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Mrs. Subathra Rajendran spends her days fulfilling her motto of turning “struggle into strength”. She has a strong sense of empowering women at different stages, and a passion to make the world a better place. She started her career as a Scientist Engineer in the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Sriharikota, design of solid propellant units and then indulging in the design of oil and gas projects. She is a Competent and Versatile Process engineer with over 17 years of experience in Oil and Gas Process Design Engineering for green & brownfield Projects in various countries like South East Asia, Middle East regions, Europe, Central Asia, Africa, and America

She has also received multiple awards during her academic and professional career -

• Best Women Engineer award by Institute of Engineers (India), Tamilnadu Charter

• Best Women Leadership award for Contribution in Process Design, Engineering & Execution by Indian convention, Delhi

• International Women Achiever Award 2021 by Women World Records

• Superwomen achiever award (Engineering Excellence) by ISIE India

• Young women achiever award by National Foundation for EntrepreneurshipDevelopment

• Golden women Achiever Award 2020 by Guwahati university

• Engineering Excellence Award 2019-20 -Person of the year (Extra Curriculum) by ISIE India

• Industry Profession Icon Award by Institute of Engineers Tiruvallur Center, Tamilnadu

• NRI Achievers Awards 2019 (under Professional Category)

• Best Humanitarian Award – (International) from ELS Edification UK.

• Best Humanitarian Award – Friendship with the World, India

As Social Contributor:

• Co-Founder and President of VARUN ADITYA FOUNDATION, supporting Sustainable

development goals, social activities, Women Empowerment programs Sponsoring Girl child for their education, Helping the Poor and needy.

• Head Representative of Women empowerment activities in Srilanka along with GOTO organization

She has successfully conducted Virtual Conference with over 60 speakers continuously for 17 hrs spreading

Environmental Awareness across the globe.

• Provided more than 30+ webinars on Career guidance and Self-motivation across the globe.

• Chairperson of “Reach to Unreach” an online platform integrating person who can provide support with the person in need during Pandemic Time

Contact details -
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/subathra-rajendran-fie-i-amicheme-9625b217/
Email - contactsuba@gmail.com

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Dr. Shrividya Iyer is a health care researcher currently working on cancer health outcomes research, with a key focus on both clinical drug development and public health outcomes for diverse tumor types and n parallel trying to apply evolving digital technology to optimize the collection and use of health care data evidence. She has a Ph.D. in pharmaceutical socioeconomics/outcomes research from the University of Iowa, USA, and a degree in pharmacy from the University of Mumbai, India. Currently, she is also part of an Executive Education program in Digital Health at the Columbia Business School, New York.

Dr. Iyer’s research focus over the last decade has been on understanding patient profiles and related clinical, economic, and patient-reported outcomes with cancer drugs/treatments both in clinical trials (for drugs in development) as well as post regulatory approval in clinical practice. Recent focus has evolved towards the application of technology to enable the integration of health care data with the goal of population/ public health outcomes evaluation at a global (multi-country/regional) level. Prior to that, she had been involved in research studies in other disease areas like cardiovascular, metabolic, and infectious diseases. Dr. Iyer has led global health economics/outcomes research teams within pharmaceutical companies and has presented extensively at professional conferences and published in leading peer-reviewed journals.

Dr. Iyer great proponent for STEM education and Women in Science and Health Care leadership positions, mentors students exploring various career paths within STEM.

Contact detail - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shrividya-iyer/

Happy learning!
Gargi

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Author - poet and nature lover at heart, Dr.Rachita Narsaria Ghatawat combines her love for creative writing with medicine. Her works have been published on various leading portals.

A state gold medallist and trained MD homeopathic physician, Rachita invests her time in treating complex cases that modern medicine can’t cure. A strong believer in the trinity of body, mind and spirit, she firmly believes that the mind is where it all begins – wellness and illness, success and failure.

Her firm Spellbound Inc. is a culmination of her passion for teaching and simplifying complex information. An end-to-end healthcare content consultancy, Spellbound Inc.'s clients have spanned the globe in just 7 years of foundation. Interviewed in Express Health, an Indian Express daily, Spellbound Inc., has catered to all the top healthcare tech companies of the country and all the leading pharmaceutical MNCs. True to her core beliefs, the firm is women-led and (almost entirely) women-fuelled.

Ex-president of Mensa Mumbai chapter, she is a strong supporter of women empowerment, gender equality, education, women in STEM and eco-conservation. Bookworm and tech-lover, she never misses a chance to hop on to an adventure wagon and travel offbeat destinations. She helps in whatever way she can, living the saying ‘what goes around, comes around’. Her aim in life is to positively touch the lives of as many people as she can.

Tips for time management by Dr. Rachita in her words -
"Here are some rules of time management that i follow and recommend:

1. 7 hrs sleep

2. 3 hrs for all meals, bathing and ablutions, etc

3. This still leaves 14 hours day with us to accomplish everything - personal, social and professional.

4. 9 hrs to professional life/10 hrs studies

5. Still leaves 4-5 hrs for personal goals/family time/hobbies/social life/health n exercise

6. This tells you how much time you have to achieve everything you want. Still people say there is no time. Truth is that they are wasting away time in things like social media or something else without even knowing/wanting to. So keep a tab, and set aside time for everything. Put aside 1 hr time to sit with your family, 1 hr to exercise, 1 hour for your hobbies, 1 hour for your friends and 1 hour me-time.

This has worked for me and can work for others too :)"

For further guidance or personalized time management advice you can contact Dr. Rachita through the following platforms -
Instagram - Rachita Narsaria (@rochn87)
LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/dr-rachita-narsaria-85762157
SpellBound Inc. - Spellbound

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Dr Bina Nangia has been a pioneer in the field of Special Education and Dyslexia for over 25 years. She has been instrumental in raising awareness and setting up special education centres at more than 20 schools across India. Through her holistic approaches to teaching and parenting, Dr Nangia has positively impacted the lives of hundreds of students and parents.

Dr Bina grew up in Mumbai, India. Her father was a determined and disciplined man, while her mother was humble and simple. From an early age, she desired to help fellow students understand better in different ways. Having two kids of her own only grew this desire into a passion and then, a purpose.

Dr Nangia holds a Bachelor's degree in Microbiology, a Post-Graduate Degree in Education and a PhD specializing in Dyslexia. Dr Nangia currently resides in New Delhi and continues to work with students, teachers and parents through specialist consulting at various schools as well as one-on-one counselling. She believes that every child has a unique way of learning, and wants to reach out to parents with special needs children. She continues to be inspired by her students. She is associated with Hope Ek Asha and does counselling with caregivers of patients with dementia. She takes workshops on parenting skills and various other topics, while counselling and therapy is her passion.

Facebook - Bina Nangia | Facebook
Instagram - Bina Nangia (@binanangia)
LinkedIn - Dr.Bina Nangia | LinkedIn
Hope EK Asha - https://www.hopeekasha.org/
Dyslexia Decoded - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU1NoYd893GuVq6eLspzPjg

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Ms. Hannah is a Ph.D. student in Psychology at the University of Nottingham. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience and a Master’s degree in Psychological Research Methods. In her research, Hannah uses online behavioral experiments to investigate how our sense of agency develops in adolescence. A sense of agency refers to our awareness of our control over our own actions and the consequences of those actions.

In 2018, Hannah was awarded a 1+3 Ph.D. Studentship from the Economic and Social Research Council to fund her postgraduate studies. In the same year, she was also awarded the Undergraduate Prize by the British Psychology Society and the Highest Graduating Student award from the University of Nottingham.

Hannah is a big advocate for positive mental health, particularly amongst the student population. She currently volunteers as a peer-support facilitator for the Student Minds UK charity. She also runs a peer support group for Ph.D. students within the Faculty of Science at the University of Nottingham. In both roles, she delivers regular peer-support group sessions designed to provide a space for students to discuss their experiences with their peers and gain the skills to cope with low moods.

Games' link can be found here: https://hannahslack.com/currentresearch/

Hannah's Psychology and Neuroscience blog address: https://psychandneuro101.wordpress.com/

Email: hannah.slack@nottingham.ac.uk

Twitter: @HannahRSlack

Instagram: @phdstartswithme

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannahrslack/

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Kathy Nelson recently joined West Monroe Partners as a Principal in the Energy and Utility Practice. Ms. Nelson spent 25 years as a Principal Telecommunications Engineer at Great River Energy, nearly two years at Ondas Networks as the Director of Technical Product Marketing and Industry Relations. She served on UTC’s board of directors for nearly 10 years and as UTC’s Chairwoman from 2017 – 2018. She is a strong advocate for utilities access to RF spectrum and is passionate about ensuring utilities have access to technology to grow and sustain their business. Ms. Nelson has a BSEE from North Dakota State University and is a licensed, professional engineer in Minnesota and Wisconsin.

In addition to her day job, Kathy hosts a podcast for women in STEM, titled "Ordinarily Extraordinary - conversations with women in STEM". She is passionate about educating women and girls on what STEM careers are out there and sharing other women's stories with the world. She is a mentor, a coach, keynote speaker, working to build positive community for women in STEM. She also founded a non-profit to raise funds to support mission work in South Africa.

Contact details - 
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathy-nelson-1593433/
Ordinarily Extraordinary podcast - https://ordinarily-extraordinary.com/

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Chinmayi Balusu is an 18-year-old from northern California. She is a second-year undergraduate student at Columbia University in New York City, where she is pursuing neuroscience and medical humanities.

In May of 2019, Chinmayi founded the international student-led not-for-profit organization Simply Neuroscience, which works to foster students' interdisciplinary interests in the brain through neuroscience and psychology education, outreach, and awareness. In just over a year, Simply Neuroscience has grown to a team of over 340 volunteers involved in 23 departmental initiatives. The broader Simply Neuroscience community spans approximately 20,000 individuals from 109 countries and 49 U.S. states and territories. In August of 2020, Simply Neuroscience hosted its inaugural four-day virtual conference (the Simply Neurocon) with 1,244 registered attendees from all around the world.

She is a student researcher with a background in neurodegenerative diseases and biomedicine-related work. For her work investigating the effects of the longevity compound rapamycin on brain tissue in age-related diseases in mice, she was named Grand Champion by her regional science fair, Student of the Year by the California Science and Engineering Fair (CSEF), and finalist by the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF). Additionally, Chinmayi was the 2019 Sacramento Brain Bee Champion and a USA National Brain Bee finalist.

She has received many special awards for her historical documentaries and was a three-time finalist for National History Day California. Furthermore, Chinmayi was recognized for her community service efforts as a recipient of the Daily Point of Light Award, Presidential Volunteer Service Award, and Multiplying Good One in a Million Award.
On-campus at Columbia, Chinmayi is Co-Vice-President of the Events Committee at Columbia Synapse, a New York City-based service organization guided by principles of neuroscience, community, and advocacy for the community of individuals with brain injury. She is also an Organizational Committee Member at Columbia Science Review, an undergraduate student organization dedicated to promoting scientific engagement and inquiry. Additionally, she is a Welcome and Keeps Our Community Healthy Student Ambassador with Columbia University's Office of University Life as well as a CC-SEAS Integrity Advisory Board member. Chinmayi is also a member of the American Medical Student Association and Hindu Students Organization.

Chinmayi is passionate about youth science communication and actively works to further neuroscience and interdisciplinary STEM outreach through public speaking. In the fall of 2020, at the age of 17 years, she gave her first three TEDx talks, titled "How Neuroscience Relates to Board Games," "Redefining the Pre-Medical Journey Through Reflection," and "Pick Your Brain: Neuroscience for All."

Furthermore, Chinmayi works to further women in STEM advocacy efforts as a leadership board member of the international non-profit organization 500 Women Scientists, which works to make science open, inclusive, and accessible.

Chinmayi is also an avid martial arts student and third-degree black belt, having practiced taekwondo for the past six years. In her free time, she enjoys playing (and refereeing) soccer, gardening, writing poetry, learning Indian classical singing (Carnatic music), exploring nature trails, watching old Telugu films, and exploring new music.

Contact details -
Email ID - Chinmayi@simplyneuroscience.org
Instagram - chinmayi_balusu
More details - https://chinmayibalusu.carrd.co/

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Ms. Shreya Agrawal is a Data Scientist at FREE NOW in Berlin. She graduated from NIT Allahabad, BTech in Computer Science in 2017, post which she worked for Deutsche Bank in India for 2 years before moving to Berlin for work. She was always self-motivated about Data Science and Machine Learning, participating in Kaggle Competitions and doing research internships in this field during her undergraduate studies. She got the opportunity to intern at IIT Kanpur and Kobe University Japan in the field of natural language processing. Her academic interests tapped open her travel interests as well, and she has traveled to more than 15 countries in the last 5 years along with exploring most parts of India.

Currently, her work involves working on data-driven products such as demand prediction in urban mobility. Earlier this year, she presented a workshop on Feature Engineering at AMLD 2020 at the prestigious Swiss University EPFL in Geneva. Along with that, she is an active speaker on topics related to data, products and a strong evangelist of promoting women in Tech.

In her spare time, she enjoys traveling as mentioned and also Indian Classical music, being a trained singer herself, and actively contributes to community-driven initiatives on python and Women in STEM.

LinkedIn – Shreya Agrawal | LinkedIn

1MWIS - https://www.1mwis.com/profiles/Shreya-Agrawal

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Dr. Deepa Subramanian is a Chemical Engineer currently working in the area of technology commercialization, with applications in nanotechnology and sustainability. She completed her Postdoctoral Training from Yale University, Ph.D. and Masters from the University of Maryland, College Park, and Bachelors from Mumbai University.
Her research background is in the innovation of new materials and processes for various applications such as clean energy, agrochemicals, and cosmetics. Deepa has previously worked for large national and corporate institutions such as the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) @ Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota; the Procter & Gamble Company, where she worked on products such as Olay, and with Royal Dutch Shell, where she had multiple technical and commercial roles in the area of sustainability. Her passion lies in helping people understand the science behind various products and processes so that one can make the best decision for oneself.
Dr. Subramanian is also an author of more than 10 publications and 100s of citations. She is also a recipient of national and international awards, including from the Conference on Physics, Chemistry, and Biology of Water and the International Society of Chemical Thermodynamics on her research work around self-assembly of small molecules. She has also received multiple scholarships, both in India and abroad, which helped her pursue higher education.
Deepa is a great proponent for STEM education, volunteering her time to help students explore various career paths within STEM, including connecting students with industry professionals.

LinkedIn – Deepa Subramanian | LinkedIn
Educational video -
1. UN Sustainable Development Goals
2. How to Commercialise Your Idea

The next speaker is Data Scientist, Ms. Shreya Agrawal

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Mrs. Beautey is a development professional with over 6 years of working experience with NGOs across India. She has worked in the health and nutrition, child rights, and livelihood sectors in rural, tribal, and urban slums. Beautey is a Microbiology graduate from the University of Delhi and was awarded the gold medal during her post-graduate diploma in Rural Management from Xavier Institute of Social Service.

Mrs. Beautey has a passion for working towards the strengthening healthcare system in India and recently she completed her Master's in Global Health Policy from one of the world-renowned University-London School of Economics and Political Science. To pursue her master’s, she was awarded the Commonwealth Shared Scholarship, which is a fully-funded and one of the most prestigious scholarships to study in the UK. With the intention to help others to study abroad with the fully-funded scholarship she has started a YouTube channel named rolled away! where she shares about various international scholarships and the process of getting through it. She is a strong believer in quality education towards changing one's life.

To reach out to the speaker, you may contact her through the following social media handles

• Facebook – Beautey Kumarri
• Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/beauteyk/
• LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/beauty-kumari-5bb7934a/

To check out her youtube channel, visit the link given below - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk3qr1H6n0HE7eAc5vOVRjQ/

Stay safe and keep learning
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Vrinda Nair is an aspiring scientist and currently specializes in molecular and computational biology with a keen interest in programming. She also does independent research on numerous scientific questions which sparks curiosity inside her and has presented her research work at several international conferences. Vrinda extensively works in STEM and has trained students in molecular biology courses.

She was awarded Young Investigator Award by the Association for the Advancement of Biodiversity Science (AABS) for her work in developing bio-colors for bioplastic. She developed the basic 3D tracheal splint prototype at the National Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology as a part of her internship. Vrinda was granted a Chromatographic Society of India (CSI) fellowship to work on novel compounds in volatile oils. She was conferred with a citation for achieving the highest Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) in Masters by Amity University Mumbai. She also got featured in 1 Million Women in STEM as a role model for the future generation. Apart from her scientific inclination, she is an author-poet of three published books.

An ardent reader from where she finds the stimulant source of the pursuit of writing. She writes on diverse themes on her blog and designs many art forms. Her own venture called Letters@Work provides assistance with content writing and creative designing. She is also a certified professional Life Coach, instructional designer, self-taught artist, and passionate about playing the violin. She actively supports for causes and works with Paddling Foundation (break the taboo around menstruation.), ConnectFor NGO (adding social value), 1 Million Women in STEM (1MWIS) (encouraging future generation). Also, worked at Heart It Out for mental health awareness. She always believes to live in sanguinity.

LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/vrinda-nair-074947100/

1MWIS - https://www.1mwis.com/team

Insta – https://www.instagram.com/lettersatwork/

Letters@work - https://vrindabn.in/2020/09/05/letterswork-my-new-venture/

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Dr Nishaki Mehta is a physician scientist. As a cardiologist, she trained at Harvard for her cardiac electrophysiology which deals with electrical heart rhythm disturbances. This includes treating abnormal heart rhythms using devices like pacemakers and defibrillators. She is particularly interested in complex ablations, a procedure that corrects faulty electrical signals in the heart, and implantation of complex devices and management. Cardiac electrophysiology is a field driven by technology, and Dr. Mehta is an innovator driven by a passion to improve patient care in safe, effective and affordable ways. Her collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2018 earned the Medical Device Innovation Competition’s top prize. She holds several patents for her innovative ideas and technologies. She is also a member of the ACC Innovation Council. In her prior position as faculty at the Biomedical Engineering Division at the University of Virginia, she mentored over 30 Capstone students on engineering technologies to improve health care.

Dr. Mehta has produced more than 40 peer-reviewed manuscripts and more than 60 abstracts for international conferences. She is an active reviewer for several cardiology journals. She has won several awards, including the Cardiology Woman in Training Award for Excellence by the American Heart Association. She also was recently nominated for the prestigious Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology Fellowship for 2019. She was recognized by the University of Virginia for her Excellence in Research for 2019. She was selected as a GLOWE recipient by the Heart Rhythm Society in 2020. She is board certified by the American Board for internal medicine, cardiology and cardiac electrophysiology. She is a proud alumnus of GS Medical College in Mumbai and a life member at Mensa international.

1. Instagram– https://www.instagram.com/nishakimehta/.
2. LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nishaki-mehta-32908011/

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Mrs. Bela Raja is a child guidance counselor and special educator. She works with children who have Special Needs and specializes in the area of Specific Learning Difficulties.

She started her career twenty-seven years back in Delhi under the guidance and tutelage of Dr Sunita Sodhi of Educare India, which then, was one of the premier institutions in the field of learning difficulties.

Workshops that are geared towards spreading awareness and sensitivity to the special needs of children are part of her focus and Bela has made presentations to this effect, at several institutions around the country. She has also set up Resource Centers in schools. The main thrust of her work is to teach children how to think because she believes that is the need of the moment and that is what will empower children to reach their full potential and also prepare children to successfully live in a world where information keeps changing rapidly.

A special focus is given to the parents where they are taught how to meet the specific needs of their child. Mrs. Bela has written a book, “Children with Learning Difficulties – How to Help. A Guide for Parents and Teachers” published by Vakils, Feffer & Sons, 2006. This book is being used as a textbook by several teacher-training institutes, in India. Mrs. Bela’s second book, “Sparks of Genius” (Rupa Publications) was released in 2019. This book explains how parents and teachers can help their children reach their full potential.

Among her body of work, Bela has produced a movie called ‘Little Dreamers’. It is a 45-minute film. The movie is in three parts on Youtube and the links are available on her website. It is about teaching techniques that can be used by parents and teachers to enhance academic skills in children with a special focus on teaching children how to think and how movement can be used for the development of intellectual potential.

Bela is a life member of MENSA, an international society that provides a forum for intellectual exchange among its members.

Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/bela_raja/
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/belaraja/
For accessing the books and short movie, check out her page - https://www.learningwithld.com/