WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY

#BeatPlasticPollution

FREE Global Online Session 

Sunday 4th June 2023

U.S.A 9 am 

U.K 2 pm  BST

East Africa 4 pm EAT

Mauritius  5 pm  MST

India 6.30 pm  IST 

Philippines  9 pm  PST

(All times are in BST(British Summer Time))

Dr Amrita Sharma

(India)

 

2.00 pm

HOST WELCOME

Dr Amrita Sharma

Dr Amrita Sharma did her Bachelors in Ayurvedic medicine and surgery (BAMS)and MD (Ayurvedic Materia medica). Her interest in studies took her back to explore more on alternative medicine, acupuncture, Alternative therapies, naturopathy, and courses on food and nutrition. 
 She is registered with Yoga Alliance for e-500 hrs and YACEP. She has trained thousands of students from over 20 countries. She has more than fifteen years of clinical and teaching experience in field of yoga, Ayurveda and holistic healing therapies. She is passionate Environmentalist.
 
Dr Sharma has presented paper and moderated numerous national and international conferences. Through her radio talks and podcasts she has shared her experiences, wellbeing tips and lifestyle leads in day to day life through yoga, Ayurveda, and holistic health care. 

Dr Richa Soni 

(UK)

2.00 pm

Dr Richa Soni 

Taking a LEAP to counter

climate change

Dr. Richa Soni has done her PhD in Environmental Engineering, and has almost 10 years of research experience in water treatment. Her interest in Nature has led to work for the betterment of Environment.

Dr Soni is Director of Lancaster Environment Action & Protection( LEAP, CIC) and she is currently work as a Project Manager in Nexperia, Newport. She has also worked as a project scientist in Lancaster university.

Kailash Parekh MBE

(UK)

2.00 pm

 Kailash Parekh MBE

Taking a LEAP to counter

climate change

Kailash is very passionate about promoting equality and diversity, particularly in the field of education and promoting greener environment. 
Kailash was appointed as a Magistrate in October 2001. Through her work in the community, she has positively contributed in promoting better community cohesion and Race Relations. Kailash’s work was recognised when she was awarded an MBE in 2004 by her majesty the Queen, for her services to Community Relations and Race Relations work in Preston. 
Kailash’s other achievements include: “National Training Award” for her outstanding contribution to education and training both in 2003 & 2005; Woman of the Year award, 2007 and an Honorary Fellow of UCLan.

Purvi Sankhla

(Holland)

2.45 pm

Purvi Sankhla

How can we live plastic FREE?

Purvi is an entrepreneur, traveler, and sustainability researcher. As the founder of Yopla, she has demonstrated her ability to raise funds, manage teams, and represent her venture in Amsterdam, Paris, and India. 
Purvi is passionate about creating a positive impact, she combines her expertise with innovative solutions. Through her travels, Purvi continues to explore sustainable practices worldwide. With her dedication to entrepreneurship, research, and sustainability, she strives to make Yopla a catalyst for positive change.

Deepti Kataria

(Egypt)

3.15 pm

Deepti Kataria 

Human responsibilty and

Environment 

Deepti is an Electrical Engineering graduate, and  is the first female president of Indian Community of Egypt. She is reader of various ancient Indic scriptures .
Deepti is fluent in Hindi, Sanskrit, English and Arabic and used to be the physics head of department in Cairo. She has been a resident of Egypt for over 20 years. 
She has published her papers on various international platforms (including South Africa / India).
Being a mathematician and science enthusiast she has regularly been  invited as a public speaker  in Universities and on Egyptian National TV.

Dr Honey Kalaria

(U.K)

 

3.30 pm

Host 

Dr Honey Kalaria

Dr Honey Kalaria is a mind body soul coach and a multi award-winning creative dance expert with over 35 years of experience in the field of art, culture & entertainment. Honey is has also appeared on numerous television programs, including with top celebrity chef Jamie Oliver, and as a presenter herself for the hit TV series “Cooking Queen” aired on NDTV.  Being a pure vegetarian herself, she takes pleasure in sharing healthy living and diet tips with dancers and creative artists, together with offering coaching to help develop performing arts careers. Honey has been a spiritual seeker and meditator since she was a teenager. As someone who believes in holistic living, she regularly practices Samarpan Meditation which is part of Dhyan Yoga, taught by the Himalayan yogi Shiv Krupanand Swami.

Dr Lakshmi Vyas

(UK)

3.30 pm

Dr Lakshmi Vyas

Animal Industry and 

Environmental Challenges

Dr Lakshmi Vyas is Chair of Hindu Forum Europe and European Women’s Faith Leader with Religion for Peace. She works with European Council of Religious Leaders and several prestigious Organisation in UK and Europe She is a visiting Professor at American University of sovereign Nations and former Principal of Elphinstone College Mumbai. She has authored three books and several research papers in reputed magazines and journals.

Pushpanath Krishnamurthy

(UK)

3.45 pm

Pushpanath Krishnamurthy

Raising Awareness

of Environmental Issues

Social Impact Pioneer and climate change activist Pushpanath Krishnamurthy speaks about what motivates and drives him to give up an easy life and devote it to campaigning for Climate Justice.  Pushpanath is a master in connecting the dots. You will hear about his travels, and how a connector and master networker connects ideas with green entrepreneurs, farming cooperatives with big business supply chains, policy makers, and community builders to bring awareness about important environmental issues.

Charles Appleby 

(UK)

4.15 pm

Charles Appleby 

Plastic Pollution

and Global Warming

Are you worried about Climate Change?  About pollution? And about the millions who are still in extreme poverty?
Because our Rainforests are under threat, and plastic pollution destroying rivers, philanthropy alone is not enough.
Charles Appleby will be talking about a range of issues relating to protecting our planet including how donating to plant trees can help stop global warming, enable families to transform out of extreme poverty, and increase rainfall to help protect our desserts, rivers and oceans!
Charles is Founder of https://n0co2.org and Co-Founder of https://www.savingourplanet.net

Trupti Patel

(UK)

4.45 pm

 Trupti Patel 

Reversal by understanding Modern Technology and Indigenous knowledge 

Trupti Patel became the first Hindu woman in the UK to be appointed President of the largest national Hindu Umbrella organisation – The Hindu Forum of Britain (HFB). With over 40 years of experience in the field of Highways, Traffic and Transportation, Trupti has successfully managed various divisions at Salford City Council , Manchester City Council and Three Rivers District Council.

She was appointed as ‘The ‘Traffic Manager “ for the Salford City Council between June 2007 and April 2009 and now she has own consultancy dealing with projects involving network management , sustainable transport , environmental improvements , road safety, climate change issues and helping voluntary organisations in technical matters.

Sharron Rose

(USA)

 

5.00 pm

Host 

Sharron Rose

Sharron Rose, MA, Ed, winner of the Filmmaker of the Year Award from the 20th World Congress on Qigong, Tai Chi TCM, Daoism and Natural Healing, is the director/ producer of the forthcoming documentary series, Quantum Qi: The Taoist Art of Nurturing Life. 
 
Sharron has lectured, performed and presented her films in numerous universities, spiritual centers, cultural organizations and museums and was a consultant to the National Endowment for the Arts. She is the author of The Path of the Priestess: A Guidebook for Awakening the Divine Feminine. and is currently completing a cd, The Nectar of Bliss dedicated to the healing power of the Divine Feminine in cultures throughout the world. 

Michael DiMartino

(USA)

5.00 pm

Michael DiMartino

“Regenesis”

and the cultivation of Regenerative Culture

Michael DiMartino – Golden Road Productions is an 
Interfaith minister, educator, producer and musician
In the last 4 years Michael has focused specifically on community building and educating people on community resilience, full spectrum regenerative design and social permaculture.

Miranda Clendening 

(USA)

5.30 pm

Miranda Clendening 

Regeneration Renaissance

Miranda Clendening is one of the Directors for UNIFY the World 501c3 also known as UNIFY or Unify.org. She also has background as Executive Director and technology integration specialist for multiple large and small scale Non-profit Humanitarian Groups, and in the healthcare industry, is a holistic nurse, a mother of 5, regenerative whole-systems community development consultant, and large event facilitator. She also recently moved to Crestone, Colorado a spiritual Mecca in North America and became the the Development Director for ScSEED (Saguache County Sustainable Environment and Economic Development) in San Luis Valley. She Is actively helping lead regenerative community development efforts there.

THANK YOU 

Technical Director –  Nishit Kotak 

Luxembourg Producer/Host – Kiran Robinson

Kitchen Episodes Producer/Host – Seema Bhatia 

Production Director/Anchor  – Dr Honey Kalaria

Ayurveda Episode Producer/Host – Prof Ish Sharma

Health Episodes Producer/Host – Dr Rajeev Gupta

Mauritius Co-Ordinator/Host – Saivani Samboo

U.S.A Co-Ordinator/Host – Sharron Rose

Host Director – Simran Ahuja 

Creative Director – Sarita Menon

Media Team – Kesh Morjaria 

Host Team –  Dr Amrita Sharma, Dr Honey Kalria and Sharron Rose 

Back Up Team –  Dr Lalit Sodha, Dr Sheila Dobee, Dr Milen Shah,         Dr Wai Ching Lee, Shivali Ruparelia, Ravi & Sushma Bhanot,           Shivani Vithlani and Dr Amrita Sharma

Facilitator Team – Various

Channel Partners – Hindu Forum of Europe, MentalHealth_Connect, Hindu Matters in Britain, Enrich, Sanskruti, Simran Ahuja Official, Diwali in London, Bhakti Sagar TV, Sarita Sabrawal Official and many more.

Special Thanks : Strategic Web Success and www.inndus.co.uk

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