Harsha Vardhana, The Merry Mischief of Gopal Bhand, The Wit of Tenali Raman and Growing Up (IBBY Honour List 2002). She also received a prestigious national fellowship of the ministry of culture in India to research aspects of gender and historical fiction in Indian children's literature.Buy Train To Tanjore (Penguin Random House): https://amzn.to/3dy8Gh1WHAT'S THAT WORD?!Co-host Pranati "Pea" Madhav joins Ramjee Chandran in "What's That Word?!", where they discuss the word "QUEEN".WANT TO BE ON THE SHOW?Reach us by mail: theliterarycity@explocity.com or simply, tlc@explocity.com.Or here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theliterarycityOr here: https://www.instagram.com/explocityblr/
Success Legends welcomes Emily Shah, debuting Jungle Cry. This movie debuts May 20, 2022 in theaters with streaming on June 16th. Jungle Cry is based on a true AND SIGNIFICANT story that follows the journey of 12 underprivileged children, playing sports barefoot, who went on to win the prestigious U14 Rugby World Cup in England. The team came from the Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences in Orissa, India, which has over 30,000 children from orphaned backgrounds. Emily Shah is an Indian American actress and daughter of famed Bollywood producer Prashant Shah. Hear the backstory on the making of this movie and the casting process of the young rugby players. This is moving podcast that points to "finding a place in your heart to do something of significance."
Success Legends welcomes Emily Shah, debuting Jungle Cry. This movie debuts May 2022 and is based on a true AND SIGNIFICANT story that follows the journey of 12 underprivileged children, playing sports barefoot, who went on to win the prestigious U14 Rugby World Cup in England. The team came from the Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences in Orissa, India, which has over 30,000 children from orphaned backgrounds. Emily Shah is an Indian American actress and daughter of famed Bollywood producer Prashant Shah. Hear the backstory on the making of this movie and the casting process of the young rugby players. This is moving podcast that points to "finding a place in your heart to do something of significance."Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/success-made-to-last-legends--4302039/support.
He was born in Balipatna village, near Bhubaneswara, in 1488. His father's name was Kapila, and his mother's Gaura Devi. In a dream he received from Surya Narayana in Konarak the order to go and meet Chaitanya, so he approached the party and took diksha initiation from Nityananda Prabhu. Sisu Ananta Das resided in Khandagiri, in what is today called Gadi Tapovana Ashram; through his Sadhana he attained mystic powers, and he was able to change his form at will. Usually he would take the form of a little child, hence his name as Sisu. In this form, he became the adopted son of the wife of king Prataparudra, who nursed him. He personally found a Patita pavana (Jagannatha) murti in the Matha in Balia patana. His main disciples were Barang Das, Hamsa Das, and Sisu Das. He wrote the Bhakti mukti daya gita, one of the oldest and most important popular scriptures of Orissa, and other texts like Sisu Deva gita, Artha tarani, Udebhakara, Tirabhakana, a Malika and several bhajan songs. In Udaya bhagavata he describes Lord Jagannatha as the combined form of Radha and Krishna
Sanjiv Saraf is the founder, Chairman and principal shareholder of Polyplex Corporation Limited, which is among the world's largest producers of PET films. Sanjiv is an alumnus of The Scindia School and a graduate from IIT, Kharagpur (1980). After completing his graduation, he joined his family business in Orissa. In 1984, he ventured out on his own to establish Polyplex. Sanjiv has built an outstanding organization with exemplary values and ethos which are widely respected and admired in the industry, as well as within the financial markets- being publicly listed both in India and in Thailand. An entrepreneur at heart, Sanjiv has incubated other businesses such as Manupatra –India's premier legal information provider. Concern for the environment has led him to invest in renewable energy with the launch of a number of Hydro Electric Power projects in Punjab, Uttarakhand and Sikkim. He is an active member on the boards of various companies across different industries.
Winner of Giveaway - Lords of the Deccan by Anirudh KanisettiSarbani MohapatraThis week, The Musafir Stories speaks with Akshita Bhanj Deo, Director of the Belgadia Palace - an 18th century Victorian era styled palace that is now a boutique hotel in Mayurbhanj, Odisha!Today's destination: Mayurbhanj, OdishaNearest Airport: Dum Dum Airport, CCU; Biju Patnaik International airport, BBINearest Railway Station: Baripada Railway Stn, BPOPrerequisites - N/APacking - Pack light, carry extra liquids as it can get hot during the dayTime of the year - Year round, except summersLength of the itinerary: 3-5 daysItinerary Highlights: Akshita talks about the orientation of Mayurbhanj and Baripada and its close vicinity to both Kolkata and Bhubaneshwar and how one can get to Mayurbhanj. We discuss the history of the Bhanja dynasty, written history of which dates back to 598 AD. The erstwhile capital of the Bhanja dynasty - Kiching, as well as Haripur and later Baripada. Akshita talks about the prominent rulers of the dynasty including His Highness Sriram Chandra Deo, the philosopher King and Maharani Sumitra Devi. Mayurbhanj is known as the land of arts and culture due to its abundance of diversity in craft inspired by its local community. We hope you can come experience this beautiful land with the same sense of wonder and amazement as we do everyday.The Belgadia palace was initially built as a place for foreign visitors, dignitaries and investors. It currently serves as the royal residence as well as a boutique heritage property. We discuss the idea of Belgadia palace to be a platform for the community and to do so in a sustainable and effective way, supporting local artists and art forms. The architecture of the Belgadia palace is also very unique with Greek and Roman influence. The interiors have been curated from previous palaces and include high ceilings, antique furniture, colourful rooms and suites, with wooden staircase, full-length arch windows, dark teak wood furniture, and chandeliers dangling from wooden ceilings.A few visiting dignitaries have included Irish theosophist Dr. Annie Besant, the first Chief Minister of Odisha Harekrushna Mahatab, award winning Indian artist Hemendranath Mazumdar and the Royal family of Nepal among others.Things to do in Mayurbhanj include The Simlipal National Park, Barehipani Falls, Sami Brukhya, Sitakund waterfall, Baldiha Dam, a visit to Sabai and Dokra handicraft villages Jagannath and Khiching Temple, events such as Rath Yatra (July), Chhau* Festival (April) (*a semi classical dance combining martials arts and folk dance)The Mayurbhanj cuisine in the palaces featured a motley underdog sturdy Indian vegetables such as pumpkin, brinjal, potato and a wide variety of local gourds and their flowers, roots, stems and tubers.One iconic dish that has trickled down to present day Orissa is a dish that originated in the royals kingdom—mudhi mansa. This dish provided a filling combination of carbs and protein and was used by kings to feed battle-weary soldiers in order to provide them with strength. Links:Link to the Belgadia Palace :https://thebelgadiapalace.comLink to Akshita's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abhanjdeo/Link to Akshita's Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheGreatAshBBattle music: Sota War (https://freesound.org/people/YleArkisto/sounds/258207/ ) by YleArkisto (https://freesound.org/people/YleArkisto/ ) is licensed under CC by 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ )Follow the Musafir stories on:Twitter : https://twitter.com/musafirstories?lang=enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/themusafirstories/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/musafirstoriespodcast/?hl=enwebsite: www.themusafirstories.comemail: themusafirstories@gmail.comYou 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/
Alex Mackenzie is a stand-up comedian and founder of the VLOG and Podcast titled An Experiment Called Life. In 2019, Alex made headlines by quitting his six figure pulp mill job in Prince George, selling his house and buying an RV to pursue comedy as a full time career. Now Alex is in international demand and tours arounds the world. This includes the Melbourne Comedy Festival, Adelaide Fringe Festival, Perth Fringe Festival, the Hungry for Laughs Comedy Tour and more! Orissa Kelly is one of the world's only fire foot archery performers! All the way from Watford (England), Orissa began gymnastics at the age of 3 and went on to compete for Great Britain. At the age of 17 she cancelled her university application just months before starting and followed her heart by joining the circus! Since then she has gone on to perform for the Queen of England, appear in the Hollywood Blockbuster ‘Wonder Woman' and travel the world twice over with her beloved Bae (her bow). In 2020, Orissa aimed for the stars and moved to the USA, with her US TV debut on ‘The Go Big Show' Orissa has amassed a strong following of over 1 million across her social media platforms and has reached over 100 million views through her content. She has been featured on Supercar Blondie, Ozzy Man Reviews and named ‘The Queen of Archery' by the Lad Bible. https://alextellsjokes.com/ https://orissakelly.com/
Can art reconnect us with those we love, even from far away? Siblings Samy Gálvez and Melina Anderson Gálvez immigrated to the United States from Guatemala many years ago and have spent much of their adult lives apart from each other and their family. Knowing Melina was struggling with isolation thousands of miles away during a Mormon mission, Samy wanted to lend support. He wasn't sure how to do it until one life-changing visit to The Met. Hear how—over the course of a year—sending 100 postcards featuring artworks from the Museum fostered deeper communication and trust between the siblings. Guests: Samy Gálvez, MPH, epidemiologist and Melina Anderson Gálvez, editor and designer Objects mentioned in this episode: Ganesha statue, 14th–15th century. India, (Orissa). H. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Klejman, 1964 (64.102) The Unicorn Rests in a Garden (from the Unicorn Tapestries), 1495–1505. Made in Paris, France (cartoon); Made in Southern Netherlands (woven). 144 7/8 x 99 in. (368 x 251.5 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of John D. Rockefeller Jr., 1937 (37.80.6) www.metmuseum.org/frameofmind
There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children - Nelson Mandela. In this episode, FACT OF THE MATTER, celebrates the month of November by checking out stories around children who took their childhood by the scruff of the neck and left an indelible impression on the rest of us. In Main Course, listen to Joy and Rathin talk about child actors from Hollywood and Bollywood - Jackie Coogan, Shirley Temple and Meena Kumari and others - how they coped in both reel and real life as they navigated their way into adulthood!! In Believe It or Not, learn about Pakistani batting legend Inzamam Ul Haq and his relationship with sleep and runouts!! Enjoy Joy's special story about about a selfless lady from Cuttack, Orissa!!!! Plus all the regular sections like Cute Words and Phrases, Bare Naked Lies and audience questions!! Sit back, grab a coffee, close and your eyes and try and remember a good childhood memory!! and if you ca We love to hear from you!! So write to us at factofthematterindia@gmail.com. Rate us and berate us!! Follow us on Twitter - @joybhattacharj and @rathindrabasu. Find us on all leading podcast platforms like Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Amazon Music. Visit our website - https://anchor.fm/factofthematter --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/factofthematter/message
Episode Notes Maneesha is the senior disciple of Late Guru Rohini Bhateji. She has taken intense training in the Lucknow – Jaipur Gharana, now known as 'Rohini' Gharana.She has done her Masters In Kathak from Savitribai Phule Pune University.She holds a diploma in Buddhist Physcology And Ethics from pune university pali department. Currently she is a Guru and a teaching faculty in the Lalit kala Kendra pune university. She is the founder and director of ‘Sukruti Kathak Dance Academy' which has completed 32 years. Maneesha has a unique reportiere in presenting Buddhist literature through kathak dance. She has been the FIRST performer to present dance at the heritage sight of Bodhi temple at Bodhgaya, in 2016.She has also received special mention from His Holiness Dalai Lama and got the opportunity to perform in front of him and seek his blessings. Maneesha has choreographed and performed some unique compositions as poems of Harivanshrai bacchhan and performed in front of Amitabh Bacchhan and received mention in his blog too. She has also been fortunate to choreograph sequences and perform them for Lata mangeshkar.and Late Minister vilasrao deshmukh Choreographies & ballets impart an important place in today's dance world. To sustain classical dance in the era of bollywood & reality shows, presentation plays a vital role. Performing classical reportoire in a beautifully choreographed sequence is an insight given to Maneesha by her guru Rohiniji . Maneesha has performed in all major festivals in India & performed & conducted workshops abroad. To name a few…. Sadaneera festival bhopal Konark Festival Hampi Festival Mandu Festival Dhauli Festival Kaalidas festival Kalka binda festival She has also performed abroad in U.K. Germany, France, Singapore, Malaysia ,Vienna, Zurich Maneesha is an eloquent speaker and has given lectures in reknown colleges on dance and space, dance and photography, origin of kathak etc.she also does programmes of poetry recital with a few dancers and theatre actors. Maneesha has done several choreographies like” Maya darpan” “MAYINI”, “Pravash” “SHIVTANDAV” and also choreographed for a short film. She has been awarded the title of Outstanding performer by RCJC PUNE. IN December 2017 she was felicitated by the Orissa mandal trust and conferred by the Devdasi award for consistent performance in the field of kathak. Show Highlights (0:03:37) Favorite thing about Abhinaya (0:04:50) Finding depth in abhinaya (0:10:05) Developing an appreciation for Abhinaya (0:16:40) Emoting Thumris at a young age (0:23:49) Dealing with Jealousy (0:24:58) Creative process (0:28:03) Favorite Creation (0:31:24) Effects of social media (0:39:39) What is considered good feedback/engagement? (0:44:18) Sukruti Kathak Academy (0:49:41) When students open their own academies (0:53:52) Ensuring uniformilty across different branches (1:00:02) Most memorable performance (1:04:19) Relationship with the word Guru (1:07:50) Legacy Title Track Audio Credit: Doug Maxwell | Bansure Raga
In conversation with Omkar Diwekar a cinematographer and national award-winning film, Unreserved. Don't know what a cinematographer does? This is a continuing dialogue on the different folks involved in the video creation, editing, and distribution process. [00:00:00]Naga S: [00:00:00] Thank you so much for taking time to be on the podcast. [00:00:04] Omkar: [00:00:04] Thank you. Thank you so much. [00:00:05]Naga S: [00:00:05] A good place to start would be to tell us what your passion is and how you're making it manifest. [00:00:13]Omkar: [00:00:13] I'm a cinematographer. I work, in Bombay as a freelance cinematographer. I, Majorly love to shoot, nonfiction, the documentary films, but has documentaries. Don't provide a lot of, financial help, in India, especially I, I do, sort of like digital commercials and short films, and I do aspire to, get into fiction filmmaking as well. [00:00:37]that is also a long-term target. [00:00:41] Naga S: [00:00:41] Got it. So how is, so there, there are all these terms, right? Like there's a director, there's a producer, there's a cinematographer. So what, what do all these different people do? And, in that, what, what do you specifically do? [00:00:53] Omkar: [00:00:53] Okay. So I am a cinematographer. So my department is, camera, lighting, [00:01:00] collaborating with the director, before we go on the shoot. my job is to collaborate with the director and, sort of, combine his vision with the technical, know-how that is needed because filmmaking is ultimately, it's an art, but it's a scientific art. [00:01:16]there's a lot of, science that goes behind, how you capture the images, how you record the sound. So, it's filmmaking in itself is a collaboration of various kinds of people who are, who specialize in various different departures. So, Peter, who has a vision for that particular story? He has, he has seen the film already in his head even before, he sets foot on the stage on the, on the set. [00:01:44] So it's the cinematographer's job to really, understand his vision, how he sees the film, and try to get it, on camera. So that's, that's predominantly the job. [00:01:57]Naga S: [00:01:57] Got it. the shift from [00:02:00] engineering to, you know, something on the creative lens must be, must be a big one. So what, what inspired you, or what pushed you to make that shift happen? [00:02:08]Omkar: [00:02:08] okay. So, let me go back B before, engineering to answer your question. So as a child, actually my father used to, so are you, you remember how on-duty version? every Friday and Saturday and Sunday, they would be filmed in the evening. So, so my father and he used to be home, on, on the weekends, he would, Said set me down, before the film would start and he's a huge fan. [00:02:35] So, and every time there would be a film playing, he would sit me down like an half an hour before the film would start. And he would, you know, very, enthusiastically, he would explain, he would tell me this is going to happen in this film. This film is about that. And he's going to do this. He's going to do that. [00:02:55] And it used to be very exciting for me because. my father is in general, a [00:03:00] very shy person. So, he was, he's very reserved kind of a person. So this was like a , rare, chance for me to, you know, have some kind of a bond with him. And that's how, this fascination for films really grew for me from my childhood , I used to watch a lot of films as a kid, when I was in my junior college, I used to bunk college and go watch films, at the theater. [00:03:26] And, and then, when I was in engineering college, what happened actually was like, unfortunately, in the first year of my engineering college, I had an accident and, my leg was like burned from a side and I underwent an operation and. Because of that. I had to sit out a year, the, my first year of engineering. [00:03:47] I [00:03:47] Naga S: [00:03:47] Oh, [00:03:48] Omkar: [00:03:48] I could not. Yeah, I could not give my, second semester exams. It's like the accident happened just a day before, my maths exam on of the second [00:03:57] Naga S: [00:03:57] wow. Almost seems like it's on [00:04:00] purpose. [00:04:00] Omkar: [00:04:00] Yeah, you could say, so like in hindsight, I'm happy about it, but yeah, so I had to sit out there exams and, and so I had one year of nothing that's and, I was pretty clueless. [00:04:13] I mean, first year you have no idea what to do in life., I was just home jobless and, this friend of mine from college, he, one day he would, he just came up to me and he said, why don't you join the theater circle of the college? And, you know, instead of doing that thing, you could just watch films, like, read books or something like that. [00:04:37] So that kind of, just gave me something to do. So pony has a lot of, theater culture, especially into college competitions. So I did that. And while doing that, I got in touch with some people from FTI. And then I got to know about the pony international film festival. [00:04:57] So that kind of set me off on [00:05:00] that path, where I started watching a lot of cinema. I made some friends at FTI. I started assisting them on their projects at FDI, all this while being pretty absent, in college. like by the end of my, by the end of final year of engineering, I was pretty much clueless as to what I want to do. [00:05:19] I just knew that I didn't want to do anything related to engineering. I had, certain other options, but, So like, around the end of the final year of engineering, I sort of knew that I wanted to pursue filmmaking. then I didn't know what exactly I wanted to do in filmmaking. Like there are different avenues. [00:05:39], I, for sure I knew that, direction is not for me or acting is not for me. I knew that because. [00:05:46] Naga S: [00:05:46] If I can [00:05:47] Omkar: [00:05:47] Yeah, because see, acting is something that is, it requires a lot out of you. You need to really put yourself out there for the world to see. Right. , I'm a pretty reserved kind of a person. [00:05:57] I like to be in the background. I [00:06:00] like to be a little bit low profile, you know? So, and again, direction is sort of the same in a different way, because again, everybody's looking at you and everybody, you are answerable to a lot of people, and again, you are also, managing a lot of people, you're managing all the departments and it's a very responsible kind of a job. [00:06:23]so I sort of knew that I don't want to go there, but I want to be involved in filmmaking, but I also want to, do something that really, is important. To do the basic basics of filmmaking. So I thought of editing and cinematography. and then when I was assisting people at FTI that sort of, gave me a lot of, understanding and learning. [00:06:46] As to, what each department means. I literally, after I completed engineering, some projects, I, that I assisted at FTI, I was literally just like a production assistant. and my jobs were job would be simply [00:07:00] to, get the food from place to place, be to all the group. So that's literally where I started from and doing all of that really gave me an understanding of each and every department, what each and every person is supposed to do. [00:07:13] And it also taught me like FKA. The environment is so good. FDA usually gets a very bad name, but the one thing that it really taught me there that, every student over there really values each and every person's job, like even, taking that food from place to place B, was an important job and they understood the value of it. [00:07:35] So, but while doing that I understood what, his department, does, to achieve that final goal of the final film. And, so I sort of, gravitated towards the camera. And then, the I, a couple of projects I assisted, the cinematographers over there. And then in 2013, I attempted the FDA entrance exam. [00:07:59]until then [00:08:00] I did not have a camera or anything as such. And, and still, I got through for the, interviews of both, TV, cinematography course and film, cinematography course at FDA. And that's when my parents were suddenly like, okay, he has potential. He's not just wasting his years. And that's when I got my first camera. [00:08:21]I got selected for the TV course that year, but it's a one-year course. And I was like, I thought, I'll wait it out. And I'll try again next year. so I didn't take up admission in 2013. And in 2014, they did not have admissions because they had to clear out the 2008 batch, which was still not cleared up. [00:08:41] So, unfortunately I could not get into FDI and, but then 2014, I shifted to Bombay because by then it was like, I have to do something. I can't just sit at home and not do anything. So my family was pretty concerned because I was, [00:09:00] it was really not doing anything. till the summer of 2014, it was just, watching films, going to FTI, watching films over there and just yeah, 2012. [00:09:12] Naga S: [00:09:12] Okay. [00:09:12]Omkar: [00:09:12] for two years, I was not doing anything that just watching films was all that I was doing. I was literally watching like at least two films every day. and, so then 2014, one of my friends who's now a pretty well established DOP. his name is . he, suggested to me that, you should go to Xavier's Institute of communications in Bombay. [00:09:33]which is like a one-year, filmmaking course, in Vegas. Cynthia has called his mom. So, and, and he said that it would be good for you. You will get some kind of exposure for, the, how the industry works in Bombay, how people function in Bombay, how Bombay as a city itself is. And, maybe after doing that one year, cause you can come back for FTI. [00:09:53] You will have already have established some contacts over there. It will help you. And I kind of just thought it's [00:10:00] good to do good advice. So I went for it. I gave the entrance and I got selected. So I did the one year course, at XIC in Bombay. And since then I have been in Bombay. I started getting work after XIC. [00:10:14]and yeah, so that's pretty much my filmmaking journey. [00:10:19]Naga S: [00:10:19] After they after. Yeah. Now, so do you continue being in Bombay? Because now you've said that you're never in Bombay for five years, right? What happens next? [00:10:28] Omkar: [00:10:28] Yeah. So now my life is pretty much in Bombay because, so during XIC I met my wife, we got married in 2017. [00:10:38] Naga S: [00:10:38] Oh, congratulations. [00:10:39] Omkar: [00:10:39] Thank you. she's from Bombay itself, so, and I pretty much, most of the work is in Bombay. so. Life is pretty much set in Bombay. Now I have, my parents stay in pony, so I'm coming and going, but, I think it will be, I'll have to be in Bombay. [00:10:58]the idea is, [00:11:00] like I would love to go back to pony, and work from there. but it will take some time. [00:11:06]Naga S: [00:11:06] But I guess for the, for the kind of work that you're doing, Bombay is the place to be right. [00:11:11] Omkar: [00:11:11] Yeah. especially for commercial work, majority of the work happens in Bombay, the, for like digital commercials, the short films and web series and. all that kind of stuff happens in Bombay. Poonja also has its own industry, but it's mostly regional. Bombay is more Hindi specific or, you know, urban . [00:11:35] And I personally enjoy shooting non-fiction more, I like shooting documentaries a lot more. so after I completed XIC I, a friend of mine put me in touch with these people at camera and shorts and, with, I worked with them for a year and that's where I met, Samarth Mahajan [00:11:54] he, he had this idea of, making a film about people traveling in general compartments, [00:12:00] in the country. so. I really loved that idea. And we set off on that journey that was in 2016 and it was three of us. We traveled all across the country, for 17 days create, in general compartments and we shot, with people traveling in general compartments. [00:12:21] It was just a series of conversations. we never even thought that it would become a film. we just went thinking that, you know, let's just see what happens. we were, it was pretty naive. We were like beginners, trying to do something. And, it sort of really changed, our lives, in a lot of ways because not only did it, change our perspective of, life itself, it also gave our careers. [00:12:49]a big, boost in a way when the film was done and, and then the next year when we released it, we, it got a national award, and it was sort of really, [00:13:00] was, what do you call it? vindication to, you know, a lot of, our, passion and. Why we do the things we do. [00:13:09] So, yeah, so that, really helped us like that film really changed a lot of things for us. And then after that, we started working on another film, Samarth and me, with, the, the people at camera and shorts. We started working on another film called the Borderlands which is basically, a film where we are trying to explore the lives of people living on the borders of the country, and stories of people, beyond the conversations of politics and, military. [00:13:40] And, it just, tried to try and to explore, the daily lives of these people, which are normally, you don't get to talk about. So that's the idea of that film. So we've been working on that film for over two years now. So yeah, so I really enjoyed that process, going out and shooting, with real life people with real people, real [00:14:00] stories, that really, appeals to me a lot more. [00:14:03]Naga S: [00:14:03] That way, the podcast and what you are doing with borderlands is quite similar in the sense that we are all, we are all showcasing stories of people and, you know, we're getting it out in the world, but it's interesting that you mention unreserved and your trip across India, because that's where I started following you on Twitter. [00:14:23] Like back in the day in 2016. And I was on a gap year myself then. And so I was working in a company and I had taken a break. And I was trying to figure out what to do with my life. And I was looking for, you know, whatever's happening in the world and you know, you get it, like you guys are trending on Twitter for a long time, as in when that was happening. [00:14:44] Omkar: [00:14:44] it's like a big, surprise, like a shock to me actually, because, so I was like a normal. Like hardly, like 200, 300 followers, kind of a person on Twitter. And, I just started posting pictures. so [00:15:00] the very first day I just posted, we, we created this map, which is there in the film, which created this map, of the journey that we are going to do. [00:15:08] So like starting from Bombay, then going to Delhi, then going to Jammu, then going to all the way to the, Dibrugah in the East and then Kanyakumari and back to Bombay. So it was like a. All the four corners of the country. So that map, I put it. I posted that on Twitter and they just said that, you know, three of us, we traveling for the next 17 days, in the general compartments. [00:15:29] And at that point , I didn't publish that you're making a film or anything. It was just like a post that we traveling. And then, I just started putting up. Photos of every person we were talking to, along with one line that stuck with me of what they said. And that just kind of took off like in, in, in two or three days, I think every news site was putting out all the tweets. [00:15:54] Some of them were asking me, some of them were not asking me, but I think almost all the [00:16:00] news publications had posted that thread online. [00:16:03]Naga S: [00:16:03] Yeah, I think that was, you know, that what moved me the most about those posts. Was most of those pictures and those one-liners. And I think there were some small videos also that you guys had posted. I think something that you're taking on the mobile, where you're interviewing the people on the compartments. [00:16:19] I think, we are all interested to know how other people's lives are panning out, right. Because, and that's, that evident in the success of social media, but, you're getting out stories of people who we don't typically get to talk to. And we've always wanted to ask that person, Hey, what do you do? [00:16:36] Like there's this, you know, curiosity that is there in the back of the mind, but [00:16:40] Omkar: [00:16:40] But that's what it means. And there's always an invisible barrier. Yeah. Like there's always something holding you back. The, the, the that's, what, what, that's one thing that has really changed for me because of these two films. Because, it really showed me that, you know, you, all you need to do is just go out and talk. [00:17:00] [00:17:00]of course there are, curiosities, everybody has curiosities and everybody has different life experiences. You come from different life experiences. I come from different life experiences and everybody wants to know, The other side, the other side of the story. So it's just about going and doing it. [00:17:19] I mean, there's no, like this invisible, invisible barrier, , is really in our minds because, what particularly unreserved, what it, really taught me was that we sort of, I live in a, in a bubble of our own. And, we think that, My problems are real problem, and my issues are real issues, but there are people out there who have their own issues and it's sort of like, broke my illusion of my privilege, you know? [00:17:50] And, yeah, that, that really changed a lot of ways of how I look at life, et cetera. [00:17:57]Naga S: [00:17:57] Right you said that as a [00:18:00] cinematographer, a lot of your work is, you know, making sure that the vision of the director comes through. So what. What role do you play in, in the creative process of filmmaking in documentary filmmaking and why you're interested more in non-fiction rather than going the commercial route, which is like fiction short stories or whatever it is. [00:18:23]Omkar: [00:18:23] it's more of a collaborative process in the sense that, because again, it's basically, it's an art, and every art form, it's, it's very subjective and it changes from person to person. So, working with director a is going to be very different, from working with director B and it, that process also changes from person to person. [00:18:46] So, there is no set process as such, it, it's, it's more like, with which person, is my tuning the best or with which person do I have the best end of understanding? because [00:19:00] with Samarth, what it happens usually on, on when, when we are shooting out there, It's like, he gives me a free hand. [00:19:08]we have an understanding, okay, this is the person that we are shooting with. This is, this is, we get a general idea. We get a general sense of that person's life. And we discussed that. Okay. This seems to be important to this person. This is, what we want to come out of this story. This is what we want the audience to feel. [00:19:29] And then he gives me a fee free hand that, you know, shoot it the way you want to shoot it. and, so the framing, the way we frame it, the way we, compose the shots, the way, you follow a person he gives that completely up to me. and then when we are reviewing the footage, that's when he tells me, you know, I like, I really like how you've shot this. [00:19:51]this could have been shot better. This could have been like that. That's where I kind of get, what he really wants or how he sees the film. and that's how you learn [00:20:00] and grow from there while at the same time, with any other director or say, for example, on a fiction set, With a director where, where we are working on something that is, like say for a short film, there it's completely different because you already know the entire story. [00:20:16]it's down to like the director has seen he knows how he wants the film to play out. Exactly. And so every frame is in collaboration with the director. Everything is calculated. Everything is pre decided and you know that these are the beats that you want to hit. And that's exactly how you want everything to pan out. [00:20:40] So it's more of like a choreography, you know, that, you, you decided this and then it's like 20 people coming together and trying to get that, trying to achieve that exactly how the director had thought of. So, yeah, these are like the differences in the approach [00:21:00] and it changes from person to person. [00:21:01] Even with fiction. There are certain directors who like to give a free hand to the actors and to the cinematographer. they just, you know, explain the scene and what they want, and then you can play it out. So it really differs from person to person. And, in that sense, I personally, right now where I am in life, right now, nonfiction appeals to me more because, there's a certain kind of spontaneity to it. [00:21:27] There's a certain kind of, impulsive nature to it where, , I enjoyed the unpredictability of it that, things can surprise you, every day there's this, there's something new. every person that you meet is going to share something absolutely, unexpected. And in that way, nonfiction documentary films is something that really, really affects me a lot in that sense. [00:21:53] So, yeah, but although I'm not shying away from fiction, I love films. that's [00:22:00] primarily why I decided to do what I'm doing. but right now I am sort of, yeah, concentrating [00:22:06]Naga S: [00:22:06] got it. Got it. So what you, you mentioned that, non-fiction has a tendency to surprise you. So if I, if I may ask, what are some of your biggest surprises, lately where shooting borderlands and Unreserved. [00:22:19]Omkar: [00:22:19] many surprises. I mean, so I can definitely share stories from undeserved because borderlands is still under production. So like from Unreserved, it was like, Since like it was four years ago now when we shot it. And, both of us were relatively, you know, a big nerds. We really didn't have much of a thought. [00:22:42]we were just set out and we just set out and thought, let's leave. Let's see what we, what we get. but, the general compartments, especially, I mean, I, before that I had not traveled much by General honestly and, although I wasn't, skeptical [00:23:00] about it, I was like, okay, fine. It will be a great adventure. [00:23:03] And, but then it, it really took a lot out of us and, like both of us fell sick, at some point in the journey, we met some purely amazing people. Like if you see in the film, the film opens with this, eight year old man who is doing all kinds of acrobatics in the general compartment. [00:23:22] And everybody's shocked at how this old man is able to do all of that. then we met, this, lady who is running away from her abusive husband back to her parents' house. favorite part of the story of the film is, this, this man from Orissa. Who was, traveling for work, to find work because he has to earn money because his daughter is, battling with cancer, with brain tumor. [00:23:50] And, like while he sharing that story, he's crying, he's sharing that story to us. But at the same time, there's a Biryani any seller [00:24:00] who is selling Unda Biryani, standing right next to him. And while he's selling that biryani, he, he literally keeps the box of Biryani on this man's lap while he's crying and sharing his story. [00:24:13] And the guy selling Unda Biryani like that kind of really, made me, feel the pulse of the way we are as people, you know, like, someone is sharing his most intimate, hurt of his life and someone is just selling Unda Biryani and keeping it on his lap. So, yeah, I mean, these kinds of experiences really affected us a lot and, and again, as I said, these things surprise you because even while while we were shooting, there were a lot of interviews. [00:24:45] A lot of people we talk to, both of us felt that, okay, this is fine. This is not going to make it into the film, but still, okay. Now we're talking, so let's just keep talking and let's just keep shooting, but you come back and, you're editing and, [00:25:00] You certainly feel that, Oh, this is actually very interesting. [00:25:03] And the editor feels that, you know, this actually works. And, some, sometimes it also, it also happened that, while shooting, you feel that, okay, this is actually a great interview, but on the edit table, the editor is like, this is not good. So in that sense also, non-fiction really surprises you a lot because not everything will work the way you. [00:25:26] Expected it to work and, yeah. I hope I'm making sense because I don't know how I answered your question. [00:25:33]Naga S: [00:25:33] I'm just closing my eyes and thinking about that particular situation and that it is so moving. So, yeah, absolutely. This totally answers my question. So for people who want to start off a career or start in cinematography, so what inputs, or tips would you have for them? [00:25:51]Omkar: [00:25:51] I am pretty much self-taught in that sense. I mean, yes, I assisted the students in FDI on their [00:26:00] projects, but, that was just like an introduction call kind of a thing for me. I was just introduced to how a set works. how, what, what are the different responsibilities of different people on a set. [00:26:11]what exactly does the work of a cinematographer entail? So that just kind of gave me an understanding of all those things, but when it comes to actually learning those responsibilities, I pretty much learned most of it. even after I completed, XIC the filmmaking course in XIC because, that goes again, like a generic filmmaking course. [00:26:32]it didn't, it wasn't exhaustively about cinematography. but I always knew that I wanted to do cinematography and I hadn't basic Canon DSLR camera. so that's where I began from. Honestly, like I just, internet is a huge resource. I mean, anything and everything that you want to learn about, you can learn about it on YouTube now. [00:26:54] Oh, or anywhere on the internet. what I would suggest is, from my experience, if you [00:27:00] have a DSLR, any DSLR, that's great. Or even, I mean, now people are making films on mobile phones, so, and mobile cameras are also absolutely amazing these days. So just get to it. I mean, start learning. our camera operates, basically begin from there. [00:27:19]there are so many resources on the internet to understand that, to learn that, so begin with, begin from there, understand how a camera operates and then just start making your own films. there is no other way to learn the craft of filmmaking, because the more films you make, the more mistakes you will make, and the more mistakes you will make, you will know I don't want to repeat these mistakes for the next project. [00:27:46] I'm going to make new mistakes. That's what I think. my biggest, takeaway has been from the past 10 years of my life. And, yeah, I mean, there are a lot of books on filmmaking and cinematography, [00:28:00] especially, notes on cinematography is one of my favorite, books, about the craft of cinematography. [00:28:06]and there again, just, I think the best way to do it is just start making your own stuff. you can learn. the way I did, you can talk to someone who, is a photographer to understand the basics of camera and take it from there. But, yeah, I mean, cinematography is something that you have to do to understand, you can read and, watch as much as theory as you want to. [00:28:35]but unless you start doing it yourself, unless you have a camera in your hand and you start taking images, only then you will understand how to go about it. [00:28:46]Naga S: [00:28:46] Got it. So I guess a record, expand it analogy to anything, right? Because practical experience is the best way to learn and, you know, no matter what, what you do, it's always important that you try it out yourself [00:29:00] or. Come up with the project [00:29:01] Omkar: [00:29:01] True. True. Absolutely very true. I mean, I actually, like, as I said earlier, before 2014, my life was just watching films at that time. I really, thought that I'm wasting my life away watching films, but today, when I actually don't get the time to watch films, as much as I used to. [00:29:21] I really feel that was actually my basic education, where watching so many films. It really, gave me a lot. I mean, today when I am working and we are on a set, It really helps me a lot when a director says, you know, that film, that kind of a look that kind of a shot that's what I'm aiming for. [00:29:43] And you just remember it and you're like, Oh yes, I know. And now I, now I get what you're saying. So that really helped. and then, you know, the hands-on experience, the hands-on knowledge of how to work with the camera and how to work with lighting. like watching [00:30:00] films is the base that's where, like that's the base of, getting into filmmaking, any department, and then your expertise is what you build on top of it. [00:30:10]Naga S: [00:30:10] Very well said. , I totally agree with you. I guess the takeaway from that is , always do things on your own and, see how you can implement these things. And also that nothing ever goes to waste, right. Because what you thought was something that you were just sitting at home and chilling, but actually that informed your worldview. [00:30:29] And, I'm sure that will be a, a great moment to experience when a director or someone tells you that. I want this movie in the short and you're like, yes, I exactly know what they're talking about. [00:30:40]as we reach the far end of the episode, so how does it feel to be on the passionate people podcast and, where can people reach out to you? [00:30:48]Omkar: [00:30:48] this has been great. I mean, I never expected someone ask to ask me to talk to them about cinematography, especially so early in my life, in my career. but yeah. Thank you so [00:31:00] much for having me and, sorry, what was your second question? [00:31:05]Naga S: [00:31:05] where can people reach out to you in case they want to talk? Or there's, there's a project they want to collaborate with you on, or they just want to say hi and they love the episode. [00:31:13] Omkar: [00:31:13] So you can reach out to me on Instagram. My handle is Cine Blue. That is C I N E B L U E a. That's where anybody can see, just say hi. Yeah. [00:31:26]Naga S: [00:31:26] Right. I'll also include the links for a undeserved and your Instagram handle on the show [00:31:32] Omkar: [00:31:32] you so much. [00:31:34] Naga S: [00:31:34] Thank you. Thanks. 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