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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.
In Sickness and In Health : India's Public Health Story
Aloysius Fernandez prepared for a life of service in the Church – and was even ordained as one in 1953. But when he witnessed the abject suffering caused by the Bangladesh refugee crisis and the blight of poverty on people in Maharashtra in times of drought, he decided to leave the Church and pivot to working in development.
Al Fernandez has held many illustrious positions in his career – as the Deputy Director of Caritas India, as Executive Director of MYRADA, as Chairman of the Board of microfinance institution Sanghamithra Rural Financial Services and as the Chairman of NABFINS (Nabard Financial Services). But his contribution to the nation goes beyond these titles.
In this episode of Grassroot Nation, Al Fernandez is in conversation with his colleague Vidya Ramachandran, a long-time friend & colleague of Al.
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