Imagine India

Presenting our latest episode of Imagine India podcast. This time we have with us a visionary leader, a teacher, an entrepreneur, a brand architect, and the CEO of 24 Mantra Organic - Balasubramanian N. Bala talks about what drove him to empathise with the farmers of India, what he and his organisation are doing for the well-being of the farmers and how he sees India shape up as a country 10 years from now.

And we’re back again! This time we have with us an intriguing storyteller, an experienced editor, and a writer, with a passion for sustainable tourism. Neha Dara is Business Head at RoundGlass Sustain. She talks to Shannon about how she is enabling others to be respectful of nature and the living creatures around us, and the different ways in which every individual can enjoy nature and wildlife.

We're back with our newest episode! This time we have with us a visionary, an author, a public-policy expert, a father, a son, a young global leader - Dr. Arunabha Ghosh. Arunabha is also the CEO of Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), one of Asia's leading policy research institutions. An accomplished orator, Arunabha advises government, industry, civil society, and international organisations around the world on sustainability. Listen to him talk to Shannon Olsson, Global Director of

And we're back again! But this time, with an intriguing artist working with conservation and environmental issues. Listen to Professor Shannon Olsson talk with Rohan Chakravarty, known for being the artist behind @green_humour. Rohan is a passionate illustrator and wildlife buff who combines humor and empathy to shed light on ecological and environmental issues in India and around the world. Rohan's art has also been featured in Mid-Day, The Hindu, Roundglass, and Gocomics, among many others. Listen

Karishma Kaushikis a bioengineering pioneer, infection biology explorer, youth champion, social media warrior, mother, and leader. In this episode, Karishma speaks with Shannon about her experiences returning to India to build a lab and career, and find her own space on the global stage. With a firm commitment to promoting Indian science as a part of nation-building, Karishma shares her vision for communicating science and building an interdisciplinary mentoring network for youth from different

Marcella D'souza is a physician, a community health coordinator, a partner, a daughter, a women’s empowerment advocate, an agroecology champion, a leader, and now the Director of the Watershed Organization Trust’s Centre for Resilience Studies. In this episode, she takes us from the mountains of Peru to the rainshadow lands of Maharashtra, discussing her dreams for self-reliant and sustainable communities.