Smile India - English With Shifa Maitra
217 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago -Welcome to Smile India, hosted by the Media Consultant Shifa Maitra, where you get positive and uplifting news on India. Shifa shares the profile of people and institutions that are doing great work in the nation-building. The podcast also sheds light on interesting rituals and practices that help us thrive.
Our host gives some tips that can help you to do your bit for India. This is the kind of news that makes you feel good about your country and is guaranteed to make you smile.
Tune in to the new episodes every Thursday.
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Gender neutral uniforms
December 02, 2021 00:35 - 5 minutes - 5.12 MBA school in Ernakulam introduced gender neutral uniforms. We also tell you about an MBA Chaiwala who flunked his CAT exams but earns in crores today! Listen in on Smile India! Do follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/ Follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: https://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/ Follow Shifa Maitra on her Twitter handle: https://twitter.com/ShifaMaitra?s=09 You can listen to this show and other awes...
When love conquers all
November 25, 2021 00:35 - 6 minutes - 6.24 MBToday on Smile India get to know about a HIV positive couple from Delhi who believe in truly living in the moment. Also get to know about eco warrior Janak Palta who helps people live a sustainable life. Do follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/ Follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: https://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/ Follow Shifa Maitra on her Twitter handle: https://twitter.com/ShifaMaitra?s=09 You can listen t...
Pure pani in Puri
November 18, 2021 00:35 - 5 minutes - 4.92 MBToday on Smile India get to know how a city in India gets clean filtered water from the Municipal Corporation round the clock. Also get to know of a Mumbai couple who set up a flourishing business in their 80s! Do follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/ Follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: https://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/ Follow Shifa Maitra on her Twitter handle: https://twitter.com/ShifaMaitra?s=09 You ...
Saving the Single Screen Theaters
November 11, 2021 00:35 - 5 minutes - 4.96 MBToday, on Smile India get to know about Pagalor Pathshala – a Kolkata based NGO that’s trying to help single screen cinema halls survive by going there to watch films regularly! We also tell you about the cafe in Bangalore that has special innovations for it’s waiters, who are disabled and delightful. Do follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/ Follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: https://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/ ...
Lighting Up Diwali for Orphans
November 04, 2021 00:35 - 7 minutes - 6.82 MBToday, on Smile India, hear the story of Vimal from Kerela, who celebrated Diwali by sponsoring 4 orphans' education including other expenses. Vimal is an orphan too and grew up in the same orphanage. Shifa also tells us about an old man who lived in an old age home in Baroda. He saved a little each month and on Diwali, distributed boxes of sweets to people less fortunate than him. Do follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/ Fol...
Home Cooked Meal for Just ₹5
October 28, 2021 00:35 - 5 minutes - 5.51 MBToday, on Smile India get to know about Nilanjana Chatterjee, who showed bravery and risked her life to save an unknown woman's life. We also tell you about the place in Noida where you can get a great home cooked meal for just 5 rupees. Do follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/ Follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: https://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/ Follow Shifa Maitra on her Twitter handle: https://twitter.co...
Trust Shops Exist!
October 21, 2021 00:35 - 6 minutes - 5.69 MBToday, on Smile India get to know about shops without shopkeepers in Mizoram. Based on a price list people take what they want and leave money in a box on the counter. Also, get to know about an unlettered Padma Shri Award Winner, Bhuri Bai who painted in stones as a construction labourer before she got discovered. Do follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/ Follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: https://www.instagram.co...
A Call to Save a Life
October 14, 2021 00:35 - 7 minutes - 6.68 MBToday, on Smile India get to know about Dr. Aparna Hegde whose NGO, ARMMAN calls pregnant women and new mothers and gives free counselling in their mother tongue...selflessly saving lives. Shifa also tells you about the youngster from Bhilwara, Rajasthan who gave up a cushy life abroad to come serve the nation. Do follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/ Follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: https://www.instagram.com/sh...
Making Furniture with Empty Tetra Packs
October 07, 2021 00:35 - 8 minutes - 7.75 MBOn Smile India, find out how Monisha from Mumbai uses empty cartons of tetra packs to create durable furniture for schools. Also, find out about how a Mangalore couple are successfully unschooling their twins. Do follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/ Follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: https://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/ Follow Shifa Maitra on her Twitter handle: https://twitter.com/ShifaMaitra?s=09 You can l...
From Madhya Pradesh to Paris Fashion Week
September 30, 2021 00:35 - 7 minutes - 6.94 MBToday, on Smile India we tell you about Asrar Usmani from Bangalore who commits daring acts to save animals in danger. We also talk about designer Vaishali Shadungle who made it from Vidisha in Madhya Pradesh to the Paris Fashion Week purely on grit. Do follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/ Follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: https://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/ Follow Shifa Maitra on her Twitter handle: https...
Chuck Your Plate!
September 23, 2021 00:35 - 6 minutes - 5.66 MBToday, on Smile India get to know about bio-degradable crockery made from surgarcane waste in Ayodhya. We also tell you about the lady in Kolkata who is protecting the Rabindra Sarovar Lake for the last 20 years. Do follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/ Follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: https://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/ Follow Shifa Maitra on her Twitter handle: https://twitter.com/ShifaMaitra?s=0...
Carrying Your Home With You
September 16, 2021 00:35 - 6 minutes - 6.34 MBToday on Smile India, get to know how villagers from Nagaland carried a home on foot to help one of their own. Also get to know about the Mumbaikar who builds food forests for the needy. Do follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/ Follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: https://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/ Follow Shifa Maitra on her Twitter handle: https://twitter.com/ShifaMaitra?s=09 You can listen to this show and ot...
House Of Uncommons
September 09, 2021 00:35 - 6 minutes - 6.32 MBToday, Shifa Maitra tells us about Queer Bagh in Rajpipla where members of the LGBT community live together in a palace! Shifa also tell you about a music therapist who helps cancer patients. Do follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/ Follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: https://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/ Follow Shifa Maitra on her Twitter handle: https://twitter.com/ShifaMaitra?s=09 You can listen to this sho...
The Vet We Love
September 02, 2021 00:35 - 5 minutes - 5.4 MBToday on Smile India, we tell you about Meril Raj from Madurai who travels by bus and not his own bike. Because a squirrel family have made his bike their home! We also tell you about how a constable in the Delhi Police is now an IPS Officer. Do follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/ Follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: https://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/ Follow Shifa Maitra on her Twitter handle: https://twitt...
Creating Indian Community Cookbooks
August 26, 2021 00:35 - 6 minutes - 5.9 MBToday on Smile India, Shifa Maitra tells you about how 3 college students from Pune have collected lost recipes from pan India and uploaded them on the web for all to use. We also tell you about a young environmentalist in Surat who makes bricks out of discarded PPE kits. Do follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/ Follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: https://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/ Follow Shifa Maitra on her T...
Tea For Travel
August 19, 2021 00:35 - 6 minutes - 5.91 MBToday on Smile India, Shifa Maitra tells us about a couple who saves money from their tea stall earnings and have traveled to 16 nations so far! Also, get to know how a dancing competition helped an athlete get to the Olympics! Do follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/ Follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: https://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/ Follow Shifa Maitra on her Twitter handle: https://twitter.com/ShifaMai...
From Watchman to IITian
August 12, 2021 00:35 - 6 minutes - 5.63 MBToday on Smile India, Shifa Maitra tells us about Poly Pattnaik, a school principal in Bhubaneswar. She started this late school because as a child she hated having to wake up early for class. Also, get to know about a night watchman who is today an IIT professor. Do follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/ Follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: https://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/ Follow Shifa Maitra on her Twitter han...
S02 E09: From Watchman to IITian
August 12, 2021 00:35 - 7 minutes - 6.95 MBToday on Smile India, Shifa Maitra tells us about Poly Pattnaik, a school principal in Bhubaneswar. She started this late school because as a child she hated having to wake up early for class. Also, get to know about a night watchman who is today an IIT professor. Do follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/ Follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: https://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/ Follow Shifa Maitra on her Twitter han...
Conductor Turns Writer
August 05, 2021 00:35 - 6 minutes - 5.8 MBToday, on Smile india we tell you about R S Ranju who is a bus conductor by day and detective stories writer by night! Also get to know about the mother who is helping specially abled youngsters become entrepreneurs. Do follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/ Follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: https://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/ Follow Shifa Maitra on her Twitter handle: https://twitter.com/ShifaMaitra?s=09 You...
S02 E08: Conductor Turns Writer
August 05, 2021 00:35 - 7 minutes - 7.27 MBToday, on Smile india we tell you about R S Ranju who is a bus conductor by day and detective stories writer by night! Also get to know about the mother who is helping specially abled youngsters become entrepreneurs. Do follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/ Follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: https://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/ Follow Shifa Maitra on her Twitter handle: https://twitter.com/ShifaMaitra?s=09 You...
Spoons You Must Eat!
July 29, 2021 00:35 - 7 minutes - 6.64 MBToday, on Smile India we tell you about Bakeys edible cutlery that's made of millets and is good for both you and the envoirnment. We also talk about Amey Hete, a Mumbai based businessman who paid 1 lakh 20 thousand for a dozen of mangoes so that the seller (a young girl) could get herself a smartphone and a chance to study online. Do follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/ Follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: https://...
S02 E07: Spoons You Must Eat!
July 29, 2021 00:35 - 8 minutes - 8 MBToday, on Smile India we tell you about Bakeys edible cutlery that's made of millets and is good for both you and the envoirnment. We also talk about Amey Hete, a Mumbai based businessman who paid 1 lakh 20 thousand for a dozen of mangoes so that the seller (a young girl) could get herself a smartphone and a chance to study online. Do follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/ Follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: https://...
Whistle Language
July 22, 2021 00:35 - 5 minutes - 4.85 MBToday on Smile India, we tell you about a village in Meghalaya where their language involves whistling! We also talk about a youngster from Noida who is walking across the country for fun! Do follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/ Follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: https://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/ Follow Shifa Maitra on her Twitter handle: https://twitter.com/ShifaMaitra?s=09 You can listen to this show an...
S02 E06: Whistle Language
July 22, 2021 00:35 - 6 minutes - 6.13 MBToday on Smile India, we tell you about a village in Meghalaya where their language involves whistling! We also talk about a youngster from Noida who is walking across the country for fun! Do follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/ Follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: https://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/ Follow Shifa Maitra on her Twitter handle: https://twitter.com/ShifaMaitra?s=09 You can listen to this show an...
Using Walls as Blackboards
July 15, 2021 00:35 - 5 minutes - 5.46 MBToday, on Smile India get to know how social worker Ashok Kurmi dressed up as Superman, Mickey Mouse and Doremon to teach slum children how to maintain social distancing and wear masks. We also talk about green sole that recycles old shoes into vegan footwear that saves lives in villages. Do follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/ Follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: https://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/ Follow Shif...
S02 E05: Using Walls as Blackboards
July 15, 2021 00:35 - 7 minutes - 6.9 MBToday, on Smile India get to know how social worker Ashok Kurmi dressed up as Superman, Mickey Mouse and Doremon to teach slum children how to maintain social distancing and wear masks. We also talk about green sole that recycles old shoes into vegan footwear that saves lives in villages. Do follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/ Follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: https://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/ Follow Shif...
S02 E04: When a Celebrity Calls Patients!
July 08, 2021 00:35 - 8 minutes - 7.34 MBToday on Smile India, we tell you about an Assamese folk singer who took to calling covid patients to cheer them up with songs. We also tell you about the world’s largest cricket museum that is in Pune. Also, get to know about the successful doctor from New York who returned to his hometown Amritsar to help in the covid crisis. Do follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/ Follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: https://www.in...
When a Celebrity Calls Patients!
July 08, 2021 00:35 - 6 minutes - 5.66 MBToday on Smile India, we tell you about an Assamese folk singer who took to calling covid patients to cheer them up with songs. We also tell you about the world’s largest cricket museum that is in Pune. Also, get to know about the successful doctor from New York who returned to his hometown Amritsar to help in the covid crisis. Do follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/ Follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: https://www.in...
S02 E03: Learn From Students
July 01, 2021 00:35 - 8 minutes - 7.37 MBOn this episode of Smile India, get to know how a group of students decided to raise funds for the helpers on their school busses and were able to raise 62 lakhs in a month! Shifa also tells you how Kevin Jacob, an engineering student has created a mask with a mike so doctors don't have to keep screaming to be heard by covid patients. Do follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/ Follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: @shifa...
Learn From Students
July 01, 2021 00:35 - 6 minutes - 5.83 MBOn this episode of Smile India, get to know how a group of students decided to raise funds for the helpers on their school busses and were able to raise 62 lakhs in a month! Shifa also tells you how Kevin Jacob, an engineering student has created a mask with a mike so doctors don't have to keep screaming to be heard by covid patients. Do follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/ Follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: @shifa...
Bike Becomes Ambulance
June 24, 2021 00:35 - 4 minutes - 4.5 MBIn this episode of Smile India, we get to know about Abdul Karimul Haque, who saved over 4000 lives by using his bike as an ambulance across 20 villages in West Bengal. Also get to know, how an engineer from Saharanpur is making crores and helping grocery shop owners with his new software. Lastly, a nurse who learnt sign language only to communicate with a differently abled covid patient. Do follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndian...
S02 E02: Bike Becomes Ambulance
June 24, 2021 00:35 - 6 minutes - 5.96 MBIn this episode of Smile India, we get to know about Abdul Karimul Haque, who saved over 4000 lives by using his bike as an ambulance across 20 villages in West Bengal. Also get to know, how an engineer from Saharanpur is making crores and helping grocery shop owners with his new software. Lastly, a nurse who learnt sign language only to communicate with a differently abled covid patient. Do follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndian...
S02 E01: Tea Bag < Bagless Tea
June 17, 2021 00:35 - 7 minutes - 6.52 MBFor the first time in India these are being made in assam so you drink tea without plastic! Shifa also tells you about some unusual musems pan India and about a young boy who walked 22 kms each day from his village to Pune so he could study. You can follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/ Follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: @shifamaitra (https://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/) Follow Shifa Maitra on Twitter: @ShifaMa...
Tea Bag < Bagless Tea
June 17, 2021 00:35 - 5 minutes - 5.29 MBFor the first time in India these are being made in assam so you drink tea without plastic! Shifa also tells you about some unusual musems pan India and about a young boy who walked 22 kms each day from his village to Pune so he could study. You can follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/ Follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: @shifamaitra (https://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/) Follow Shifa Maitra on Twitter: @ShifaMa...
Smile India - English: Season 2 Announcement
June 10, 2021 00:35 - 30 seconds - 502 KBSeason 2 Announcement You can follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/ You can follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: @shifamaitra (https://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/) You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app. You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/ See omnystudio.co...
Belongings Brought Back
November 18, 2020 00:35 - 5 minutes - 4.86 MBIf you lost something on a train years ago chances are that M K Birajdar will be at your doorstep soon returning your lost valuables. Shifa also tells you about unusual fairs in India including one where people go to find a life partner. You can follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/ You can follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: @shifamaitra (https://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/) You can listen to this show and othe...
Ep. 90: Belongings Brought Back
November 18, 2020 00:35 - 7 minutes - 6.53 MBIf you lost something on a train years ago chances are that M K Birajdar will be at your doorstep soon returning your lost valuables. Shifa also tells you about unusual fairs in India including one where people go to find a life partner. You can follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/ You can follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: @shifamaitra (https://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/) You can listen to this show and othe...
Plants for Marks
November 11, 2020 00:35 - 7 minutes - 6.59 MBAll over Maharashtra students will now get saplings at the beginning of an academic year and will get marked at the end of the year depending on the health of their plants! We also tell you about how villagers brought back to life a river that was dry for a century. You can follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/ You can follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: @shifamaitra (https://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/) You can li...
Ep. 89: Plants for Marks
November 11, 2020 00:35 - 9 minutes - 8.59 MBAll over Maharashtra students will now get saplings at the beginning of an academic year and will get marked at the end of the year depending on the health of their plants! We also tell you about how villagers brought back to life a river that was dry for a century. You can follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/ You can follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: @shifamaitra (https://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/) You can li...
Ep. 88: Buddhist Nuns in Action
November 09, 2020 00:35 - 6 minutes - 6.35 MBCheck out how nuns from the Drukpa lineage are teaching women Kung Fu and self defence at different places. We also tell you about a young war widow in Delhi who has joined the army to keep her husband’s promise to the motherland alive. You can follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/ You can follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: @shifamaitra (https://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/) You can listen to this show and other aw...
Buddhist Nuns in Action
November 09, 2020 00:35 - 4 minutes - 4.41 MBCheck out how nuns from the Drukpa lineage are teaching women Kung Fu and self defence at different places. We also tell you about a young war widow in Delhi who has joined the army to keep her husband’s promise to the motherland alive. You can follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/ You can follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: @shifamaitra (https://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/) You can listen to this show and other aw...
Lockdown Love!
November 04, 2020 00:35 - 6 minutes - 6.26 MBToday keep the festive vibe in mind Shifa tells you about families – one where a retired couple in Delhi are having a lovely time in the lockdown teaching street children and another French family who got stuck in a village due to the pandemic and are having so much fun that they don’t want to leave! You can follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/ You can follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: @shifamaitra (https://www.inst...
Ep. 87: Lockdown Love!
November 04, 2020 00:35 - 8 minutes - 7.46 MBToday keep the festive vibe in mind Shifa tells you about families – one where a retired couple in Delhi are having a lovely time in the lockdown teaching street children and another French family who got stuck in a village due to the pandemic and are having so much fun that they don’t want to leave! You can follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/ You can follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: @shifamaitra (https://www.inst...
Video Conferencing Without Video
November 02, 2020 00:35 - 6 minutes - 5.78 MBToday we get to know about two visually challenged brothers from Odisha’s Boden district who have been busy teaching chess online and holding webinars all through the lockdown. Shifa also profiles Bhawani Devi, India’s first female fencer who is all set for the Olympics. You can follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/ You can follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: @shifamaitra (https://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/) You c...
Ep. 86: Video Conferencing Without Video
November 02, 2020 00:35 - 8 minutes - 7.51 MBToday we get to know about two visually challenged brothers from Odisha’s Boden district who have been busy teaching chess online and holding webinars all through the lockdown. Shifa also profiles Bhawani Devi, India’s first female fencer who is all set for the Olympics. You can follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/ You can follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: @shifamaitra (https://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/) You c...
Mind Blowing Markets
October 28, 2020 00:35 - 5 minutes - 5.39 MBToday we get to know about a market in India that begins at 5 am on a boat and another one that allows only women to sell. Also get to know about team trinity turmeric that has changed lives in Meghalaya. You can follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/ You can follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: @shifamaitra (https://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/) You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts ...
Ep. 85: Mind Blowing Markets
October 28, 2020 00:35 - 7 minutes - 6.98 MBToday we get to know about a market in India that begins at 5 am on a boat and another one that allows only women to sell. Also get to know about team trinity turmeric that has changed lives in Meghalaya. You can follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/ You can follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: @shifamaitra (https://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/) You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts ...
Deewar – The Sequel!
October 26, 2020 00:35 - 4 minutes - 4.58 MBToday Shifa tells you about the Maddison house in Goa that is gorgeous with no walls and needs no air conditioning! Also get to know about the marathon runner who picked up running while he was a fugitive on the run. You can follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/ You can follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: @shifamaitra (https://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/) You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the I...
Ep. 84: Deewar – The Sequel!
October 26, 2020 00:35 - 6 minutes - 6.17 MBToday Shifa tells you about the Maddison house in Goa that is gorgeous with no walls and needs no air conditioning! Also get to know about the marathon runner who picked up running while he was a fugitive on the run. You can follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/ You can follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: @shifamaitra (https://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/) You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the I...
Ep. 83: Mom’s Love Unlimited
October 21, 2020 00:35 - 7 minutes - 6.74 MBToday with Shifa get to know about Poonam Sapra the mother with the sign on social media, who everyone has fallen in love with! Shifa also tells you about a family in Goa where the adopted children pray for their biological parents along with their parents. You can follow Shifa Maitra's page "Good News Indians" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoodNewsIndians/ You can follow Shifa Maitra on her Instagram handle: @shifamaitra (https://www.instagram.com/shifamaitra/) You can listen to t...