Life as we knit it
Interviewed by Emily Webb on BBC radio on 01 Jan 2020.
Topics discussed included challenges of growing up with low self-esteem, working on changing challenges to achievements, and the path for the future. You can listen to Mala Srikanth from approximately Minute 24.00, halfway in the recording.
TED Talk given at MITWPU-Pune on 23 July 2019
Society’s definition of success is just one definition of success. Dr. Mala Srikanth has become successful in every other way. Her life story is nothing less than a roller coaster ride, and like a true thrill junkie, she has enjoyed the rises and falls. Her journey, from a doctor in the armed forces to knitting in the hills of Uttarakhand, is something everyone must hear! She has served as a doctor in the Indian Air Force; practiced medicine for 30 years, including 12 years in Oman, and is now helping to revive the art form of high-quality hand-knitting with women in the hills of Ranikhet and in the process help them be financially strong and emotionally independent.
Featured in Al-Jazeera Asia on 16 Jan 2019.
In Ranikhet, a northern mountain village, women knit in a group, talk taboos and strive towards financial independence….The feminist knitting circle in India upending patriarchal norms.
Featured in CSRtree.in, the online version of CSR Times, on 24 July 2017.
A doctor teaching quality knitting to women in the hills…detailed account of the challenges and rewards in this journey.
Mentioned in blogpost, notjustashopper.com, on 09 Feb 2017
One of the inspirational stories shared in “The Art of Knitting”, an article to inspire readers to take up knitting as a new skill.
Featured in The BetterIndia.com website on 06 Aug 2014
From the Armed Forces to the desert, from a high paying job and hectic social life to settling down in the hills – Dr. Mala has done it all. When Dr. Mala met with an accident, she decided to dedicate her life to a better cause. Read more to know how she built a knitting group and changed the lives of many!
