A New Era in Nonprofit Events: Aditi Shah’s Story from Bombay to NYC | Diasporaa Podcast Episode 21 In this episode of Diasporaa, host Aditya Mehta engages in a lively conversation with Aditi Shah, founder of Mindful Mela, an NYC-based event strategy and planning company. Originally from Bombay, Aditi shares her journey from moving to the U.S. at 18, studying at Purdue, to navigating various roles within the nonprofit sector, and eventually transitioning to entrepreneurship. The discussion delves into cultural adjustments, blending traditions as a first-generation immigrant, and finding purpose through social impact work. With anecdotes from childhood in Bombay to professional stints in China and New York, Aditi's story encapsulates the challenges and triumphs of maintaining one's roots while flourishing in a new culture. List of Resources: August Kranti Maidan: https://portal.mcgm.gov.in/irj/go/km/docs/documents/D%20Ward/Heritage-Sites/Heritage-14.pdf  Cadbury ad: https://youtu.be/e7JATezA1nY?feature=shared  Cafe Mondegar: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cafe_Mondegar  Colaba: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colaba  Gandhian secularism philosophy: https://philosophy.institute/gandhian-philosophy/gandhis-approach-secularism-ethics-politics/  Ikigai: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ikigai  Indian National Congress: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_National_Congress  Mani Bhavan: https://gandhi-manibhavan.org/  Mindful mela: https://www.mindfulmela.com/  Muktangan: https://muktanganedu.org/  New Era: https://newerapublicschool.org/  Quit India Movement: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quit_India_Movement  Rabindranath Tagore: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabindranath_Tagore  Shantiniketen: https://www.santiniketan.in/  About the Podcast:  Diasporaa was Aditya's third startup based in Vancouver, BC. It focused on helping new immigrants in Canada find their feet, get off to a running start and ease their assimilation into Canadian life. A big part of the platform were conversations, community and support. Though the startup stopped growing once Aditya moved to Seattle, WA - it remained alive in the form of several discussion groups and online communities. Now, Diasporaa has been resurrected in the form of a podcast focused on uncovering and sharing interesting immigrant stories from the South Asian diaspora. It is available on YouTube, all major podcast platforms such as Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, etc. and is also broadcast as a radio show on Alternative Talk 1150 AM and 98.9 FM HD Channel 3 on Wednesdays from 2-3pm PST.  About Aditya Mehta: Aditya is a Bombay boy who has lived in Austin, Los Angeles, Washington DC, and Vancouver before making it to his current home in Seattle. He has degrees in marketing, urban planning, real estate and strategy but has spent his career in financial services, social media and now real estate - mostly as an entrepreneur and partly as an employee at Amazon. He balances Indian, Canadian and American culture, loves helping those who are new to North America and looks forward to the interesting stories that his interview guests bring each week. When not podcasting, he is helping his wife Prachi build her pharmaceutical business or hanging out with his son Arjun. Connect with Diasporaa: -Instagram: @diasporaapodcast -YouTube: https://linke.to/dspyoutube  -Bio Link: linke.to/diasporaa  -Listen on Spotify: https://linke.to/dspspotify -Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://linke.to/dspapple  -Diasporaa Podcast on KKNW Alternative Talk Radio: https://linke.to/kknw1150 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.