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Grassroots Nation, is a series in which we deep dive into the life, work and guiding philosophies of some of the country’s most great leaders of social change.
The podcast is co-produced by Vaaka Media.
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Part personal narrative, part oral history, each episode gives you, the listener, a chance to revisit watershed moments in India’s past through the eyes of the country’s social architects and find out how they were the catalyst for their life’s calling.
Deep Joshi: On Building Talent for the Grassroots
In this episode of Grassroots Nation, we speak to Dr Rajesh Tandon, a man who believed deeply that people’s lived experiences must be valued, and that development programmes can only create lasting, sustainable change when communities meaningfully participate in shaping them. These convictions—shaped by three formative stories he shares in this conversation—led Dr. Tandon to establish Participatory Research in Asia (PRIA) in 1982, an institution committed to strengthening democracy, civil society, and citizen participation in India and beyond.
Dr. Tandon is in conversation with Nikita Rakhyani, who leads New Initiatives at PRIA. This conversation was recorded in New Delhi at the PRIA office.
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