Experience

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  Artyplantz

  Feb 2012 - Dec 2015

  As Green Connect Leader in ArtyPlantz, I led a team of people to plan and execute events, presentations, and long-term projects aimed at connecting People to Plants. I was an integral part of the team that setup and ran Neralu - Bangalore's first tree festival. During this festival I created three audio walks (translated into two languages) that was listened to by over 8000 people from across the globe all of them finding it connected them deeply to the trees they were listening to. I also set up a monthly gathering at a local park where people came together to share their connection to Nature with each other. I spent this time exploring what nature connection does to all of us and where I am needed the most. My efforts reached an interesting conclusion when I realised that this next generation of Indians is growing up without anyone allowing them to explore and connect to Nature on thier own terms. This is where my project morphed into Growing in Nature (GRIN) which is now incubated on ArtyPlantz's platform. Show less

  • Green Connect Leader

    Jan 2013 - Dec 2015

  • Naturalist intern

    Feb 2012 - Nov 2013
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  Grin (growing in nature)

  Jan 2016 - now

  Founder

  GRIN has been the culmination of a few years of research and experimentation. We wish to ensure that every child in India is allowed to connect to nature so the next generation may grow to be happy and healthy. If you would like to see what we are up to, do visit http://www.growinginnature.com

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  Azim premji university

  Jan 2017 - Nov 2017

  Faculty - creative expressions

  I developed, designed, delivered and assessed a creative expressions course for undergraduates titled, "Nature, Art and Human Beings." This was done twice, once with a class of 16 students and once with 20.Through embodied learning, we explored Ecopsychology, playing in nature, sensory practices, naturalist studies, theatre, and personal as well as societal level relationships with other-than-human beings.Each semester ended with a Mela or exhibition of a student projects. Each project was chosen by the individual students and represented a personal journey or enquiry for them. For example, we filled an entire wall with sketched of movement in nature, or created a piece of music inspired by alone time in nature. We even crafted a clay vessel, created a fire and made soup on it for everyone to taste. The course was designed to try and communicate these statements to the participants: 1. It is fundamental and peacemaking to acknowledge interconnection with more-than-human beings. 2. Your body, mind and self can learn, experience and celebrate these relationships in a beautiful, integrated manner.3. You are invited to share these experiences. They are cherished.4. Languages can be found to express these experiences - art and creativity fill this role when words become insufficient or restrictive. Show less

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  Sampoorna ahara

  Jul 2019 - now

  Co-founder and visionary entrepreneur

  SampoornaAhara.com is a group of entreprenuers, passionate to take whole-food, plant-based eating to the public. We are passionate about the right kind of social business and work to empower more people to eat this way. I've taken my love of healthy baking and creating tasty spreads to this group. Together we have been able to provide the healthiest possible food to hundreds of people, including over 50,000 meals donated during the Covid-19 Pandemic. For more, do visit www.sampoornaahara.com Show less

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  Atria university

  Dec 2019 - now

  Academic consultant

  A new and innovative university in Bangalore, together with Siddharth Bharath, I consult with the AU academic team to- Assist in the design of their Sustainable Life Sciences Major- Identify learning goals, faculty members, curriculum design for the foundational year at Atria University.- Facilitate conversations between the AU team and other consultants to enable this vision.- Run workshops for the admissions team to be able to identify strengths in incoming studentsAtria wants our students to leave with supreme confidence that they have learned how to learn. They have recognized who they are and what they want to do in life. They are ethical contributors to future society as collaborators, leaders and problem solvers.At AU, students will learn by doing. Therefore, by the end of their education here, they are equipped with a portfolio of projects they have been involved in, and have knowledge in the context of the real world. A student leaving AU will know what it means to need rigorous knowledge that can stand up to the test of real world application, and not just a written exam. They will have the ability to be entrepreneurs. Show less

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  Fractal entrepreneurship

  Mar 2023 - now

  Director

  We create powerful B2C social ventures by incubating people who would not have thought they could become entrepreneurs.We enable them to lift many others out of poverty by helping the less-abled do, what only experts can do.We use an innovative incubation process and innovation process to achieve this.