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Diaspora in DevelopmentAuthor: Host: Soraya Senosier
The Diaspora and Development Podcast is a place where men and women of the African, Asian, Caribbean, and Latin American diaspora working in international development can discuss issues that impact the developing world and their careers. This show is produced by Lola Keyes and Hosted by Soraya Senosier - Editor Katie Stokes S1 Edit/Music: Rukyato & Soile Tolu S3: APodcastgeek Language: en-us Genres: Business, Non-Profit Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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Mountains to Cross: Developing educational initiatives in India and tackling caste culture
Monday, 5 January, 2026
Daughters of Destiny is a 2017 English-language original Netflix documentary series created by Oscar-winning filmmaker Vaness Roth. It follows a group of disadvantaged children in rural India enrolled in the Shanti Bhavan residential school located in Tamil Nadu, India (Wikipedia). In this episode we invite to discover the live of Dr. George Abraham the founder of Shanti Bhavan.Shanti Bhavan is an Indian boarding school, this educational initiative aims tonprovide education and empowerment to children born into India’s lowest castes.Like many members of his diaspora, Dr George sought his fortunenin the US, joining the corporate world of finance. His personal experience withndiscrimination whilst a student in the States, alongside the impact of India's caste system, gave him a new purpose. After a successful career, he turned to philanthropy, and Shanti Bhavan was born. On the show, we’ll uncover:· Dr Abhram’s upbringing andcareer in finance and the military· His thoughts on social justiceand international development in India· The impact of poverty and socialdiscrimination and India· The people and books thatinfluenced his philanthropy· How he founded Shanti Bhavan, aboarding school for the children of the poorest castes· The difficulties and bureaucracyhe faced in founding Shanti Bhavan· His involvement in journalismand how a strong media keeps governments accountable· The importance of the diasporain contributing to development efforts· International attention: The impact of Netflix Documentary, “Daughters of Destiny” and his upcoming book, Mountains to CrossGet your copy of Mountains to Cross here. From the corporate world to philanthropy, follow Dr George’sjourney on Diaspora in Development. Find out why it’s so important for the diaspora community to look past the money in their success and seek out ways to contribute to their home communities, whether big or small.The opinions shared on this forum are the opinions of the individuals and are not the opinions of the organizations and institutes that they work for.
