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What does it take to survive a deadly avalanche at 5,500m ? 🏔️

Meet Lt Col Romil Barthwal — Special Forces veteran & CEO of Boots & Crampons — who’s led teams through life-threatening expeditions.
In this gripping podcast, he shares how mindset, not muscles, conquers mountains.
Discover leadership lessons from Everest, why it’s 60% mental, and what fear vs. recklessness really means.
Hear the story of guiding a blind woman to Everest and how nature humbles even the strongest.
Learn why sports and outdoor challenges are essential to build true resilience in youth.

This episode is for leaders, parents, students & anyone seeking purpose beyond comfort.

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What if hunger had no voice… and clean air had a price tag?
In this brutally honest episode, we sit down with Vimlendu Jha — environmentalist, social entrepreneur, and founder of Swechha, a movement that's been fighting for clean air, rivers, and dignity for over two decades.

Vimlendu doesn’t sugarcoat the truth. He talks about what it really means to be poor in a country that’s growing rich — where ration cards don’t guarantee food, protest feels outdated, and clean air is slowly becoming a luxury.

When we think of inequality, we think of money. But what about the inequality of oxygen, opportunity, or even the right to be heard?

From railway tracks to ration lines… from broken education to polluted rivers — this conversation is not just about problems. It’s about why we stopped feeling them.

"People aren’t just hungry for food. They’re hungry for justice, for respect, for a life that doesn’t constantly ask them to prove their worth.”

About the Guest: Vimlendu Jha
Vimlendu Jha is one of India’s most passionate voices on environmental and social justice. Founder of Swechha, he has been working for over 20 years to clean Delhi’s Yamuna River, fight for clean air, advocate for climate action, and give young people the tools to question, protest, and create change. His work spans environment, education, equity, and ethics.

📌 Trigger Warning: This episode discusses poverty, hunger, pollution, and systemic neglect.

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What if your final goodbye could be someone else’s second chance at life? This episode unpacks the beauty and the burden of organ donation in India, and the often-ignored emotional reality of being a doctor.

We dive into the heart of transplant medicine from kidney failure to gallbladder myths — and reveal why registration alone isn't enough when families can still say no after your death.

Through raw conversations and real stories, we explore:
✅ The difference between brain death and coma — and what it means for donation
✅ Why India needs an opt-out system and better public awareness
✅ How doctors silently suffer — battling long hours, emotional burnout, and unrealistic expectations
✅ Why water may be your best defense against kidney stones — and how lifestyle can save or ruin lives
✅ The truth about gallbladder removal and fertility in women
✅ The shocking income gap between doctors and corporate professionals
✅ And why every donor card is a seed of hope — if only families agree to let it grow

This isn’t just about saving lives, it’s about rethinking life, death, and the silent sacrifices of our healers.
Let’s talk about what really matters, before it’s too late.

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Have you ever wondered what it’s like to chase glaciers — not as a tourist, but as a purpose? ❄️ This isn’t just a video about melting ice. It’s about melting timelines. About the urgency buried deep within the mountains. About what could unfold in the next 50 years — if we keep looking away.

In this deeply personal and data-rich episode, we sit down with Tirthankar Ghosh, a Ph.D. scholar at IIT Bombay and Monash University, as he unravels how one life-altering experience — the devastating 2013 Kedarnath disaster — became the turning point of his life and career in glaciology.

Through heartfelt anecdotes and hard science, Tirthankar reflects on:
✅ How childhood road trips in the Himalayas planted the seeds of curiosity
✅ What glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) really are — and how they’re reshaping our future
✅ The chilling reality of vanishing villages in Ladakh, like Kumig, already abandoned due to disappearing glaciers
✅ Why people in cities like Delhi and Mumbai cannot afford to ignore mountain science
✅ And how AI, research, and long-term thinking must come together for global climate action

This is not just a scientific conversation. It’s a call to reflect on what connects all of us — water, land, climate, and time.

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India is at a crossroads — not because we don’t know our problems, but because we keep chasing short-term comforts over long-term change.
This video isn’t just about hunger, floods, or unemployment. It’s about a much deeper crisis: a silent breakdown of systems — governance, planning, values — and a generation growing up in its shadow.

From flooded cities and paper leaks, to malnutrition among both slum and middle-class kids, we dive into what's failing, what’s ignored, and what can still be done.

Meet Happy Faces, a grassroots movement from Vadodara, where 600+ citizens are doing what the system won’t — offering free education, healthcare, and dignity.

We cover:
🔸 How India's growth hides a crisis of hunger, neglect & misgovernance
🔸 The long-term threat of malnutrition — and what kids are learning in its wake
🔸 What influencers, youth, and YOU can actually do that matters
🔸 A powerful reminder: This isn’t charity. This is what justice should look like.

This is not a sob story.
This is not charity promotion.
This is a reality check — with a dash of hope.

👇 Drop your thoughts in the comments. Do you feel the shift? Or are we still waiting for someone else to fix everything?

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Why do many people feel uncomfortable when it comes to discussing women’s health, even with experts?

What if the discomfort isn’t just about gender, but about the lack of understanding and inclusivity in healthcare?

In this eye-opening conversation, Dr. Yuvrajsingh Jadeja, a leading gynecologist and surrogacy expert, joins host Sonia Choksi to break down the barriers in women’s health and discuss the critical need for gender inclusivity in medical practice. From navigating societal biases to understanding the complexities of treating transgender patients, this episode challenges the traditional norms of gynecology and healthcare.

What you’ll learn in this episode:
-Why men should get tested in fertility cases (It’s not just the woman’s responsibility!)
-The ideal age for HPV vaccination and why it’s important for both genders (yes, boys too!)
-The shocking environmental factors that impact women's health and fertility (processed foods, plastics, and more!)
-How gender inclusivity in healthcare can change the game for better patient care
-What you didn’t know about fertility, menopause, and preventative care (all the actionable advice you need!)

💬 Asking yourself:
- Have I had a conversation about fertility testing with my partner?
-Why don’t we talk enough about HPV vaccination for everyone?
-What can we do to create more inclusive healthcare for ALL genders?

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What happens when we remove the labels society, family, or even trauma has placed on us?
Who are we, really, beneath the roles we play?

In this transformative episode, we sit down with Sujata, a deeply intuitive spiritual and emotional therapist with over two decades of experience guiding individuals and corporate leaders through healing and awakening.

We talk about vibrations, identity, karma, pain, self-trust, and the quiet power of choosing awareness over autopilot. Sujata shares how familiar emotional patterns often trace back to karmic memory, and why real healing starts by owning, not avoiding, our emotions.

She helps us understand:
- Why your vibration drops after childhood
- How pain shows up when emotions are undigested
- Why dependency and rejection loop us into suffering
- What it actually means to know yourself
- How to raise your vibration and attract aligned energy
- Whether self-love is selfish or spiritual

This isn’t just a talk—it’s a journey inward. If you've been asking questions like:
“Why am I not happy?”
“What’s wrong with me?”
“How do I feel more like myself again?”

…then this episode may offer the guidance you didn’t know you were looking for.

💫 Sujata’s wisdom is not scripted, it’s soul-led. Her words are a soft but powerful mirror,
helping you remember who you are beneath all the layers.

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Trupti Parekh and Ambrish Mehta might look like any retired couple—until you hear their story.

For 40+ years, they’ve lived with tribal communities in Narmada, fighting for land, dignity, and survival.

To the people they support, they aren’t activists—they’re family.

Even today, millions of tribals are called “encroachers” on forests they’ve lived in for generations.

- Outdated British laws like the 1927 Forest Act still deny them rights.
-Why does “development” often mean displacement for them?
-And why are their voices still unheard in 2025, in free India?

This isn't history—it's happening now. Watch to know the truth.

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