Anu Menon is an award-winning film director and writer who brought the extraordinary story of mathematician and astrologer Shakuntala Devi to life. As a child, Anu was always drawn to storytelling but never imagined that she would enter the world of filmmaking. She talks to Vandana about being one of the few women in India to hold directing and writing positions in film and TV, and reflects on what it will take to inspire and uplift the next generation of female filmmakers.



CREDITS:

Host & Creative Director: Vandana Goyal 

Project Coordinator: Saumya Sahu

Project Advisor: Akshay Saxena

Marketing & Media Producer: Joash Cornelius



This is a Maed in India production.

Producer: Sean D’mello

Co-producer: Meghna Gulati

Junior Producer: Saakshi Samant

Production Assistant: Aishwarya Patil & Tanuja M S (Avanti Fellows Alums)

Sound Edit, Design & Mixing: Kartik Kulkarni

Show Artwork: Alika Gupta

Project Supervisor: Mae Mariyam Thomas

Head of Operations: Shaun Fanthome

Studio: Island City Studios

Anu Menon is an award-winning film director and writer who brought the extraordinary story of mathematician and astrologer Shakuntala Devi to life. As a child, Anu was always drawn to storytelling but never imagined that she would enter the world of filmmaking. She talks to Vandana about being one of the few women in India to hold directing and writing positions in film and TV, and reflects on what it will take to inspire and uplift the next generation of female filmmakers.
 
CREDITS:
Host &amp; Creative Director: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/vandana-goyal-a124b630/">Vandana Goyal </a>
Project Coordinator: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/saumya-sahu/">Saumya Sahu</a>
Project Advisor: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/akshayasaxena/">Akshay Saxena</a>
Marketing &amp; Media Producer: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/joash-cornelius-455538151/">Joash Cornelius</a>
 
This is a <a href="https://www.maedinindia.in/">Maed in India</a> production.
Producer: <a href="https://in.linkedin.com/in/sean-d-mello-33006a44?trk=public_profile_browsemap-profile&amp;original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fin.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Fkartik-kulkarni-441b9329%3Ftrk%3Dpublic_profile_browsemap-profile">Sean D’mello</a> 
Co-producer: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/meghnagulati/">Meghna Gulati</a>
Junior Producer: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/saakshisamant/">Saakshi Samant</a>
Production Assistant: Aishwarya Patil &amp; Tanuja M S (Avanti Fellows Alums)
Sound Edit, Design &amp; Mixing: <a href="https://in.linkedin.com/in/kartik-kulkarni-441b9329?trk=public_profile_browsemap-profile">Kartik Kulkarni</a>
Show Artwork: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/capefoxalix/">Alika Gupta</a>
Project Supervisor: <a href="https://in.linkedin.com/in/maemariyam?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F">Mae Mariyam Thomas</a>
Head of Operations: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/shaun-fanthome-b175b4146/">Shaun Fanthome</a>
Studio: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/studioislandcity/">Island City Studios</a>

In India, girls make up 43% of enrolment in STEM courses - one of the highest in the world. Yet, only 27% of them are likely to enter the workforce and often exit these careers earlier than their male peers. Why is that so and what can be done to bridge this gap? These are the questions we set out to tackle in our brand new podcast, Avanti: Yes She Can.



From leaders at the helm of multi-billion dollar companies to film directors, comedians and social entrepreneurs, we sit down with some exceptional women as we understand their road to success, the bumps along the way and to take us back in time to their childhood to get to know the girl before the woman. Join Vandana Goyal, co-CEO of Avanti Fellows, and our guests, who prove every day that “yes, she can,” and so can you!

In India, girls make up 43% of enrolment in STEM courses - one of the highest in the world. Yet, only 27% of them are likely to enter the workforce and often exit these careers earlier than their male peers. Why is that so and what can be done to bridge this gap? These are the questions we set out to tackle in our brand new podcast, Avanti: Yes She Can.
 
From leaders at the helm of multi-billion dollar companies to film directors, comedians and social entrepreneurs, we sit down with some exceptional women as we understand their road to success, the bumps along the way and to take us back in time to their childhood to get to know the girl before the woman. Join Vandana Goyal, co-CEO of Avanti Fellows, and our guests, who prove every day that “yes, she can,” and so can you!

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