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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.

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.

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Ananthapadmanabhan G : Change is a complex beast

In our second episode, we meet a tribal rights activist who dedicated his life to working on rural healthcare and livelihoods. Dr Hanumappa Sudarshan is the founder of the Vivekananda Girijana Kalyana Kendra and the Karuna Trust. Dr Sudarshan shares with us his personal philosophy, one that is rooted in service and science, with a deep sense of spirituality and heightened self awareness. His work is based on a practice that brings with it a boundless love for humanity and a oneness, with people, with nature and with the universe.

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Dr Abhay Bang and Dr Rani Bang: Pioneering rural healthcare in India

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E-20

Mari Thekaekara: I cannot bear it when people say they come to uplift someone

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E19 - Part 2

Stan Thekaekera: How do you strategically plan to eliminate fear? (Part 2)

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E18 - Part 1

Stan Thekaekera: How do you strategically plan to eliminate fear? (Part 1)

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E17

Dr Darshan Shankar: Traditional knowledge has contemporary relevance

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E16

Maja Daruwala: Prisons are the dumping ground for all the dysfunctions in the justice system

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