Being The Change
36 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingHosted by Rohan Thakar.
A podcast which aims to highlight the people who have been working hard at bringing the change in society. We see that problems are everywhere and everyone wants change, but there is always someone who changes himself to bring the change. When you change, The World Changes.
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Hear This Before You Accept A Follow Request On Social Media
April 16, 2024 13:24 - 40 minutes - 37.2 MBDr Sheetal Gagrani (Founder of Brush of Hope) & Amrita Deora (Founder of The Designera) share their personal experience on how they lost their loved one “Swara” who was pursuing her NEET Exams and died due to suicide. This happened because an online stranger threatened Swara to leak her images & other private belongings online on Social Media... Listen to this episode so you don’t let the same thing happen to your loved one. Listen to new episodes One Week Early & Ad-Free on Apple Podcas...
Pakistan's social activist Sheema Kermani shares how India and Pakistan can bond again...?
April 15, 2024 07:21 - 49 minutes - 45.2 MBSince the olden days, we have witnessed artforms bringing cultures together, overcoming differences and finding common ground. Remember that time when two kings would meet for talks? But these talks would always begin by a friendly warmth of being introduced to the host’s native culture and tradition On this episode of Being The Change, host Rohan Thakar wishes to touch these roots once again, and explore how art and culture can bring people together. He is joined by Sheema Kermani, she is...
How Can We Make India CANCER-FREE ? | ft. Samara Mahindra, Founder - CARER
February 24, 2023 10:54 - 37 minutes - 34 MBThe moment one hears that the person or someone in the close circuit has been diagnosed with it, for the majority, the earth would shake beneath them. Cancer today is one of the leading causes of death, 1 in every 6 deaths is due to this! And as of October 2022, over 20Lakh cancer-related deaths have been reported in India, and a big percentage of these are women! It’s a staggering figure and it is only natural to be afraid of such a deadly disease, but what can we do about it? Can it be c...
Creating India's Asia's First HYPERLOOP ft. Pranay Luniya, Founder QUINTRANS HYPERLOOP
December 23, 2022 13:08 - 42 minutes - 38.6 MBWe always fret over the past and worry about the future... In this episode, we decided, instead of talking about problems, let's talk about possibilities of the future, with the future makers centered out of India. Listen to host Rohan Thakar, and speak with Pranay Luniya, founder of Quintrans Hyperloop, Asia's first hyperloop project that aims to help you and goods deliver across cities in a matter of minutes not hours. Listen to new episodes One Week Early & Ad-Free on Apple Podcasts You...
HOW CAN WE SOLVE OUR TRAFFIC PROBLEMS? The Smart Way To Commute ft. Arjit Soni, Founder - MyByk
December 02, 2022 06:25 - 22 minutes - 20.6 MBWe love the opportunities that the metropolitan cities bring to us, however, with that, it also gives us a big pain- TRAFFIC! How can we tackle this? Is public transport sufficient? What about using a bicycle to work? Can this solve our problems? On this episode of Being The Change, listen to Rohan Thakar chat with Arjit Soni, Founder & CEO- MyByk, it is India's first bicycle commute platform. Hear how they are looking at multi-level commutes as the smart way to tackle traffic, improve our...
Reimagining Healthcare, How Tech is Modifying Habits ft. Vishal Gondal, Founder & CEO- GOQII
November 12, 2022 06:58 - 53 minutes - 49.3 MBToday when we look at healthcare, we see Hospitals, Dispensaries, Clinics, operation theatre, Doctors, and some really dull & strong medicines. In the last 100 years, we have seen an incredible amount of development toward increasing the human lifespan, but has it been just about increasing the survival rate enough or there’s more to that? In this episode of Being The Change, host Rohan Thakar speaks to Vishal Gondal He is one of the pioneers of the Indian technology revolution and pioneer...
How Can We Create A Sustainable Future ft. Dr. Binish Desai, Recycle Man of India, founder - Eco Eclectic Tech
October 18, 2022 11:51 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MBDr. Binish Desai is very popularly known as the "Recycle Man of India". The spark to invent and curiosity to build eco-friendly tools that lit when he was just 10 years old watching Captain Planet, and today he is transforming society and removing the dependency on plastic through his company Eco Eclectic Tech, where they create bricks, home decor, houses and a lot of interesting products out of recycled waste! In this episode of Being The Change, host Rohan Thakar discusses with Binish how...
Realising A Better Life, Natural Farming, and Building A Better Future ft. Rajesh Kumar, Actor & Entrepreneur
September 29, 2022 10:29 - 57 minutes - 52.5 MBIndia for centuries has been known as an agricultural nation. The term “Organic Farming” was not a buzzword, it was a way of life. Every home also had its own produce! In Fact, even today if you go to the countryside, you will find this practice. However, we metro kids have had everything easy, except the quality of life. So, what is the “better life”? Let's find out on the premier episode of Being The Change Host Rohan Thakar is joined by actor Rajesh Kumar who is known for his amazing ac...
Introducing: Being The Change Season 2
September 26, 2022 05:58 - 1 minute - 1.6 MBProblems are everywhere, its true, some catastrophic, some small, some of us succumb to it, while some try to adjust and start co-existing with them, and then there are those who stand against the tide and try to change the status quo. They will either win, or die trying, but they would never quit. Their work does bring a change not just for themselves, but to everyone around and beyond them. What made them stand against all odds and what gave them the courage to do so? Their efforts spark...
Ep.23 Changing Habits For Good ft. Shailesh Kamath
January 16, 2021 05:59 - 31 minutes - 28.5 MBA try becomes an action, repeated actions become habits, and habits can change your life. Curiosity to try out a drink or smoke quickly becomes an addiction. How does it affect one's life? Why is it that it’s become so cool to do such activities? In this episode of Being The Change, Rohan Thakar chats with Shailesh Kamat who completely changed his life 13 years back, and is always working towards making himself better. From being an addict to now running marathons and century rides on his...
Ep.22 Sustaining The Present For A Better Future ft. Christian Shaw, Founder and Executive Director- Plastic Tides
October 14, 2020 13:39 - 26 minutes - 24 MBEvery day almost 8million pieces of plastic pollution find their way into the oceans. What can be done about it? In this episode of Being The Change, host Rohan Thakar is chatting with Santa Cruz, California based, Christian Shaw who is the Founder & Executive Director of PlasticTides, A Non-Profit Organisation that has been closely involved with research for plastic pollution in the oceans by collecting samples across the globe. Their flagship programme- GYM (Global Youth Mentor) Programm...
Ep.22 Sustaining The Present For A Better Future, Founder and Executive Director- Plastic Tides
October 14, 2020 13:39 - 26 minutes - 24 MBEvery day almost 8million pieces of plastic pollution find their way into the oceans. What can be done about it? In this episode of Being The Change, host Rohan Thakar is chatting with Santa Cruz, California based, Christian Shaw who is the Founder & Executive Director of PlasticTides, A Non-Profit Organisation that has been closely involved with research for plastic pollution in the oceans by collecting samples across the globe. Their flagship programme- GYM (Global Youth Mentor) Programme ...
Ep.21 Meals For Change ft. Shridhar Venkat, CEO-Akshaya Patra
September 18, 2020 11:37 - 22 minutes - 20.6 MBIndia has been fighting Hunger, much before COVID, much before the Global Recession, Much Before we became REPUBLIC, much before we became INDEPENDENT. A few facts from The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World, 2020 report India is at 102 out of 117 on the Global Hunger Index. A report says, around 14% of our population is undernourished 20% of children under 5 are underweight 34.7% of children under 5 are stunted 51% of women between age 15-49 are anemic These figures talk a ...
Ep.20 Bringing Back The Swadeshi ft. Manasa Godavarthy, Co-founder- MudraMagik
August 07, 2020 10:29 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBWe are always attracted by what the west introduces, be it in technology or fashion But close to home, here in India, we have one of the most intrinsic, Rich heritage of clothing that comes from handloom Now looking at a time like this, its more important than ever to encourage our local artisans by choosing to use Indian… It's interesting to see that world's 95% of the handwoven fabric comes from India, but how much do we as Indians appreciate it or use it? To speak about this exquisite...
Ep.19 Changing The Face Of Medical Education In India ft. Dr David Pillai
July 22, 2020 11:52 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MBDr. David Pillai changed the face of medical education in India by making it more affordable and accessible to people who could not afford it through Transworld Educare. This means more opportunities and more talent inflow. Learn more about them on https://transworldeducare.com/ You can follow us and leave us feedback on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @eplogmedia, For partnerships/queries send you can send us an email at [email protected]. If you like this show, please subscribe a...
Take Mental Health Seriously ft. Dr. Anand Nadkarni, Director - Institute For Psychological Health
June 16, 2020 04:08 - 15 minutes - 14.6 MBSushant Singh Rajput's suicide brings a lot of questions to people's minds. One of which being, why does such a successful person need to take his life? We need to start having a conversation about mental health and keep open communication with our closed ones. In this episode of Being The Change podcast, host Rima Sadashiv Amarapurkar speaks with the renowned counselor, psychiatrist, and Director of the Institute For Psychological Health, Dr. Anand Nadkarni about the need for coping, havi...
Ep.18 A Vision For Inclusion ft. Divyanshu Ganatra, founder - Adventures Beyond Barriers
May 08, 2020 12:20 - 53 minutes - 48.8 MBNothing in the world can make you feel anything you don’t choose to, We choose it. You make your own reality. In this episode, host Rohan Thakar chats with Divyanshu Ganatra, he's a serial entrepreneur, a clinical psychologist, a thrill-seeker & extreme adventure sports enthusiast & is running a non-profit organization called Adventure Beyond Barriers Foundation(ABBF). What's amusing is that he lost his eyesight 2 decades back, when he was 19 due to glaucoma. He is the living proof that i...
Ep.17 Making India Gaali-Free ft. Vandana Sethhi, Founder - Water Communication
April 22, 2020 12:06 - 22 minutes - 20.6 MBIn this episode Being The Change, host Rohan Thakar chats with Vandana Sethhi who is the founder of Mumbai based ad-agency Water Communication. She had conceptualized the concept of Gaali-Free India, a digital campaign against the use of abusive words. So far 50,000 people have signed up & pledged that they would not use cuss words. Vandana says, what we speak reflects our personality and constant use of such language is a sign of aggression and if one just for a moment becomes conscious ab...
Ep.16 Looking At The Brighter Side ft. Dr. Anand Nadkarni, Director - Institute For Psychological Health
April 04, 2020 01:13 - 32 minutes - 30 MBToday we can see an atmosphere of fear, uncertainty and the frustration of being in lockdown. A tiny micro-organism has shaken the world, shattered the global economy and brought everything that man do to a halt. In this episode of Being The Change podcast, host Rohan Thakar and co-host Rima Sadashiv Amarapurkar chats with the renowned counselor, psychiatrist, and Director of the Institute For Psychological Health, Dr. Anand Nadkarni. He says that while the world has come to a halt and...
Ep.15 Powering Sustainability ft. Andrew Hines, Co-Founder Cleanmax
March 11, 2020 11:49 - 31 minutes - 28.5 MBThe Planet is heating up at a rapid pace. Glaciers are melting, forests are burning, the sea level is rising! Humans with its creations have done a lot of damage to nature. But, nature itself is its solution. In this episode of Being The Change, host Rohan Thakar chats with Andrew Hines, Co-Founder of Cleanmax, a solar power production company that was started 10 years ago by Kuldeep Jain along with Andrew & Sushant Arora. They have introduced some incredible solutions for solar power pro...
Ep.14 Living With Spiritual Intervention ft. Jotinder Singh Ji
November 10, 2019 10:27 - 39 minutes - 36.4 MBThis episode is dedicated to commemorate 550th year of Guru Nanak Jayanti and to highlight the universal appeal that is envisaged as per the teachings in Guru Granth Sahib. We all talk about God, in the name of God we do a lot of rituals, philanthrophy etc. People of all religion say God is One but, when it comes to following, we all have our own preferences. God is indeed ONE, the One and only One Creator of the Universe and we all human, animals, nature are HIS Creations. Our favourite...
Ep.13 Making Every Student A Changemaker ft. Rahul Adhikari, Founder- Better Plus Education
October 23, 2019 17:24 - 52 minutes - 48.3 MBEducation plays a very important role in the life of a person. In an ideal scenario, education is supposed to instill the skills and mindsets in a person to make him/her ready to take on the world and become a better human being. However, the meaning of education today has become merely about marks and results. To change that system, our guest Rahul Adhikari started an organization, Better Plus Education. An IITian, recipient of REX Karamveer Chakra Award by United Nations, and invitee to be...
Ep.12 Demolishing Boundaries ft. PK Das, City Planner-Activist
October 12, 2019 11:21 - 49 minutes - 45.4 MBThis week on Being The Change podcast, host Rohan Thakar is joined by renowned city planner and social activist, Mr. PK Das. He is responsible for notable open spaces of Mumbai like the Lands End in Bandra or the Bandra Reclamation promenade. We talk about the diminishing open spaces of Mumbai and what makes a city successful. We also discuss the recent Aarey Forest cutting and building of Metro car shed and alternatives to the place. He says, Development is not about material gain; it's abo...
Ep.11 What Is Empowerment ft. Chetna Gala Sinha of Mann Deshi Foundation
September 26, 2019 11:30 - 1 hour - 76.7 MBIn this special episode of Being The Change podcast, host Rohan Thakar is joined by filmmaker, Rima Sadashiv Amarapurkar co-hosting this episode and we share the story of Chetna Gala Sinha, who grew as a South Bombay girl and moved to a remote village called Mhaswad, in the state of Maharashtra in India while being actively involved in social movements to uplift the lives of women during the 80s. Chetna has talked about this story on TED, Vancouver and has also been the chairman of the World...
Ep.10 Bridging The Gap ft. Rajvi Mariwala
September 11, 2019 12:32 - 41 minutes - 38.5 MBThe term "Mental Health" can be very confusing, especially because, we cannot see it! Rajvi Mariwala, Director of Mariwala Health Initiative joins us to talk about her journey as a social entrepreneur and what led her to start the initiative of raising awareness about mental health. Being a certified animal behaviorist is also one of the works that she does. In this episode, we discuss what mental health is and how can schools, corporates, and individuals take a note of it in their culture a...
Ep.9 Food For Thought ft. Jinal Shah, Diet & Excercise Consultant- Team Rujuta Diwekar
August 23, 2019 10:59 - 53 minutes - 49.1 MBIt is said that we are what we eat. Food not only gives us energy through nutrition, but it also plays an important role in our holistic development. To demystify and tell us the importance of ancient food science, diet & exercise consultant, Jinal Shah from Team Rujuta Diwekar joins us on the episode. She talks about the simple Indian food culture that our grandparents used to follow would stay healthy and fit. We together debunk some propagandas that have been adapted from western culture ...
Bolo Azadi on Independence Day | Be The Change You Want To See
August 15, 2019 06:46 - 53 seconds - 859 KBEvery year we come together to celebrate Independence day. This #IndependenceDay2019 take a step further. Leave bondage of your weaknesses, set your vision free and become truly independent by understanding yourself. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ep. 8 Mindset for Change| ft. Bijay Gautam, Podcaster
July 19, 2019 13:45 - 41 minutes - 38.1 MBIn this episode, we are going to have a conversation about the start of a journey, into unknown. A conversation about doing what you love. In this episode our good friend from the podcasting world, Bijay Gautam joins us. He hosts the chart-topping podcast- The Inspiring Talk and also hosts Podcast Unfiltered- a podcast for us podcasters! He shares his inspiring journey of being a research scientist, a profession he was good at, to becoming a full-time podcaster, a profession which he loved ...
Ep.7 Passion Curry | ft. Madhura Bachal, founder- Madhura's Recipe
April 29, 2019 08:25 - 42 minutes - 38.5 MBMadhura is among the leading Youtubers in the food category and is known for making delicious recipes look simple for so many households, especially those who are bachelors. She is among the first youtubers who adopted regional language as the tool to reach out the regional demographics speaking marathi. With cumulative 3Million+ subscribers and a best-selling recipe book & Original Masala brand! This episode is a must-listen if you want to know how youtubing works and if you aspire to becom...
Ep.6 How Content Creates Impact | ft. Sumedh Chaphekar
April 19, 2019 06:42 - 1 hour - 56.1 MBEvery day the content that we consume affects us in some of the other ways. More importantly, its what the content creator wants to give to the world, that will impact the users. Listen to what Sumedh Chaphekar, founder- Nofiltr.Group, a digital media company has to say on how can content and creators dent an impact in the minds of the users. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ep.5 Passion Curry | Ft. Rohan Patoley, Food Traveller | BTC Specials
April 19, 2019 06:31 - 1 hour - 62.2 MBLife gives us so many opportunities, Passion Curry is one such specials of Ep.Log Media where our guests share their Recipe to success and how they turned their Passion to Paycheck! We have with us Rohan Patoley is known for his food travel shows on Travel XP TV! He shares with us his journey to become a food traveller See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Episode 4: Building The Key to The Future| ft. Varun Sheth of Ketto
April 19, 2019 06:27 - 26 minutes - 24.5 MBChangemakers in todays society are not just those who get on the field and work towards bringing a change. They are also the ones who enable the latter to do it… They Bridge the gap of Intent and Impact! We have with us one such change maker who has been an instrument in fulfilling dreams of so many, through his platform. He is the founder and CEO of the Crowdfunding platform Ketto. What is Crowdfunding? How can one raise funds for your cause from people? Growing an Internet Business in 2018?...
Ep.3: Gifting Life | ft. Anil Srivatsa of Gift of Life Adventure
April 19, 2019 05:53 - 49 minutes - 45.3 MBMr. Anil Srivatsa, strongly believes in the phrase and he holds a firm belief that, the Act of Donating an organ, is nothing but an act of showing Love towards humanity. It was four years back when his brother had a kidney failure and it was his chance to show his love towards his brother by giving him one of his kidney… It was then he realized the value of human relations and how fragile or strong can it be… Many questions came to his mind if he should give or not… primarily because, there w...
Ep.2: Being a Misaal | Rohan Thakar ft. Rouble Nagi
April 19, 2019 05:50 - 48 minutes - 44.4 MBChange in the society doesnt come by talking about it… Change comes when you get on the ground and uplift your kins. Taking the first step is what brings a change. This is what our guest, Rouble Nagi has to say about bringing a change in the society. Through her NGO, Misaal Mumbai, Ms. Rouble has been at the ground helping the poor uplift their lifestyle through Art! Through Misaal Mumbai, Rouble has colored the lives of the slum dwellers by painting their localities. With her team of 140 mem...
Ep.1: Art of Wellness | ft. Nikhil Kapur of Atmantan Wellness Resort
April 19, 2019 05:48 - 56 minutes - 51.9 MBWe all want a perfect life, but we forget that to get that life, we need to bring a change. To Bring a change we need to change our self, and then the world will change. Our Guest, Mr. Nikhil Kapur is an Ironman Triathlete and he is promoting his ironman lifestyle in his luxury wellness resort, Atmantan. Learn from him the science to a Mindful Life Checkout Atmantan : http://atmantan.com http://www.eplog.media/beingthechange Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/eplogmedia See o...
Being The Change Trailer
April 19, 2019 05:43 - 1 minute - 1.26 MBA show which aims to highlight the people who have been working hard at bringing the change in the society. We see that problems are everywhere and everyone wants change, but there is always someone who changes himself to bring the change. When you change, The World Changes. This is what Being The Change is all about. Join us on the journey, as we share the journeys of the Changemakers of our Country and get inspired to upgrade ourselves. Hosted by Rohan Thakar http://www.eplog.media/being...