New Indian Woman

How to creatively engage your family and more - Chat with Harini Nagendra - Episode 21

When you hear experts in any area talk - you listen, mainly to know more. While the topic may be interesting and you get a lot of information, very rarely do they articulate what you can do in your own life. But I promise - this chat with Harini Nagendra, is something you will find extremely valuable.  She is a professor who is also a well-known  researcher , public speaker, columnist and  author who writes on ecology and environmental issues. Plus she has travelled widely across India and abroad and interacted with lots of communities. 
In this episode we examine why knowing ecology is important and what we can do as an individual and as a community. For many of us who want to do something, but do not know how and where to start or feel conscious about what others will say, she has very simple and practical steps. Plus, she talks about how she adapts traditional practices to today's context in bringing up her daughter. And well, there is a surprise at the end of the episode. And does she have hope for our world, despite all the negative things we hear about the damage to the environment ? Come, listen to the episode.
 
What the New Indian Woman podcast is about
As you may already be aware, this podcast has 2 focus areas. One, We examine the challenges faced by today's Indian woman and proposes ACTIONABLE strategies in the Indian context, on a wide variety of topics - right from identifying their passion to better productivity and parenting.  Second,  We meet women who chose to aspire or have a dream beyond their defined roles  and facilitates sharing of what worked and what didn’t, for them. Today's episode falls in the first category.
 
And in the process, my aim is to help  you, the new Indian woman, to realize your potential, chase your dreams and aspirations, utilize the wonderful opportunities available in today's world.
What's in this episode:
Harini introduces us to the influences that shaped her life and career choices and explains the term urban ecology and its importance - this particular section is something I am sure youngsters in your family should also listen to - yes, and also the last section which is a surprise(i.e. in case they do not want to listen to the whole episode).
She talks about what we can do as an individual in our own house first, then neighbourhood and then how we can engage in public action - in small but powerful ways, based on our own areas of interest. She tells us about this in the context of cities as well as towns. She goes on to share examples of the power of community involvement across the world.
On a different note, she talks about how she engages her daughter in adapting traditional practices to today's needs and shares her mantra for the same. 
And then, towards the end is a wonderful surprise. 
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To Connect with the guest
Follow her on social media : https://twitter.com/harininagendra?lang=en
Harini's books :
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45839260-cities-and-canopies
 
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29386799-nature-in-the-city?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=nhF5l8j8ib&rank=1
 
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Six months of the year over already ? - Episode 20

Another month silently rolling across and we are in the middle of the year already! What does it mean to you ? This very special year, when any plan anyone has made around the world has been made completely redundant..what does reaching the half yearly mark really mean ?
Well, it has affected everyone. And we really do not know what is in store for us. Yes, this is true generally, but more so this year. But still, do we want to be carried along in this wave ? Is there something we can do - maybe small steps, maybe teeny weeny steps that may lead to something else in future ? That is what this episode is all about. Don’t miss it, you may want to mull over and start picking up one area. Come on, join the journey..
What the New Indian Woman podcast is about
As you may already be aware, this podcast has 2 focus areas. One, We examine the challenges faced by today's Indian woman and proposes ACTIONABLE strategies in the Indian context, on a wide variety of topics - right from identifying their passion to better productivity and parenting.  Second,  We meet women who chose to aspire or have a dream beyond their defined roles  and facilitates sharing of what worked and what didn’t, for them. Today's episode falls in the first category.
And in the process, my aim is to help  you, the new Indian woman, to realize your potential, chase your dreams and aspirations, utilize the wonderful opportunities available in today's world.
What's in this episode:
We go through the process of a Half Yearly review. And this is regardless of whether you have set Goals at the beginning of the year.
And this episode is applicable to all, regardless of your profile, a college goer, stay at home mom or working on a job and regardless of your age. We examine how we could do the review, what questions to ask ourselves and discuss a few examples.
And of course, we examine the benefits of doing this review. Are you ready to chart out the next 6 months of the year ?
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How to detect sexual abuse has happened for your child ? And what next - Episode 19

 
In the previous 2 episodes we tried to understand more about Child Sexual Abuse and how to prevent it. In this episode, we get into practical steps of what you, as a mother, should do to detect if it has happened for your child. Then there are practical steps on what next - how you should or should not respond, the importance of taking professional help and how it helps the child and everyone around the child to deal with the situation. And most importantly, the repercussions of not detecting and taking adequate steps.
Listen to  the conversation with Kalpana Purushothaman who has worked with children and adult survivors of child sexual abuse for several years.
 
What the New Indian Woman podcast is about
As you may already be aware, this podcast has 2 focus areas. One, We examine the challenges faced by today's Indian woman and proposes ACTIONABLE strategies in the Indian context, on a wide variety of topics - right from identifying their passion to better productivity and parenting.  Second,  We meet women who chose to aspire or have a dream beyond their defined roles  and facilitates sharing of what worked and what didn’t, for them. Today's episode falls in the first category.
 
And in the process, my aim is to help  you, the new Indian woman, to realize your potential, chase your dreams and aspirations, utilize the wonderful opportunities available in today's world.
 
What's in this episode:
 
This is the final episode in the 3 part series on Child Sexual Abuse. In this episode, Kalpana take us thru 4 steps that we as moms should take up, to detect if abuse has happened for our child, regardless of the age of the child. These are easy and very relatable steps with examples.
 
She moves on to how the initial conversation with the child should be and why it is important to detect. She guides us on how to practice with our children on consent in a very down to earth way - be it with toddlers or the adolescents.
 
We talk about the stigma about going to therapy and why it is important to take professional help. She explains the ways in which the professional can help not just the child but the parents and the immediate family and even the "abuser". She shares how we can find professional help, regardless of whether we are in a city or a small town. She shares how it is definitely possible for the child to come out of the trauma and how the inner circle has to participate in the healing.
 
Listen and share with all the women in your life.. Yes, of course, you could reach out to Kalpana in case this touches you and you would like to open up with her!!
 
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Mail to :  Kalpu.purush@gmail.com
  
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How to protect your child from sexual abuse ? - Episode 18

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Caution: Listener discretion advised considering the topic.
In the previous episode we tried to understand more about Child Sexual Abuse. In this episode, we get into more practical steps of what you, as a mother, should do to reduce the probability of sexual abuse, especially at home. Plus, Kalpana gives us tips on the most powerful way of equipping our children.
Listen to  the conversation with Kalpana Purushothaman who has worked with children and adult survivors of child sexual abuse for several years.
What the New Indian Woman podcast is about
As you may already be aware, this podcast has 2 focus areas. One, We examine the challenges faced by today's Indian woman and proposes ACTIONABLE strategies in the Indian context, on a wide variety of topics - right from identifying their passion to better productivity and parenting.  Second,  We meet women who chose to aspire or have a dream beyond their defined roles  and facilitates sharing of what worked and what didn’t, for them. Today's episode falls in the first category.
And in the process, my aim is to help  you, the new Indian woman, to realize your potential, chase your dreams and aspirations, utilize the wonderful opportunities available in today's world.
 What's in this episode:
 Kalpana talks about how our notion of CSA done by a stranger in some dark alley is false. She shares how home and school are the most at risk places for CSA and what we as parents need to know to protect our children. Not from strangers, but from known people, people whom we trust. She talks about how we have a false sense of safety and shares the most powerful tool that we can give our child.
We move on to discussing about how to talk to the child in an age appropriate manner, right from about 3 years to mid teens and beyond. We examine why the notion of good touch and bad touch is not correct.
 More importantly, she explains with examples the importance of practicing conversations on sexuality among many other things and gives practical examples of doing so, embedded in our daily life.
Yes, she addresses the question of how to discuss with older children and what parental responsibility is in these days of everything being available at one's fingertips.
And she highlights the need to discuss gender, identity and so on and how this helps in the context of abuse.
Listen and share with all the women in your life..
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Mail to :  Kalpu.purush@gmail.com
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Is your child at risk of sexual abuse ? - Episode 17

Caution: Listener discretion advised considering the topic.
We keep hearing about reports of Child Sexual Abuse and worry about our children. Or, we ourselves have memories we would like to hide further. Isnt it time we understood more about this ? Do we realize that what we know already about child abuse and child sexual abuse is likely to be not based on facts? Yes, our sons and daughters don’t tell us because we create that atmosphere at home, maybe unknowingly ?
It is time we understood more on this topic, yes, this typically taboo topic. Listen to  the conversation with Kalpana Purushothaman who has worked with children and adult survivors of child sexual abuse for several years.
 
What the New Indian Woman podcast is about
As you may already be aware, this podcast has 2 focus areas. One, We examine the challenges faced by today's Indian woman and proposes ACTIONABLE strategies in the Indian context, on a wide variety of topics - right from identifying their passion to better productivity and parenting.  Second,  We meet women who chose to aspire or have a dream beyond their defined roles  and facilitates sharing of what worked and what didn’t, for them. Today's episode falls in the first category.
And in the process, my aim is to help  you, the new Indian woman, to realize your potential, chase your dreams and aspirations, utilize the wonderful opportunities available in today's world.
What's in this episode:
We start examining popular myths around child sexual abuse(CSA) - on boys vs girls, of why we hear about this more these days, risk during vacation... We move on to how law enablement has actually helped each one of us regardless of whether we want to report a case of CSA.
We try to understand abuse and then what all comes under CSA. Yes, even bullying can come under this! How CSA can happen even without any physical contact and why it is impractical on our part to expect our children to talk about this in the current context.
We discuss to what extent CSA impacts children and what all influences this, why children who are abused once become more vulnerable and finally, what does it mean for us as parents.. What is it that we should know, how do we accept this can happen in our homes and how to react to the child?
Listen and share with all the women in your life..
To Connect with the guest
Mail to :  Kalpu.purush@gmail.com
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How to help your child to get ready to be an adult - Episode 16

Aren't you interesting in finding out how you could best help your child to get ready to become an adult ? Giving education, inculcating the right values, importance of responsible living, yes, you may be doing all this. Have you forgotten an important component ? Yes, about the day to day living ! Regardless of the role your child is going to perform in future w.r.t career, role in the society, he/she should know these things. And in the process you may be teaching beyond the basic skills - yes, research says so!!
What the New Indian Woman podcast is about
As you may already be aware, this podcast has 2 focus areas. One, We examine the challenges faced by today's Indian woman and propose ACTIONABLE strategies in the Indian context, on a wide variety of topics - right from identifying their passion to better productivity and parenting.  Second,  We meet women who chose to aspire or have a dream beyond their defined roles  and facilitates sharing of what worked and what didn’t, for them. Today's episode falls in the first category.
And in the process, my aim is to help  you, the new Indian woman, to realize your potential, chase your dreams and aspirations, utilize the wonderful opportunities available in today's world.
What's in this episode:
We explore questions around day to day living, more particularly, about running a house. We assume our children will be ready to do this one fine morning. Is that true ? What are the challenges they face when they start to live on their own ? How can you help them and when do you start ?
We examine a few stories and see what we tell ourselves about our children and what we do for them and the consequences. We discuss how we can play a role in rearing the child on these aspects without gender playing a role.
We examine the pros and cons of the different views around rearing children in the context of household chores. We also discuss research findings in this regard. And surprising ones at that - yes, doing chores is not only about developing skills to do these chores - it helps them even in their career and in their interactions with people!! Did you know that ?
Finally, we come to actionable steps w.r.t different age groups of children.
Listen and share with the women in your life..
Interested to know more on this topic ?
https://thewire.in/health/why-its-important-for-children-to-do-household-chores
https://indianexpress.com/article/parenting/blog/parenthesis-the-importance-of-doing-chores-5167665/
Julie Lythcott-Haims: How to raise successful kids -- without over-parenting
The essence of what it means to be an adult
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Personal Finance - Part 2 - Episode 15

Description
If you are not an earning member in your family or your money matters is taken care of by your parent/spouse, this episode is for you. After all, you are equally responsible to ensure financial security for your family. There are very clear actionable steps for you from a financial adviser in simple steps.
What the New Indian Woman podcast is about
As you may already be aware, this podcast has 2 focus areas. One, We examine the challenges faced by today's Indian woman and proposes ACTIONABLE strategies in the Indian context, on a wide variety of topics - right from identifying their passion to better productivity and parenting.  Second,  We meet women who chose to aspire or have a dream beyond their defined roles  and facilitates sharing of what worked and what didn’t, for them. Today's episode falls in the first category.
 
And in the process, my aim is to help  you, the new Indian woman, to realize your potential, chase your dreams and aspirations, utilize the wonderful opportunities available in today's world.
What's in this episode:
We discuss with Rachna Rego on what is it that you should be aware of on finance and why it is important for you to be aware.  What is required in the event of an emergency ? How do you ensure financial security of your family, why you should participate in the planning of your financial goals ?  Rachna shares how women tend to value add more in the goal setting process. We also examine the best practice in terms of introducing our children to the world of debit and credit cards, importance of a budget and what all it should contain(well, there is a surprise for you out here), important Don’t's  and tips for helping your children handle money.
Listen and share with the women in your life..
To Connect with the guest
Email : Contact Rachna
Website : https://www.righthorizons.com/
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Personal Finance - Part 1 - Episode 14

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We examine why it is important for women to know basics of finance and not run away from it. How to go about the basics ? No, this is not a class that teaches finance fundamentals. It focusses on what you need to do for better financial health.  There are very clear actionable steps for you from a financial advisor in simple steps.
What the New Indian Woman podcast is about
As you may already be aware, this podcast has 2 focus areas. One, We examine the challenges faced by today's Indian woman and proposes ACTIONABLE strategies in the Indian context, on a wide variety of topics - right from identifying their passion to better productivity and parenting.  Second,  We meet women who chose to aspire or have a dream beyond their defined roles  and facilitates sharing of what worked and what didn’t, for them. Today's episode falls in the first category.
 
And in the process, my aim is to help  you, the new Indian woman, to realize your potential, chase your dreams and aspirations, utilize the wonderful opportunities available in today's world.
 What's in this episode:
We look at what you should start doing , especially if you are a young working woman. We discuss about the early stages of beginning to earn and then we walk thru the financial steps that one needs to be doing when one gets into marriage and "settling down" in life. No, we do not discuss financial terms at all!!
We also discuss the Donts - on credit card, on loans and what not.. We examine current trends including how to approach getting into your passion projects that may not earn money in the initial days..
Listen and share to the young women in your life..
 
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Website : https://www.righthorizons.com/
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