Tea With Smrithi: Recent Episodes
SAI SMRITHI SHANMUGHAM
It is often hard to stick on to just one thought. Each saturday, Join Smrithi as she gets in interesting conversation with daily people all about daily life and pours down her nerdy, confused, yet clear thoughts that boils in her tea pot.
In the finale episode of season 1 listen to Mr. Agnelorajesh Athaide, Chairman of St. Angelo VNCT ventures, angel investor and Real estate dynamic developer talking about vocal for local along with sharing his inspirational story of success as we try to understand the right local to be vocal for. Get to hear economic perspectives and cultural perspectives about being vocal for local by our experience shares Vasanthakumar vanaraj, Prasanna and Vishnu Mohan.
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Awards: music for video library
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Smrithi is in conversation with Expert Educationalist and special educator for children who tell you how to help children in coping with online classes, online misbehaviours and how to make maximum use of these online classes. They also reveal the stress and efforts taken by teachers to make education continuous. Our Experts are: Madam Savithri Thyagarajan – Former Principal, Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, Presently Senior Principal of Spectrum Life School, Namakkal Ms. Lakshmi Sivaraman, Psychologist, counselor and Special Educator for Children. Experience sharers. Sheila krishnadas Dhanya Vinod Deepthi Nitin Vanitha Hema Velmurugan Shreddha Sudheer Abhinav Nitin
In this episode we discuss and try to understand the ground reality of COVID-19 in India and how we common people should brace the unlock 1.0. Many of the frontline staffers share their experience on how they were treated in the society during the pandemic and what were the struggles they had to undergo.
In a new timeline of the episode available in the description.
Dr. Manikandan, Asst. Professor, Department of Cardiology, Coimbatore Medical College and Hospital.
Ms. Laila BV – Staff Nurse, District Hospital Palakkad.
Experience sharers,
Arun G
Sathish Sahadev
Shreyas Nair
Srikandan S
Stewardess - Identity unrevealed
Ponvanan*
Timeline:
0:50 - My journey to 10th episode
03:40 & 12:30 - Shreyas from hot-spot Mumbai Shares views
05:10 - Laila, Staff Nurse, Dist.Hospital, PKD, talks about her experience in COVID ward and her experience with society.
11:30 - Arun G, Mail Express Guard, Indian Railways shares his experience.
12:58 - Sathish S, Dy.CTI, Indian Railways shares his experience.
14:00 - Experience of a fight stewardess.
14:40 - Ponvanan*, Sanitary worker talks about his job, children and family and about the respect given for his job.
16:13 - Dr. MAnikandan talks about ground reality of COVID 19 in India, about immunity and also various psychological pressures met by a doctor during work in this tough times including role of media and people.
33:00 - Dr Manikandan talks about how people should be ready to brace unlock 1.0 and mentally prepare to adapt to the new normal.
36:46 - Srikandan S, From hotspot chennai has a message to share as a responsible citizen.
In this episode we talk about the pandemic effects on our favourite media and entertainment. With Films premiering in the OTT platforms, we analyse the possibility of OTT taking over Theaters, technology taking over news rooms , the behavioural and cultural impact.
Our experts:
N V Krishna Kumar, Creative director, Abby Award winner talks on the monetization, habit formation with regard to OTT and impact of cinema on people.
James Mark Peter, Jounalist, talks of Youtube news channels and OTT effect on Traditional newsroom, fake news and its impact.
Our experience sharers this week:
Anila Menon
Shreenath Sethurajan
Geethu Sandeep
Anuradha K
Saranya N
Saravana Prasad
VOICE MESSAGE:
Major Geeneral Jacob Tharakan Chacko
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In this episode it is all about food, nutrition and fitness.
We have three experts
Deepthi krishnadas - Food blogger at swadam360 talking of importance of simple, native recipes to help cope up with health during the pandemic. Dr. Gangamallan - General Physician, specialist in weight loss and reversing diabetes, talking about food habits for work from professionals, kids and how to overcome binging during the lockdown.
Ravishankar - Fitness Expert, founder RavisFit talking of home alternatives for gym and importance of necessity to remain fit during pandemic.
Our experience sharers are Shreyas Nair, Sathish Sahadev, Hema Velmurugan, Sapna Parveen
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- Riot - Coffee Stains (No Copyright Music)
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In this Episode over Tea with Smrithi, we discuss about the need, necessity of sexual health education breaking the myths and taboo, the right time to start and also about the methodical approach to Adult education. We also discuss about objectification of both man and woman, role of parents and teachers in inculcating the right kind of Adult Education and making it as a part of Comprehensive Education System.
We are joined by experts
Mr. Joseph Paul, Vice Principal, Kendriya Vidyalaya, Senior Adult Education programme Trainer.
Miss Pavithra Desai, Psychologist specialized in Applied and Counseling Psychology.
Also real people sharing real stories are
Arun Menon
Saranya Palaniswamy
Manoj Menon
Shreya Sudheer
Bindu Pillai and
Laila Venugopal
In this episode we discuss about Indian soap operas, glorification of misery, socio-cultural impact on society. Spectrum of views on present day serials is expressed by Chris, Anuradha, Anandhi, Diana, Vanitha, and Malarvizhi. The episode takes you through the beginning of the Indian Soap era, Doordarshan and present storyline of Indian soap operas. Yagel Jesuraj, Host, All India Radio talks about the socio-cultural impact on the society of how lifestyle has changed with TV in the living room. Also we talk about the Street plays of police on creating awareness for COVID- 19 and time to embrace the live performances more than ever. Ms. Jayashree Moorthy, Founder of Sthaayi School of Theatre Arts talks about nuances of live performance, enhancing school children’s’ life and how Corporate Companies are embracing street plays to create awareness among their employees.
In this episode we discuss about the emerging scenario of Work from home, the pros and cons of diminishing contour of the home and office, The economic gains by companies due to Covid lockdown, Work from home with Major General Jacob Tharakan Chacko. We Discuss the impact of the new business model on both individual productivity and societal structure. Also hear from Psychologist and special educator Lakshmi Sivaraman on psychological experts on whom is work from home actually beneficial.
Later in the episode we also discuss with Jineesh Sebastin on role of gender in work from home, and why is gender equality important for productivity and nurturing it in school and homes.
And of course also hear real people sharing real experience regarding work from home and if they would prefer this model through out their career.
This episode is a must listen for parents and work from home parents too. In this episode listen to experts sharing their views and advice on how to keep children, right from toddlers to bigger children engaged and stress free. Listen to various activities suggested by them and also methods to help home learning sustained learning at home. Also listen to the segment of the show Where experts and educators of Mentally challenged children share routines and activities to help these children feel stress free during such a situation which they cannot accommodate easily.
In the episode also listen to children's direct feedback on how they have been spending the lockdown effectively.
In this episode listen to the naration of THE LAST WAR by Neil Grant in 1935 whose story prediction is nearing truth with Coronavirus pandemic. Also in conversation with writers and poets on embracing arts and its different forms for a healthy relationship with environment and to not let history of pandemic never repeat again. They are also sharing ways to inculcate interest in arts and literature in children.
In this episode listen to some funny rumours that people have heard about corona virus and also the irony of social downside of lockdown. And slowly the converstaionn progresses to role of Faith during the Pandemic.
As India enters day 10 of the National lockdown due to Pandemic Covid, listen to lockdown conversation with people from Italy, Philippines, UAE and within the country Wok from home professionals, teachers and mothers