Welcome to Clearing The Haze –Making the invisible visible, a podcast show that discusses topics that are usually invisible or just hazy. Hosted by Shachi Irde.

Shachi wears many hats and is passionate about inclusion. She is an industry recognized speaker on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and women in the workplace related topics. She has been recognized by numerous industry forums and has been recipient of “Iconic woman in leadership” award by All Women Economic Forum.

Our podcast in this episode will focus on the Role of an Educator in inspiring Young Minds with our guest Dr. Neeta Bali.

Dr Neeta Bali is a seasoned educator with over 38 years of experience in the field of education. Currently, she is the director-Principal, G D Goenka World School, Gurgaon- Sohna Road, Haryana , India. She is an eloquent speaker, Trainer and has been frequently invited to speak at various prominent educational conferences all over the country. She has spearheaded partnerships with some leading schools in Scotland – Oban High School and Wasatch Academy- Utah – USA. She has worked intensively with the British Council as a BCSA- British Council School Ambassador in promoting the spirit of international mindedness. She is the recipient of ‘Jean Lawrie International Grant ‘and award conferred on her by IASL in the year 2015 and ‘Inspiring Educator’s Award’ conferred by Rocksport and received from Dr Kiran Bedi as well as ‘Exemplary Educator’s Award ‘by Productivity Council of India in addition to the ‘Uttarakhand Rattan Award ‘conferred on her in 2015 by PPSA- Dehradun and 'Future 50 leader shaping success' conferred by Univariety and Fortune India Magazine.

————————————————————————

Podcast Summary: Role of an Educator in Inspiring Young Minds

Host: Shachi Irde

00:00: Introduction

01:48: What was your dream profession? Did you envisage the career path you have traversed?

04:56: Did you have access to a mentor sponsor as you navigated your career?

07:03: Many women experience gender bias in their career. How did it affect you professionally?

09:46: Has there been a change in attitudes and biases?

11:10: What is the most difficult lesson you have learned in your professional life? In what unexpected ways did you grow from it?

14:13: “Fake it till you make it” and “Imposter syndrome”, in recent times both these mantra’s have been used. What are your thoughts on these methods?

19:55: What are some of the reasons we don’t see men taking up profession as teaching young children in India?

22:32: You have been conferred numerous awards for being an exemplar educator share with us about your experience as an educator?

25:49: What was one advice you received that has stayed with you?

27:11: Would you like to share any message for our listeners?

28:02: Conclusion. Outro.

————————————————————————

For this episode, we would like to thank:

- Our guest Dr. Neeta Bali

-  The French Embassy, the French Institute and the Alliance Française Network in India for producing the show
and, special thanks to  Hemant Soreng and his team for their advice and technical support.

Please do subscribe and review the show in various podcasting platforms and in the website afindia.org/podcast. Listen in to the voices that are often invisible but powerful enough to clear the haze.

Disclaimer: The views, experiences and opinions expressed in this podcast are personal views of the participating speakers and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the French Embassy or its cooperation network in India.