Together, we move from fear to hope, by Varshini Prakash

About this episode

Varshini Prakash shares her journey from feeling overwhelmed by climate change to finding hope and courage through community.

Climate activist Varshini Prakash first became aware of the effects of a changing planet when her grandparents’ village in India was flooded in a monsoon. A child then, she felt overwhelmed and powerless. In this week’s episode, Varshini shares how she came to find hope and build courage through the large and small communities in her life. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Guest: Varshini Prakash

Topics covered

• climate change
• activism
• community
• hope
• courage

Keywords

• climate activist
• flood
• monsoon
• hope
• community

Mentioned in this episode

Places: India

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