Anukarniya: The Role Models
"Anukarniya" is a Sanskrit word that means "the exemplary one". It is a small initiative to bring experts of various fields to you for sharing their journey and stories. Stories that are not only about how they were able to reach the career position they are in right now but also about their failures which contributed to their success. Our guests also talk about various scholarships and programs related to their fields, which might be your dream career or field of interest. I want to thank all the listeners and speakers for their support and love in making Anukarniya a big success. So, as you know we are now at our season 2, first episode! The four major goals of this season are –
1. Guidance to the youth to know the path towards their career goal in STEMM
2. To disseminate the knowledge about scholarships of the speaker's field of expertise per episode
3. To discuss the possible ways to face failure because we are taught how to aim for success but not how to deal with failure,
The new addition to this season is discussion about
4. Role of a Mentor and how to find a good mentor and
5.Role of career-breaks and quality time with self.
We have two international organizations supporting this initiative - MENSA (an international organization of high IQ people) and 1MWIS (1 Million Women In STEM). These organizations have been actively involved in taking the initiative forward. To connect to the initiative, feel free to reach out to us. If you want to nominate a speaker or wish to volunteer for the cause you can DM us on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn or you can write to us on anukarniya@gmail.com as well. Happy learning!
Anukarniya: The Role Models
S1_E3 Vrinda Nair, Researcher and Author-poet
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/