This Prayas Podcast series is hosted by Pragya Deepak (a grade 5 student) and features inspiring stories of girls and women who have overcome odds to achieve great things. The main goal of this podcast is to inspire students and to give them hope in their life! The word "Prayas" means trying and effort. With a growth mindset, each one of us can do small things that can slowly get us to a better place.
Episode 6 - Mithali Raj - Indian Cricketing Legend
Mithali Dorai Raj (born 3 December 1982) is an Indian cricketer and Test, ODI Captain of Women's national cricket team. She is the highest run-scorer in women's international cricket and the only female cricketer to surpass the 7,000 run mark in Women's One day International matches. Listen to know more about her inspiring journey.
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9 May 2021
Episode 5 - Mary Kom - The Indian Boxing legend
A brief story of how Mary Kom, from Manipur, overcame several challenges to become one of the greatest sportspersons of our country. Lets listen and learn.
6 Apr 2021
Episode 4 - Deepa Malik - Paralympian on a wheelchair
Deepa Malik lost control of her legs when she was around 30 but she did not give up hope despite being paralysed. She went on to train hard and win more than 50 medals nationally and internationally in Paralympic sport including a Silver at the Paralympics in Rio. Listen to her inspiring story.
29 Mar 2021
Episode 3 - Poorna Malavath - The lady who walked on the clouds
Poorna Malavath is the youngest Indian and the youngest female in the world to climb Mount Everest, the tallest peak in the world. She did it when she was 13 years and 11 months. Listen in to understand her journey!
17 Mar 2021
Episode 2 - Kalpana Chawla: The first Indian woman in space
Kalpana Chawla came from Karnal in Haryana but always dreamed of flying. She worked hard and overcame many barriers to get into NASA and to become the first Indian woman in space. An inspiring story of a woman who never stopped imagining (true to her name).
6 Mar 2021
Episode 1 - Sudha Chandran - The lady who refused to stop dancing
This is the inspiring story of Sudha Chandran who lost one of her legs in an accident but refused to give up and came back to performing dance on stage and thrive in life. Let us listen and learn.
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