Shabnam Virmani is a National Award winning documentary filmmaker, a soulful singer, an enigmatic storyteller and an inspirational writer.  Shabnam has been exploring the myriad possibilities and power of mystic poetry and its oral traditions. It was during the Gujarat riots of 2002 that she started to explore deeper questions of […]

  In our 19th Episode of The Mindful Initiative Podcast, I speak with Uvinie Lubecki, who is probably the youngest person, I have interviewed for the Podcast. About Uvinie Uvinie Lubecki is a leadership development trainer, consultant, and author. She has worked with executives and teams at leading corporations and nonprofits including Macy’s, Johnson & […]

  In Episode 18, I speak with Dr. Chris Germer, who is a Clinical Psychologist, Lecturer on Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, co-founder of Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) and author of several books on the subject.  Dr. Germer unravels intriguing aspects of human behavior, his connection with India, the inspirations he derives from Indian contemplative wisdom, […]

Dr. Thimappa Hegde In Episode 17 Nitesh Batra speaks to Dr. Thimappa Hegde. Dr. Thimappa Hegde is a distinguished neurosurgeon, and is presently working as the Director of Narayana Institute of Neurosciences, Bangalore. A Vedantic Scholar, Dr. Hedge speaks about wide variety of topics including connection between science and spirituality, communication and parenting to his […]