As part of the Ahmedabad Literary Festival, Stepwell Radio brings to you a series of shows celebrating Literature and the love for reading. The show line up is: - Literature and Society: A conversation with the Dean of School of Arts and Sciences, Dr Patrick French on the interaction of literature and society and its implications. - Rhyme in Thought: Poetry recital by Professor Saumya Malviya, Professor Tana Trivedi and Lakshita Lalani, an Integrated Master’s student.
This week on The Stepwell Radio, tune in to hear expert insights from Colonel Vinit Menon and Professor Saptam Patel on how to enhance security measures in Indian universities, including our own. Join RJ Kavyan and RJ Bhumika for this important discussion.
Delve deeper into the dark side. Explore new mysteries, revelations and chilling tales of the macabre. Beware this is not for the faint of heart as you uncover the minds of the most notorious killers. Our true crime series returns with a vengeance.
Welcome to The Rabbit Hole! I'm Shubh, and in this series, we dive deep into the questions that sit at the intersection of philosophy, psychology, and everything in between. In our first episode, I sit down with Professor Joseph Van Weelden, who is a philosopher of ethics and well-being, to explore whether pursuing knowledge makes us happier or if ignorance really is bliss. Together, we’ll untangle the complex relationship between knowing and being happy, discussing everything from moral realism and nihilism to evolution and naturalism. Can we keep our heads clear while seeking truth? Tune in and find out!
Professor Pankaj Chandra is the Vice-Chancellor at Ahmedabad University. His expertise lies in Operations Management, Supply Chain Coordination and Higher Education. He is the author of the book - "Building Universities That Matter." In this episodes he gives his insights on India's New Education Policy. The show was aired on Stepwell Radio and has been published as a podcast.
"When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen." -- Ernest Hemingway We live in a society where world leaders underestimate how rapid, serious and permanent ecological breakdown will be if humanity fails to mobilize climate action in the short and long term. The Earth system has reached its tipping points at a breath-taking speed. And climate scientists and researchers face insurmountable public communication challenges than the astronomers in Don’t Look Up. Decades of awareness-raising and initiatives to engage the public has displayed that climate change doesn’t communicate itself. Growing scientific evidence suggests that there are challenges to how we communicate climate change to various audiences and stakeholders. This podcast gives you a glimpse into the world of two amazing climate communication experts who have over a decade of experience in the science and the art of climate change communications. They share their ideas about communication, what needs to be done in order to set things in motion for climate actions. Podcast Team Content: Shaurya Patel, Srutisri Kalyan, Asmita Gattamraju, Logistics: Samkit Kundalia You can give us your feedback for this podcast at the following: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSesiog9G9utaOivZpOO9vSOCkHO7N7jfrKcrmsYhUPYXh9P2A/viewform
"Part of the secret of success is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside” – Mark Twain World Bank 2020 report found that nearly 690 million people—or 8.9 per cent of the global population—are hungry, up by nearly 60 million in five years. The food security challenge will only become more difficult, as the world will need to produce about 70 per cent more food by 2050 to feed an estimated 9 billion people. Climate change threatens our ability to ensure global food security, eradicate poverty and achieve sustainable development. Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from human activity and livestock are a significant driver of climate change, trapping heat in the earth’s atmosphere and triggering global warming. Climate change’s negative impacts are already being felt, in the form of increasing temperatures, weather variability, shifting agroecosystem boundaries, invasive crops and pests, and more frequent extreme weather events. The podcast gives you a perspective on the challenges faced by the agriculture sector’s extreme vulnerability to climate change and the solutions measures one can undertake for mitigation and adaptation. Also, what a net-zero future means for the agriculture sector. The podcast is a collaboration between, The Stepwell Radio and the Global Centre for Environment and Energy at Ahmedabad University. Listen to it wherever you get your podcast. Podcast Team Content: Shaurya Patel, Srutisri Kalyan, Asmita Gattamraju, Logistics: Samkit Kundalia You can give us your feedback for this podcast at the following: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSesiog9G9utaOivZpOO9vSOCkHO7N7jfrKcrmsYhUPYXh9P2A/viewform
“The Covid-19 pandemic is not a solution for climate change. However, it does provide us with a platform for more sustained and ambitious climate action to reduce emissions to net-zero through a complete transformation of our industrial, energy and transport systems.” - Petteri Taalas, WMO Secretary-General This podcast episode fosters conversation between the city officials, public health experts and climate experts on their experience with COVID-19 and how it could influence urban policy, innovation and financing towards resilient and low carbon development. The first part of the episode is about analysing the effect of COVID-19 on transport and mobility patterns and its potential impact on climate change. The second part talks about insights into the effects of climate change and equity on housing security. The third and final part talks about the existing policies and sustainable solutions to address the climate crisis. This conversation will bring to fore the possible synergies between the climate change responses and COVID-19. The podcast is a collaboration between, The Stepwell Radio and the Global Centre for Environment and Energy at Ahmedabad University. You can give us your feedback for this podcast at the following link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSesiog9G9utaOivZpOO9vSOCkHO7N7jfrKcrmsYhUPYXh9P2A/viewform
Hello Listeners! “Climate Change is no longer some far-off problem; it is happening here, it is happening now”- Barack Obama In commemoration of the International Day of Climate Action, Stepwell Radio is honoured to be in conversation with Professor Minal Pathak, a Senior Scientist at the Working Group III of the IPCC, along with Mr Shannay Rawal and Mr Shaurya Patel from the Global Centre for Environment and Energy to address the most Googled questions on climate change. The podcast is created by the Global Centre for Environment and Energy and The Stepwell Radio at Ahmedabad University. Listen to it wherever you get your podcast. Podcast Team Content: Srutisri Kalyan, Asmita Gattamraju, Logistics: Samkit Kundalia (This will change every episode, depending who is involved in the podcast creation process) You can give us your feedback at the following link.
We bring to you a riveting interview with Pollinator Studio's Mr. Jiten Thukral and Mr. Sumir Tagra. Pollinator Studio is an interdisciplinary lab that seeds fundamental debates through intangible value systems. Vaishnavi KM (Second year, BA Economics student at Ahmedabad University) is in conversation with Thukral and Tagra, an artist duo who have worked with a wide range media including sculptures, installations, paintings and interactive games. In this episode, Vaishnavi will be interviewing the duo about their work as well as contemporary issues in the art industry. https://www.thukralandtagra.com/
The interview is about Dr B.R Ambedkar's endless contributions, social ideas and influences on Contemporary India. The interview was with Professor Sarthak Bagchi moderated by Mahima Reji, a student at Ahmedabad University It was a tribute to Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar
On the occasion of World Radio day, we got a chance to have a conversation with Professor Prabh and Professor Patel on the importance of radio and the role it has played to take the information to thousands of people.
Professor Sen shares his experience of being recognized as one of the Stanford's top 2% Scientists in the World for his contributions in the field of nuclear physics. Professor Sen also talked about his research on cosmology.
Asha Eapen, a student from Ahmedabad University, shares her COVID tale on her journey from Ahmedabad to Hyderabad during unlock 1.0. The Covid tale will give you a brief overview of the fearful situation that the people around the world were facing and at the same it will give you a lot of hope for a better future.
This interview with Professor Parag Patel enlightens us with the importance of the Stock market and investment. Professor Parag Patel talks about the need for saving and provides us some essentials for stock market investment.
Behavioral Marketing can predict the cars that we want. But can it predict our art? The interview with Professor Kunal Basu discusses whether behavioral marketing can predict the next literary masterpiece or not and what is the importance of storytelling in any organization.
Mental Health is as important as the physical health of a person. Professor Kalpana Parekh, tells us the benefits of a healthy mind and gives us some tips to maintain good mental health. We recommend this conversation to everyone from every age group.
Professor Siddhartha Saxena has been honoured with the prestigious 2020 Ideas Worth Teaching Award from the Aspen Institute, Washington. Professor Saxena talks about his award winning journey that will motivate you to push your limits.
Rameshwar Bhatt (Undergraduate, Major in Philosophy, History, and Languages) shares his inspiring journey from a short filmmaker to a TEDx speaker. Rameshwar also represented the youth of Asia and the Pacific at the United Nations Youth Climate Summit in New York.
The theories of the universe always interest us and to bring these theories to our students in the form of an engaging conversation we invited Professor Raghavan Rangarajan. Professor Raghavan talks about the Big Band theory and the basics of cosmology.