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In an exclusive interview with Anupama Chopra, Vineeth Sreenivasan discusses his film "Varshangalkku Shesham," featuring Pranav Mohanlal and Nivin Pauly. He shares his inspirations and reflects on his career choice. Sreenivasan elaborates on his on-set experience, where the friendly crew indulged in cricket matches all-day, sometimes overshadowing shoots. He also delves into the nepotism debate, offering insights on its nuances and controversies. 00:00 - In conversation with Vineeth Sreenivasan 00:44 - How does Vineeth, as an Actor/Producer/Writer/Singer prioritise his work? 02:30 - Talent being a family tradition for the Sreenivasan's 05:38 - Talking about his new film “Varshangalkku Shesham” 09:39 - Directing family members, and the rules they set for themselves 10:30 - Vineeth on his brother Dhyan Sreenivasan 12:07 - Stories surrounding the on-set ruckus, and the never ending cricket matches 14:25 - Handling the legacy Pranav Mohanlal comes with 16:48 - Clashing with Fahadh Faasil's Aavesham 19:26 - Vineeth's acting processes 23:13 - Falling in love with characters before writing them 25:52 - Music being a major character in Vineeth's films 27:58 - The motive of the music 28:25 - Getting Vinyl Records for “Varshangalkku Shesham” 32:53 - Shooting “Madhu Pakaroo,” and the ball they all had on set 35:39 - Reminiscing the time things changed for Malayalam Cinema 38:53 - Not nurturing cut-throat competition 40:43 - Nepotism being everywhere Follow Us Onhttp://instagram.com/filmcompanionhttps://www.twitter.com/filmcompanion https://www.facebook.com/filmcompanionFind us on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@FilmCompanionhttps://www.youtube.com/@FilmCompanionSouthhttps://www.youtube.com/@FilmCompanionLocalhttps://www.youtube.com/@ReviewsandMore.https://www.youtube.com/@FilmCompanionShorts
India Directed by Rosshan Andrrews
The highly-anticipated sequel to the hit Tamil film Chandramukhi has finally released its trailer. The trailer features Bollywood star Kangana Ranaut as the titular character, who is on a quest to exact vengeance against her adversaries. The film also stars Sathyaraj, Radhika Sarathkumar, Raghava Lawrence, Mahima Nambiar, Sreenivasan, Lakshmi Menon, Vadivelu among others. The original film, starring Rajinikanth, is a remake of the iconic 1993 Malayalam film Manichitrathazhu, which has also been remade in Kannada, Telugu, Bengali, and the Hindi film Bhool Bhulaiyaa, starring Akshay Kumar and Vidya Balan. Chandramukhi 2 is set to release in theatres on 15th September this year.
“India is definitely open to diversity, equity and inclusion work, but it's just happening like a seasonal or occasional event and it is more event-based; it is not on a people development base. There is definitely a lot of scope, organisation can reassess what they want to do with diversity or with DE&I”This latest episode of The Shape of Work introduces our listeners to Lakshmi Sreenivasan, Founder at The Outcast Collective, a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion consulting and advisory firm. The Outcast Collective was started with a mission to bring those individuals on the margins to the centre. In this episode, Lakshmi talks about making an organisation completely inclusive and how to handle the concept of DE&I.Lakshmi has an overall work experience of a decade and has worked at Square Sequel Consulting and LS Learning Systems before her time at The Outcast Collective. She did her B.Com from the University of Madras, her PGDBM from ICFAI, her Masters of Psychology in Indira Gandhi National Open University and her PGTFT from Tata Institute of Social Sciences. She is also a Erickson Certified Coach and has done Design Thinking from MIT Sloan School of Management.Episode HighlightsHow to adapt to the concept of DE&I?How to make an organisation completely inclusive?Best practices for addressing unconscious bias in the workplaceThe role of technology in accelerating the DE&I agendaFollow Lakshmi on LinkedinProduced by: Priya BhattPodcast Host: Archit SethiAbout Springworks:Springworks is a fully-distributed HR technology organisation building tools and products to simplify recruitment, onboarding, employee engagement, and retention. The product stack from Springworks includes:SpringVerify— B2B verification platformEngageWith— employee recognition and rewards platform that enriches company cultureTrivia — a suite of real-time, fun, and interactive games platforms for remote/hybrid team-buildingSpringRole — verified professional-profile platform backed by blockchain, andSpringRecruit — a forever-free applicant tracking system.Springworks prides itself on being an organisation focused on employee well-being and workplace culture, leading to a 4.8 rating on Glassdoor for the 200+ employee strength company.
Today we're going to talk about improving the customer experience with remote video support. To help me discuss this topic, I'd like to welcome Rama Sreenivasan, CEO and Co-Founder at Blitzz. RESOURCES Blitzz website: https://www.blitzz.co The Agile Brand podcast website: https://www.gregkihlstrom.com/theagilebrandpodcast Sign up for The Agile Brand newsletter here: https://www.gregkihlstrom.com Get the latest news and updates on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-agile-brand/ For consulting on marketing technology, customer experience, and more visit GK5A: https://www.gk5a.com The Agile Brand podcast is brought to you by TEKsystems.Learn more here: https://www.teksystems.com/versionnextnow The Agile Brand is produced by Missing Link—a Latina-owned strategy-driven, creatively fueled production co-op. From ideation to creation, they craft human connections through intelligent, engaging and informative content. https://www.missinglink.company If you are struggling with projects, sign up for Basecamp. Their pricing is simple and they give you ALL their features in a single plan. No upsells. No upgrades. Go to basecamp.com/agile and try Basecamp for free. No credit card required and cancel anytime. Thank you, Basecamp for sponsoring this episode!
Today we're going to talk about improving the customer experience with remote video support. To help me discuss this topic, I'd like to welcome Rama Sreenivasan, CEO and Co-Founder at Blitzz. RESOURCES Blitzz website: https://www.blitzz.co The Agile Brand podcast website: https://www.gregkihlstrom.com/theagilebrandpodcast Sign up for The Agile Brand newsletter here: https://www.gregkihlstrom.com Get the latest news and updates on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-agile-brand/ For consulting on marketing technology, customer experience, and more visit GK5A: https://www.gk5a.com The Agile Brand podcast is brought to you by TEKsystems.Learn more here: https://www.teksystems.com/versionnextnow The Agile Brand is produced by Missing Link—a Latina-owned strategy-driven, creatively fueled production co-op. From ideation to creation, they craft human connections through intelligent, engaging and informative content. https://www.missinglink.company If you are struggling with projects, sign up for Basecamp. Their pricing is simple and they give you ALL their features in a single plan. No upsells. No upgrades. Go to basecamp.com/agile and try Basecamp for free. No credit card required and cancel anytime. Thank you, Basecamp for sponsoring this episode!
Savitha Namuduri is a data scientist by training and the founder of Surabhi Music Academy, a 501(c)3 nonprofit dedicated to promoting Indian classical music in the United States. A native of India, Savitha has been playing and teaching Karnatak music (a southern Indian classical music genre) for over 20 years. She has a passion for sharing her culture and music with others, and believes that music has the power to connect people across cultures and borders. In this episode, we talked about: ● How and why Surabhi Music Academy was founded ● The importance of music education and learning about culture ● The value of children having extra-curricular activities About Guest: Smt. Savitha Namuduri is a musician hailing from Hyderabad, India. She started learning music at the age of 6 from Smt. V. Lalitha, later from Smt. Y. Bala Bharathi Devi and from Late. Dr. Nookala Chinna Satyanarayana. She received intensive advanced training from Guru Smt. Prema Ramamurthy, who moulded her into a concert level musician. She was further mentored by Late Sri N. S. Sreenivasan, who refined her performance techniques. She has been conferred awards such as the Oustanding service award from TAMA, Acharya Shri from Carnatic Music Idol, USA, and DroneAcharya award from the Sangeeth Samrat series. She is a well-respected teacher and performer living in the Dallas area and has taught for the past 20 years. While music is her passion, professionally, she holds a Ph.D. in Business Administration from Georgia State University, Atlanta, and works as a Data Scientist. About Guest Company: Surabhi Music Academy was founded as a 501(c)3 non-profit organization for promoting Indian Classical Music, specifically Carnatic Music, in 2016 by Smt. Dr. Savitha Namuduri. Website: https://surabhimusicacademy.org/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/surabhimusicacademy/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/surabhimusicacademy/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/SurabhiMusicAcademy Guest Contact Information: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/savitha-namuduri/ Contact Ken: inlink.com/ken hello@kencox.com Text: 314-370-2871 #GetToWork Connect with Us: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/clicksandbrickspodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/clicksandbrickspodcast/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ClicksBricksPodcast Website: https://clickandbrickspodcast.com #businesspodcast #founderstories #entrepreneurship #entrepreneur Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Savitha Namuduri is a data scientist by training and the founder of Surabhi Music Academy, a 501(c)3 nonprofit dedicated to promoting Indian classical music in the United States. A native of India, Savitha has been playing and teaching Karnatak music (a southern Indian classical music genre) for over 20 years. She has a passion for sharing her culture and music with others, and believes that music has the power to connect people across cultures and borders. In this episode, we talked about: ● How and why Surabhi Music Academy was founded ● The importance of music education and learning about culture ● The value of children having extra-curricular activities About Guest: Smt. Savitha Namuduri is a musician hailing from Hyderabad, India. She started learning music at the age of 6 from Smt. V. Lalitha, later from Smt. Y. Bala Bharathi Devi and from Late. Dr. Nookala Chinna Satyanarayana. She received intensive advanced training from Guru Smt. Prema Ramamurthy, who moulded her into a concert level musician. She was further mentored by Late Sri N. S. Sreenivasan, who refined her performance techniques. She has been conferred awards such as the Oustanding service award from TAMA, Acharya Shri from Carnatic Music Idol, USA, and DroneAcharya award from the Sangeeth Samrat series. She is a well-respected teacher and performer living in the Dallas area and has taught for the past 20 years. While music is her passion, professionally, she holds a Ph.D. in Business Administration from Georgia State University, Atlanta, and works as a Data Scientist. About Guest Company: Surabhi Music Academy was founded as a 501(c)3 non-profit organization for promoting Indian Classical Music, specifically Carnatic Music, in 2016 by Smt. Dr. Savitha Namuduri. Website: https://surabhimusicacademy.org/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/surabhimusicacademy/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/surabhimusicacademy/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/SurabhiMusicAcademy Guest Contact Information: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/savitha-namuduri/ Contact Ken: inlink.com/ken hello@kencox.com Text: 314-370-2871 #GetToWork Connect with Us: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/clicksandbrickspodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/clicksandbrickspodcast/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ClicksBricksPodcast Website: https://clickandbrickspodcast.com #businesspodcast #founderstories #entrepreneurship #entrepreneur
India Directed by Abhinav Sunder Nayak
മുകുന്ദൻ ഉണ്ണി വിനീത് സംവിധാനം ചെയ്തിരുന്നെങ്കിൽ ? Star Jam with Vineeth Sreenivasan || RJ Rafi
Trust and transparency: two vital components of an awesome workplace. Where transparency becomes fuel for trust. Hear Harini Sreenivasan, a business transformation evangelist, discuss how trust and transparency in a workplace lead to team members feeling valued and empowered. Harini emphasises how trust can be built through transparency, by allowing more junior team members to appreciate and connect the wider business outcomes to the work that they are directly doing. Harini further highlights the importance of trusting in the capabilities of team members, as well as the benefits of removing the fear of consequence. Ultimately, a reciprocating trusting relationship is highly beneficial long-term, be it something you must work on. Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rqU8L-dbcQ Connect with Harini: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/harini-sreenivasan/ Website: http://www.semcostyle.in/ Email: harini.sreenivasan@gmail.com Attention: high performing leaders How would you like to have clarity of purpose and unstoppable confidence to become an exceptional leader? Find out how the "Unlocking Leadership Potential" approach has helped successful leaders to become exceptional. If you are interested in becoming an exceptional leader, then do take some time to hear from Julian Roberts the founder of the "Unlocking Leadership Potential" approach by clicking this link: https://www.julianrobertsconsulting.com/welcome
Rama Sreenivasan is a co-founder and CEO at Blitzz, a live remote video support and inspection platform. Rama has led the company through its initial inception launch and subsequent growth to several million video support minutes per month. Major customers include BMW, Sealy, FedEx, and Rogers Telecommunications. Before founding Blitzz in 2017, Rama spent several years working as a Scientist and Educator. His biggest joy comes from helping others solve their problems and he is passionate about finding effective ways to disseminate knowledge. Rama has a PhD and MS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Maryland College Park. He also did his Postdoctoral research at MIT in Cambridge, Boston. Questions We always like to give them an opportunity to share in your own words, how you got to where you are today and why you ended up on this journey that you are on? So, could you share with our listeners a little bit about Blitzz? What does Blitzz do? Is Blitzz an acronym for something and may I ask? I'm not sure if you actually have a reason for it. But like, what inspired you to name the company Blitzz? The whole method of augmented reality enabled Smart Glasses that your company is using to enable hands free support, making it even easier to fix a car stereo appliance and more. Could you share a little bit about how that works? And what the process is? And how easy has it been for customers to transition using this new method of resolution? What are some trends that you see emerging in 2023 and beyond as it relates to technology, maybe one or two that you have observed, or you see that are emerging that you'd be willing to share with our audience? Could you also share with our audience what's the one online resource, tool, website or app that you absolutely can't live without in your business? Could you also share with us maybe one or two books that have had the biggest impact on you? It could be a book that you read very recently, or even one you read a very long time ago, but it really has had a great impact on your life, and you just believe it would be a good value to share with our audience. Could you also share with our listeners, maybe one or two things that you do personally to stay motivated every day, despite any challenges or adversities that you may face? Could you also share with our audience, what's the one thing that's going on in your life right now that you're really excited about, either something you're working on to develop yourself or your people? Where can listeners find you online? Do you have a quote or a saying that during times of adversity or challenge you'll tend to revert to this quote, it kind of helps to get you back on track if for any reason you got derailed. Highlights Rama's Journey Me: So, even though we read the bio of our guests, the formal constructed background of where our guests history is, and how they got to where they are today, we always like to give them an opportunity to share in your own words, how you got to where you are today and why you ended up on this journey that you are on? Rama stated that that's a pretty deep question. Start with a little bit about his background, he grew up in India and Indonesia, so two countries far away from here. And always been guided by a lot of the values from his parents, his dad was an engineer. He's retired right now and back in India, and his mom was a teacher as well. So, a lot of great values growing up and the fundamental thing was always trying to care for people, to help them. And his strength in math and science naturally led him to be an engineer, just like his dad. And he always looks for opportunities to help people out with technology. And that's been his journey so far. But one thing led to another and here he is, running a software company, although, all his education was in chemical engineering, he did my Master's, his PhD post-doc, worked for a couple of semiconductor companies. But it was during that journey that he saw the need to help people with technology, as they struggled to troubleshoot equipment. And so, the equipment came in through his engineering, the desire to help came through his value system. And then he started looking for technologies, he stumbled across technologies and he puts all these together and that's how Blitzz was born when he met his co-founder, KR, who used to work at Google before he joined him in starting Blitzz. What Does Blitzz Do? Me: So, could you share with our listeners a little bit about Blitzz? What does Blitzz do? Is Blitzz an acronym for something and may I ask? I'm not sure if you actually have a reason for it. But like, what inspired you to name the company Blitzz? Rama shared that he'll start with the name Blitzz. Blitzz with one Z actually means getting something done fast and efficiently. There's also another meaning, which refers to the Blitzkrieg during World War. But the second meaning is what they're referring to here. The reason why they went with two Z's was honestly because one Z the website was already taken, so they went with two Z, that it was also a little cooler with two Z's. So, that's what Blitzz means to get something done fast and efficiently. And regarding what it does, so they provide a way to have an app free live video call with anyone on the planet. As most people know today, in the video calls are pretty rapid, especially the pandemic got people started on video calling, especially in not just personally but at work as well. But many people don't know that it can be done without an app download. And there are specific reasons why you want to do it without an app download especially when you're helping out a customer who's calling in into a contact centre, as you very well know, in customer service, you get a call in from someone that you've hardly met, you probably talking for the first time, they're probably frustrated with a piece of equipment, or perhaps their internet router, right? And to get on a video call with that person by asking them to download an app only frustrates them even more. So, there's got to be an easier way and that's what Blitzz is. He hopes that explained clearly what Blitzz is. Smart Glasses – How it Works and the Process Me: So, what intrigued me Rama, about interviewing you was this whole method of augmented reality enabled Smart Glasses that your company is using to enable hands free support, making it even easier to fix a car stereo appliance and more. So, I am all into customer experience, as you know, because that's the podcast Navigating the Customer Experience. But I thought this was so cool that you could literally work with a client to not physically be in the same space but be using that technology to help them get their issue resolved. Could you share a little bit about how that works? And what the process is? And how easy has it been for customers to transition using this new method of resolution? Rama shared that let him clarify that the Smart Glass hands free use case is, it's a different use case when it comes to someone, a consumer calling a contact centre. So, the Smart Glasses doesn't apply to that. That applies to technicians out in the field who are probably climbing up a windmill or cell phone tower or need their hands free to hold them to the study as they climb a piece of equipment or hold tools in their hands to follow instructions from a remote expert. So, that's the Smart Glass site. But with consumers calling and say, if you've got a problem with your charger, as you charge your car in your ED vehicle, and you're not able to charge it, and you call the one 1800 number in the US, for example, that's what do you typically call for customer support. Somebody at a contact centre picks up the call and today they want to help you out, the whole idea is to get you going on your way. But today, most of them operate blind meaning that they can't see your problem. And when they operate blind, they tend to ask a bunch of questions, which is typically aggravating because you're thinking to yourself in front of the car, if only you could see this. Well, that's what Blitzz is. At that point in time, the way it works is as a contact centre agent, you would simply send them a text link, they would get it on their phone. So, while they had the phone to the air, now they will get a link to look at the phone take it away from their ear and look at the screen, they would click on the link, immediately the back camera turns on and within a few seconds without an app download, the contact centre agent is actually looking at the charging port of the car. So, just cuts down all those extra questions and they could point to things, they can mark images up, they can communicate very clearly as if they were standing right next to the person in front of the car just through remote video. Me: All right, amazing. And how do you find technology helping customers because a lot of organizations are using technology and I do believe that it really should be used to enhance the experience to make things frictionless or effortless for the customer. But I also believe that the human element is still very critical to the experience that the customer has, because technology can fail. And so, how do you think as we transition and we move forward because I'm sure there's more opportunities for technology to be infusioned into the experience that we have, that we blended in such a way that they complement each other rather than create further frustration and pain and discomfort for customers. Rama shared that he couldn't have said it any better. But right on point. The blending of technology and the human empathy is very important and that's what they focus on when they take Blitzz to the contact centres. So, the ability to get the customer agent eyes on the problem brings in that technology piece. And because of being able to see the problem and connect with the consumer who's calling in a pain free, frictionless manner, like you just mentioned, make sure that they're in sync, they understand each other. And then as they see the problem, now they can solve it better and perhaps, most of the cases, what happens is they're able to solve the problem and avoid sending out a technician or avoid sending the product back to the manufacturer and saving a ton of trouble by just being able to see it and solve it within a few minutes. Trends Emerging in 2023 as it Relates to Technology Me: Have you seen, you're in the whole technology space, I would say trends that you see emerging in 2023 and beyond as it relates to technology, maybe one or two that you have observed, or you see that are emerging that you'd be willing to share with our audience? Rama shared that yes, absolutely. There are lots of tools that are AI related, even in the case of video, as video's getting more rampant in businesses, not just in personal communication, technologies like Blitzz come in almost every other month and capture more data and that data is fed into machine learning. And you can use that data very effectively to make downstream processes more efficient. For example, even during a Blitzz call, how do we empower the agent to provide the right solution to the caller? Imagine the agent is able to immediately get access to an instruction manual based on the make and model of the equipment that the agent is supporting to troubleshoot, being able to pull that resolution step or the answer to the problem and giving the agent immediate access so that they can help the customer and have them go about their day, very, very quickly, is very powerful. So, AI, augmented reality video are all the tools that are coming out with great efficiencies, much like 10 years ago, chat came about for customer experience. So, he would like to say that video is like the new chat, because now your eyes are on the problem. App, Website or Tool that Rama Absolutely Can't Live Without in His Business When asked about an online resource that he can't live without in his business, Rama shared that that's a good one. He's been thinking about it for a bit. He would say, for him, the biggest value is just the cloud, even if he loses his laptop today, and there are lots of tools, but all those are cloud based tools. Even if his laptop is lost, he can go get another one and just seamlessly continue working as if nothing was missing. Because all the data, be it Gmail, be it tools, collaborative tools like Slack, or be it a CRM like HubSpot for his business. All these tools are on the cloud and he could just go get another laptop and continue working. So, he would say, connectivity to the cloud is what he would need absolutely for the business. And they're all cloud-based tools important to migrate. It's really important to migrate to the cloud for businesses who are looking to the future because of the ease of working in the cloud is just incredible. Books that Have Had the Biggest Impact on Rama When asked about books that have had the biggest impact, Rama shared that the book that comes to him was The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment. That's more of a personal journey of being very mindfully aware of his strengths and weaknesses, it's kind of a metaphysical book, but it really made him aware of his own thinking process, and who he is as a person. And what does he want to do with his life. There's also another book, he's actually looking for around as he speaks. It's a more recent book, it's by the author Dan Bapani and he has written a very good book on the ability to concentrate or the power of concentration. And he's really enjoyed reading that book because it again, helps him be very mindfully aware of everything he does on a daily basis and be the best he can be. Both these things have really helped him be very present and live consciously. How Rama Stay Motivated When asked about how he stays motivated, Rama shared that he would say that would be definitely some yoga and meditation, that really puts him centre and it makes sure that things that really keep him keep me on track, he doesn't give up on those habits. The funny thing about great habits is they get you to a spot where you're really enjoying life and that paradoxically also makes you not pursue those habits. So, you have to keep doing what you did to get there in order to be able to stay there. For him that is yoga and meditation. What Rama is Really Excited About Now! When asked about something that's going on right now that he's really excited about, Rama shared that he would say being a father of two small kids, 5 and 7. And running a company, trying to scale it. He's always trying to find more balance and one of the other things he's added in his life that he's actually gotten back to because he couldn't do it when the kids were younger, was climbing. So, he loves climbing and what he's really excited about is to get back to Yosemite, which is really close by in the valley and do some multi pitch climbing, which means climbing several pitches of rock. And that is pretty, pretty adventurous and exhilarating for him. Me: Yes, that sounds very exciting and dangerous. But I suppose it depends on your perspective. Rama shared that it's actually surprisingly, if you do it well, a joke to people, what typically is more dangerous is driving to Yosemite, rather than climbing because it's easier to get into trouble driving a car too fast than doing something very slow, like climbing, which is actually very controlled, provided you're very mindful. Me: Yeah, and I do imagine there's some amount of skill involved in climbing as well. Rama agreed, yes, there is but it does take some time and definitely getting trained with a good teacher is important, but again, what he's realized is being very conscious about everything you do, being very hyper aware of what you do, really helps to be safe. Where Can We Find Rama Online LinkedIn – Rama Sreenivasan Website – www.blitzz.com Quote or Saying that During Times of Adversity Rama Uses When asked about a quote or saying that he tends to revert to, Rama shared that he thinks of Bill Watterson, he's the author of Calvin and Hobbes, and he tries and bring in a little bit of humour in the face of adversity, and he said it through Calvin, his quote was, “God put me on this earth to accomplish a certain number of things. Right now, I'm so far behind that I am certain that I shall never die.” Me: Okay. And would you like to expound on that for our audience and explain what that means? Rama shared that he just thought it was really funny, he was kind of a self-deprecating humour. I'm here to accomplish a certain number of things. And we all get stuck in the rat race, right, trying to do so much but what when you stop back and think, right now, it's nice to laugh at yourself and say, “Hey, we're so far behind and all the list of things that I have to do that if I have to get all of them done, according to God, I should never die because I'm so far behind.” Me: Oh, my goodness. Yes, it's quite comical. If only that were true, we all do have an expiry date, we just don't know when. Rama agreed yes. But sometimes he feels at least his personality, he tends to take himself too seriously. So, he has to remind himself to also lighten up, let go and we're all here to help each other out and have a good time and take care of other people. Me: Indeed. Well, thank you so much Rama for taking time out of your very busy schedule, to hop on our podcast, Navigating the Customer Experience and just share with us some of the trends that you see emerging in the technology space, why technology needs to still be fused in with the human interaction, the human experience, because at the end of the day, neither of them can function on their own and blended together that will definitely create a better experience for customers. And so, we appreciate you sharing all of the great nuggets and insights in our conversation today and so we just want to express our gratitude to you for that. Please connect with us on Twitter @navigatingcx and also join our Private Facebook Community – Navigating the Customer Experience and listen to our FB Lives weekly with a new guest Grab the Freebie on Our Website – TOP 10 Online Business Resources for Small Business Owners Links The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment by Eckhart Toole The ABC's of a Fantastic Customer Experience Do you want to pivot your online customer experience and build loyalty - get a copy of “The ABC's of a Fantastic Customer Experience.” The ABC's of a Fantastic Customer Experience provides 26 easy to follow steps and techniques that helps your business to achieve success and build brand loyalty. This Guide to Limitless, Happy and Loyal Customers will help you to strengthen your service delivery, enhance your knowledge and appreciation of the customer experience and provide tips and practical strategies that you can start implementing immediately! 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India Directed by Sathyan Anthikad
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For most of us, there's no shortage of options to talk face to face with family or prospects while you're sitting at your desk. But what if you have tech support teams that work out of the office and in the field, or your customer support team can hear customers talk about the problem, but your team can't see it to help them solve it? Well, my guest today is Rama Sreenivasan, the co-founder and Ceo of Blitz. They pioneered a remote visual communication tool to allow your support team to respond much more quickly and visually to get issues resolved without the need to send out a technician. You can find Rama Sreenivasan at: https://www.blitzz.co https://www.blitzz.co/blog https://twitter.com/blitzz_co https://www.linkedin.com/company/blitzz/ You can find David Avrin at: www.davidavrin.com www.linkedin.com/in/davidavrin www.twitter.com/DavidAvrin www.facebook.com/therealdavidavrin www.instagram.com/therealdavidavrin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Join podcast host Micaela for this week's episode of Heartfelt Consciousness featuring Siva Sreenivasan! Siva joins us for our final installation of our chat about the Yamas and Niyamas.
Join podcast host Micaela for this week's episode of Heartfelt Consciousness featuring Siva Sreenivasan! Siva joins us again to continue our talk on the yamas and niyamas of Patanjali's eight limbed path. This is part one of a two part episode.
While justifying his arrest and prolonged detention, the UP government had told Supreme Court that Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan had deep links with terror funding organisations like Popular Front of India and its student wing, Campus Front of India. The claim was denied by Kappan and his counsel. Popular Front of India, or PFI as it is known in common parlance, is an outfit which has been in the eye of storm since its formation. What is PFI? Created in 2007, PFI describes itself as the “organisation that fights for the rights of minorities, Dalits, and marginalised communities”. The decision to form the organisation was made on November 22, 2006, in Kozhikode, Kerala. And it is headquartered in New Delhi. PFI was founded after merging three Islamic organisations in southern India, the National Democratic Front, the Karnataka Forum for Dignity, and the Manitha Neethi Pasarai. The organisation does not contest elections but carries on social and religious work among Muslims. Another outfit, Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) emerged from PFI in 2009. It raises political issues for Muslims, Dalits, and other marginalised communities. PFI provides ground workers to SDPI. So why is PFI controversial? PFI has been repeatedly accused of riots, murders, and having links with terrorist organisations in the state. In 2012, then chief minister of Kerala Oommen Chandy told the High Court that PFI is “nothing but a resurrection of the banned outfit SIMI”. The Chandy government also filed an affidavit saying that PFI workers were involved in 27 murder cases. Most of those killed were from RSS and CPM. PFI vs RSS: A rivalry through the years But PFI workers are not the only ones accused of murders. The age-old rivalry between RSS and CPM has seen hundreds from both the sides losing their lives to violent attacks. PFI is the new entrant to this club. In April 2022, A Subair, PFI president of Elappully, was killed outside a mosque. The police said that the killer's vehicle was registered under the name of S Sanjith, a slain RSS worker. Sanjith was allegedly killed in November 2021, allegedly by the workers of PFI and SDPI. In April 2022, SK Sreenivasan, another RSS worker, was hacked to death in Palakkad. Abubakar Siddique, PFI secretary for Palakkad, was arrested in September on the charge of Sreenivasan's murder. Abubakr was also arrested in 2020 for inciting violence during the anti-CAA protests.
Join podcast host Micaela for this special mini episode of Heartfelt Consciousness featuring Siva Sreenivasan. Siva walks us through an introduction to the Hindu holiday of Ganesh Chaturthi!
Join podcast host Micaela for this week's episode of Heartfelt Consciousness featuring Siva! Siva is back to continue her talk on the Yoga Sutras. We begin to talk a bit about the eight limb path, specifically the yama and niyama.
There are 1.35 billion people living in India, give or take a million. Of all of them, there was just one individual, who happens to be with a rabid Modi-hating channel NDTV who could post bail? Serendipity or is there a link? #AltNews #Zoobear #SreenivasanJain #NDTVFrauds #NDTV #factchecker
Author Jyotsna Sreenivasan discusses the power of second-generation stories; Indian American stereotypes in fiction; tips for writing dialogue and expressing the internal thoughts of a character whose first language is not English; writing and publishing without an MFA; freeing herself from the pressure to publish; transforming a novel into a novella; the long road of revision; and how her latest book, the story collection These Americans, came to be. Mentioned in this episode: And Laughter Fell From the Sky (William Morrow) These Americans (Minerva Rising Press) Second Generation Stories: Literature by Children of Immigrants Pioneer Girl by Bich Minh Nguyen The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts by Maxine Hong Kingston Dreams from My Father by Barack Obama Barack Obama's early journey as an author For full show notes and a transcript of this episode, visit the episode page at https://ohiocenterforthebook.org/podcast. To get in touch, email ohiocenterforthebook@cpl.org and put “podcast” in the subject line.
Join podcast host Micaela for this week's episode of Heartfelt Consciousness featuring Sivakami Sreenivasan! Siva is one of Michelle's best friends and one of our guest lecturers at My Vinyasa Practice. Siva offers us an introduction to a foundational Yogic text, The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, as well as her perspective on their application to real life practices.
Warning: this is a very graphic and heartbreaking story. You may not be able to stomach the details. Just saying. It's a story about medical and surgical heroism combined with human beings who refused, point blank, to let a streetie go.I'm talking to Archana Sreenivasan today. She's an artist, illustrator and animal rescuer. She used to be a resident of Cooke Town, and an active feet-on-the-street member of the Frazer Town Canine Squad… But at one point, sometime during the pandemic, when the numbers of streeties seemed to be growing beyond imagination… and if you are part of this community… you know what I mean… she reached a point where she had to stop. She was overwhelmed by the activity and the non-stop demands on her.But this is not a story about Archana's breaking point. It's about a doggie named Durga (named after the warrior goddess) who has defied many, many, many odds to live a lovely life with her mommy Archana.I hope this story inspires you… and if you can't listen it fully, spoiler alert, there's a happy ending.And we're also talking to our favourite animal rights lawyer Alwyn Sebastian who simplifies the process of filing an FIR
T.P. Sreenivasan, former Ambassador and Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations, speaks on and offers his support for the Save Soil Movement.Conscious Planet: https://www.consciousplanet.orgSadhguru App (Download): https://onelink.to/sadhguru__appOfficial Sadhguru Website: https://isha.sadhguru.orgSadhguru Exclusive: https://isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/sadhguru-exclusiveConscious Planet is a Global Movement to initiate a conscious approach to soil and planet. The movement seeks to show governments of all nations that their citizens want a policy to revitalize soil and ecology. To activate and demonstrate the support of over 3 billion citizens, Sadhguru will be riding a motorcycle alone, 30,000 kilometers across 24 nations.
T.P. Sreenivasan, former Ambassador and Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations, speaks on and offers his support for the Save Soil Movement.Conscious Planet: https://www.consciousplanet.orgSadhguru App (Download): https://onelink.to/sadhguru__appOfficial Sadhguru Website: https://isha.sadhguru.orgSadhguru Exclusive: https://isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/sadhguru-exclusiveConscious Planet is a Global Movement to initiate a conscious approach to soil and planet. The movement seeks to show governments of all nations that their citizens want a policy to revitalize soil and ecology. To activate and demonstrate the support of over 3 billion citizens, Sadhguru will be riding a motorcycle alone, 30,000 kilometers across 24 nations.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Lost and Found - Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala - Episode 60Welcome to OTTplay Lost and Found , one podcast that talks about critically acclaimed films and shows but lesser - known , i'm your host NikhilToday's Lost and Found is an underrated gem from the 90s, the Malayalam film Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala. Released to critical acclaim in 1998, the film stars Sreenivasan and Sangeetha in lead roles, with an excellent supporting cast of Thilakan. Innocent, Nedumudi Venu, Sudheesh, and Siddique. Written and directed by Sreenivasan, the plot revolves around Vijayan, played by Sreenivasan, an irresponsible husband who refuses to go to his day job as a teacher. Instead, he is deluded into thinking that he can be successful with minimum effort in more glamorous professions such as a businessman or even a film director. As one would expect he soon becomes debt-ridden, forcing an intervention from his wife, Shyamala, as well as their parents. They convince him to make the pilgrimage to Sabarimala. However, Shyamala's dreams of a more level headed husband are shattered when Vijayan returns home from the trip a completely different man, but not the one she envisioned. He informs his family that he is devoting his life to prayer and will lead a frugal lifestyle, devoid of any earthly pleasures. He soon abandons his family and leaves for an ashram. A deflated Shyamala decides to take matters into her own hands and decides to work hard for her two children by starting a tailoring business.The story continues to highlight Shyamala's struggles as a single mother, and a remorseful Vijayan's attempts to regain her trust and affection. This satirical comedy-drama critiqued and challenged several socio-economic conventions prevalent in Kerala at the time. If you haven't watched this yet then do so streaming exclusively on Manorama MaxWell that's the OTTplay Lost and Found for today, until the next episode it's your host Nikhil signing out.Aaj kya dekhoge OTTplay se poocho
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Welcome to another episode of OTTplay Lost and Found, one podcast that talks about critically acclaimed films and shows that are lesser-known. I'm your host NikhilSeveral hit Malayalam films from the 90s and 2000s have come under scrutiny in recent years for their regressive themes on numerous socio-political themes. However, one film stood out in terms of being far ahead of its time, the 1991 satire Sandesham.The movie stars Jayaram as Prakashan and Sreenivasan as Prabhakaran in lead roles as brothers, and the plot revolves around the two who belong to opposite ends of the political spectrum. Sreenivasan's character, an ardent follower of a fictionalized version of the Communist Party, is at odds with his brother, who belongs to the fictionalized version of the Congress Party. Written by Sreenivasan himself, and directed by Sathyan Anthikad, the film uses humour as a plot device and as a narrative tool to deliver one of the most thought-provoking films in the Malayalam film industry. It critiques the partisan following of political parties and the lack of objective discourse regarding politics in society - something which is still relevant to contemporary politics.Thilakan, Siddique, Kaviyoor Ponnama, Oduvil Unnikrishnan, Innocent, Mathu, Mammukoya, Sankaradi, and others play excellent supporting roles. The film has aged like fine wine and is widely regarded as one of the best films in Malayalam. If you haven't watched this hidden gem yet then do so it's streaming on HotstarWell, that's the OTTplay Lost and Found film for today's podcast, until the next episode it's your host Nikhil signing out.Aaj kya dekhoge OTTplay se poocho
Welcome to another episode of OTTplay Lost and Found, one podcast that talks about critically acclaimed films but lesser-known. I'm your host Nikhil.The Malayalam film industry has come a long way over the decades with a wide range of films across multiple genres. More recently, the industry has witnessed a renaissance of sorts with a new wave of cinema that has captured the imagination of the people across Kerala and the other states. But the story about the birth of the Malayalam film industry is one of devotion, sacrifice, and tragedy. The 2013 film, Celluloid, directed by Kamal explores the life of J C Daniel, who is widely regarded as the father of Malayalam cinema. The film captures the essence of Daniel's dream to make Kerala's first motion picture in the 1920s. Daniel cast P. K. Rosie as the lead in the film titled, Vigathakumaran. Daniel's dedication to his craft helped him release the film, but it was marred with violent protests by certain sections of society. Daniel's decision to cast P.K. Rosie as its lead was met with intense backlash as she belonged to the lower caste. Society at the time was unable to accept the notion that an actress from the lower caste could essay the role of an upper-caste Nair woman. Rosie was forced to eventually flee from the town and relocate elsewhere, while Daniel was ostracised by the community and forced to lead a destitute life, simply because he decided to cast Rosie in his film. The film stars Prithviraj Sukumaran as J C Daniel, while Mamta Mohandas plays his wife Jannet, and Chandni plays the role of Rosie. Sreenivasan, Ramesh Pisharody, Siddique, and Nedumudi Venu play supporting roles in the film.Celluloid explores themes of casteism and discrimination with its engaging screenplay and immersive narrative. Prithviraj Sukumaran garnered praise for his portrayal of JC Daniel and the role is quite easily regarded as one of his best performances to date. If you haven't watched this flick yet , then do so streaming on MX player.Well that's the OTTplay Lost and Found film for today's episode, until the next podcast it's your host Nikhil signing out.Aaj kya dekhoge OTTplay se poocho
In this Deep Focus, Director #VineethSreenivasan talks to #BaradwajRangan about making his latest hit #Hridayam.
Here's Baradwaj Rangan's review of #Hridayam directed by #VineethSreenivasan starring #PranavMohanlal, #KalyaniPriyadarshan, #DarshanaRajendran, #Vijayaraghavan.
Ahead of #Hridayam, director #VineethSreenivasan talks about shooting the film in the midst of the pandemic, working with musician #HeshamAbdulWahab and growing up seeing his father #Sreenivasan making films.
Rama Sreenivasan is co-founder and CEO of Blitzz - a live, remote video support and inspection platform. Founded in 2017, Blitzz helps companies save time and money by getting things like home inspections, audits, and equipment troubleshooting done faster and safer. Key Takeaways Improving communication through flawless audio and face to face video interactions. The diverse Blitzz qualities that help consumers and businesses save effort and money.Professional and security features that makes Blitzz stand out from its close competitors like WhatsApp and Facetime. Integrating Blitzz to other professional platforms for better workflow. Connect with Rama LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ramasreenivasan/ Website - https://www.blitzz.co/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/VivoDiy Email - rama@blitzz.co
Balaji Sreenivasan is the founder, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), and board member at Aurigo Software Technologies based in Austin, TX. Balaji has played a critical role in shaping Aurigo over the last 18 years to be a modern enterprise cloud software business that is helping (construction) infrastructure owners plan and build over $300 billion of capital projects more efficiently. Balaji spends his time on product strategy, customer delight, and enabling the amazing people at Aurigo to be their best. He is an alumnus of the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Trichy, and the University of Florida, Gainesville. Aurigo has helped plan and deliver over 40,000 projects across North America. Their customers include eight US DOTs, the Ministry of Transportation, Ontario, and several large agencies, including Cities of Seattle, Houston, and Las Vegas, and the Dallas Area Rapid Transit, to name a few. Aurigo is North America's #1 provider of Enterprise Cloud Software that helps Infrastructure owners plan and build smarter so they can build better. Their mission is to digitally transform the way capital infrastructure, such as roads, highways, sea ports, airports, water authorities and light rail transits are planned and delivered in North America. They have a leading portfolio of software subscription offerings with over $100M bookings. Show Highlights Aurigo, a cloud based enterprise focused on infrastructure and the construction lifecycle from an owner's perspective. Combination of business opportunity and core skills to benefit infrastructure. What drove Balaji to fill gaps in this industry? Entrepreneurship tips on building a network, finding mentors, and later angel investors. A platform to deliver funded projects across the US. Infrastructure and resiliency and so much more? Native mobile apps that harness data across the entire construction lifecycle to make better decisions at every stage. Project Sentiment Analysis from conceptual design to ribbon cutting. “Everyone out there, if they're not thinking of sustainability, thinking about how to have an infrastructure asset that can protect the environment and not harm it…they're not thinking of building a better tomorrow. They may not be asking themselves: how do I build a better tomorrow? You build a better tomorrow by planning with confidence; you build with quality and you maintain with efficiency.” -Balaji Sreenivasan Balaji Sreenivasan Transcript Balaji Sreenivasan's Show Resource and Information Linkedin Aurigo Software Technologies Books | Bill Gates Klara and the Sun: Connect with Charlie Cichetti and GBES Charlie on LinkedIn Green Building Educational Services GBES on Twitter Connect on LinkedIn Like on Facebook Google+ GBES Pinterest Pins GBES on Instagram GBES is excited our membership community is growing. Consider joining our membership community as members are given access to some of the guests on the podcasts that you can ask project questions. If you are preparing for an exam, there will be more assurance that you will pass your next exam, you will be given cliff notes if you are a member, and so much more. Go to www.gbes.com/join to learn more about the 4 different levels of access to this one-of-a-kind career-advancing green building community! If you truly enjoyed the show, don't forget to leave a positive rating and review on iTunes. We have prepared more episodes for the upcoming weeks, so come by again next week! Thank you for tuning in to the Green Building Matters Podcast! Copyright © 2021 GBES
In this episode, Divya spoke with Aparajita Datta, a senior scientist at the Nature Conservation Foundation, a non-governmental research organization based in Bangalore, India. Aparajita is known for her work on community-based hornbill conservation in the northeastern part of India. Her main research interests include plant-animal interactions in rainforests, understanding anthropogenic effects on wildlife, and engaging with the tribal communities in conservation. In this episode, she shares her experience of trying to carry out inclusive conservation and the roles that partnerships with multiple stakeholders play in the process. Aparajita's work is a bit unusual; she is one of those rare scholars who have been striving to translate her research on the ground. But conducting action-oriented research comes at a cost, and it is evident from Aparajita's narrative as she shares her experience of getting emotionally attached to the tribal community she has been working with, while facing skepticism from some, and yet having the grit to keep persevering as she goes back and forth through the complex emotions of feeling both disheartened and inspired in her work. She now believes after 20 years, that doing research is more satisfying and easy than on-ground conservation, and that reconciliation between wildlife and people is not always possible. Aparajita's bio: https://www.ncf-india.org/author/646436/aparajita-datta https://www.nationalgeographic.org/find-explorers/aparajita-datta Selected References: Borawake, N., Datta, A., & Naniwadekar, R. (2021). Tropical Forest Restoration in the Eastern Himalaya: Evaluating Early Survival and Growth of Native Tree Species. Ecological Restoration, 39(3), 52-63. Sheth, C., Datta, A., and Parashuram, D. (2020). Persistent loss of biologically-rich tropical forests in the Indian Eastern Himalaya. Silva Fennica 54(3). https://doi.org/10.14214/sf.10373 Naniwadekar, R., Mishra, C., Isvaran, K., & Datta, A. (2021). Gardeners of the forest: hornbills govern the spatial distribution of large seeds. Journal of Avian Biology. Datta, A., Naniwadekar, R., Rao, M., Sreenivasan, R., & Hiresavi, V. (2018). Hornbill Watch: A citizen science initiative for Indian hornbills. Indian Birds, 14(3), 65-70. Teegalapalli, K., & Datta, A. (2016). Field to a forest: Patterns of forest recovery following shifting cultivation in the Eastern Himalaya. Forest Ecology and Management, 364, 173-182. Rane, A., & Datta, A. (2015). Protecting a hornbill haven: a community-based conservation initiative in Arunachal Pradesh, northeast India. Malayan Nature Journal, 67(2), 203-218. Datta, A. (2007). Protecting with people in Namdapha: threatened forests, forgotten people. In: Shahabuddin, G., Rangarajan, M. (Eds.), Making Conservation Work: securing biodiversity in this new century. Permanent Black, New Delhi. pp. 165 – 209.
Today's episode is an interview with Rama Sreenivasan, the CEO and co-founder of Blitzz. Blitzz provides the tools for remote, AR-driven inspections of heavy assets, allowing for safe, quick inspections of remote assets, with little to no driving time. Today we discuss how this applied in oil and gas, and the implications on carbon emissions for remote inspections. Duration: 31m 54s
Blitzz is a smart video-powered collaboration platform without an app download. They "Deliver In-Person Results Remotely With Blitzz". The company helps businesses save time and money by getting things like home inspections, audits, equipment troubleshooting, and more done faster and safer. Blitzz facilitates millions of minutes of video monthly across a range of industries, including automotive, construction, power and utilities, insurance, and more. Rama Sreenivasan is the Co-founder & CEO. He has a Ph.D. and MS in chemical engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park, and also spent his post-doctoral research years at MIT. Learn More: https://www.blitzz.co/
Blitzz is a smart video-powered collaboration platform without an app download. They "Deliver In-Person Results Remotely With Blitzz". The company helps businesses save time and money by getting things like home inspections, audits, equipment troubleshooting, and more done faster and safer. Blitzz facilitates millions of minutes of video monthly across a range of industries, including automotive, construction, power and utilities, insurance, and more. Rama Sreenivasan is the Co-founder & CEO. He has a Ph.D. and MS in chemical engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park, and also spent his post-doctoral research years at MIT. Learn More: https://www.blitzz.co/
Today is a book bonus episode because we are featuring TWO books by author Rajani LaRocca and illustrator Archana Sreenivasan, Seven Golden Rings and Where Three Oceans Meet. We loved chatting with them and their editors Cheryl Klein (Seven Golden Rings) and Courtney Code (Where Three Oceans Meet). ***Today's episode is sponsored by Picture Book Summit. picturebooksummit.com ***Today's episode is sponsored by Kirstine Call, coaching for creatives. Find out more here: www.kirstinecall.com ***Find out more about Rajani here: Website: https://www.rajanilarocca.com/ Twitter: @rajanilarocca Instagram: @rajanilarocca ***Find out more about Archana here: Website: https://archanasreenivasan.com/ Instagram: @archanasreenivasan ***Follow us here: Twitter: @pb_look Instagram: @picturebook_look Facebook: Picture Book Look Podcast
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Hari Sreenivasan joined the PBS NewsHour in 2009. He is the Anchor of PBS NewsHour Weekend and a Senior Correspondent for the nightly program. Prior to joining NewsHour, he was at CBS News, reporting for the "CBS Evening News,” "The Early Show" and "CBS Sunday Morning." Before that, he served as an anchor and correspondent for ABC News, working extensively on the network's 24-hour digital service "ABC News Now." Sreenivasan also reported for "World News Tonight with Peter Jennings," "Nightline with Ted Koppel," and anchored the overnight program “World News Now.” Hari also contributes to Amanpour and Company and hosts and produces the YouTube channel "Take on Fake," to expose misinformation on the internet. Check out my Mini-Course for couples: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHjcz6Ly2y9gr2mtMHIxu-fXXl8rE_PYJ Learn more about my 7-week, live, online basic mindfulness and IFS course for couples: https://souloflifeshow.com/mindful-marriage Join my Facebook Group called "Bring Love Alive:" https://www.facebook.com/groups/601405257684922 Learn about my current contest giveaway (ends 10/5/21) of a resort vacation for two to Esalen Resort in Big Sur, CA: https://app.viralsweep.com/sweeps/full/4ccad7-92414 Learn about Mindful Marriage, my live, online, 7-week mindfulness-based stress reduction and basic IFS course for couples: https://souloflifeshow.com/mindful-marriage My Book, Love Under Repair: How to Save Your Marriage and Survive Couples Therapy https://amzn.to/2X3kPBL My Counseling Practice: https://keithmillercounseling.com Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SoulOfLifeShow or Twitter: https://twitter.com/SoulofLifeShow Want to book Keith as a guest on your podcast? Contact him at keith@souloflifeshow.com.
**BONUS PREVIEW of S3E4 with PBS Weekend anchor Hari Sreenivasan. Full episode drops on August 20th, 2021. Hari Sreenivasan joined the PBS NewsHour in 2009. He is the Anchor of PBS NewsHour Weekend and a Senior Correspondent for the nightly program. Prior to joining NewsHour, he was at CBS News, reporting for the "CBS Evening News,” "The Early Show" and "CBS Sunday Morning." Before that, he served as an anchor and correspondent for ABC News, working extensively on the network's 24-hour digital service "ABC News Now." Sreenivasan also reported for "World News Tonight with Peter Jennings," "Nightline with Ted Koppel," and anchored the overnight program “World News Now.” Hari also contributes to Amanpour and Company and hosts and produces the YouTube channel "Take on Fake," to expose misinformation on the internet. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SoulOfLifeShow or Twitter: https://twitter.com/SoulofLifeShow Want to book Keith as a guest on your podcast? Contact him at keith@souloflifeshow.com. ***7-Week Stress Reduction & Relationship Growth Course*** If you and your significant other are looking for ways to improve communication and strengthen your partnership, there is still time to enroll in my upcoming live 7-Week Mindfulness and IFS course, called Mindful Marriage. Partners of any kind are welcome. It's a one-of-a-kind offering that can truly transform how you show up in intimacy. For more information visit: https://community.souloflifeshow.com/
The Sun generates huge magnetic storms with some regularity and streams billions of tons of charged particles. These storms are supposed to reach their peak activity in 2025. With it comes the likelihood of large impact on the Earth, with potential damage to our communications systems and power grids, causing enormous strife and financial loss. We missed a few such storms in the last 25 years. Will we be lucky and miss them again? This talk discusses what happens inside the Sun that leads to such storms. Speaker К.R. Sreenivasan, Professor of Physics and Mathematics, University Professor and Eugene Kleiner Chair for Innovation, Dean Emeritus of NYU Tandon School of Engineering, NYU
Is there another planet like Earth? Dimitra Atri, research scientist at the NYU Abu Dhabi Center for Space Science, looks through the telescope to find out. Dimitra Atri is an Astrophysicist at the NYU Abu Dhabi Center for Space Science where he leads the Mars Research Group along with Prof. K.R. Sreenivasan. The overarching theme […]
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Oru Pakka Kathai is a Tamil language film written and directed by Balaji Tharaneetharan. It features Kalidas Jayaram and Megha Akash in the lead roles. The movie is produced by K. S. Sreenivasan under the banner of Vasan's Visual Ventures. It is streaming on ZEE5
Celebrated American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, historian, social critic and political activist Noam Chomsky’s book Who Rules the World? questions the United States and its exercise of power throughout conflict areas in a post 9/11 world. Critically analysing claims of freedom and human rights, Chomsky in his celebrated style investigates the era of modern day imperial powers and their role in climate change, nuclear proliferation and the overall threat to human civilisation. In conversation with journalist Sreenivasan Jain, Chomsky delves into the critical need for active public participation in changing policies and introduces us to the unsettling truths of our times.
Rama Sreenivasan Co-Founder And Chief Executive Officer of Blitzz. I have known Rama for quite a few years now, and I am constantly overwhelmed by his positivity and his smarts. He has spent his life in search of adventure and balance and he brings those same qualities to his business and his team. I can’t think of a better way to start the new year than with this conversation with my friend Rama Sreenivasan.
This week’s episode features author Kazuomi Kario and Associate Editor Wanpen Vongpatanasin as they discuss the article "Nighttime Blood Pressure Phenotype and Cardiovascular Prognosis: Practitioner-Based Nationwide JAMP (Japan Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring Prospective) Study." TRANSCRIPT BELOW: Dr Carolyn Lam: Welcome to Circulation on the Run, your weekly podcast, summary, and backstage pass to the journal and its editors. I'm Dr Carolyn Lam, Associate Editor from the National Heart Center and Duke National University of Singapore. Dr Greg Hundley: And I'm Dr Greg Hundley, Associate Editor, Director of the Pauley Heart Center at VCU Health in Richmond, Virginia. Carolyn, when is the best time to check your blood pressure if you have a home monitoring device? Morning? Afternoon? Nighttime? And what do those nighttime fluctuations infer? Well, we'll hear a lot more in our feature discussion today, but first let's grab a cup of coffee and jump into some of the other papers in the issue. I'm going to start first this week, and my first paper comes from Dr Joe Wu at Stanford University. Carolyn, a quiz. Are all endothelial cells alike? Dr Carolyn Lam: Jeez, Greg. Okay, I'm going to hedge. I bet a lot of them share similarities, but there may be some differences. Dr Greg Hundley: Yes, Carolyn. Dr Wu and his associates perform a series of elegant experiments involving mice, and they found that certain tissue-specific endothelial cells cluster strongly by tissue, like those in the liver or the brain, whereas others from, for example, adipose tissue or the heart have considerable transcriptomic overlap with endothelial cells from other tissues. They identified novel markers of tissue-specific endothelial cells and signaling pathways that may be involved in maintaining their identity, and sex was a considerable source of heterogeneity in the endothelial transcriptome. In addition, they found that markers of heart and lung endothelial cells in mice were conserved in human fetal heart and lung endothelial cells and identified potential angiocrine interactions between tissue-specific endothelial cells and other cell types by analyzing ligand and receptor expression patterns. Dr Carolyn Lam: So interesting, Greg. You especially had me at sex differences. So, what's the take home message? Dr Greg Hundley: Right, Carolyn. So this group discovered a series of transcriptional networks that maintain endothelial cell heterogeneity, and that angiocrine and functional relationships exist between tissue-specific endothelial cells. These findings open the door for future studies that can manipulate these pathways and perhaps modify processes, like atherosclerosis, that impact the endothelium. Dr Carolyn Lam: Wow, that's cool, Greg. Well, from your paper, I'm going to a mechanistic paper too, and the next study really aimed to define cardiac fibroblasts' heterogeneity during ventricular remodeling, as well as the underlying mechanisms that regulate their function, so important questions here. And co-corresponding authors, Drs Prósper and Lara-Astiaso from Clinica Universidad de Navarra in Pamplona in Spain, as well as Dr Lindner from Maine Medical Center Research Institute in Scarborough, Maine in the U.S., and their co-authors, basically characterized cardiac fibroblasts after myocardial infarction using a whole host of very novel techniques like single-cell and bulk RNA sequencing, ATAC sequencing, and functional assays. Swine and patient samples were studied using bulk RNA sequencing. Dr Greg Hundley: Very intriguing. What did they find? Dr Carolyn Lam: They identified and characterized a unique cardiac fibroblast subpopulation that emerged after myocardial infarction in mice. These activated fibroblasts exhibited a clear profibrotic signature expressing high levels of collagen triple helix repeat containing 1 and localized into the scar. Moreover, the absence of this regulator resulted in pronounced lethality due to ventricular rupture. Finally, a population of cardiac fibroblasts with a similar transcriptome was identified in a swine model of myocardial infarction, as well as in heart tissues from patients with myocardial infarction and dilated cardiomyopathy. Dr Greg Hundley: Ah, so important information on how fibroblasts start the scar formation after infarction. So, Carolyn what's the take home message here for this research? Dr Carolyn Lam: Well, this paper really provides important information on cardiac fibroblast heterogeneity, their dynamics during the course of myocardial infarction, and the authors also redefine the cardiac fibroblasts that respond to cardiac injury and participate in myocardial remodeling. This study identifies collagen triple helix repeat containing 1 as a novel regulator of the healing scar process, and as a target for future translational studies. Dr Greg Hundley: Great, Carolyn. You're doing such a great job. This is an issue for double quiz. Have you ever heard of treatments for hypertension incorporating Chinese herbal formula gastrodia-uncaria granules? Dr Carolyn Lam: What? Are you trying to speak Chinese, Greg? Dr Greg Hundley: Yeah (affirmative) Okay. Dr Carolyn Lam: I'm sure you're going to tell us about it. Dr Greg Hundley: Right. So this study is from Professor Yan Li from Ruijin Hospital in Shanghai, Jiao Tong University School of Medicine. Gastrodia-uncaria granules Carolyn, is a mixture of Chinese herbs that dates back many years, I think thousands, and in this study was used in patients with masked hypertension. So in the study, patients with an office blood pressure of less than 140/90 millimeters of mercury, but a daytime ambulatory blood pressure of 135 to 150 millimeters of mercury systolic or 85 to 95 millimeters of mercury diastolic, were randomized one-to-one to receive the treatment of, and I'm going to abbreviate it, GUG versus placebo, 5 to 10 grams twice daily for four weeks. The primary efficacy variable was the change in daytime ambulatory blood pressure. Dr Carolyn Lam: Ah. (affirmative), so did it work? Dr Greg Hundley: Well, in their intention-to-treat analysis, daytime systolic-diastolic blood pressure was reduced by 5 and 3 millimeters of mercury in the GUG group, and 3 and 1.6 millimeters of mercury in the placebo group, respectively. The between group difference in blood pressure reductions was significant, 2.5 and 1.7 millimeters of mercury, and 24-hour blood pressure by 2 and 1.5 millimeters of mercury, but not for the clinic and nighttime blood pressures. The per protocol analysis in 229 patients produced similar results. Only one adverse event, sleepiness during the day was reported and no serious adverse events occurred. So Carolyn, a potentially inexpensive regimen found useful in China for patients with masked hypertension. To learn more of the results of this interesting study, listeners are suggested to review the article in this particular issue. Dr Carolyn Lam: Wow, interesting Greg. Okay. So from hypertension to CABG. Now we know that approximately 15% of saphenous vein grafts occlude during the first year after coronary artery bypass graft surgery, or CABG, despite aspirin use. So can ticagrelor added to standard aspirin improve saphenous venous graft patency at one year after CABG? Now this is the question that Dr ten Berg from St. Antonius Hospital from Nieuwegein in Netherlands, and colleagues sought to answer in the popular CABG trial, which was an investigator-initiated randomized double-blind placebo-controlled multicenter trial of 499 patients with one or more saphenous vein grafts, who were randomly assigned after CABG to ticagrelor or placebo added to standard aspirin. The primary outcome was saphenous vein graft occlusion at one year assessed with coronary CT angiography occurred in 10.5% of the ticagrelor group, versus 9.1% in the placebo group, so that's an odds ratio of 1.29, and it was not significant. The secondary outcome of one year saphenous vein graft failure, which was a composite of vein graft occlusion, revascularization, myocardial infarction in the myocardial territory supplied by the vein graft, or sudden death, well, that occurred in 14.2% of patients in the ticagrelor group, versus 11.6% in patients in the placebo group. Again, not a significant difference. Dr Greg Hundley: So Carolyn, a negative study? What's our take home here? Dr Carolyn Lam: In this randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial, the addition of ticagrelor to standard aspirin after CABG did not reduce the rate of saphenous vein graft occlusions at one year. Now, this conclusion differs from some other studies that investigated this research question, and this is discussed in this editorial that you got to pick up. It's by Dr Goldman from the University of Arizona. Dr Greg Hundley: Wow, Carolyn. Great job. Well, we've got a couple more articles in this issue, and I'll start by describing a research letter by Dr Daviet regarding heparin-induced thrombocytopenia in COVID-19, and then Carolyn there's a second research letter from our own Torbjørn Omland regarding established cardiovascular biomarkers provide limited prognostic information in unselected patients hospitalized with COVID-19. And then finally, from Dr Chonyang Albert, a case series entitled, The Enemy Within: Sudden Onset of Reversible Cardiogenic Shock with Biopsy-Proven Cardiomyocyte Infection by SARS-CoV2. Dr Carolyn Lam: We've also got an ECG challenge by Dr Sreenivasan entitled, A Red Flag ECG, also known as, and have you heard of this, South African flag pattern. Okay, here's a hint. It's an important, but subtle ischemic ECG change. You got to look it up. There's an On My Mind paper by Dr Alexander on at risk of depriving patients’ life-saving cardiac surgery, and those are the implications of the ischemia trial for CABG. A Research Letter shared by Dr Susen entitled, Endotheliopathy is Induced by Plasma from Critically-ill Patients and Associated with Organ Failure in Severe COVID-19. And finally, in Cardiology News, Tracy Hampton reviews the most recent literature in top journals like Nature, Metabolism, Cell, Stem Cell, and Circulation Research. Wow. Bonanza issue. So cool, but I really want to hear about the different blood pressure patterns now. Let's go to our feature discussion, shall we? Dr Greg Hundley: Absolutely. Here we go. Well, listeners we are excited to get to this feature discussion to learn more about the use of ambulatory blood pressure measures, particularly those that are collected 24 hours and during the nighttime. We have with us, Dr Kazuomi Kario from the Jichi Medical University in Japan, and our own Associate Editor, Dr Wanpen Vongpatanasin from University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. Welcome to you both. And Kazuomi, could you start us off please and just describe some of the background that led you to perform this study? And what hypothesis did you want to address? Dr Kazuomi Kario: The old guidelines management of the hypertension and now recommend instead of the office blood pressure, now the ambulatory blood pressure management. So for example, the ABPN and also home blood pressure monitoring, but the 24-hour blood pressure reduction is very much important, all prefer the values, but also our hypothesis took on the 24-hour blood pressure quantity reduction, but also, we should normalize our circadian rhythm. Usually blood pressure reduced by 10 to 20% at night during the sleep compared to the daytime. But the other group, is exhibited and predicated known six bars and also is either higher at night during the nighttime period compared to the daytime. And also home blood pressure variability, that hurts blood pressure in the morning. So circadian rhythm normalization and also, I recreate blood pressure variability especially is more precise. It's important for the quality control over for the hypertension management. So my hypothesis is that blood pressure reduction, the other most blood pressure, and the normalized circadian rhythm, under agitate, to keep agitate among as such. All the three components I did try to optimize 24-hour blood pressure control, so I want to confirm our hypothesis. To optimize 24-hour blood pressure control consists of these three components, 24-hour pressure reduction, and the normalize circadian rhythm and the keeping the other keep such, it shouldn't be; I have, have you left your prevention or not? That's my hypothesis and background. Dr Greg Hundley: So with our 24-hour ambulatory monitoring evaluating in this study, do we have the normal dip during the evening? Do we have a rise associated with the circadian rhythm? What is the variability of the blood pressure over time? Tell us what study population, and how did you design this study to address your hypothesis? Dr Kazuomi Kario: This population is the hypertension patients, 90% or more on the out-patients who keep the adequate, the active daily readings, and they are medicated, or usually conventional hypertension medication is the effective to reducing the office blood pressure and they can. But the other hypotension treatment may not be sustained to be reducing the nocturnal blood pressure and next morning people are taking pills. So it may be that the picture of the nighttime blood pressure and the morning blood pressure. So our hypothesis targets is already mitigated hypotension patient, but we should find out control for the current hypotension treatment. It should be the nighttime and next morning. Dr Greg Hundley: So we're addressing whether the efficacy of or any hypertensive medications are maintaining low blood pressures at night and avoiding a surreptitious rise in blood pressure when we wake up. So how many patients did you enroll and what were your study results? Dr Kazuomi Kario: The total study population number is 6,359 patients or enrolls. And we find out, compared to the daytime. Daytime also where the risk of the nighttime blood pressure other age, was more the precise this predictor of cardiovascular events. So, cardiovascular events consist of the atherosclerosis cardiac events consists of stroke and coronary artery disease. And also the nighttime blood pressure associated with the risk of the heart failure. And very interestingly, disrupted circadian rhythm, it rises at night higher during the nighttime compared to the daytime, it was independent of risks for the cardiovascular event, especially for the heart failure. So even after controlling for the daytime, even on the nighttime blood pressure, this pattern nighttime riser was an independent risk, so very interesting results. Dr Greg Hundley: So elevations of systolic blood pressure during nighttime, during sleep were associated with future atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, as well as heart failure. And one more quick point, was there a particular magnitude of rise of that systolic blood pressure at night was important. And did you find similar results for men and for women? Dr Kazuomi Kario: Yes, similar results for men and the women. Theo other factor was age was increased. The almost the higher during the nighttime or other age of the rising pattern was 10 allowed during the nighttime compared to the daytime. Dr Greg Hundley: So even a 10% increase in systolic blood pressure at night relative to daytime was important for forecasting these adverse cardiovascular events. So Juan pen, can you help us take these results from this elegant ambulatory monitoring study and put those in the context of other study results that have evaluated 24 ambulatory monitoring of blood pressure? Dr Wanpen Vongpatanasin: I think the notion of nighttime blood pressure as the independent predictor of cardiovascular outcome has been shown in other cohort, but usually not this large magnitude, that is an international registry. I had call that in different countries around the world that demonstrate this. But again, like I said, it compiled from a smaller dataset, there's even fewer data sets in the United States. There's a cohort from Jackson Heart, but again, it's less than a thousand and most of other cohorts have looked at mostly a target organ level, not at the heart CV outcome. So I think this add to an important observation, and I think that the results from the nighttime it's similar, but extended from previously that look at individual outcome using a adjudicated data committee that also a very distinctive feature of the study that is a committee that look at this and look at a specific outcome rather than just a retrospective using the death index from different countries. The other part is slightly different perhaps, and they learn from reading it is the extreme dipping, also dropped a lot. Initially people think that it might be associated with the worst outcome, but even to me I wasn't sure what this mean, but in this study the most extreme dip, maybe not, not as much that shouldn't be worried as much compared to the actual nighttime blood pressure itself or not dipping itself. Dr Greg Hundley: Kazuomi what do you see as the next study that needs to be performed in this area of research? Dr Kazuomi Kario: Oh, it's the observational study of the current medical situations maybe kind of situations. So next step, we should focus on that nighttime blood pressure; regardless of the office and the daytime, so even there are controls, if we should target the nighttime blood pressure and the toxicity controls, organ damage should be decreased and the subsequent cardiovascular events should be decreased. So observational study targeting the nighttime blood pressure is the next topic. Dr Greg Hundley: And Wanpen do you have anything to add to that? Dr Wanpen Vongpatanasin:I'd like to see more large observational study from the US with the diverse population, because the salt consumption in Asia, particularly in Japan, are probably among the highest. So perhaps the nighttime blood pressure, it's confounded by high sodium and something, and we're not too far behind obviously, but it'd be nice to know what it means in the US. And obviously they're targeting nighttime blood pressure, it's the hot topic and that's by itself is probably another 30 minutes to an hour of discussion. But I think that that's very important area of research. Dr Greg Hundley: Listeners, what a really wonderful discussion. And in this study from Japan of over 6,000 individuals treated for high blood pressure, those with 24-hour monitoring and exhibiting a rise in systolic blood pressure during the nighttime was associated with future cardiovascular events and an increase in the risk of heart failure. Moving forward from these experts, performing additional observational studies to confirm these findings and other populations, and perhaps a randomized trial, trying to target therapeutic interventions that would lower nighttime blood pressure may be warranted. Thank you Dr Kario and Dr Vongpatanasin. We wish you a great week and we look forward to catching you on the run next week. This program is copyright The American Heart Association, 2020.
Link to bioRxiv paper: http://biorxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2020.10.28.357442v1?rss=1 Authors: Jabar, S. B., Sreenivasan, K. K., Lentzou, S., Kanabar, A., Brady, T. F., Fougnie, D. Abstract: When we ask people to hold a color in working memory, what do they store? Do they remember colors as point estimates (e.g. a particular shade of red) or are memory representations richer, such as uncertainty distributions over feature space? We developed a novel paradigm (a betting game) to measure the nature of working memory representations. Participants were shown a set of colored circles and, after a brief memory delay, asked about one of the objects. Rather than reporting a single color, participants placed multiple bets to create distributions in color space. The dispersion of bets was correlated with performance, indicating that participants' internal uncertainty guided bet placement. Furthermore, relative to the first response, memory performance improved when averaging across multiple bets, showing that memories contain more information than can be conveyed in a single response. Finally, information about the item in memory was present in subsequent responses even when the first response would generally be classified as a guess or report of an incorrect item, suggesting that such failures are not all-or-none. Thus, memory representations are more than noisy point estimates; they are surprisingly rich and probabilistic. Copy rights belong to original authors. Visit the link for more info
“Whatever you wish to do in life, education is key.” Peggy and R. Sreenivasan, chief customer officer, Career Launcher, talk about education today and elearning. He shares his story and what led him to where he is today. They also discuss: Solutions to keep our children's education uninterrupted today. How it was able to get an entire school system of one of the states online in seven days. Some challenges with online learning and how partners can help. Learn more (10.13.20 - #690) IoT, Internet of Things, Peggy Smedley, artificial intelligence, machine learning, big data, digital transformation, cybersecurity, blockchain, 5G cloud, sustainability, future of work, podcast
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"New Opportunities for Workplace Diversity" Speaker: Harini Sreenivasan, Behavioural Scientist, Partner at Semcostyle Institute India and Advisor to Board at Caere India How we adapt to lockdowns and stay-at-home orders has implications for diversity and inclusion efforts. Consider videoconferences, which have gone mainstream as people telework to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Do unconscious biases come into stark relief during Zoom calls? Are video-conference protocols helpful to ensuring that all employees are heard? Do we learn more from quiet staff members, or do we see them become even quieter when faced with the awkwardness of speaking on screen as though they're broadcasting a live report for TV? Does everyone have the technical capacity or living situation to do Zoom calls? Join this discussion for what lies ahead for workplace diversity. Source: World Economic Forum
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A new attempt at The Other Banana Podcast. We are taking two films - an original and a remake or plagiarized version of the same, and discussing about the merits, demerits and memories associated with the two. In this episode, we talk about the Priyadarshan's 1997 Malayalam film Chandralekha starring Mohanlal, Sukanya, Pooja Batra, Innocent, Sreenivasan, Nedumudi Venu et al and the film it was ripped off from - John Turteltaub's romcom While You Were Sleeping with Sandra Bullock, Bill Pullman and Peter Gallagher. Deepauk and Anantha are joined by regular guest Amrita and they also rue the coma status of the romcom genre as a whole. Listen on.
In this episode of "The Omvesh Show" we have Former CDO of MET Museum Mr. Sree Sreenivasan. An Alumni and a former Prof. Of Columbia School of Journalism. He co-founded SAJA. Mr. Sree later on became the Cheif digital officer of Newyork City. Mr. Sree has a long career in journalism as a Social Media expert. He was ranked among "Top 20 journalists to follow on Twitter" by Quill in 2010. On 'TOS' he talked about His life Journey, reason behind finding South Asian Journalists Association, future of digital Journalism, Algortihm of Social media, Education System, & a lot more. Mr. Sree introduced a "Free for all" short-educational Course to let you build a analytical mind. Surely a conversation to listen:) A must for aspiring journalists, "Fundamentals of Media Relations" Certification course: https://mrack.co/certification --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/omvesh-upadhyay/message
Listen to the first part here - A Comprehensive Overview of the History of Malayalam Cinema - Part 1 The 1970s witnessed a new wave of Malayalam cinema where the bridging of parallel and commercial cinema was at its best. It was also the time when political and action movies gained a following. Adoor Gopalakrishnan's directorial debut, Swayamvaram in 1972 is known for pioneering the new wave of cinema movement in the industry. Chattakari (1974) and Avalude Ravukal (1978) were some of the boldest Malayalam movies of that time with the latter being the first A certified movie. The movies were based on the themes of teenage pregnancy and prostitution, respectively, which were topics that were profoundly frowned upon during those times. The latter half of the 1970s witnessed the emergence of the legendary actor Jayan. He reformed the industry with his macho image and action sequences never seen before. Like who can forget the “We are not beggars…” dialogue from the movie Angadi (1980). It still gives me goosebumps. Notable movies from the 1970s Swayamvaram (1972) Arakkallan Mukkalkkallan (1974) Chattakari (1974) Kodiyettam (1977) Avalude Raavukam (1978) Thacholi Ambu (1978) The 1980s was the decade of combining common man's problems with comedy. The rise of geniuses like Sreenivasan spearheaded this genre of movies to the forefront with movies such as Odaruthammava Aalariyam (1984), Sanmanassullavarkku Samadhanam (1986), Nadodikkattu (1987), and Varavelpu (1989). 1981 was a milestone year for Malayalam cinema with the release of Elippathayam and Manjil Virinja Pookkal. The former being screened at the London Film Festival and winning the Sunderland Trophy and the latter propelling Mohanlal Viswanathan, our very own Lalettan, to stardom. Though it is almost impossible to imagine that he started his career predominantly playing antagonistic characters. M T Vasudevan Nair made his presence known with his screenplay for movies like Nakhakshathangal (1986), that helped Monisha win the National Award for Best Actress at the age of 15, and Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha (1988), an epic historical drama which showed Chandu Chekavar as a misunderstood hero. Director P Padmarajan also made his mark with the 1987 romantic drama, Thoovanathumbikal, and the 1988 mystery thriller, Aparan. The decade also delivered Malayalam's own investigative thriller detective series with Oru CBI Diary Kurippu (1988), the first movie from the four-part series, with Mammootty playing the role of Sethurama Iyer. The 80s observed many firsts with Padayottam (1982), a film based on the novel The Count of Monte Cristo, becoming the first Malayalam film to be shot in 70 mm, My Dear Kuttichathan (1984), the first Indian 3D film, and Adipapam (1988) gaining the crown of being the first Malayalam softcore film. Notable movies from the 1980s Angadi (1980) Manjil Virinja Pookkal (1981) Elippathayam (1981) Padayottam (1982) Odaruthammava Aalariyam (1984) My Dear Kuttichathan (1984) Nakhakshathangal (1986) Sanmanassullavarkku Samadhanam (1986) Nadodikkattu (1987) Thaniyavartanam (1987) Aparan (1988) Oru CBI Diary Kurippu (1988) Varavelpu (1989) Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha (1989) The 1990s had a great start with movies such as the comedy-thriller In Harihar Nagar (1990) and comedy-drama Godfather (1991) running for over a year in theatres gaining cult status. It also saw a few larger than life stars take on a majority of screentime. With Mohanlal and Mammooty taking lead roles in almost all genres, Suresh Gopi shining in the action movie landscape, and Jayaram starring in your next-door neighbour, family-friendly characters. Siddique-Lal's Vietnam Colony was released in 1992 and it is noteworthy for having plot similarities with the 2009 movie Avatar — the second highest-grossing movie in the world. What does James Cameron have to say about that, I wonder? The time also witnessed movies like Manichitrathazhu (1993) where the female
Please welcome a Clinical Assistant Professor for Marketing at Mays Business School, Akshaya Sreenivasan! Akshaya talks on her past career as a reporter and news anchor, the power of influencers in media and why children want to be YouTube celebrities. We hope you enjoy the episode! Akshaya Sreenivasan is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Marketing at the Mays Business School, Texas A&M University. She currently teaches Marketing Consulting (Mktg 430) and Social Media Marketing and PR (Mktg 345).
Abhijit V. Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer were awarded the Nobel Prize for Economic Sciences 2019 for ‘their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty’ by breaking down a complex problem into ‘smaller, more manageable questions’. Abhijit Banerjee returns to the Jaipur Literature Festival to speak of his RCT research-based approach to development economics. In conversation with journalist Sreenivasan Jain, he explains the need to understand and measure what happens in the real world to alleviate poverty and the necessity of making the poor and their decision-making central to the process. An inspirational session of insights and learnings vital to understanding our world.
We’ve all experienced the frustration of being on the phone to a support company because our internet, TV or PC is not working and the audio communication channel is just not working. Support is telling you to check the warning lights and clear the drum, yet you can’t even find the drum. It was this […] The post Rama Sreenivasan from Blitzz gives a masterclass in problem led Startup creation appeared first on The marketing agency for service professionals.
The Onam season begins with Dhyan Sreenivasan's directorial debut, Love Action Drama with Nivin Pauly and Nayanthara. Cameos fly around, Aju Varghese takes over, and enough drinks to last us till new year. Our Manglish review tries covering all facets of this movie's journey.
Shashi Tharoor, author and Member of Parliament, and Pavan Varma, National General Secretary and National Spokesman of the Janata Dal, in conversation with journalist and anchor at NDTV, Sreenivasan Jain. This episode is a live session from day 2 of #ZEEJLF2019.
Kartik Sreenivasan is an expert in psychology and neuroscience. He has a bachelor in psychology from Yale University and PhD in Neuroscience from the University of Pennsylvania. He has been a research assistance at Yale University, guest lecture at the University of Pennsylvania, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at University of California, Berkeley and now works as an Assistant Professor of Psychology at New York University Abu Dhabi. Kartik shares insight from the newest research on neuroscience and how you can use that in your life. Sh ow notes: 1.07: Kartiks way into psychology and neuroscience 2.04: What neuroscience is 2.46: Difference between short term and long term memory 5.13: Executive function and short term memory 6.50: How much data you can keep in your mind 8.02: How to remember more things 9.04: The memory palace technique 12.08: The connection between the microbiome and brain 16.26: How to use the new knowledge about the brain 17.52: How our view of the view is very limited 20.10: How our long term memories are distorted 21.30: The problem with eyewitness testimony 22.02: How we can manipulate with memories 23.04: Why it is a good thing we can change our memories 25.36: New research on consciousness 34.01: The importance of being social for your brain health Final recommendations from Kartik: Find something you do that gets you so excited you can get other people excited about it. When you start to feel really comfortable professionally it is time to move on to keep challenging yourself Links to Kartik: http://sites.nyuad.nyu.edu/faculty/sreenivasan/ Twitter: @sreenivasanlab
Former New York City and Metropolitan Museum of Art chief digital officer Sree Sreenivasan joins the Echo Chamber podcast to discuss the latest trends and pitfalls when it comes to social media. Recorded at the PRAXIS7 conference in Hyderabad, Sreenivasan explores the thorny topics of vanity metrics and influencer marketing, the continued underestimation of LinkedIn, CEOs on Twittter and the rise of fake news.
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News and media organizations have been undergoing similar challenges to those facing museums in the digital age, with increased competition for attention, challenges to old models of authority, and the need to develop new kinds of business models and modes of practice in response to changing technological, social, and economic conditions. So what can museums learn from news and media organizations in order to change and adapt their practices to work effectively in an increasingly online and social media context? In this episode, the Punks dig into these questions with a little help from Paul Schmelzer, Web Editor at the Walker Art Center, and Sree Sreenivasan, new Chief Digital Officer at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Both Schmelzer and Sreenivasan come to the museum sector with backgrounds in the media and significant experience in journalism, and their insights reflect the importance of these skills in the contemporary museum. Does the responsiveness of social media change the pace at which museums must work, and what opportunities does it open up for new kinds of practice?
Jyotsna Sreenivasan's "Home" explores exactly the nature of that concept for young Amiya as she returns to 1970s Ohio after several years of childhood in her native India. She is in the position of being both immigrant and emigrant at the same time. As Amiya navigates her return to American culture and second grade, Sreenivasan sheds new insight on what it means to belong and to be different.
Mumbai’s Taj Hotel aflame. (AFP/Getty Images) FULL LIST OF SPEAKERS, updates, comments, archived webcasts at http://snurl.com/6uj95 SPECIAL REPORT: Mumbai Terrorist Attacks NEW YORK, Nov. 27, 2008 -- Shortly after news of the terrorist attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai broke yesterday, “SAJA” launched a series of live webcasts on the horrific events. These special 90-minute reports will continue every 12 hours in the coming days, with the next report beginning Thursday, Nov. 27 at 10 a.m. New York City time. Journalists and experts in Mumbai and in the U.S. will join host Sree Sreenivasan for updates, struggling to make sense of the massacres. Sreenivasan, a professor of journalism at New York’s Columbia University and co-founder of the South Asian Journalists Association and technology reporter for WNBC-TV, is encouraging listeners with updates from Mumbai to call the show at (347)324-5991 and share information with the South Asian community, as well as with journalists worldwide. They can also email questions and suggestions to: saja@columbia.edu. FULL LIST OF SPEAKERS, updates, comments, archived webcasts at http://snurl.com/6uj95
Mumbai’s Taj Hotel aflame. (AFP/Getty Images) FULL LIST OF SPEAKERS, updates, comments, archived webcasts at http://snurl.com/6uj95 SPECIAL REPORT: Mumbai Terrorist Attacks NEW YORK, Nov. 28, 2008 -- Shortly after news of the terrorist attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai broke yesterday, “SAJA” launched a series of live webcasts on the horrific events. These special 90- and 120-minute reports will continue every 12 hours in the coming days, with the next report beginning Friday, Nov. 29 at 10 a.m. New York City time. Journalists and experts in Mumbai and in the U.S. will join host Sree Sreenivasan for updates, struggling to make sense of the massacres that have left more than 150 people dead, 15 foreigners among them. Sreenivasan, a professor of journalism at New York’s Columbia University and co-founder of the South Asian Journalists Association and technology reporter for WNBC-TV, is encouraging listeners with updates from Mumbai to call the show at (347)324-5991 and share information with the South Asian community, as well as with journalists worldwide. They can also email questions and suggestions to: saja@columbia.edu. FULL LIST OF SPEAKERS, updates, comments, archived webcasts at http://snurl.com/6uj95
Mumbai’s Taj Hotel aflame. (AFP/Getty Images) SPECIAL REPORT: Mumbai Terrorist Attacks NEW YORK, Nov. 27, 2008 -- Shortly after news of the terrorist attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai broke yesterday, “SAJA” launched a series of live webcasts on the horrific events. These special 90-minute reports will continue every 12 hours in the coming days, with the next report beginning Thursday, Nov. 27 at 10 a.m. New York City time. Journalists and experts in Mumbai and in the U.S. will join host Sree Sreenivasan for updates, struggling to make sense of the massacres that left 101 people dead and 287 wounded. Sreenivasan, a professor of journalism at New York’s Columbia University and co-founder of the South Asian Journalists Association, is encouraging listeners with updates from Mumbai to call the show at (347)324-5991 and share information with the South Asian community, as well as with journalists worldwide. They can also email questions and suggestions to: saja@columbia.edu. Updates, comments, archived webcasts at http://snurl.com/6uj95
Mumbai’s Taj Hotel aflame. (AFP/Getty Images) SPECIAL REPORT: Mumbai Terrorist Attacks NEW YORK, Nov. 27, 2008 -- Shortly after news of the terrorist attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai broke yesterday, “SAJA” launched a series of live webcasts on the horrific events. These special 90-minute reports will continue every 12 hours in the coming days, with the next report beginning Thursday, Nov. 27 at 10 a.m. New York City time. Journalists and experts in Mumbai and in the U.S. will join host Sree Sreenivasan for updates, struggling to make sense of the massacres that left 101 people dead and 287 wounded. After seizing hostages, a group identifying itself the “Deccan Mujahedeen” claimed responsibility for the coordinated attacks on the upscale Taj Mahal and Trident hotels, and for bombings and shootings elsewhere in the West Coast city - which targeted U.S. and British citizens. Sreenivasan, a professor of journalism at New York’s Columbia University and co-founder of the South Asian Journalists Association, is encouraging listeners with updates from Mumbai to call the show at (347)324-5991 and share information with the South Asian community, as well as with journalists worldwide. They can also email questions and suggestions to: saja@columbia.edu. Updates, comments, archived webcasts at http://snurl.com/6uj95
Mumbai’s Taj Hotel aflame. (AFP/Getty Images) SPECIAL REPORT: Mumbai Terrorist Attacks NEW YORK, Nov. 26, 2008 -- Shortly after news of the terrorist attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai broke today, “SAJA” launched a series of live webcasts on the horrific events. These special two-hour reports will continue every 12 hours in the coming days, with the next report beginning on Thursday, Nov. 27 at 10 a.m. New York City time. Journalists and experts in Mumbai and in the U.S. will join host Sree Sreenivasan for updates, struggling to make sense of the massacres that have left at least 78 people dead and as many as 300 wounded. A group identifying itself the “Deccan Mujahedeen” has claimed responsibility for the coordinated attacks on the upscale Taj Mahal and Trident hotels, and for bombings and shootings elsewhere in the West Coast city - which targeted U.S. and British citizens. Sreenivasan, a professor of journalism at New York’s Columbia University and co-founder of the South Asian Journalists Association, is encouraging listeners with updates from Mumbai to call the show at (347)324-5991 and share information with the South Asian community, as well as with journalists worldwide. They can also email questions and suggestions to: saja@columbia.edu. Updates, comments, archived webcasts at http://snurl.com/6uj95
Mumbai’s Taj Hotel aflame. (AFP/Getty Images) SPECIAL REPORT: Mumbai Terrorist Attacks NEW YORK, Nov. 26, 2008 -- Shortly after news of the terrorist attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai broke today, “SAJA” launched a series of live webcasts on the horrific events. These special two-hour reports will continue every 12 hours in the coming days, with the next report beginning on Thursday, Nov. 27 at 10 a.m. New York City time. Journalists and experts in Mumbai and in the U.S. will join host Sree Sreenivasan for updates, struggling to make sense of the massacres that have left at least 78 people dead and as many as 300 wounded. A group identifying itself the “Deccan Mujahedeen” has claimed responsibility for the coordinated attacks on the upscale Taj Mahal and Trident hotels, and for bombings and shootings elsewhere in the West Coast city. Sreenivasan, a professor of journalism at New York’s Columbia University and co-founder of the South Asian Journalists Association, is encouraging listeners with updates from Mumbai to call the show at (347)324-5991 and share information with the South Asian community, as well as with journalists worldwide. They can also email questions and suggestions to: saja@columbia.edu. Updates, comments, archived webcasts at http://snurl.com/6uj95
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