Ep. 18 In conversation with Baduku- Center for Livelihood Learning
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In this episode of CCYSC Awaaz, Pooja Agarwal discusses the experiences and work of Savitha Suresh Babu, Kirana Kumari, Pavitra and Nanjundaswamy at Baduku Centre for Livelihoods Learning, Samvada, Bengaluru. The college offers short term courses on socially critical domains such as education, journalism, sustainable development, and justice.  Savitha Suresh Babu works as a faculty member at Baduku Centre for Livelihoods Learning; currently working with the centre for transformative education, co-convening a course called 'Learner Lecturer: an online course for the transformative educator' meant for college lecturers, to sharpen their understanding of higher education, as also sharpen their teaching skills. Previously she has co-convened a course called Hita (roughly translates from Kannada as comfort): a course in basic counselling, offered in the evenings for working professionals.  Kirana Kumari is currently the Principal of Baduku Community College. For several years now, she worked as the convenor of the Center for Wellness and Justice. Before joining Samvada, she worked in Odanadi Seva Trust between 2000-2001. She worked with the MHRD Education Department Mahila Samakhya Karnataka between 1989 and 1999.  In Samvada, since November 2001, Kirana has played a range of roles including that of a Youth Work Resource Center Convenor, Convenor, Center for Wellness and Justice, Baduku Community College. Passionate about social justice and equity, she is part of several people’s movements that work with anti-caste and feminist ideologies, and for communal harmony.  Pavitra and Nanjundswamy alumni are involved with a Counseling Course on Facilitating Women's Wellness and Justice, and sustainable organic farming respectively.  Hosted and edited by Pooja Agarwal, MA Education, Ambedkar University Delhi.  Music:  Little Idea by Scott Holmes (scottholmesmusic.com) / CC BY-NC Transcript of the episode: https://bit.ly/3m5ZX5v
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