Awakin Talks (Mumbai)

Since 2014, we have hosted Awakin Talks evenings in Mumbai, where remarkable speakers shared their stories of inner transformation and compassionate action. It has been profoundly inspiring and moving experience -- so we're doing it again!

About: Two simple ideas lie behind Awakin Talks. First, intrinsically motivated service creates a very different pathways to social change than merely pursuing external impact alone. And second, by simply holding space to share and listen to such stories, we unlock a profound new possibility in society.  We start to Awakin -- awaken with kin. Vinoba Bhave used to say, "What rises up like a fountain, will return in the form of many distributed drops." We feel that, in this era, social change will manifest via many small and decentralized efforts and our hope with this event is to presence those droplets of inspiration -- so everyone is moved to shine their corner of world with great love. In keeping with our organizing principle of "deepcast" over broadcast, the event aims to create a collective context, than merely just inspiring content. Moreover, we have noticed that when we lead with love, unexpected synergies unfold organically and we very much count on amplifying that magic.

Speakers: While we're finalizing and will be updating the speakers soon, we welcome you to soak in some powerful shares from our previous gatherings. Sonia Mackwani: a film-maker, social entrepreneur, writer, healer and founder of Touching Lives; Biren Bhuta: a servant leader at Disom, ex-CSR chief at Tata Steel and ex-journalist at NDTV; and Shankar Mugalkhod (Anna): Born in a red light area of Kamathipura , childhood at Baba Amte ashram, Samaritan to the dying, homeless and sex workers. For some flavour, you can check out some clips from our archives, like the story of Shankar Anna which gave us all goosebumps. :)