Sumitra Pasupathy is a Malaysian engineer turned social entrepreneur, who went from a boisterous girl in convent school, to winning a British Council scholarship to attend the prestigious Cambridge University. Starting from her role as a founder of Playeum, an NGO focused on children's play and education, Sumitra talks to Vandana about what we can do to help women overcome cultural barriers in their pursuit of STEM education and careers.
CREDITS:
Host & Creative Director: Vandana Goyal
Project Coordinator: Saumya Sahu
Project Advisor: Akshay Saxena
Marketing & Media Producer: Joash Cornelius
This is a Maed in India production.
Producer: Sean D’mello
Co-producer: Meghna Gulati
Junior Producer: Saakshi Samant
Production Assistant: Aishwarya Patil & Tanuja M S (Avanti Fellows Alums)
Sound Edit, Design & Mixing: Kartik Kulkarni
Show Artwork: Alika Gupta
Project Supervisor: Mae Mariyam Thomas
Head of Operations: Shaun Fanthome
Studio: Island City Studios
Support the show: https://www.avantifellows.org/donate-to-a-student
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