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Dream a Dream – Empowering Children, Boosting Social Sector Standing

Dream a Dream is an organization focused on building India’s future strength through empowering children. Vishal Talreja is the Co-Founder, and one of his current responsibilities is to develop Dream …

February 28, 2021 February 28, 2021 Sowmya Ayyar

Resilience makes India a Leader in the Social Sector: Shehzia Lilani, Amani Institute

This weekend, February 27, 2021, marks World NGO Day, and what better tribute to the strength of India’s social sector than to understand its growth possibilities going forward in global …

February 27, 2021 February 27, 2021 Sowmya Ayyar

From Diet Books to Organic Farming, Ravi Mantha’s Recipe for Health

Ravi Mantha, co-founder of Bollant Industries, a paper recycling company, and Sage Organics, a farm-to-table Organics store and Café is also one of India’s more prolific Angel Investors, with investments …

February 26, 2021 February 26, 2021 Sowmya Ayyar

Indian Games Encourage Bonding and Family Time

Introduction India will be celebrating National Games from February 27-March 3. In anticipation, interviewing some experts in the field of Indian games brings light to the value of such games …

February 24, 2021 February 24, 2021 Sowmya Ayyar

Games of the World Reflect Indian Ethos: Aman Gopal of Buddhi Yoga

India will be celebrating National Games from February 27-March 3. In anticipation, interviewing some experts in the field of Indian games brings light to the value of such games in …

February 23, 2021 February 23, 2021 Sowmya Ayyar

India has Huge Potential as a Leader for Sustainable Development: Erik Solheim

It is 2021, and we are all quite informed that our lives are intertwined with nature, and that we must take care of Mother Nature to the best of our …

February 10, 2021 February 10, 2021 Sowmya Ayyar

Ahimsa as India’s Strength

India’s greatest soft powers lie in her value systems, their ability to impact lives of individuals and communities across cultures, and foster the value’s growth throughout the world. It is …

January 19, 2021 January 19, 2021 Sowmya Ayyar

A Tribute to Saree Czar Satya Paul

We knew him best for his bold colors which took Indian fashion to the next level. This week, India lost a beautiful son, designer Satya Paul. Born in pre-independence times …

January 8, 2021 January 8, 2021 Sowmya Ayyar

Anubhava: Soliloquies on Ayurveda

The Anubhava Event on December 20, 2020 was a chance for a number of individuals from around the world to discuss their personal journey and work with Ayurveda. Video: https://youtu.be/svhUay4n5e8 …

December 23, 2020 December 23, 2020 Sowmya Ayyar

Nadi Film Review: Finding Balance Through Ayurveda

On the eve of Winter Solstice, Center for Soft Power launched a heart-warming dance video featuring the creative Rukmini Vijayakumar. Nadi: The balance of elements (Nāḍi, The Balance of the …

December 22, 2020 December 22, 2020 Sowmya Ayyar

Pramana: Ayurveda Sources and Resources

Indic Book Club’s Shri Abhinava Agarwal hosted a lively talk by Dr. Nimin Sreedhar, regaling the audience with his storytelling of the history of Ayurvedic Literature. An overview of Ayurveda …

December 16, 2020 December 16, 2020 Sowmya Ayyar

Ayurveda Offers a Big Possibility in Public Health

Shreyasi: Ayurveda Education Video: DMtqsfkt_Yshttps://youtu.be/DMtqsfkt_Ys Dr. Nagaraj Patauri welcomed all the panelists and their vast and diverse experiential backgrounds in knowledge, training, theory, and practice. He explained the goal of …

December 16, 2020 December 16, 2020 Sowmya Ayyar

One Who Remains Unattached in any Circumstance is a Sage

Swasthya: Inner Balance Conducted by Indica Yoga, this program was chaired by Dr. Vinayachandra, who pronounced that Swasthya is “One who stands in his own essential nature: this is someone …

December 16, 2020 December 16, 2020 Sowmya Ayyar

Tigers Against the Odds: Applying Macro-Ecology to Species Recovery in India

Introduction Published in the journal “Biological Conservation”, the authors K. Ullas Karanth, N. Samba Kumar, Krithi K. Karanth show that, based on the rise in the tiger population of Malenad in Karnataka, …

December 13, 2020 December 13, 2020 Sowmya Ayyar

How Ayurveda has Influenced Global Cuisine

Ayurveda and Ayurvedic lifestyle is fairly well-known in India. Many Indians, even without knowing, follow Ayurvedic principles in their home cooking and eating habits. This panel discussion looked around the …

December 2, 2020 December 2, 2020 Sowmya Ayyar

Sowmya Ayyar

Sowmya Ayyar is the Founder of Prafull Oorja Charitable Foundation, training yoga therapists to work with communities in vulnerable conditions such as special needs children, prison inmates, and children with cancer. She holds an MA in Peace Studies from the University of Innsbruck (Austria), an MA in Environmental Security from UN UPeace (Costa Rica), and a BS in Sociology from Santa Clara University (California). In addition, Ms. Ayyar has a PG Diploma in Social Innovation Management from Amani Institute (Bangalore) and a Yoga Teacher Training Certification from Southwest Institute for Healing Arts (Arizona). A keen student on a wide variety of Indic related topics, Sowmya plans her PhD work to intersect across several such fields. Sowmya is an avid hiker, loves to dance in the rain, and enjoys the company of elders.

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