Empowering Education: Insights from a Senior Associate Consultant
Introduction
Hello everyone, and welcome to *Illuminating Education: Research, Awareness, and Meditation in the Classroom*, a podcast series proudly brought to you by Bharatversity in collaboration with Osho Fragrance. I’m your host, Dhwani Shah, and today we have a truly fascinating guest who bridges the world of advanced technology with the profound principles of mindful education. It’s an honor to introduce our guest speaker, Sw Maulik, a Senior Associate Consultant at Infosys, whose journey offers a unique blend of technical expertise and spiritual awareness.
Professionally known as Sawan Rajpoot, our guest is a highly accomplished AWS DevOps Engineer. In his role at Infosys, he is responsible for architecting and optimising complex cloud-based systems, using technologies like AWS, Terraform, and Kubernetes to achieve remarkable efficiency gains and automate processes. His experience includes significant achievements in reducing provisioning time and streamlining deployment pipelines, skills that highlight his deep understanding of creating scalable and resilient frameworks in the digital world.
Beyond his impressive work in the corporate sector, Sw Maulik is a passionate advocate for education and inner awareness. As a member of the NGO Oshin, he has actively run meditation camps and spread consciousness about mindful living, offering a powerful counterpoint to his fast-paced technical career. Today, he will share his insights on “Empowering Education,” exploring how the principles of efficiency, scalability, and awareness can be applied to revolutionise our classrooms. Welcome to the show, Sw Maulik.
Topic Covered:
- How can the principles of DevOps, like automation and efficiency, be practically applied to the daily operations of a school or classroom?
- In a tech-driven world, how do you see the balance between using advanced tools and maintaining a human-centric, mindful approach to education?
- What specific meditation techniques or awareness practices can students and teachers use to improve focus and reduce stress in an academic environment?
- From your experience at Infosys and Oshin, how does the concept of “scalability” apply not just to cloud systems but to spreading quality education and awareness?
- What is one small, actionable step a teacher could take tomorrow to begin incorporating the principles of “Empowering Education” into their classroom?