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What if your final goodbye could be someone else’s second chance at life? This episode unpacks the beauty and the burden of organ donation in India, and the often-ignored emotional reality of being a doctor.

We dive into the heart of transplant medicine from kidney failure to gallbladder myths — and reveal why registration alone isn't enough when families can still say no after your death.

Through raw conversations and real stories, we explore:
✅ The difference between brain death and coma — and what it means for donation
✅ Why India needs an opt-out system and better public awareness
✅ How doctors silently suffer — battling long hours, emotional burnout, and unrealistic expectations
✅ Why water may be your best defense against kidney stones — and how lifestyle can save or ruin lives
✅ The truth about gallbladder removal and fertility in women
✅ The shocking income gap between doctors and corporate professionals
✅ And why every donor card is a seed of hope — if only families agree to let it grow

This isn’t just about saving lives, it’s about rethinking life, death, and the silent sacrifices of our healers.
Let’s talk about what really matters, before it’s too late.

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Have you ever wondered what it’s like to chase glaciers — not as a tourist, but as a purpose? ❄️ This isn’t just a video about melting ice. It’s about melting timelines. About the urgency buried deep within the mountains. About what could unfold in the next 50 years — if we keep looking away.

In this deeply personal and data-rich episode, we sit down with Tirthankar Ghosh, a Ph.D. scholar at IIT Bombay and Monash University, as he unravels how one life-altering experience — the devastating 2013 Kedarnath disaster — became the turning point of his life and career in glaciology.

Through heartfelt anecdotes and hard science, Tirthankar reflects on:
✅ How childhood road trips in the Himalayas planted the seeds of curiosity
✅ What glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) really are — and how they’re reshaping our future
✅ The chilling reality of vanishing villages in Ladakh, like Kumig, already abandoned due to disappearing glaciers
✅ Why people in cities like Delhi and Mumbai cannot afford to ignore mountain science
✅ And how AI, research, and long-term thinking must come together for global climate action

This is not just a scientific conversation. It’s a call to reflect on what connects all of us — water, land, climate, and time.

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About Flirting With a Fish:
"Flirting With a Fish" is where unconventional stories meet unapologetic brilliance. This podcast celebrates individuals who dare to be different, remain committed, and redefine success in their unique ways. Expect candid humor, deep insights, and lessons that inspire change.

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India is at a crossroads — not because we don’t know our problems, but because we keep chasing short-term comforts over long-term change.
This video isn’t just about hunger, floods, or unemployment. It’s about a much deeper crisis: a silent breakdown of systems — governance, planning, values — and a generation growing up in its shadow.

From flooded cities and paper leaks, to malnutrition among both slum and middle-class kids, we dive into what's failing, what’s ignored, and what can still be done.

Meet Happy Faces, a grassroots movement from Vadodara, where 600+ citizens are doing what the system won’t — offering free education, healthcare, and dignity.

We cover:
🔸 How India's growth hides a crisis of hunger, neglect & misgovernance
🔸 The long-term threat of malnutrition — and what kids are learning in its wake
🔸 What influencers, youth, and YOU can actually do that matters
🔸 A powerful reminder: This isn’t charity. This is what justice should look like.

This is not a sob story.
This is not charity promotion.
This is a reality check — with a dash of hope.

👇 Drop your thoughts in the comments. Do you feel the shift? Or are we still waiting for someone else to fix everything?

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About Flirting With a Fish:
"Flirting With a Fish" is where unconventional stories meet unapologetic brilliance. This podcast celebrates individuals who dare to be different, remain committed, and redefine success in their unique ways. Expect candid humor, deep insights, and lessons that inspire change.

Follow Sonia Swaroop Choksi on:
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