Yamini Ranjan

Episode Show Notes The last few years of our adolescence and early years of adulthood are probably the most pivotal times of our lives. Stepping into the real world from our protected homes, we are full of excitement and energy. You feel like you can take on the world. The freedom to follow your dreams […]

Episode Show Notes Travelers around the world probably associate colorful and vibrant fabric, stunning jewelry, and Bollywood-style song and dance with India. While that is completely justified, it is also true that the natural wonders of India take a back seat to the man-made marvels for most people as they think, talk, and visit India.

Yamini  00:11 Can you hear my toddler in the back? You should be able to hear him now.  Well, I felt exactly like him fumbling through the podcasting journey, trying to decipher every dorm, understanding gears and editing tool to presenting you with stories that meant so much to our women. But wait, why am I

Yamini  00:00 It’s a beautiful day in this neighborhood a beautiful day for a neighbor, would you be mine? Good to be mine? Okay, I promise to not sing again. But make sure you promise that you will always listen to my episodes. Well, if you can that I will be singing again. All right.  In

Yamini  00:07 Hey guys hope you’ve been doing well. This is Yamini your host and today we will be talking about a triumphant story which came out of an adversity and gave birth to a wonderful volunteer organization that is now in over 30 towns in Massachusetts and other parts of the country. It is a

Yamini  00:15 Hello and welcome to Women of Wayland, the podcast. This is your host Yamini. I am going to talk about a very interesting topic today and I’m sure you would relate to it. When I moved to Boston from Toronto, the first thing I noticed were the runners. They were everywhere. Like wherever I

Yamini  00:14 They say it takes a community to raise a child with or without disabilities. We all have strengths and challenges every one of us. Yet we are not inclusive of children of special needs, or their parents as a society. To a large extent things are changing, yes. `But we still have to address

Yamini  00:16 In New England, we love our gardens, especially because we have long winters. Right after the long, harsh winter spring cleaning is on our minds. We start with landscaping our yards, sowing the seeds for plants, bringing in beautiful flowers that mostly survive until the fall. Many of us also love a handy healthy

Yamini  00:34 Parenthood can come in different flavors. It’s customized to suit your needs when you have your own or you adopt or host or foster. In other words, Parenthood is unique for biological parents adopted parents, foster parents, host parents, and so on and so forth. But the one thing they all depend on

Last summer, when I was climbing the hills of the Portuguese village of marvel, in 100 degrees Fahrenheit, I met an old lady. She must have been in her 80s. In the sweltering heat, she’d found a little shade, and she sat there with small Portuguese dolls made out of cloth. Remind me of the