Sumitra Pasupathy is a Malaysian engineer turned social entrepreneur, who went from a boisterous girl in convent school, to winning a British Council scholarship to attend the prestigious Cambridge University. Starting from her role as a founder of Playeum, an NGO focused on children's play and education, Sumitra talks to Vandana about what we can do to help women overcome cultural barriers in their pursuit of STEM education and careers.    CREDITS: Host & Creative Director: Vandana Goyal  Project Coordinator: Saumya Sahu Project Advisor: Akshay Saxena Marketing & Media Producer: Joash Cornelius   This is a Maed in India production. Producer: Sean D’mello  Co-producer: Meghna Gulati Junior Producer: Saakshi Samant Production Assistant: Aishwarya Patil & Tanuja M S (Avanti Fellows Alums) Sound Edit, Design & Mixing: Kartik Kulkarni Show Artwork: Alika Gupta Project Supervisor: Mae Mariyam Thomas Head of Operations: Shaun Fanthome Studio: Island City Studios Support the show: https://www.avantifellows.org/donate-to-a-student