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The takeaway from each conversation is unmissable and unputdownable – this is the only Life you have,
so don’t postpone your Happiness!
so don’t postpone your Happiness!
AVIS and Vaani in conversation with Sundari Sivasubbu, the author of 'A Bumblebee's Balcony'. This was in their #happynessconversations series in July 2019. The venue is the iconic, 200+-year-old Madras Literary Society in Chennai. Sundari was born with cerebral palsy. In this conversation, the happynesswalas™ explore Sundari's amazing journey...how does she celebrate Life while living with an irreversible condition?
Picture Credit: Vinodh Velayudhan
For Vaani and AVIS, their raison d’etre, their ikigai, their Life’s purpose is Inspiring ‘Happyness’™! Everything they do is driven by this singular focus.
Starting in January 2015, they have been curating non-commercial, free-for-public, conversations. Through these conversations, they explore lived experiences – human stories – and distill lessons on Life and Happiness.
So far they have hosted over 125 conversations, featuring 200+ guests.
The AVIS-Vaani Curations are very popular. The couple are now regarded as specialists in curating and hosting world-class conversations. And their audiences love them. Because the happynesswalas™ always draw simple, easy-to-hold, practical, Life lessons from the journeys of their guests. The takeaway from each conversation is unmissable and unputdownable – this is the only Life you have, so don’t postpone your Happiness. Instead learn to be non-worrying, non-frustrated and non-suffering; learn to be happy despite the circumstances!
The AVIS-Vaani Curations are available in both physical and virtual formats. All the videos of conversations curated and hosted by the happynesswalas™ are available on another website and on this YouTube channel. Please follow the links below to access these videos/stories.
Starting in January 2015, they have been curating non-commercial, free-for-public, conversations. Through these conversations, they explore lived experiences – human stories – and distill lessons on Life and Happiness.
So far they have hosted over 125 conversations, featuring 200+ guests.
The AVIS-Vaani Curations are very popular. The couple are now regarded as specialists in curating and hosting world-class conversations. And their audiences love them. Because the happynesswalas™ always draw simple, easy-to-hold, practical, Life lessons from the journeys of their guests. The takeaway from each conversation is unmissable and unputdownable – this is the only Life you have, so don’t postpone your Happiness. Instead learn to be non-worrying, non-frustrated and non-suffering; learn to be happy despite the circumstances!
The AVIS-Vaani Curations are available in both physical and virtual formats. All the videos of conversations curated and hosted by the happynesswalas™ are available on another website and on this YouTube channel. Please follow the links below to access these videos/stories.
Current Conversation Series
The Bliss Catchers™: This series explores the journeys of those who have gone on to do what they love doing the most in Life! Please watch The Reason Why You Live - a 2019-documentary, made by Conservation Educator and #BlissCatcher K.Ramnath Chandrasekhar on the journey of The Bliss Catchers™; this is the longest-running and most popular conversation series curated by Vaani and AVIS. Viewing time: 12.33 minutes.
the happyness conversations™: This series explores the lived experiences of those who have every reason to be unhappy and yet who have chosen to live fully with what is. They have chosen to be happy despite their circumstances.
Past Conversation Series
The Uncommon Leader™: This series (hosted between 2016 and 2020) explores the stories of those who have demonstrated entrepreneurship and leadership. These are people who are doing what they believe in and love doing. They are driven by purpose. Their journeys offer managers a powerful, learnable point of view.
The Uncommon Leader™: This series (hosted between 2016 and 2020) explores the stories of those who have demonstrated entrepreneurship and leadership. These are people who are doing what they believe in and love doing. They are driven by purpose. Their journeys offer managers a powerful, learnable point of view.
The Artist’s Soul™: This series (hosted in 2017 and 2018) explores the journeys of artists from various fields and their idea of Happiness.
Note: If you have a powerful story, and are keen to be featured in a future season of The AVIS-Vaani Curations, please contact them here.
AVIS and Vaani hosting their 100th conversation in April 2019, at the Odyssey Bookstore in Chennai. Picture Credit: Vinodh Velayudhan
