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 […]

Sri M In Episode 16 of The Mindful Initiative podcast, we travel to Madapalle in Andhra Pradesh to speak to Sri M: a spiritual guide, an educationist and a social reformer. In this episode, host Nitesh Batra and Sri M speak about a wide array of topics from different phases and experiences of his life. […]

In the 15th episode of The Mindful Initiative podcast, host Nitesh Batra talks to Professor Mahadevan. He is a currently a Professor in Production and Operations Management  at Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Bangalore. Professor Mahadevan’s research interests include researching the possibility of using ancient Indian wisdom to address contemporary concerns, spirituality in the work place, […]

In this 14th episode of The Mindful Initiative podcast, host Nitesh Batra talks to Gopi Krishnaswamy, a Mindfulness coach and a Zen practitioner, who walked away from a corporate life that was a diverse tapestry of experiences, to teach Mindfulness and help people transform their lives. Gopi is one of the first certified SIY teachers […]