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Money & Mind

“Is Your Money Making You Poor?” or “Is Your Mind Making You Poor?”

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Motivational Talk

If God is willing, wish to be ‘a drop of ocean’ in children lives. Thanks to Dr. Anil Kumar, Campus Director & Principal of Bangalore International Group Of Institutions – BIGI for the opportunity to address students.

Just before examination a motivational dose!

Thanks to QtPi robotics for the creative space! We hope to create a #robotic community where kids pick skills of 21st Century and lead in solving problems of community.

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People over Pompous

2015, I was in sphere of launching, book reading and meeting people to spread news of She: Ekla Cholo Re based on initial positive responses. Several reviews and review requests confirmed that the story is going to be loved by the section of people and genre that people look upto.

One evening I received a call from Professor Sanjeevkumar Y asking if I could travel to Mysuru from Vijayapura. I was working in Women’s University as a trainer & counselor. The call was to check if I would like to do an activity like book reading of She: Ekla Cholo Re in a conference that had international and national participants. I would grab any such opportunity to speak and share about the book. Without a blink, I caught the train to Mysuru.

On reaching the venue, I had a quick talk with Professor Sanjeevkumar Y and a professor who was the organiser of conference. I thanked both for the invite. The organiser was a very kind man who took me to the well decorated large auditorium to check if that was fine for the book launch activity followed by a short reading and discussion. Anyone must fall for the huge auditorium that was decorated for a conference. It must be a 500+ seating capacity. However, I didn’t see more than 30 people who were seated in isolated places. The organiser requested for sometime to gather everyone as parallel sessions are running in different rooms. However, there are nearly 100 people in a seminar hall for a session that was to begin in next few minutes. The organiser asked if the seminar hall was fine to conduct the book activity post already planned session. I looked at him and said, Yes! I would prefer people over nearly empty auditorium. The organiser looked with a smile and didn’t waste a moment to pull me to the seminar hall. I was so happy to see several people in the seminar hall. Though not as appealing as the auditorium, people mattered to me the most. We waited till the on-going session was over and pulled participants attention by introducing me and welcoming me to lead further.

After the book activity, professor Sanjeevkumar Y pulled me across and said, the professor who is an organiser is very happy with me. I waited to know what he meant. The organiser had all smiles as I chose people over the auditorium where one could photoshop to present the kind of attention social media loves. I realised that some quality that was deep rooted because of parents and teachers did make a difference to someone. Each one of us has a leadership area of giftedness which is inspiring and gives hope to each other.

Check out She: Ekla Cholo Re Ebook on Amazon – https://www.amazon.in/SHE-Ekla-Cholo-Santosh-Avvannavar-ebook/dp/B016AHDQES/

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God on Vacation

My view on a short vacation to farm, forest and farmers is something I think will help progressive thinkers. By staying disconnected for a few days, I am able to see, feel, smell all the nature that God has created. What I learned there I learned through the sense of farm, forest and farmers. My profound observation of the owner or landlord who could be a farmer as well – they welcomed like me like a family member. An epitome of hospitality is something I sensed and realised, it was an experience itself. However, farmers who worked for the landlord were treated as family with an arm’s distance. Throughout the tour I realised that the majority of farmers were disciplined in their farm work. If I put it in my own words – “Be like a farmer to customers and Be like a landlord to employees”. There was mutual agreement on the way it worked.

When I quizzed the farmers (and landlord) on their view when crop yield is great and market is great too! They are of view, it brings joy and mother nature has gifted them. I reversed the question, when crops failed or the market failed them? I saw a broad smile and heard something that pushed to revisit my thoughts of failure. In their version – “Farmers know that yield or market would fail several times. This land is our mother and we cannot abandon it because of fear of failure. We see such failure as a gift to God who has come to earth to test our love & commitment towards our work. We are paying for God’s vacation!”

I heard silence in my head! And I continue to hear as I pen my thoughts! I have been asking myself can I ask everyone to give unconditional support to each other?

How often are we allowing God on Vacation?

– Santosh Avvannavar

Gangs of Gobichettipalayam
Wonderful & thankful to have spent time with farmers

Photo credit: Thiruppugazhan S, Gobi, TN

Episode 3 Baaton ka Bharta – The Parenting Lessons that I have learnt | Santosh Avvannavar

Episode 3 – “Baaton Ka Bharta” translate loosely as “Talker” in English. The series aims on important parenting lessons one could have learnt from personal experiences or observations.

Media partner – Aliska-News and Supported by Amrita Foundation

The parenting lessons that I learnt Ep 1

We begin a new series titled “Baaton Ka Bharta” translate loosely as “Talker” in English. The series aims on important parenting lessons one could have learnt from personal experiences or observations.

Media partner – Aliska Aliska-News and Supported by Amrita Foundation

Episode 1

Roll Camera Action

Santa Santosh Avvannavar in conversation with 11 year old Saanvi Shirali who is multifaceted personality interested in umpteen activities like theatre, nature, singing, dancing and many more. She was also a part of Konkani and Hindi adaptation of the epic #hollywood movie The Sound Of Music called Naad Ninaad which had 11 house-full shows in Bengaluru, Mumbai & Kolkata. She is a student of Daffodils Foundation for Learning

Media partner – Aliska Aliska-News & supported by Amrita Foundation

https://youtu.be/Lnb6BXwAZ74

Choices are hard to come by!

Santa Santosh Avvannavar talks on a personal journey on importance of providing choices to children. As choices creates opportunities. This in turn helps in gaining experiences and in turn adds knowledge and wisdom to build skills of 21st century or future skills. Share your journey of choices. Santosh shares an anecdote of his mother taking him to restaurants/ hotel for refreshments such dosa, South Indian dish typically eaten as breakfast or dinner. He shares how limited choices didn’t lead opportunities. He uses dosa as a metaphor to narrate his views.

https://youtu.be/aJm3BCWxEKg

Media partner – Aliska Aliska-News & Supported by Amrita Foundation

104 Quarantine Days I Mumbai to Bengaluru

One of the #best story is from the experiences! Sharing my #thoughts of 100+ Quarantine Days.

I dedicate these thoughts
– to frontline workers who continue to risk their lives & put smile on others
– to who supported the needy through stay, food and hope
– to who adhere social distancing, usage of mask and follow hygienic practices
– to who are petrified but need help
– to who continue to fight with a hope to see a bright day sooner

I think its responsibility of everyone to share a story of hope! What’s your story?

Lastly I would like to thank Nagachiranjeevi Kuppili for the support during stay in #Mumbai 🙂