Little Mind Chats

Mother's Day is something I'm very excited about, Every year!
Making card for my mom has been my yearly practice. I know for a fact; this is NOT enough. 

Did you know? The Little-WISE club I've been working on for the past 1 year made an impact by collecting close to 2.5 metric tons of plastic? If not for the encouragement of Mothers, not just mine, I wouldn't have been able to do any of it!
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While sustainability and finance seem like two very diverse topics, a combination of the two, 'Sustainable Investing' is something I learnt in this very educative podcast episode, 

Dr. Mara Harvey, has been guiding and educating parents and children towards financial literacy with a focus on sustainability. She has published rhymed book for children on money, equality and sustainability.

Dr. Mara has emphasized on the impor...

Research shows that an Adult's attitude towards money is shaped by the age of 7.  Financial know how at an early age can do wonders for the future of a child.  

My esteemed guest today, Dr Mara Catherine Harvey has this unique combination of in-depth understanding of finances, an ability to teach children about the importance of being money wise, the skill to write books on it and above all, she knows the correlation between F...

We've all read/ heard of news about humanity's fight against climate change. Be it in our country India, or elsewhere in the world.

Just like weather, climate and the water cycle have no boundaries across the earth, so does this specialised agency of the United Nations, World Meteorological Organisation.

Feeling elated to have one of the most vocal persons of WMO, Speak to us about climate change. Meet Roberta Boscolo, a sc...

A School where Carbon net zero is the goal, uniforms worn by children are Work in progress to become recyclable, Lots of trees, school grown veggies are sent home and children are constantly working towards UNSDGs. 

Every stone laid in building this school is rooted in and reflects sustainability. Every furniture made is made of wood…. This and so much more that went into making this award winning sustainable school!

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It was indeed a great experience to be on All India Radio. I had the chance to interact Anupama Ji,  and explain to her, all about the environmental effort that Little-WISE is working for. 
Why citizens do not have to completely rely on the government to do the entire cleanup of the plastic disaster we're going through right now.

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Circularity is everywhere in the nature… Vidhi Vohra, an ardent circular Economy supporter, preacher and advisor, clearly explains how this fits perfectly with having a sustainable world and future. Children can become the thoughtful designers of tomorrow, preserving sustainability and circularity. All you need is, the awareness, a hand holding until they understand this.

 As founder of Her advice to adults of today, Make your decis...

“The presence of the doctor is the beginning of the cure.”

 Did you know Little-WISE is getting a great deal of support not just from Children, parents, schools, teachers and environmentalists? Our greatest supporters are turning out to be Doctors!! 

Listen to Dr Pooja Gujjal Chebbi, a Paediatric Oncologist who’s been working for the past 15 years with cancer patients who are children!

Dr Pooja says there has been a great in...

Childhood memories to the future of children in our country, Dr Ajay Kumar, 39th Defence secretary of India has nailed it! He explained such inspiring stories of what Indian youngsters are capable of doing.
I loved every bit of the conversation. He showed that greatness is sowed at home, through parents and siblings. It then spreads to the entire world. Hardwork and humility are 2 things I learnt from this conversation.

Deepavali or Diwali is that one day of the year where the entire world celebrates uniquely, with fireworks, lots of lamps, sweets and new clothes too!

This story from our history is a reminder that women in the past were not just beautiful, but filled with the power to be at the forefront of a war too, when needed. Truly inspired by Satyabhama’s valour and Krishna’s nature of accepting the true qualities of Satyabhama.

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Its not everyday that we get to speak to history makers.

With every child getting more and more addicted to screen-time, Bad eating habits, Lesser outdoor play, It's a huge concern for parents and doctors alike, on the health implications on children and their future.

Bhargav is that rare breed of parent/ entrepreneur who took 12 years to  research and work with experts in medical, psychological, neuroscient...

While the whole world keeps moving forward, we took some time to stop by and look back at what we achieved in the past 10 months. Some called it nothing less than an impossible feat achieved. 
 Little-WISE club has proudly collected ONE TON of plastic from its Eco-warriors, most of them, children

Listen to this episode and you will realize the magnitude of positive response and support this intiative, now a movement is gaining. ...

In their youth, most are thinking of what to do next, what career path or which high paying job should they aim at. Amidst all this, we tend to forget the potential within us to change the disastrous environmental situation we are heading towards.

On this International Youth Day, I wanted this young 16 year old and her team, who are juggling her academics along with launching a whole new magazine to spotlight the environmental situa...

Believe you can and you are half way there 
– Theodore Roosevelt

It took over a year of believing and month on month effort for 8 months to see my Little-WISE see the day of light. Now, it feels like this is just the beginning for my club. 

I've hosted numerous distinguished guests as part of my Season-6. They taught me that the path could be slow but is necessary. Its on all of us to do something about the environ...

Space travel seems like a dream come true to many. This research from University of Calgary in Canada warns of bone issues for long term space travellers.
If you love anything celestial, you should watch out to this comet coming real close to earth on July 14th. You could watch it live... well, not with your telescope, but online -> Here !

Yey! Its the 'Plastic free July' this month... India bans numerou...

A man who is curing migranes, spondylitis and many other chronic diseases, No wonder he received some of the prestigious Yoga awards all through his life of 50 years in Yoga. 

Dr Dr B.N. Brahmacharya, Founder of Arogya Kendra explains the basis and basics of Yoga. Who ever knew that Yoga is not just about Asanas… as it has something else called Yama and Niyama preceding Asanas . Its an art of controlling body, mind and breathing, al...

Discoveries from the past and technology of the future, they're both equally fascinating. What's happening now, still amazes me.
India's Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa wins the Norway Chess Group A… While the material brought back by Japan’s Hayabusa-2 turns out to be the oldest material man has ever studied. Its surpring, how Seagrass spread over 112 miles is the oldest living single plant.  Nature never stops surpri...

Ingenuity starts from a very young age… Here’s the ingenious idea of Nitin Pandey, founder of India’s most successful parenting app, Parentune. His success today has its roots in his childhood. Listen and understand why this app cares for children through their parents.  

His advice for every child is to play a sport, help and work together, improve things around you, dream everyday and have a growth mindset where failures turn to l...

This week there were too many interesting things to discuss. I’m excited to share them! 

Now that India is offering support, I really hope Srilanka’s situation gets sorted very soon. Ofcourse I couldn’t miss out news on some environmental issues. For a change, I cover the simple secret technique Rajasthan uses to tackle lack of biodiversity… You must listen to this ‘kidi-Nagar’ phenomenon…

Institutions like ISRO are going out of thei...